Best Universities for Construction Management in Latin America

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 56.8K citations received by 6.32K academic papers made by 29 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

#132 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

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

3. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Construction Management

#2 in Brazil

#284 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

#300 in the World

Founded: 1934

5. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Construction Management

#4 in Brazil

#329 in the World

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

6. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Construction Management

#5 in Brazil

#359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

7. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Construction Management

#6 in Brazil

#369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

8. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Construction Management

#7 in Brazil

#397 in the World

Founded: 1946

9. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Construction Management

#1 in Mexico

#444 in the World

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

10. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Construction Management

#8 in Brazil

#558 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

#575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

12. Federal University of Itajuba

Brazil | Itajuba

For Construction Management

#10 in Brazil

#581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1913

13. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Construction Management

#11 in Brazil

#647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

14. Nove de Julho University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Construction Management

#12 in Brazil

#648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1972

15. University of the Andes, Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Construction Management

#681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

16. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Construction Management

#13 in Brazil

#723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

17. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Construction Management

#14 in Brazil

#776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1927

18. Pontifical Catholic University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Construction Management

#15 in Brazil

#783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1959

19. University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Construction Management

#2 in Chile

#785 in the World

Founded: 1842

20. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Construction Management

#2 in Mexico

#804 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

21. Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso

Chile | Valparaiso

For Construction Management

#3 in Chile

#816 in the World

Founded: 1928

22. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Construction Management

#823 in the World

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

23. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Construction Management

#16 in Brazil

#841 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

24. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

For Construction Management

#1 in Peru

#867 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

25. Federal University of Technology - Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Construction Management

#17 in Brazil

#878 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

26. Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez

Mexico | Ciudad Juarez

For Construction Management

#3 in Mexico

#1000 in the World

Founded: 1973

27. Pontifical Javeriana University

Colombia | Bogota

For Construction Management

#1014 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1623

28. University of the Northeast

Mexico | Tampico

For Construction Management

#4 in Mexico

#1015 in the World

Founded: 1970

29. Federal University of Ouro Preto

Brazil | Ouro Preto

For Construction Management

#18 in Brazil

#1049 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

Engineering subfields in Latin America

Acoustical Engineering251

Aerospace Engineering252

Agricultural Engineering79

Applied/Engineering Physics27

Architectural Engineering38

Automation and Control engineering96

Automotive Engineering98

Biochemical Engineering57

Biomedical Engineering69

Biotechnology229

Chemical Engineering273

Civil Engineering188

Computer Engineering83

Computer Networking243

Electrical Engineering304

Electronic Engineering186

Engineering Management40

Environmental Engineering174

Firefighting and Fire Science28

Geotechnical Engineering207

Human-Computer Interaction197

Industrial Engineering30

Landscape Architecture39

Marine Engineering24

Materials Science360

Mechanical Engineering356

Metallurgical Engineering309

Mining Engineering33

Nanotechnology237

Nuclear Engineering22

Operations Research86

Optical Engineering335

Petroleum Engineering51

Polymer science and Plastics engineering37

Product and Industrial Design24

Reliability and Quality Engineering86

Remote Sensing114

Renewable Energy Engineering129

Structural Engineering204

Systems Engineering165

Technical Drawing17

Telecommunications269

Transportation Engineering57