Best Universities for Political Economy in Latin America

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Latin America ranked based on their research performance in Political Economy. A graph of 116K citations received by 11.8K academic papers made by 58 universities in Latin America was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Political Economy

#1 in Brazil

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

2. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Political Economy

#1 in Chile

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

3. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Political Economy

#2 in Brazil

#299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

4. Center for Research and Teaching in Economics

Mexico | Mexico City

For Political Economy

#1 in Mexico

#314 in the World

Founded: 1974

5. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Political Economy

#2 in Mexico

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

6. University of Buenos Aires

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Political Economy

#1 in Argentina

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 262,932
Founded: 1821

7. University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Political Economy

#2 in Chile

#409 in the World

Founded: 1842

8. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Political Economy

#3 in Brazil

#429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

9. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Political Economy

#4 in Brazil

#450 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

10. University of the Andes, Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Political Economy

#471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

11. Diego Portales University

Chile | Santiago

For Political Economy

#3 in Chile

#472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

12. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Political Economy

#481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 54,284
Founded: 1867

13. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Political Economy

#5 in Brazil

#498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 45,038
Founded: 1927

14. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Political Economy

#6 in Brazil

#502 in the World

Founded: 1950

15. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Political Economy

#7 in Brazil

#503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 67,329
Founded: 1920

16. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Political Economy

#8 in Brazil

#512 in the World

Founded: 1934

17. Metropolitan Autonomous University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Political Economy

#3 in Mexico

#539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 61,908
Founded: 1974

18. University of Antioquia

Colombia | Medellin

For Political Economy

#574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1803

19. National University of Cordoba

Argentina | Cordoba

For Political Economy

#2 in Argentina

#596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 178,288
Founded: 1613

20. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

For Political Economy

#1 in Peru

#604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

21. Colegio de Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Political Economy

#4 in Mexico

#652 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1940

22. Autonomus Institute of Technology of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Political Economy

#5 in Mexico

#665 in the World

Founded: 1946

23. Torcuato di Tella University

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Political Economy

#3 in Argentina

#669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1991

24. University of the Republic

Uruguay | Montevideo

For Political Economy

#1 in Uruguay

#680 in the World

Enrollment: 209,129
Founded: 1833

25. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Political Economy

#6 in Mexico

#684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 92,736
Founded: 1943

26. El Rosario University

Colombia | Bogota

For Political Economy

#723 in the World

Enrollment: 13,226
Founded: 1653

27. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Political Economy

#9 in Brazil

#732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

28. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Political Economy

#10 in Brazil

#736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

29. National University of San Martin, Argentina

Argentina | San Martin

For Political Economy

#4 in Argentina

#739 in the World

Founded: 1992

30. National University of La Plata

Argentina | La Plata

For Political Economy

#5 in Argentina

#782 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1905

31. Ibero-American University, Mexico City

Mexico | Mexico City

For Political Economy

#7 in Mexico

#784 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1943

32. University of the Northeast

Mexico | Tampico

For Political Economy

#8 in Mexico

#785 in the World

Founded: 1970

33. University of San Andres

Argentina | Victoria

For Political Economy

#6 in Argentina

#795 in the World

Founded: 1988

34. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Political Economy

#11 in Brazil

#801 in the World

Founded: 1946

35. Central University of Venezuela

Venezuela | Caracas

For Political Economy

#1 in Venezuela

#822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1721

36. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Political Economy

#12 in Brazil

#852 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

37. Pontifical Javeriana University

Colombia | Bogota

For Political Economy

#900 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1623

38. Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Political Economy

#13 in Brazil

#903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

39. University of Santiago de Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Political Economy

#4 in Chile

#905 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1849

40. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Political Economy

#14 in Brazil

#917 in the World

Founded: 1946

41. University of Costa Rica

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Costa Rica | San Jose

For Political Economy

#1 in Costa Rica

#957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 30,436
Founded: 1940

42. University of the West Indies, Mona

For Political Economy

#1 in Jamaica

#968 in the World

Enrollment: 49,092
Founded: 1948

43. Autonomous University of Zacatecas

Mexico | Zacatecas

For Political Economy

#9 in Mexico

#1009 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1959

44. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Political Economy

#15 in Brazil

#1010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

45. National University of Quilmes

Argentina | Quilmes

For Political Economy

#7 in Argentina

#1026 in the World

Founded: 1989

46. University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Guadalajara

For Political Economy

#10 in Mexico

#1044 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Founded: 1792

47. Federal University of ABC

Brazil | Santo Andre

For Political Economy

#16 in Brazil

#1058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2005

48. Externado University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Political Economy

#1065 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1886

49. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Political Economy

#17 in Brazil

#1081 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

50. Autonomous University of Puebla

Mexico | Delicias

For Political Economy

#11 in Mexico

#1106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1587

51. Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Seropedica

For Political Economy

#18 in Brazil

#1155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

52. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Political Economy

#19 in Brazil

#1166 in the World

Founded: 1933

53. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Political Economy

#20 in Brazil

#1208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

54. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Political Economy

#21 in Brazil

#1246 in the World

Founded: 1948

55. Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Political Economy

#8 in Argentina

#1275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1958

56. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For Political Economy

#22 in Brazil

#1279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 25,494
Founded: 1969

57. EAFIT University

Colombia | Medellin

For Political Economy

#1282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 2,868
Founded: 1960

58. National University of Rosario

Argentina | Rosario

For Political Economy

#9 in Argentina

#1295 in the World

Founded: 1968

Economics subfields in Latin America

Actuarial Science24

Agricultural Economics48

Development Studies349

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics169

Environmental Economics73

International Economics51

International Relations and Diplomacy39

International Trade65

Investment Banking and Stock trading50