Best Universities for Construction Management 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 Construction Management. A graph of 91.9K citations received by 7.51K academic papers made by 34 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 Construction Management

#1 in Brazil

#105 in the World

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

2. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Construction Management

#1 in Chile

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

3. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Construction Management

#2 in Brazil

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

4. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Construction Management

#3 in Brazil

#291 in the World

Founded: 1934

5. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Construction Management

#4 in Brazil

#298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

6. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Construction Management

#5 in Brazil

#335 in the World

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

7. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Construction Management

#6 in Brazil

#358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

8. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Construction Management

#1 in Mexico

#392 in the World

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

9. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Construction Management

#7 in Brazil

#508 in the World

Founded: 1946

10. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Construction Management

#8 in Brazil

#518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

11. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Construction Management

#9 in Brazil

#538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

12. Federal University of Itajuba

Brazil | Itajuba

For Construction Management

#10 in Brazil

#599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1913

13. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Construction Management

#11 in Brazil

#600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

14. Nove de Julho University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Construction Management

#12 in Brazil

#637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1972

15. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Construction Management

#13 in Brazil

#684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

16. University of the Andes, Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Construction Management

#689 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

17. Pontifical Catholic University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Construction Management

#14 in Brazil

#768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1959

18. Federal University of Technology - Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Construction Management

#15 in Brazil

#790 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

19. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Construction Management

#16 in Brazil

#793 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

20. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

For Construction Management

#1 in Peru

#815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

21. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Construction Management

#17 in Brazil

#823 in the World

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

22. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For Construction Management

#2 in Mexico

#838 in the World

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

23. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Construction Management

#3 in Mexico

#850 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

24. University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Construction Management

#2 in Chile

#853 in the World

Founded: 1842

25. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Construction Management

#18 in Brazil

#928 in the World

Founded: 1946

26. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Construction Management

#936 in the World

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

27. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

Brazil | Sao Leopoldo

For Construction Management

#19 in Brazil

#970 in the World

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

28. Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso

Chile | Valparaiso

For Construction Management

#3 in Chile

#984 in the World

Founded: 1928

29. University of the Valley

Colombia | Cali

For Construction Management

#1059 in the World

Founded: 1945

30. Pontifical Javeriana University

Colombia | Bogota

For Construction Management

#1081 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1623

31. Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez

Mexico | Ciudad Juarez

For Construction Management

#4 in Mexico

#1102 in the World

Founded: 1973

32. Peruvian University of Applied Sciences

For Construction Management

#2 in Peru

#1172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

33. University of the Northeast

Mexico | Tampico

For Construction Management

#5 in Mexico

#1184 in the World

Founded: 1970

34. Federal University of Ouro Preto

Brazil | Ouro Preto

For Construction Management

#20 in Brazil

#1199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

Engineering subfields in Latin America

Acoustical Engineering274

Aerospace Engineering277

Agricultural Engineering73

Applied/Engineering Physics41

Architectural Engineering54

Automation and Control engineering101

Automotive Engineering112

Biochemical Engineering67

Biomedical Engineering83

Biotechnology245

Chemical Engineering283

Civil Engineering207

Computer Engineering91

Computer Networking265

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