Best Universities for Ecology in Latin America

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Latin America ranked based on their research performance in Ecology. A graph of 12.4M citations received by 841K academic papers made by 395 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. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Ecology

#1 in Brazil

#23 in the World

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

2. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Ecology

#1 in Mexico

#79 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

3. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Ecology

#2 in Brazil

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

4. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Ecology

#3 in Brazil

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

5. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Ecology

#4 in Brazil

#181 in the World

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

6. University of Buenos Aires

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Ecology

#1 in Argentina

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 262,932
Founded: 1821

7. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Ecology

#5 in Brazil

#221 in the World

Founded: 1934

8. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Ecology

#6 in Brazil

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1927

9. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Ecology

#7 in Brazil

#322 in the World

Founded: 1922

10. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Ecology

#8 in Brazil

#333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

11. University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Ecology

#1 in Chile

#365 in the World

Founded: 1842

12. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Ecology

#9 in Brazil

#420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

13. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Ecology

#10 in Brazil

#442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

14. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Ecology

#11 in Brazil

#450 in the World

Founded: 1960

15. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Ecology

#458 in the World

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

16. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Ecology

#12 in Brazil

#464 in the World

Founded: 1946

17. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Ecology

#2 in Chile

#474 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

18. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Ecology

#13 in Brazil

#491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

19. State University of Maringa

Brazil | Maringa

For Ecology

#14 in Brazil

#534 in the World

Founded: 1970

20. National University of La Plata

Argentina | La Plata

For Ecology

#2 in Argentina

#548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1905

21. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Ecology

#15 in Brazil

#572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

22. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For Ecology

#2 in Mexico

#576 in the World

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

23. University of Costa Rica

Costa Rica | San Jose

For Ecology

#1 in Costa Rica

#582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 30,436
Founded: 1940

24. National University of Cordoba

Argentina | Cordoba

For Ecology

#3 in Argentina

#585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 178,288
Founded: 1613

25. University of Concepcion

Chile | Concepcion

For Ecology

#3 in Chile

#608 in the World

Founded: 1920

26. Federal University of Lavras

Brazil | Lavras

For Ecology

#16 in Brazil

#611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1908

27. Federal University of Para

For Ecology

#17 in Brazil

#623 in the World

Founded: 1957

28. Federal University of Goias

Brazil | Goiania

For Ecology

#18 in Brazil

#653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1960

29. Federal Rural University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Ecology

#19 in Brazil

#682 in the World

Founded: 1912

30. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Ecology

#20 in Brazil

#732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

31. Southern University of Chile

Chile | Valdivia

For Ecology

#4 in Chile

#735 in the World

Founded: 1954

32. Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande

Brazil | Rio Grande

For Ecology

#21 in Brazil

#738 in the World

Founded: 1969

33. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For Ecology

#22 in Brazil

#743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1969

34. University of the Republic

Uruguay | Montevideo

For Ecology

#744 in the World

Enrollment: 209,129
Founded: 1833

35. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Ecology

#23 in Brazil

#752 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

36. National University of Mar del Plata

Argentina | Mar del Plata

For Ecology

#4 in Argentina

#771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1975

37. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Ecology

#24 in Brazil

#797 in the World

Founded: 1946

38. Metropolitan Autonomous University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Ecology

#3 in Mexico

#801 in the World

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

39. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

For Ecology

#25 in Brazil

#804 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

40. National University of Comahue

Argentina | Neuquen

For Ecology

#5 in Argentina

#830 in the World

Founded: 1972

41. Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Seropedica

For Ecology

#26 in Brazil

#855 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

42. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Ecology

#27 in Brazil

#861 in the World

Founded: 1950

43. Federal University of Pelotas

Brazil | Pelotas

For Ecology

#28 in Brazil

#871 in the World

Founded: 1969

44. University of Antioquia

Colombia | Medellin

For Ecology

#900 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1803

45. State University of Londrina

Brazil | Londrina

For Ecology

#29 in Brazil

#944 in the World

Founded: 1970

46. Federal University of Espirito Santo

Brazil | Vitoria

For Ecology

#30 in Brazil

#957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,744
Founded: 1954

47. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Ecology

#31 in Brazil

#997 in the World

Founded: 1933

48. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Ecology

#4 in Mexico

#999 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 92,736
Founded: 1943

49. Federal University of Mato Grosso

Brazil | Cuiaba

For Ecology

#32 in Brazil

#1005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1970

50. University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Guadalajara

For Ecology

#5 in Mexico

#1033 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Founded: 1792

51. Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

Brazil | Campo Grande

For Ecology

#33 in Brazil

#1034 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

