Best Engineering universities in Mexico City [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Mexico City ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 2.3M citations received by 124K academic papers made by 13 universities in Mexico City 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

For Engineering

#1 in Mexico

#3 in Latin America

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

2. National Polytechnic Institute

For Engineering

#2 in Mexico

#8 in Latin America

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

3. Metropolitan Autonomous University

For Engineering

#3 in Mexico

#24 in Latin America

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

4. Ibero-American University, Mexico City

For Engineering

#26 in Mexico

#153 in Latin America

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

5. Autonomus Institute of Technology of Mexico

For Engineering

#29 in Mexico

#175 in Latin America

Founded: 1946

6. Panamerican University

For Engineering

#31 in Mexico

#182 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1967

7. Autonomous University of Mexico City

For Engineering

#38 in Mexico

#220 in Latin America

Founded: 2001

8. Center for Research and Teaching in Economics

For Engineering

#43 in Mexico

#242 in Latin America

Founded: 1974

9. Colegio de Mexico

For Engineering

#48 in Mexico

#278 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1940

10. National Pedagogical University, Mexico

For Engineering

#58 in Mexico

#343 in Latin America

Founded: 1978

11. Valle de Mexico University

For Engineering

#59 in Mexico

#345 in Latin America

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1960

12. La Salle University - Mexico

For Engineering

#64 in Mexico

#388 in Latin America

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1962

13. Intercontinental University

For Engineering

#65 in Mexico

#400 in Latin America

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1976

Universities for Engineering near Mexico City

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
56	Autonomous University of the State of Morelos	14	Cuernavaca
58	Autonomous University of the State of Mexico	12	Toluca
90	Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo	17	Pachuca
99	University of Las Americas, Puebla	22	San Andres Cholula
186	Autonomous University of Queretaro	15	Queretaro
218	Michoacan University of Saint Nicholas of Hidalgo	11	Morelia
234	University of Veracruz	18	Xalapa
283	University of Guanajuato	8	Guanajuato
345	University of the Northeast	5	Tampico
359	Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi	10	San Luis Potosi

13 Best universities for Engineering in Mexico City

1. National Autonomous University of Mexico

2. National Polytechnic Institute

3. Metropolitan Autonomous University

4. Ibero-American University, Mexico City

5. Autonomus Institute of Technology of Mexico

6. Panamerican University

7. Autonomous University of Mexico City

8. Center for Research and Teaching in Economics

9. Colegio de Mexico

10. National Pedagogical University, Mexico

11. Valle de Mexico University

12. La Salle University - Mexico

13. Intercontinental University

Universities for Engineering near Mexico City

Engineering subfields in Mexico City