Best Universities for Agricultural Engineering 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 Agricultural Engineering. A graph of 94.8K citations received by 7.2K academic papers made by 45 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 Agricultural Engineering

#1 in Brazil

#10 in the World

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

2. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Agricultural Engineering

#2 in Brazil

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

3. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Agricultural Engineering

#3 in Brazil

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

4. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Agricultural Engineering

#4 in Brazil

#61 in the World

Founded: 1922

5. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Agricultural Engineering

#71 in the World

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

6. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Agricultural Engineering

#5 in Brazil

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

7. Federal University of Lavras

Brazil | Lavras

For Agricultural Engineering

#6 in Brazil

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1908

8. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Agricultural Engineering

#7 in Brazil

#161 in the World

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

9. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Agricultural Engineering

#1 in Mexico

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

10. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For Agricultural Engineering

#2 in Mexico

#217 in the World

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

11. University of Buenos Aires

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Agricultural Engineering

#1 in Argentina

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 262,932
Founded: 1821

12. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Agricultural Engineering

#8 in Brazil

#231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

13. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Agricultural Engineering

#9 in Brazil

#249 in the World

Founded: 1960

14. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Agricultural Engineering

#10 in Brazil

#290 in the World

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

15. Federal University of Pelotas

Brazil | Pelotas

For Agricultural Engineering

#11 in Brazil

#333 in the World

Founded: 1969

16. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For Agricultural Engineering

#12 in Brazil

#344 in the World

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

17. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Agricultural Engineering

#13 in Brazil

#371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

18. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Agricultural Engineering

#14 in Brazil

#376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

19. State University of Londrina

Brazil | Londrina

For Agricultural Engineering

#15 in Brazil

#381 in the World

Founded: 1970

20. Federal University of Espirito Santo

Brazil | Vitoria

For Agricultural Engineering

#16 in Brazil

#427 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,744
Founded: 1954

21. Marta Abreu University of Las Villas

Cuba | Santa Clara

For Agricultural Engineering

#1 in Cuba

#428 in the World

Founded: 1952

22. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Agricultural Engineering

#17 in Brazil

#432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

23. Federal University of Technology - Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Agricultural Engineering

#18 in Brazil

#445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

24. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Agricultural Engineering

#1 in Chile

#451 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

25. Autonomous University of Queretaro

Mexico | Queretaro

For Agricultural Engineering

#3 in Mexico

#466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1951

26. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Agricultural Engineering

#4 in Mexico

#473 in the World

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

27. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Agricultural Engineering

#19 in Brazil

#495 in the World

Founded: 1934

28. State University of Maringa

Brazil | Maringa

For Agricultural Engineering

#20 in Brazil

#515 in the World

Founded: 1970

29. Federal Rural University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Agricultural Engineering

#21 in Brazil

#530 in the World

Founded: 1912

30. University of Talca

For Agricultural Engineering

#2 in Chile

#543 in the World

Founded: 1981

31. Western Parana State University

Brazil | Cascavel

For Agricultural Engineering

#22 in Brazil

#552 in the World

Founded: 1994

32. University of the Valley

Colombia | Cali

For Agricultural Engineering

#563 in the World

Founded: 1945

33. Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

Brazil | Campo Grande

For Agricultural Engineering

#23 in Brazil

#578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

34. Chapingo Autonomous University

Mexico | Texcoco

For Agricultural Engineering

#5 in Mexico

#618 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1854

35. Federal University of Grande Dourados

Brazil | Dourados

For Agricultural Engineering

#24 in Brazil

#637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2005

36. Federico Santa Maria Technical University

Chile | Valparaiso

For Agricultural Engineering

#3 in Chile

#650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1931

37. Federal University of Itajuba

Brazil | Itajuba

For Agricultural Engineering

#25 in Brazil

#658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1913

38. University of Concepcion

Chile | Concepcion

For Agricultural Engineering

#4 in Chile

#667 in the World

Founded: 1920

39. Federal University of Mato Grosso

Brazil | Cuiaba

For Agricultural Engineering

#26 in Brazil

#682 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1970

40. Federal University of ABC

Brazil | Santo Andre

For Agricultural Engineering

#27 in Brazil

#688 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2005

41. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Agricultural Engineering

#28 in Brazil

#701 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

42. Federal University of Goias

Brazil | Goiania

For Agricultural Engineering

#29 in Brazil

#707 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1960

43. University of the Andes, Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Agricultural Engineering

#722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

44. Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Seropedica

For Agricultural Engineering

#30 in Brazil

#724 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

45. Federal University of Campina Grande

Brazil | Campina Grande

For Agricultural Engineering

#31 in Brazil

#736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 2002

Engineering subfields in Latin America

Acoustical Engineering274

Aerospace Engineering277

Applied/Engineering Physics41

Architectural Engineering54

Automation and Control engineering101

Automotive Engineering112

Biochemical Engineering67

Biomedical Engineering83

Biotechnology245

Chemical Engineering283

Civil Engineering207

Computer Engineering91

Computer Networking265

Construction Management34

Electrical Engineering319

Electronic Engineering192

Engineering Management48

Environmental Engineering190

Firefighting and Fire Science29

Geotechnical Engineering223

Human-Computer Interaction216

Industrial Engineering30

Landscape Architecture23

Marine Engineering27

Materials Science368

Mechanical Engineering368

Metallurgical Engineering321

Mining Engineering34

Nanotechnology251

Nuclear Engineering27

Operations Research96

Optical Engineering343

Petroleum Engineering56

Polymer science and Plastics engineering38

Product and Industrial Design26

Reliability and Quality Engineering96

Remote Sensing125

Renewable Energy Engineering141

Structural Engineering227

Systems Engineering178

Technical Drawing19

Telecommunications282

Transportation Engineering64