52. Federal University of Technology - Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Ecology

#34 in Brazil

#1061 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

53. Central University of Venezuela

Venezuela | Caracas

For Ecology

#1 in Venezuela

#1074 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1721

54. University of the Andes, Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Ecology

#1092 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

55. National University of the South

Argentina | Bahia Blanca

For Ecology

#6 in Argentina

#1113 in the World

Founded: 1956

56. Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon

Mexico | San Nicolas de los Garza

For Ecology

#6 in Mexico

#1144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1933

57. University of Ribeirao Preto

Brazil | Ribeirao Preto

For Ecology

#35 in Brazil

#1170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1924

58. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Ecology

#36 in Brazil

#1225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

59. Catholic University of the North

Chile | Antofagasta

For Ecology

#5 in Chile

#1230 in the World

Founded: 1956

60. University of the Valley

Colombia | Cali

For Ecology

#1239 in the World

Founded: 1945

61. Federal University of Amazonas

Brazil | Manaus

For Ecology

#37 in Brazil

#1242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1909

62. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Ecology

#38 in Brazil

#1257 in the World

Founded: 1948

63. National University of Tucuman

Argentina | San Miguel de Tucuman

For Ecology

#7 in Argentina

#1278 in the World

Founded: 1914

64. University of Veracruz

Mexico | Xalapa

For Ecology

#7 in Mexico

#1310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1944

65. Federal University of Sergipe

Brazil | Sao Cristovao

For Ecology

#39 in Brazil

#1316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

66. Autonomous University of Yucatan

Mexico | Merida

For Ecology

#8 in Mexico

#1321 in the World

Founded: 1812

67. Federal University of Campina Grande

Brazil | Campina Grande

For Ecology

#40 in Brazil

#1329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 2002

68. Brasil University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Ecology

#41 in Brazil

#1335 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1989

69. University of La Frontera

For Ecology

#6 in Chile

#1363 in the World

Founded: 1981

70. Santa Catarina State University

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Ecology

#42 in Brazil

#1380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

71. National University of Litoral

Argentina | Santa Fe

For Ecology

#8 in Argentina

#1381 in the World

Founded: 1919

72. National Major San Marcos University

For Ecology

#1 in Peru

#1383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 32,399
Founded: 1551

73. Michoacan University of Saint Nicholas of Hidalgo

Mexico | Morelia

For Ecology

#9 in Mexico

#1392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1540

74. University of Santiago de Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Ecology

#7 in Chile

#1394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1849

75. State University of Feira de Santana

Brazil | Feira de Santana

For Ecology

#43 in Brazil

#1396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1976

76. Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Brazil | Juiz de Fora

For Ecology

#44 in Brazil

#1406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1960

77. Federal University of Alagoas

Brazil | Maceio

For Ecology

#45 in Brazil

#1419 in the World

Founded: 1961

78. University of the Andes

Venezuela | Merida

For Ecology

#2 in Venezuela

#1440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1810

79. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

Brazil | Sao Leopoldo

For Ecology

#46 in Brazil

#1451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 23,988
Founded: 1969

80. Western Parana State University

Brazil | Cascavel

For Ecology

#47 in Brazil

#1452 in the World

Founded: 1994

81. Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso

Chile | Valparaiso

For Ecology

#8 in Chile

#1461 in the World

Founded: 1928

82. Pontifical Javeriana University

Colombia | Bogota

For Ecology

#1467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1623

83. State University of Santa Cruz

Brazil | Ilheus

For Ecology

#48 in Brazil

#1468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1972

84. Autonomous University of Baja California

Mexico | Mexicali

For Ecology

#10 in Mexico

#1493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 67,944
Founded: 1957

85. National University of Rosario

Argentina | Rosario

For Ecology

#9 in Argentina

#1544 in the World

Founded: 1968

86. University of Havana

For Ecology

#1 in Cuba

#1560 in the World

Founded: 1728

87. Federal University of Ouro Preto

Brazil | Ouro Preto

For Ecology

#49 in Brazil

#1564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

88. National University, Costa Rica

Costa Rica | Heredia

For Ecology

#2 in Costa Rica

#1574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1973

89. National University of Rio Cuarto

Argentina | Rio Cuarto

For Ecology

#10 in Argentina

#1581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1971

90. Autonomous University of the State of Mexico

Mexico | Toluca

For Ecology

#11 in Mexico

#1598 in the World

Founded: 1956

91. Federico Santa Maria Technical University

Chile | Valparaiso

For Ecology

#9 in Chile

#1607 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1931

92. University of Talca

For Ecology

#10 in Chile

#1638 in the World

Founded: 1981

93. Autonomous University of the State of Morelos

Mexico | Cuernavaca

For Ecology

#12 in Mexico

#1641 in the World

Founded: 1938

94. University of the West Indies, Mona

For Ecology

#1642 in the World

Enrollment: 49,092
Founded: 1948

95. Federal University of Maranhao

Brazil | Sao Luis

For Ecology

#50 in Brazil

#1643 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1966

96. Higher University of San Andres

Bolivia | La Paz

For Ecology

#1652 in the World

Founded: 1830

97. University of Sonora

Mexico | Hermosillo

For Ecology

#13 in Mexico

#1655 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1942

98. Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela

Venezuela | Caracas

For Ecology

#3 in Venezuela

#1659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

99. Federal Rural University of the Semiarid Region

Brazil | Mossoro

For Ecology

#51 in Brazil

#1671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1967

100. Federal University of Piaui

Brazil | Teresina

For Ecology

#52 in Brazil

#1673 in the World

Founded: 1973

Environmental Science subfields in Latin America

Agricultural Science321

Earth science and Geophysics229

Environmental Chemistry222

Environmental Engineering174

Environmental Management296

Geography and Cartography415

Geotechnical Engineering207

Hydrology and Water resources management50

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science290

Mining Engineering33

Oceanography303

Paleontology386

Petrology and Geochemistry149

Urban and Regional planning64

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation267