Best Universities for Civil Engineering in Latin America

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Latin America ranked based on their research performance in Civil Engineering. A graph of 878K citations received by 58.9K academic papers made by 188 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

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Brazil
#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
97,964
Founded
1827

2. National Autonomous University of Mexico

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Mexico
#156 in the World
Enrollment
360,883
Founded
1551

3. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

For Civil Engineering

#2 in Brazil
#333 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
67,329
Founded
1920

5. State University of Campinas

For Civil Engineering

#3 in Brazil
#373 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1966

6. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

For Civil Engineering

#2 in Chile
#419 in the World
Enrollment
33,971
Founded
1888

8. Federal University of Minas Gerais

For Civil Engineering

#5 in Brazil
#504 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1927

9. University of Buenos Aires

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Argentina
#521 in the World
Enrollment
262,932
Founded
1821

10. Sao Paulo State University

For Civil Engineering

#6 in Brazil
#546 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1976

11. University of Brasilia

For Civil Engineering

#7 in Brazil
#599 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1962

12. Federal University of Santa Catarina

For Civil Engineering

#8 in Brazil
#618 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1960

13. Fluminense Federal University

For Civil Engineering

#9 in Brazil
#685 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1960

14. National University of Colombia

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Colombia
#736 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
54,284
Founded
1867

15. Federal University of Parana

For Civil Engineering

#10 in Brazil
#740 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1912

18. Federal University of Sao Carlos

For Civil Engineering

#13 in Brazil
#815 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1968

19. Monterrey Institute of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#2 in Mexico
#858 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
92,736
Founded
1943

23. University of the Andes, Colombia

For Civil Engineering

#2 in Colombia
#978 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Founded
1949

24. Metropolitan Autonomous University

For Civil Engineering

#3 in Mexico
#1014 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
61,908
Founded
1974

25. National Polytechnic Institute

For Civil Engineering

#4 in Mexico
#1031 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
170,000
Founded
1936

26. National University of Cordoba

For Civil Engineering

#2 in Argentina
#1038 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
178,288
Founded
1613

27. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

For Civil Engineering

#16 in Brazil
#1066 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1958

28. National University of La Plata

For Civil Engineering

#3 in Argentina
#1089 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1905

31. Federal University of Goias

For Civil Engineering

#19 in Brazil
#1199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1960

33. Federal University of Ceara

For Civil Engineering

#20 in Brazil
#1236 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1954

35. Federal University of Paraiba

For Civil Engineering

#21 in Brazil
#1262 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1955

37. Federal University of Technology - Parana

For Civil Engineering

#22 in Brazil
#1292 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1909

40. University of Colima

For Civil Engineering

#7 in Mexico
#1361 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
28,317
Founded
1940

41. University of Costa Rica

For Civil Engineering

#1367 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
30,436
Founded
1940

42. University of Guadalajara

For Civil Engineering

#8 in Mexico
#1390 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Founded
1792

44. Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Venezuela
#1449 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1967

45. Federico Santa Maria Technical University

For Civil Engineering

#6 in Chile
#1450 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1931

46. Federal University of Uberlandia

For Civil Engineering

#24 in Brazil
#1455 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1969

47. Federal University of Lavras

For Civil Engineering

#25 in Brazil
#1456 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1908

48. Federal University of Espirito Santo

For Civil Engineering

#26 in Brazil
#1459 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
23,744
Founded
1954

50. Federal University of Ouro Preto

For Civil Engineering

#27 in Brazil
#1468 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1969

52. University of Santiago de Chile

For Civil Engineering

#7 in Chile
#1507 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1849

53. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Peru
#1514 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1917

55. University of the Republic

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Uruguay
#1551 in the World
Enrollment
209,129
Founded
1833

56. Pontifical Catholic University of Parana

For Civil Engineering

#29 in Brazil
#1567 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1959

57. Pontifical Javeriana University

For Civil Engineering

#4 in Colombia
#1589 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1623

58. Autonomous University of Puebla

For Civil Engineering

#9 in Mexico
#1596 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Founded
1587

63. Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro

For Civil Engineering

#31 in Brazil
#1640 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1910

64. Autonomous University of Baja California

For Civil Engineering

#10 in Mexico
#1669 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
67,944
Founded
1957

66. Central University of Venezuela

For Civil Engineering

#2 in Venezuela
#1693 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1721

68. University of Antioquia

For Civil Engineering

#6 in Colombia
#1770 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1803

69. Federal University of Campina Grande

For Civil Engineering

#33 in Brazil
#1787 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
2002

70. Northern University

For Civil Engineering

#7 in Colombia
#1788 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
1966

72. Federal University of ABC

For Civil Engineering

#35 in Brazil
#1843 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2005

74. University of the Andes

For Civil Engineering

#3 in Venezuela
#1916 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1810

77. University of Guanajuato

For Civil Engineering

#13 in Mexico
#1988 in the World
Enrollment
44,503
Founded
1945

78. University of Veracruz

For Civil Engineering

#14 in Mexico
#2006 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1944

79. Brasil University

For Civil Engineering

#37 in Brazil
#2011 in the World
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1989

81. University of the West Indies, Mona

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Jamaica
#2037 in the World
Enrollment
49,092
Founded
1948

82. Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

For Civil Engineering

#39 in Brazil
#2087 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1969

84. National University, Costa Rica

For Civil Engineering

#2107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1973

85. University of Cuenca

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Ecuador
#2126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1867

87. Santa Catarina State University

For Civil Engineering

#40 in Brazil
#2168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1965

88. Federal University of Mato Grosso

For Civil Engineering

#41 in Brazil
#2173 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1970

90. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

For Civil Engineering

#42 in Brazil
#2204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
23,988
Founded
1969

91. Industrial University of Santander

For Civil Engineering

#8 in Colombia
#2212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1948

95. EAFIT University

For Civil Engineering

#9 in Colombia
#2233 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
2,868
Founded
1960

96. Federal University of Juiz de Fora

For Civil Engineering

#44 in Brazil
#2253 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1960

98. State University of Feira de Santana

For Civil Engineering

#45 in Brazil
#2295 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1976

99. ESPOL Polytechnic University

For Civil Engineering

#2 in Ecuador
#2333 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1958