Best Universities for Nuclear Engineering 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 Nuclear Engineering. A graph of 71.8K citations received by 6.24K academic papers made by 28 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

Mexico | Mexico City

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Mexico

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

2. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Brazil

#185 in the World

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

3. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Brazil

#191 in the World

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

4. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Brazil

#207 in the World

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

5. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in Brazil

#317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

6. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in Brazil

#402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

7. Metropolitan Autonomous University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Mexico

#419 in the World

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

8. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Mexico

#456 in the World

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

9. Autonomous University of the State of Morelos

Mexico | Cuernavaca

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in Mexico

#468 in the World

Founded: 1938

10. University of Guanajuato

Mexico | Guanajuato

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in Mexico

#545 in the World

Enrollment: 44,503
Founded: 1945

11. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Nuclear Engineering

#6 in Brazil

#611 in the World

Founded: 1934

12. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Nuclear Engineering

#7 in Brazil

#660 in the World

Founded: 1946

13. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Nuclear Engineering

#8 in Brazil

#767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

14. University of Antioquia

Colombia | Medellin

For Nuclear Engineering

#812 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1803

15. Higher Institute of Technologies and Applied Sciences

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Cuba

#888 in the World

Founded: 1981

16. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Nuclear Engineering

#9 in Brazil

#899 in the World

Founded: 1950

17. Federal University of ABC

Brazil | Santo Andre

For Nuclear Engineering

#10 in Brazil

#908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2005

18. University of America in Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Nuclear Engineering

#910 in the World

Founded: 1958

19. Federal University of Itajuba

Brazil | Itajuba

For Nuclear Engineering

#11 in Brazil

#949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1913

20. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Nuclear Engineering

#12 in Brazil

#952 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

21. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Nuclear Engineering

#13 in Brazil

#962 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

22. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For Nuclear Engineering

#14 in Brazil

#967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 25,494
Founded: 1969

23. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Nuclear Engineering

#992 in the World

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

24. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Nuclear Engineering

#15 in Brazil

#1027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

25. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Chile

#1056 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

26. Autonomous University of Zacatecas

Mexico | Zacatecas

For Nuclear Engineering

#6 in Mexico

#1082 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1959

27. Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela

Venezuela | Caracas

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Venezuela

#1088 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

28. University of the Northeast

Mexico | Tampico

For Nuclear Engineering

#7 in Mexico

#1118 in the World

Founded: 1970

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

Engineering Management52

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

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