37 Best universities for Geotechnical 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 Geotechnical Engineering. A graph of 220K citations received by 13.1K academic papers made by 37 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 Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Latin America

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

2. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#14 in Latin America

#619 in the World

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

3. Metropolitan Autonomous University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#27 in Latin America

#929 in the World

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

4. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Geotechnical Engineering

#40 in Latin America

#1230 in the World

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

5. Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi

Mexico | San Luis Potosi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#55 in Latin America

#1440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1859

6. Autonomous University of the State of Mexico

Mexico | Toluca

For Geotechnical Engineering

#60 in Latin America

#1516 in the World

Founded: 1956

7. Michoacan University of Saint Nicholas of Hidalgo

Mexico | Morelia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#61 in Latin America

#1520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1540

8. University of the Northeast

Mexico | Tampico

For Geotechnical Engineering

#62 in Latin America

#1521 in the World

Founded: 1970

9. Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon

Mexico | San Nicolas de los Garza

For Geotechnical Engineering

#67 in Latin America

#1716 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1933

10. Autonomous University of Queretaro

Mexico | Queretaro

For Geotechnical Engineering

#68 in Latin America

#1735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1951

11. Autonomous University of Baja California

Mexico | Mexicali

For Geotechnical Engineering

#71 in Latin America

#1762 in the World

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

12. University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Guadalajara

For Geotechnical Engineering

#74 in Latin America

#1803 in the World

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

13. University of Guanajuato

Mexico | Guanajuato

For Geotechnical Engineering

#77 in Latin America

#1885 in the World

Enrollment: 44,503
Founded: 1945

14. University of Sonora

Mexico | Hermosillo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#81 in Latin America

#1919 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1942

15. Autonomous University of Yucatan

Mexico | Merida

For Geotechnical Engineering

#86 in Latin America

#1974 in the World

Founded: 1812

16. Autonomous University of Puebla

Mexico | Delicias

For Geotechnical Engineering

#90 in Latin America

#2004 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1587

17. University of Veracruz

Mexico | Xalapa

For Geotechnical Engineering

#98 in Latin America

#2078 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1944

18. Autonomous University of Sinaloa

Mexico | Culiacan

For Geotechnical Engineering

#119 in Latin America

#2394 in the World

Founded: 1872

19. University of Las Americas, Puebla

Mexico | San Andres Cholula

For Geotechnical Engineering

#121 in Latin America

#2406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1940

20. Autonomous University of Chihuahua

Mexico | Chihuahua

For Geotechnical Engineering

#124 in Latin America

#2428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1954

21. Chapingo Autonomous University

Mexico | Texcoco

For Geotechnical Engineering

#129 in Latin America

#2498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1854

22. Autonomous University of the State of Morelos

Mexico | Cuernavaca

For Geotechnical Engineering

#131 in Latin America

#2529 in the World

Founded: 1938

23. Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo

Mexico | Pachuca

For Geotechnical Engineering

#140 in Latin America

#2659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1869

24. Autonomous University of Zacatecas

Mexico | Zacatecas

For Geotechnical Engineering

#142 in Latin America

#2664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1959

25. Sonora Institute of Technology

Mexico | Cajeme

For Geotechnical Engineering

#147 in Latin America

#2705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1955

26. University of Colima

Mexico | Colima

For Geotechnical Engineering

#163 in Latin America

#2910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1940

27. Autonomous University of Aguascalientes

Mexico | Aguascalientes

For Geotechnical Engineering

#164 in Latin America

#2924 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

28. Autonomous University of Campeche

Mexico | Campeche

For Geotechnical Engineering

#169 in Latin America

#2974 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

29. Juarez Autonoma de Tabasco University

Mexico | Villahermosa

For Geotechnical Engineering

#176 in Latin America

#3050 in the World

Enrollment: 27,934
Founded: 1878

30. Autonomous University of Coahuila

Mexico | Saltillo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#177 in Latin America

#3066 in the World

Founded: 1957

31. Ibero-American University, Mexico City

Mexico | Mexico City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#182 in Latin America

#3155 in the World

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

32. Autonomous University of Tlaxcala

Mexico | Tlaxcala

For Geotechnical Engineering

#188 in Latin America

#3182 in the World

Founded: 1976

33. Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez

Mexico | Ciudad Juarez

For Geotechnical Engineering

#195 in Latin America

#3254 in the World

Founded: 1973

34. Autonomous University of Mexico City

Mexico | Mexico City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#196 in Latin America

#3259 in the World

Founded: 2001

35. Autonomous University of Tamaulipas

Mexico | Ciudad Victoria

For Geotechnical Engineering

#205 in Latin America

#3382 in the World

Founded: 1950

36. Technological Institute of Morelia

Mexico | Morelia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#208 in Latin America

#3419 in the World

Founded: 1965

37. Juarez University of the State of Durango

Mexico | Durango

For Geotechnical Engineering

#227 in Latin America

#3537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1856

The best cities to study Geotechnical Engineering in Mexico based on the number of universities and their ranks are Mexico, Monterrey, San Luis Potosi, and Toluca.