Best Universities for Architectural Engineering in Latin America

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 127K citations received by 11.6K 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

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

2. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Architectural Engineering

#2 in Brazil

#196 in the World

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

3. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Architectural Engineering

#3 in Brazil

#400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

4. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Architectural Engineering

#4 in Brazil

#418 in the World

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

5. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Mexico

#429 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

6. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Architectural Engineering

#5 in Brazil

#451 in the World

Founded: 1934

7. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Chile

#460 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

8. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Architectural Engineering

#6 in Brazil

#540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

9. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Architectural Engineering

#7 in Brazil

#572 in the World

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

10. University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Architectural Engineering

#2 in Chile

#628 in the World

Founded: 1842

11. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For Architectural Engineering

#2 in Mexico

#682 in the World

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

12. Metropolitan Autonomous University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Architectural Engineering

#3 in Mexico

#713 in the World

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

13. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Architectural Engineering

#8 in Brazil

#774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

14. Federal University of Technology - Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Architectural Engineering

#9 in Brazil

#840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

15. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Architectural Engineering

#10 in Brazil

#863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

16. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Architectural Engineering

#11 in Brazil

#866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

17. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Architectural Engineering

#12 in Brazil

#871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

18. University of Buenos Aires

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Argentina

#900 in the World

Enrollment: 262,932
Founded: 1821

19. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Architectural Engineering

#4 in Mexico

#919 in the World

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

20. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Architectural Engineering

#13 in Brazil

#992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

21. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Architectural Engineering

#1027 in the World

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

22. University of Bio Bio

Chile | Concepcion

For Architectural Engineering

#3 in Chile

#1051 in the World

Founded: 1988

23. University of the Andes, Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Architectural Engineering

#1071 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

24. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Architectural Engineering

#14 in Brazil

#1095 in the World

Founded: 1950

25. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Architectural Engineering

#15 in Brazil

#1130 in the World

Founded: 1946

26. National University of La Plata

Argentina | La Plata

For Architectural Engineering

#2 in Argentina

#1161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1905

27. University of the Northeast

Mexico | Tampico

For Architectural Engineering

#5 in Mexico

#1236 in the World

Founded: 1970

28. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Architectural Engineering

#16 in Brazil

#1241 in the World

Founded: 1960

29. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

For Architectural Engineering

#17 in Brazil

#1243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

30. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Architectural Engineering

#18 in Brazil

#1248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

31. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For Architectural Engineering

#19 in Brazil

#1296 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

#1346 in the World

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

33. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Architectural Engineering

#21 in Brazil

#1371 in the World

Founded: 1946

34. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Architectural Engineering

#22 in Brazil

#1376 in the World

Founded: 1933

35. University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Guadalajara

For Architectural Engineering

#6 in Mexico

#1382 in the World

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

36. Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Brazil | Juiz de Fora

For Architectural Engineering

#23 in Brazil

#1439 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1960

37. Federal University of Goias

Brazil | Goiania

For Architectural Engineering

#24 in Brazil

#1446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1960

38. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

Brazil | Sao Leopoldo

For Architectural Engineering

#25 in Brazil

#1450 in the World

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

39. Federico Santa Maria Technical University

Chile | Valparaiso

For Architectural Engineering

#4 in Chile

#1469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1931

40. Michoacan University of Saint Nicholas of Hidalgo

Mexico | Morelia

For Architectural Engineering

#7 in Mexico

#1472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1540

41. Federal University of Pelotas

Brazil | Pelotas

For Architectural Engineering

#26 in Brazil

#1485 in the World

Founded: 1969

42. Pontifical Catholic University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Architectural Engineering

#27 in Brazil

#1525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1959

43. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Architectural Engineering

#28 in Brazil

#1538 in the World

Founded: 1922

44. Southern University of Chile

Chile | Valdivia

For Architectural Engineering

#5 in Chile

#1539 in the World

Founded: 1954

45. Federal University of Para

For Architectural Engineering

#29 in Brazil

#1581 in the World

Founded: 1957

46. Pontifical Javeriana University

Colombia | Bogota

For Architectural Engineering

#1600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1623

47. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Peru

#1621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

48. University of the Republic

Uruguay | Montevideo

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Uruguay

#1643 in the World

Enrollment: 209,129
Founded: 1833

49. Mackenzie Presbyterian University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Architectural Engineering

#30 in Brazil

#1645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1952

50. State University of Londrina

Brazil | Londrina

For Architectural Engineering

#31 in Brazil

#1668 in the World

Founded: 1970

51. University of Cuenca

Ecuador | Cuenca

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Ecuador

#1676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1867

52. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Architectural Engineering

#32 in Brazil

#1699 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

53. University of Concepcion

Chile | Concepcion

For Architectural Engineering

#6 in Chile

#1706 in the World

Founded: 1920

54. Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon

Mexico | San Nicolas de los Garza

For Architectural Engineering

#8 in Mexico

#1750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1933

Engineering subfields in Latin America

Acoustical Engineering277

Aerospace Engineering282

Agricultural Engineering68

Applied/Engineering Physics41

Automation and Control engineering103

Automotive Engineering114

Biochemical Engineering70

Biomedical Engineering84

Biotechnology251

Chemical Engineering289

Civil Engineering211

Computer Engineering90

Computer Networking269

Construction Management34

Electrical Engineering324

Electronic Engineering194

Engineering Management52

Environmental Engineering196

Firefighting and Fire Science30

Geotechnical Engineering229

Human-Computer Interaction221

Industrial Engineering29

Landscape Architecture23

Marine Engineering31

Materials Science371

Mechanical Engineering369

Metallurgical Engineering323

Mining Engineering36

Nanotechnology261

Nuclear Engineering28

Operations Research97

Optical Engineering343

Petroleum Engineering58

Polymer science and Plastics engineering37

Product and Industrial Design26

Reliability and Quality Engineering99

Remote Sensing133

Renewable Energy Engineering143

Structural Engineering230

Systems Engineering183

Technical Drawing19

Telecommunications281

Transportation Engineering70