Best Universities for Nuclear Engineering in Latin America

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Below is a list of best universities in Latin America ranked based on their research performance in Nuclear Engineering. A graph of 66.6K citations received by 6.06K academic papers made by 27 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. National Autonomous University of Mexico

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Mexico
#144 in the World
Enrollment
360,883
Founded
1551

2. University of Sao Paulo

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Brazil
#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
97,964
Founded
1827

3. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Brazil
#181 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
67,329
Founded
1920

4. Federal University of Minas Gerais

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Brazil
#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
45,038
Founded
1927

5. Federal University of Santa Catarina

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in Brazil
#319 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1960

6. State University of Campinas

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in Brazil
#390 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1966

7. Metropolitan Autonomous University

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Mexico
#415 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
61,908
Founded
1974

8. National Polytechnic Institute

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Mexico
#450 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
170,000
Founded
1936

10. University of Guanajuato

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in Mexico
#540 in the World
Enrollment
44,503
Founded
1945

13. Sao Paulo State University

For Nuclear Engineering

#8 in Brazil
#754 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1976

14. University of Antioquia

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Colombia
#801 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1803

17. Federal University of ABC

For Nuclear Engineering

#10 in Brazil
#910 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2005

18. Federal University of Parana

For Nuclear Engineering

#11 in Brazil
#915 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1912

21. Federal University of Itajuba

For Nuclear Engineering

#13 in Brazil
#961 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1913

22. National University of Colombia

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Colombia
#963 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
54,284
Founded
1867

23. Fluminense Federal University

For Nuclear Engineering

#14 in Brazil
#1004 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1960

24. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Chile
#1051 in the World
Enrollment
33,971
Founded
1888

25. Autonomous University of Zacatecas

For Nuclear Engineering

#6 in Mexico
#1059 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1959

26. Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Venezuela
#1060 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1967