Best Universities for Petroleum Engineering in Latin America

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Latin America ranked based on their research performance in Petroleum Engineering. A graph of 98.6K citations received by 10.4K academic papers made by 51 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. State University of Campinas

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in Brazil
#107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1966

2. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

For Petroleum Engineering

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

3. University of Sao Paulo

For Petroleum Engineering

#3 in Brazil
#155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
97,964
Founded
1827

4. National Autonomous University of Mexico

For Petroleum Engineering

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

6. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

For Petroleum Engineering

#5 in Brazil
#351 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1958

7. National University of Colombia

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in Colombia
#363 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
54,284
Founded
1867

8. Federal University of Santa Catarina

For Petroleum Engineering

#6 in Brazil
#451 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1960

9. University of Buenos Aires

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in Argentina
#472 in the World
Enrollment
262,932
Founded
1821

10. Central University of Venezuela

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in Venezuela
#497 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1721

11. National Polytechnic Institute

For Petroleum Engineering

#2 in Mexico
#524 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
170,000
Founded
1936

12. Sao Paulo State University

For Petroleum Engineering

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

14. University of the Andes

For Petroleum Engineering

#3 in Venezuela
#548 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1810

15. Federal University of Espirito Santo

For Petroleum Engineering

#8 in Brazil
#553 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
23,744
Founded
1954

16. Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela

For Petroleum Engineering

#4 in Venezuela
#615 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1967

17. Federal University of Ceara

For Petroleum Engineering

#9 in Brazil
#617 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1954

18. Federal University of Parana

For Petroleum Engineering

#10 in Brazil
#629 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1912

19. Monterrey Institute of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#3 in Mexico
#630 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
92,736
Founded
1943

20. University of Trinidad and Tobago

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in Trinidad and Tobago
#641 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
7,197
Male:Female
52:48
Founded
2004

22. Industrial University of Santander

For Petroleum Engineering

#2 in Colombia
#664 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1948

23. Federal University of Minas Gerais

For Petroleum Engineering

#12 in Brazil
#677 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1927

24. Metropolitan Autonomous University

For Petroleum Engineering

#4 in Mexico
#696 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
61,908
Founded
1974

28. Federal University of Uberlandia

For Petroleum Engineering

#16 in Brazil
#730 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1969

30. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

For Petroleum Engineering

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

31. National University of La Plata

For Petroleum Engineering

#2 in Argentina
#787 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1905

34. Federal University of Paraiba

For Petroleum Engineering

#20 in Brazil
#852 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1955

35. Fluminense Federal University

For Petroleum Engineering

#21 in Brazil
#869 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1960

37. Federal University of Technology - Parana

For Petroleum Engineering

#23 in Brazil
#904 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1909

40. Federal University of Sao Carlos

For Petroleum Engineering

#25 in Brazil
#952 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1968

42. Federal University of Campina Grande

For Petroleum Engineering

#26 in Brazil
#1015 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
2002

43. University of Chile

For Petroleum Engineering

#2 in Chile
#1050 in the World
Founded
1842

44. University of Guanajuato

For Petroleum Engineering

#6 in Mexico
#1051 in the World
Enrollment
44,503
Founded
1945

45. University of Brasilia

For Petroleum Engineering

#27 in Brazil
#1065 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1962

47. University of the Andes, Colombia

For Petroleum Engineering

#4 in Colombia
#1079 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Founded
1949

48. Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro

For Petroleum Engineering

#29 in Brazil
#1105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1910

50. Autonomous University of Puebla

For Petroleum Engineering

#7 in Mexico
#1197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Founded
1587

51. University of Antioquia

For Petroleum Engineering

#5 in Colombia
#1206 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1803