Best Universities for Engineering 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 Engineering Management. A graph of 93.6K citations received by 11.1K academic papers made by 52 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. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Engineering Management

#1 in Mexico

#33 in the World

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

2. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Engineering Management

#1 in Brazil

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

3. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Engineering Management

#2 in Brazil

#337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

4. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Engineering Management

#3 in Brazil

#370 in the World

Founded: 1948

5. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Engineering Management

#4 in Brazil

#387 in the World

Founded: 1934

6. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Engineering Management

#5 in Brazil

#416 in the World

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

7. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Engineering Management

#1 in Chile

#442 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

8. University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Engineering Management

#2 in Chile

#451 in the World

Founded: 1842

9. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Engineering Management

#6 in Brazil

#457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

10. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Engineering Management

#7 in Brazil

#500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

11. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Engineering Management

#8 in Brazil

#507 in the World

Founded: 1946

12. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Engineering Management

#2 in Mexico

#547 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

13. Federal University of Technology - Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Engineering Management

#9 in Brazil

#611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

14. University of the Northeast

Mexico | Tampico

For Engineering Management

#3 in Mexico

#612 in the World

Founded: 1970

15. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Engineering Management

#619 in the World

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

16. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Engineering Management

#10 in Brazil

#627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

17. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Engineering Management

#11 in Brazil

#684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

18. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Engineering Management

#12 in Brazil

#686 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

19. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Engineering Management

#13 in Brazil

#723 in the World

Founded: 1946

20. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Engineering Management

#14 in Brazil

#752 in the World

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

21. University of Cauca

Colombia | Popayan

For Engineering Management

#801 in the World

Founded: 1827

22. Nove de Julho University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Engineering Management

#15 in Brazil

#845 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1972

23. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

For Engineering Management

#1 in Peru

#892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

24. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

For Engineering Management

#16 in Brazil

#908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

25. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Engineering Management

#17 in Brazil

#940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

26. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For Engineering Management

#4 in Mexico

#954 in the World

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

27. University of the Andes, Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Engineering Management

#957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

28. EAFIT University

Colombia | Medellin

For Engineering Management

#963 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 2,868
Founded: 1960

29. Pontifical Catholic University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Engineering Management

#18 in Brazil

#975 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1959

30. Federal University of Amazonas

Brazil | Manaus

For Engineering Management

#19 in Brazil

#989 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1909

31. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

Brazil | Sao Leopoldo

For Engineering Management

#20 in Brazil

#992 in the World

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

32. Federal University of Itajuba

Brazil | Itajuba

For Engineering Management

#21 in Brazil

#1023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1913

33. University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Guadalajara

For Engineering Management

#5 in Mexico

#1090 in the World

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

34. Federal University of Campina Grande

Brazil | Campina Grande

For Engineering Management

#22 in Brazil

#1143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 2002

35. Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso

Chile | Valparaiso

For Engineering Management

#3 in Chile

#1158 in the World

Founded: 1928

36. Pontifical Javeriana University

Colombia | Bogota

For Engineering Management

#1173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1623

37. Federal University of Para

For Engineering Management

#23 in Brazil

#1208 in the World

Founded: 1957

38. University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Engineering Management

#24 in Brazil

#1248 in the World

Founded: 1990

39. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Engineering Management

#25 in Brazil

#1309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

40. Autonomous University of Zacatecas

Mexico | Zacatecas

For Engineering Management

#6 in Mexico

#1331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1959

41. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Engineering Management

#26 in Brazil

#1353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

42. National Technological University

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Engineering Management

#1 in Argentina

#1371 in the World

Founded: 1959

43. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Engineering Management

#27 in Brazil

#1407 in the World

Founded: 1950

44. Federico Santa Maria Technical University

Chile | Valparaiso

For Engineering Management

#4 in Chile

#1414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1931

45. University of Buenos Aires

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Engineering Management

#2 in Argentina

#1432 in the World

Enrollment: 262,932
Founded: 1821

46. University of Costa Rica

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Costa Rica | San Jose

For Engineering Management

#1 in Costa Rica

#1467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 30,436
Founded: 1940

47. Metropolitan Autonomous University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Engineering Management

#7 in Mexico

#1473 in the World

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

48. National Major San Marcos University

For Engineering Management

#2 in Peru

#1495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 32,399
Founded: 1551

49. Andres Bello University

Chile | Santiago

For Engineering Management

#5 in Chile

#1499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1988

50. Peruvian University of Applied Sciences

For Engineering Management

#3 in Peru

#1505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

51. Francisco Jose de Caldas District University

Colombia | Bogota

For Engineering Management

#1507 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1950

52. Federal Rural University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Engineering Management

#28 in Brazil

#1545 in the World

Founded: 1912

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

Construction Management34

Electrical Engineering324

Electronic Engineering194

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