31 Best universities for Environmental Engineering in Mexico

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Mexico ranked based on their research performance in Environmental Engineering. A graph of 197K citations received by 8.95K academic papers made by 31 universities in Mexico 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. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Environmental Engineering

#2 in Latin America

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

2. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For Environmental Engineering

#11 in Latin America

#416 in the World

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

3. Metropolitan Autonomous University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Environmental Engineering

#16 in Latin America

#555 in the World

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

4. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Environmental Engineering

#23 in Latin America

#669 in the World

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

5. Autonomous University of the State of Mexico

Mexico | Toluca

For Environmental Engineering

#26 in Latin America

#718 in the World

Founded: 1956

6. University of Guanajuato

Mexico | Guanajuato

For Environmental Engineering

#38 in Latin America

#1024 in the World

Enrollment: 44,503
Founded: 1945

7. Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon

Mexico | San Nicolas de los Garza

For Environmental Engineering

#46 in Latin America

#1171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1933

8. Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi

Mexico | San Luis Potosi

For Environmental Engineering

#52 in Latin America

#1291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1859

9. University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Guadalajara

For Environmental Engineering

#58 in Latin America

#1336 in the World

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

10. Autonomous University of Baja California

Mexico | Mexicali

For Environmental Engineering

#62 in Latin America

#1408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 67,944
Founded: 1957

11. Michoacan University of Saint Nicholas of Hidalgo

Mexico | Morelia

For Environmental Engineering

#68 in Latin America

#1551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1540

12. Autonomous University of Yucatan

Mexico | Merida

For Environmental Engineering

#77 in Latin America

#1663 in the World

Founded: 1812

13. Autonomous University of the State of Morelos

Mexico | Cuernavaca

For Environmental Engineering

#82 in Latin America

#1712 in the World

Founded: 1938

14. Autonomous University of Puebla

Mexico | Delicias

For Environmental Engineering

#88 in Latin America

#1836 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1587

15. Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo

Mexico | Pachuca

For Environmental Engineering

#89 in Latin America

#1852 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1869

16. University of Sonora

Mexico | Hermosillo

For Environmental Engineering

#91 in Latin America

#1881 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1942

17. University of the Northeast

Mexico | Tampico

For Environmental Engineering

#92 in Latin America

#1885 in the World

Founded: 1970

18. Sonora Institute of Technology

Mexico | Cajeme

For Environmental Engineering

#101 in Latin America

#2021 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1955

19. Autonomous University of Queretaro

Mexico | Queretaro

For Environmental Engineering

#113 in Latin America

#2213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1951

20. Technological Institute of Saltillo

Mexico | Saltillo

For Environmental Engineering

#116 in Latin America

#2240 in the World

Founded: 1951

21. Autonomous University of Chihuahua

Mexico | Chihuahua

For Environmental Engineering

#117 in Latin America

#2283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1954

22. University of Las Americas, Puebla

Mexico | San Andres Cholula

For Environmental Engineering

#118 in Latin America

#2286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1940

23. Ibero-American University, Mexico City

Mexico | Mexico City

For Environmental Engineering

#123 in Latin America

#2319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1943

24. University of Veracruz

Mexico | Xalapa

For Environmental Engineering

#125 in Latin America

#2332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1944

25. Autonomous University of Coahuila

Mexico | Saltillo

For Environmental Engineering

#145 in Latin America

#2515 in the World

Founded: 1957

26. Chapingo Autonomous University

Mexico | Texcoco

For Environmental Engineering

#152 in Latin America

#2602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1854

27. Autonomous University of Sinaloa

Mexico | Culiacan

For Environmental Engineering

#153 in Latin America

#2607 in the World

Founded: 1872

28. Autonomous University of Zacatecas

Mexico | Zacatecas

For Environmental Engineering

#162 in Latin America

#2649 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1959

29. Juarez Autonoma de Tabasco University

Mexico | Villahermosa

For Environmental Engineering

#169 in Latin America

#2714 in the World

Enrollment: 27,934
Founded: 1878

30. Autonomous University of Campeche

Mexico | Campeche

For Environmental Engineering

#175 in Latin America

#2795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

31. Autonomous University of Tamaulipas

Mexico | Ciudad Victoria

For Environmental Engineering

#190 in Latin America

#2950 in the World

Founded: 1950

The best cities to study Environmental Engineering in Mexico based on the number of universities and their ranks are Mexico, Monterrey, Toluca, and Guanajuato.