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 43.7K citations received by 4.95K academic papers made by 22 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
#141 in the World
Enrollment
360,883
Founded
1551

2. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Brazil
#184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
67,329
Founded
1920

3. University of Sao Paulo

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Brazil
#202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
97,964
Founded
1827

4. Federal University of Minas Gerais

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Brazil
#232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1927

5. Federal University of Santa Catarina

For Nuclear Engineering

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

6. Metropolitan Autonomous University

For Nuclear Engineering

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

7. State University of Campinas

For Nuclear Engineering

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

9. University of Guanajuato

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Mexico
#524 in the World
Enrollment
44,503
Founded
1945

10. National Polytechnic Institute

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in Mexico
#526 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
170,000
Founded
1936

12. Sao Paulo State University

For Nuclear Engineering

#7 in Brazil
#705 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1976

14. University of Antioquia

For Nuclear Engineering

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

16. Fluminense Federal University

For Nuclear Engineering

#9 in Brazil
#856 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1960

19. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

For Nuclear Engineering

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

21. Autonomous University of Zacatecas

For Nuclear Engineering

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