46 Best universities for Aerospace Engineering in Mexico

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Mexico ranked based on their research performance in Aerospace Engineering. A graph of 463K citations received by 24.3K academic papers made by 46 universities in Mexico 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. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Aerospace Engineering

#2 in Latin America

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

2. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For Aerospace Engineering

#8 in Latin America

#557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 170,000
Founded: 1936

3. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Aerospace Engineering

#25 in Latin America

#1058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1943

4. Metropolitan Autonomous University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Aerospace Engineering

#31 in Latin America

#1148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 61,152
Founded: 1974

5. University of Guanajuato

Mexico | Guanajuato

For Aerospace Engineering

#37 in Latin America

#1307 in the World

Enrollment: 44,503
Founded: 1945

6. University of the Northeast

Mexico | Tampico

For Aerospace Engineering

#43 in Latin America

#1470 in the World

Founded: 1970

7. Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon

Mexico | San Nicolas de los Garza

For Aerospace Engineering

#48 in Latin America

#1621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1933

8. Autonomous University of the State of Morelos

Mexico | Cuernavaca

For Aerospace Engineering

#51 in Latin America

#1651 in the World

Founded: 1938

9. Autonomous University of Puebla

Mexico | Delicias

For Aerospace Engineering

#60 in Latin America

#1736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1587

10. University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Guadalajara

For Aerospace Engineering

#61 in Latin America

#1747 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 339,508
Founded: 1792

11. Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi

Mexico | San Luis Potosi

For Aerospace Engineering

#69 in Latin America

#1899 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1859

12. Autonomous University of Queretaro

Mexico | Queretaro

For Aerospace Engineering

#71 in Latin America

#1971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1951

13. Michoacan University of Saint Nicholas of Hidalgo

Mexico | Morelia

For Aerospace Engineering

#74 in Latin America

#2023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1540

14. Autonomous University of Baja California

Mexico | Mexicali

For Aerospace Engineering

#85 in Latin America

#2223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 67,944
Founded: 1957

15. University of Veracruz

Mexico | Xalapa

For Aerospace Engineering

#86 in Latin America

#2224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1944

16. Autonomous University of the State of Mexico

Mexico | Toluca

For Aerospace Engineering

#114 in Latin America

#2600 in the World

Founded: 1956

17. University of Colima

Mexico | Colima

For Aerospace Engineering

#125 in Latin America

#2821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1940

18. University of Sonora

Mexico | Hermosillo

For Aerospace Engineering

#126 in Latin America

#2866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1942

19. Autonomous University of Zacatecas

Mexico | Zacatecas

For Aerospace Engineering

#128 in Latin America

#2886 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1959

20. University of Las Americas, Puebla

Mexico | San Andres Cholula

For Aerospace Engineering

#139 in Latin America

#3018 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1940

21. Technological Institute of Morelia

Mexico | Morelia

For Aerospace Engineering

#147 in Latin America

#3154 in the World

Founded: 1965

22. Autonomus Institute of Technology of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Aerospace Engineering

#153 in Latin America

#3192 in the World

Founded: 1946

23. Panamerican University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Aerospace Engineering

#154 in Latin America

#3200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1967

24. Ibero-American University, Mexico City

Mexico | Mexico City

For Aerospace Engineering

#158 in Latin America

#3290 in the World

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

25. Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo

Mexico | Pachuca

For Aerospace Engineering

#168 in Latin America

#3385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1869

26. Autonomous University of Sinaloa

Mexico | Culiacan

For Aerospace Engineering

#173 in Latin America

#3453 in the World

Founded: 1872

27. Autonomous University of Yucatan

Mexico | Merida

For Aerospace Engineering

#174 in Latin America

#3473 in the World

Founded: 1812

28. Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez

Mexico | Ciudad Juarez

For Aerospace Engineering

#181 in Latin America

#3561 in the World

Founded: 1973

29. University of Monterrey

Mexico | San Pedro Garza Garcia

For Aerospace Engineering

#189 in Latin America

#3713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1969

30. Autonomous University of Mexico City

Mexico | Mexico City

For Aerospace Engineering

#190 in Latin America

#3726 in the World

Founded: 2001

31. Autonomous University of Tamaulipas

Mexico | Ciudad Victoria

For Aerospace Engineering

#192 in Latin America

#3797 in the World

Founded: 1950

32. Sonora Institute of Technology

Mexico | Cajeme

For Aerospace Engineering

#207 in Latin America

#3929 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1955

33. Autonomous University of Coahuila

Mexico | Saltillo

For Aerospace Engineering

#209 in Latin America

#3958 in the World

Founded: 1957

34. Chapingo Autonomous University

Mexico | Texcoco

For Aerospace Engineering

#212 in Latin America

#3990 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1854

35. Juarez Autonoma de Tabasco University

Mexico | Villahermosa

For Aerospace Engineering

#226 in Latin America

#4142 in the World

Enrollment: 27,934
Founded: 1878

36. Autonomous University of Aguascalientes

Mexico | Aguascalientes

For Aerospace Engineering

#227 in Latin America

#4149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

37. UPAEP University

Mexico | Delicias

For Aerospace Engineering

#228 in Latin America

#4167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

38. Autonomous University of Chihuahua

Mexico | Chihuahua

For Aerospace Engineering

#236 in Latin America

#4234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1954

39. Autonomous University of Tlaxcala

Mexico | Tlaxcala

For Aerospace Engineering

#239 in Latin America

#4270 in the World

Founded: 1976

40. Juarez University of the State of Durango

Mexico | Durango

For Aerospace Engineering

#246 in Latin America

#4358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1856

41. Valle de Mexico University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Aerospace Engineering

#261 in Latin America

#4459 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1960

42. Technological Institute of Merida

Mexico | Merida

For Aerospace Engineering

#269 in Latin America

#4491 in the World

Founded: 1961

43. Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education

Mexico | Tlaquepaque

For Aerospace Engineering

#276 in Latin America

#4521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1957

44. Queretaro Institute of Technology

Mexico | Queretaro

For Aerospace Engineering

#277 in Latin America

#4524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1967

45. Autonomous University of Campeche

Mexico | Campeche

For Aerospace Engineering

#278 in Latin America

#4534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

46. University of Quintana Roo

Mexico | Chetumal

For Aerospace Engineering

#281 in Latin America

#4577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1991

The best cities to study Aerospace Engineering in Mexico based on the number of universities and their ranks are Mexico, Monterrey, Guanajuato, and Tampico.