Best Universities for Architectural 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 Architectural Engineering. A graph of 114K citations received by 11.2K academic papers made by 54 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. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Brazil

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

2. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Architectural Engineering

#2 in Brazil

#188 in the World

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

3. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Architectural Engineering

#3 in Brazil

#402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

4. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Mexico

#413 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

5. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Architectural Engineering

#4 in Brazil

#417 in the World

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

6. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Architectural Engineering

#5 in Brazil

#436 in the World

Founded: 1934

7. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Chile

#469 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

8. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Architectural Engineering

#6 in Brazil

#546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

9. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Architectural Engineering

#7 in Brazil

#549 in the World

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

10. University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Architectural Engineering

#2 in Chile

#622 in the World

Founded: 1842

11. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For Architectural Engineering

#2 in Mexico

#675 in the World

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

12. Metropolitan Autonomous University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Architectural Engineering

#3 in Mexico

#686 in the World

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

13. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Architectural Engineering

#8 in Brazil

#750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

14. Federal University of Technology - Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Architectural Engineering

#9 in Brazil

#833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

15. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Architectural Engineering

#10 in Brazil

#837 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

16. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Architectural Engineering

#11 in Brazil

#838 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

17. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Architectural Engineering

#12 in Brazil

#839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

18. University of Buenos Aires

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Argentina

#852 in the World

Enrollment: 262,932
Founded: 1821

19. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Architectural Engineering

#4 in Mexico

#895 in the World

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

20. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Architectural Engineering

#13 in Brazil

#974 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

21. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Architectural Engineering

#1005 in the World

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

22. University of Bio Bio

Chile | Concepcion

For Architectural Engineering

#3 in Chile

#1055 in the World

Founded: 1988

23. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Architectural Engineering

#14 in Brazil

#1059 in the World

Founded: 1950

24. University of the Andes, Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Architectural Engineering

#1069 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

25. National University of La Plata

Argentina | La Plata

For Architectural Engineering

#2 in Argentina

#1126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1905

26. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Architectural Engineering

#15 in Brazil

#1131 in the World

Founded: 1946

27. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Architectural Engineering

#16 in Brazil

#1219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

28. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Architectural Engineering

#17 in Brazil

#1221 in the World

Founded: 1960

29. University of the Northeast

Mexico | Tampico

For Architectural Engineering

#5 in Mexico

#1222 in the World

Founded: 1970

30. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

For Architectural Engineering

#18 in Brazil

#1268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

31. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For Architectural Engineering

#19 in Brazil

#1271 in the World

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

32. Federal University of Espirito Santo

Brazil | Vitoria

For Architectural Engineering

#20 in Brazil

#1301 in the World

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

33. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Architectural Engineering

#21 in Brazil

#1340 in the World

Founded: 1946

34. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Architectural Engineering

#22 in Brazil

#1361 in the World

Founded: 1933

35. Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Brazil | Juiz de Fora

For Architectural Engineering

#23 in Brazil

#1410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1960

36. Federal University of Goias

Brazil | Goiania

For Architectural Engineering

#24 in Brazil

#1417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1960

37. University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Guadalajara

For Architectural Engineering

#6 in Mexico

#1429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Founded: 1792

38. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

Brazil | Sao Leopoldo

For Architectural Engineering

#25 in Brazil

#1434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 23,988
Founded: 1969

39. Michoacan University of Saint Nicholas of Hidalgo

Mexico | Morelia

For Architectural Engineering

#7 in Mexico

#1441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1540

40. Federico Santa Maria Technical University

Chile | Valparaiso

For Architectural Engineering

#4 in Chile

#1489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1931

41. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Architectural Engineering

#26 in Brazil

#1514 in the World

Founded: 1922

42. Federal University of Pelotas

Brazil | Pelotas

For Architectural Engineering

#27 in Brazil

#1536 in the World

Founded: 1969

43. Southern University of Chile

Chile | Valdivia

For Architectural Engineering

#5 in Chile

#1539 in the World

Founded: 1954

44. Pontifical Catholic University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Architectural Engineering

#28 in Brazil

#1541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1959

45. Pontifical Javeriana University

Colombia | Bogota

For Architectural Engineering

#1574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1623

46. State University of Londrina

Brazil | Londrina

For Architectural Engineering

#29 in Brazil

#1577 in the World

Founded: 1970

47. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Peru

#1587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

48. Mackenzie Presbyterian University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Architectural Engineering

#30 in Brazil

#1591 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1952

49. Federal University of Para

For Architectural Engineering

#31 in Brazil

#1603 in the World

Founded: 1957

50. University of the Republic

Uruguay | Montevideo

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Uruguay

#1622 in the World

Enrollment: 209,129
Founded: 1833

51. University of Cuenca

Ecuador | Cuenca

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Ecuador

#1651 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1867

52. University of Concepcion

Chile | Concepcion

For Architectural Engineering

#6 in Chile

#1657 in the World

Founded: 1920

53. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Architectural Engineering

#32 in Brazil

#1670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

54. Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon

Mexico | San Nicolas de los Garza

For Architectural Engineering

#8 in Mexico

#1688 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1933

Engineering subfields in Latin America

Acoustical Engineering274

Aerospace Engineering277

Agricultural Engineering73

Applied/Engineering Physics41

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