Best Universities for Construction Management 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 Construction Management. A graph of 101K citations received by 7.64K 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

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

3. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Construction Management

#2 in Brazil

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

4. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Construction Management

#3 in Brazil

#294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

5. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Construction Management

#4 in Brazil

#295 in the World

Founded: 1934

6. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Construction Management

#5 in Brazil

#328 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

#353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

8. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Construction Management

#1 in Mexico

#382 in the World

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

9. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Construction Management

#7 in Brazil

#507 in the World

Founded: 1946

10. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Construction Management

#8 in Brazil

#514 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

#543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

12. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Construction Management

#10 in Brazil

#605 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

13. Federal University of Itajuba

Brazil | Itajuba

For Construction Management

#11 in Brazil

#607 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1913

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

#681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

16. University of the Andes, Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Construction Management

#688 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

17. Federal University of Technology - Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Construction Management

#14 in Brazil

#757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

18. Pontifical Catholic University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Construction Management

#15 in Brazil

#761 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1959

19. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Construction Management

#16 in Brazil

#772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

20. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Construction Management

#17 in Brazil

#808 in the World

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

21. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

For Construction Management

#1 in Peru

#824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

22. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For Construction Management

#2 in Mexico

#854 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

#858 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

24. University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Construction Management

#2 in Chile

#879 in the World

Founded: 1842

25. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Construction Management

#906 in the World

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

26. Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso

Chile | Valparaiso

For Construction Management

#3 in Chile

#921 in the World

Founded: 1928

27. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Construction Management

#18 in Brazil

#960 in the World

Founded: 1946

28. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

Brazil | Sao Leopoldo

For Construction Management

#19 in Brazil

#995 in the World

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

29. Federico Santa Maria Technical University

Chile | Valparaiso

For Construction Management

#4 in Chile

#1040 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1931

30. Pontifical Javeriana University

Colombia | Bogota

For Construction Management

#1068 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1623

31. University of the Valley

Colombia | Cali

For Construction Management

#1071 in the World

Founded: 1945

32. Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez

Mexico | Ciudad Juarez

For Construction Management

#4 in Mexico

#1125 in the World

Founded: 1973

33. Peruvian University of Applied Sciences

For Construction Management

#2 in Peru

#1193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

34. University of the Northeast

Mexico | Tampico

For Construction Management

#5 in Mexico

#1203 in the World

Founded: 1970

Engineering subfields in Latin America

Acoustical Engineering277

Aerospace Engineering282

Agricultural Engineering68

Applied/Engineering Physics41

Architectural Engineering54

Automation and Control engineering103

Automotive Engineering114

Biochemical Engineering70

Biomedical Engineering84

Biotechnology251

Chemical Engineering289

Civil Engineering211

Computer Engineering90

Computer Networking269

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