33 Best universities for Geotechnical Engineering in Mexico

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 142K citations received by 11K academic papers made by 33 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

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

2. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#24 in Latin America

#898 in the World

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

3. Metropolitan Autonomous University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#26 in Latin America

#907 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 61,908
Founded: 1974

4. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Geotechnical Engineering

#43 in Latin America

#1250 in the World

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

5. Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi

Mexico | San Luis Potosi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#50 in Latin America

#1340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1859

6. University of the Northeast

Mexico | Tampico

For Geotechnical Engineering

#54 in Latin America

#1403 in the World

Founded: 1970

7. Autonomous University of the State of Mexico

Mexico | Toluca

For Geotechnical Engineering

#58 in Latin America

#1476 in the World

Founded: 1956

8. Michoacan University of Saint Nicholas of Hidalgo

Mexico | Morelia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#60 in Latin America

#1491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1540

9. Autonomous University of Queretaro

Mexico | Queretaro

For Geotechnical Engineering

#66 in Latin America

#1660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1951

10. Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon

Mexico | San Nicolas de los Garza

For Geotechnical Engineering

#69 in Latin America

#1679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1933

11. Autonomous University of Baja California

Mexico | Mexicali

For Geotechnical Engineering

#73 in Latin America

#1736 in the World

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

12. University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Guadalajara

For Geotechnical Engineering

#80 in Latin America

#1840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Founded: 1792

13. University of Guanajuato

Mexico | Guanajuato

For Geotechnical Engineering

#81 in Latin America

#1847 in the World

Enrollment: 44,503
Founded: 1945

14. University of Sonora

Mexico | Hermosillo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#84 in Latin America

#1871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1942

15. Autonomous University of Yucatan

Mexico | Merida

For Geotechnical Engineering

#88 in Latin America

#1995 in the World

Founded: 1812

16. Autonomous University of Puebla

Mexico | Delicias

For Geotechnical Engineering

#91 in Latin America

#2004 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1587

17. University of Veracruz

Mexico | Xalapa

For Geotechnical Engineering

#94 in Latin America

#2038 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1944

18. University of Las Americas, Puebla

Mexico | San Andres Cholula

For Geotechnical Engineering

#106 in Latin America

#2184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1940

19. Autonomous University of the State of Morelos

Mexico | Cuernavaca

For Geotechnical Engineering

#112 in Latin America

#2232 in the World

Founded: 1938

20. Chapingo Autonomous University

Mexico | Texcoco

For Geotechnical Engineering

#123 in Latin America

#2387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1854

21. Autonomous University of Sinaloa

Mexico | Culiacan

For Geotechnical Engineering

#124 in Latin America

#2403 in the World

Founded: 1872

22. Autonomous University of Chihuahua

Mexico | Chihuahua

For Geotechnical Engineering

#131 in Latin America

#2482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1954

23. Sonora Institute of Technology

Mexico | Cajeme

For Geotechnical Engineering

#133 in Latin America

#2492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1955

24. Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo

Mexico | Pachuca

For Geotechnical Engineering

#136 in Latin America

#2518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1869

25. Autonomous University of Zacatecas

Mexico | Zacatecas

For Geotechnical Engineering

#138 in Latin America

#2564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1959

26. University of Colima

Mexico | Colima

For Geotechnical Engineering

#152 in Latin America

#2731 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 28,317
Founded: 1940

27. Autonomous University of Aguascalientes

Mexico | Aguascalientes

For Geotechnical Engineering

#153 in Latin America

#2751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

28. Juarez Autonoma de Tabasco University

Mexico | Villahermosa

For Geotechnical Engineering

#167 in Latin America

#2887 in the World

Founded: 1878

29. Autonomous University of Campeche

Mexico | Campeche

For Geotechnical Engineering

#168 in Latin America

#2894 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

30. Autonomous University of Coahuila

Mexico | Saltillo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#169 in Latin America

#2901 in the World

Founded: 1957

31. Autonomous University of Mexico City

Mexico | Mexico City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#176 in Latin America

#3006 in the World

Founded: 2001

32. Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez

Mexico | Ciudad Juarez

For Geotechnical Engineering

#184 in Latin America

#3080 in the World

Founded: 1973

33. Autonomous University of Tlaxcala

Mexico | Tlaxcala

For Geotechnical Engineering

#186 in Latin America

#3101 in the World

Founded: 1976

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 Tampico.