42 Best Forestry schools in Mexico

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Mexico ranked based on their research performance in Forestry. A graph of 250K citations received by 17K academic papers made by 42 universities in Mexico 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 Forestry

#3 in Latin America

#32 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

2. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For Forestry

#32 in Latin America

#288 in the World

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

3. Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon

Mexico | San Nicolas de los Garza

For Forestry

#36 in Latin America

#333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1933

4. Chapingo Autonomous University

Mexico | Texcoco

For Forestry

#47 in Latin America

#434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1854

5. University of Veracruz

Mexico | Xalapa

For Forestry

#51 in Latin America

#477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1944

6. University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Guadalajara

For Forestry

#52 in Latin America

#480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 339,508
Founded: 1792

7. Metropolitan Autonomous University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Forestry

#55 in Latin America

#497 in the World

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

8. Michoacan University of Saint Nicholas of Hidalgo

Mexico | Morelia

For Forestry

#57 in Latin America

#519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1540

9. Autonomous University of the State of Mexico

Mexico | Toluca

For Forestry

#60 in Latin America

#556 in the World

Founded: 1956

10. Autonomous University of Yucatan

Mexico | Merida

For Forestry

#77 in Latin America

#688 in the World

Founded: 1812

11. Antonio Narro Agrarian Autonomous University

Mexico | Saltillo

For Forestry

#81 in Latin America

#730 in the World

Founded: 1923

12. Autonomous University of Puebla

Mexico | Delicias

For Forestry

#93 in Latin America

#847 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1587

13. Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo

Mexico | Pachuca

For Forestry

#94 in Latin America

#855 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1869

14. Juarez Autonoma de Tabasco University

Mexico | Villahermosa

For Forestry

#98 in Latin America

#891 in the World

Enrollment: 27,934
Founded: 1878

15. Autonomous University of the State of Morelos

Mexico | Cuernavaca

For Forestry

#104 in Latin America

#975 in the World

Founded: 1938

16. Juarez University of the State of Durango

Mexico | Durango

For Forestry

#105 in Latin America

#995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1856

17. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Forestry

#107 in Latin America

#1021 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1943

18. Autonomous University of Baja California

Mexico | Mexicali

For Forestry

#112 in Latin America

#1102 in the World

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

19. Autonomous University of Queretaro

Mexico | Queretaro

For Forestry

#113 in Latin America

#1111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1951

20. University of Sonora

Mexico | Hermosillo

For Forestry

#117 in Latin America

#1169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1942

21. Autonomous University of Tamaulipas

Mexico | Ciudad Victoria

For Forestry

#126 in Latin America

#1266 in the World

Founded: 1950

22. Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi

Mexico | San Luis Potosi

For Forestry

#132 in Latin America

#1315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1859

23. Autonomous University of Sinaloa

Mexico | Culiacan

For Forestry

#137 in Latin America

#1365 in the World

Founded: 1872

24. Autonomous University of Chihuahua

Mexico | Chihuahua

For Forestry

#140 in Latin America

#1379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1954

25. Autonomous University of Tlaxcala

Mexico | Tlaxcala

For Forestry

#142 in Latin America

#1401 in the World

Founded: 1976

26. Technological Institute of Oaxaca

Mexico | Oaxaca

For Forestry

#147 in Latin America

#1423 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1968

27. University of Guanajuato

Mexico | Guanajuato

For Forestry

#153 in Latin America

#1473 in the World

Enrollment: 44,503
Founded: 1945

28. Sonora Institute of Technology

Mexico | Cajeme

For Forestry

#169 in Latin America

#1648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1955

29. University of Colima

Mexico | Colima

For Forestry

#179 in Latin America

#1745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1940

30. Autonomous University of Zacatecas

Mexico | Zacatecas

For Forestry

#184 in Latin America

#1780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1959

31. Autonomous University of Nayarit

Mexico | Tepic

For Forestry

#189 in Latin America

#1875 in the World

Founded: 1969

32. Autonomous University of Aguascalientes

Mexico | Aguascalientes

For Forestry

#191 in Latin America

#1911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

33. Autonomous University of Campeche

Mexico | Campeche

For Forestry

#196 in Latin America

#1937 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

34. University of Quintana Roo

Mexico | Chetumal

For Forestry

#197 in Latin America

#1941 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1991

35. Technological Institute of Saltillo

Mexico | Saltillo

For Forestry

#204 in Latin America

#1970 in the World

Founded: 1951

36. University of Las Americas, Puebla

Mexico | San Andres Cholula

For Forestry

#220 in Latin America

#2104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1940

37. University of Sierra Juarez

Mexico | Ixtlan de Juarez

For Forestry

#228 in Latin America

#2205 in the World

Founded: 2005

38. Autonomous University of Coahuila

Mexico | Saltillo

For Forestry

#230 in Latin America

#2251 in the World

Founded: 1957

39. Durango Institute of Technology

Mexico | Durango

For Forestry

#231 in Latin America

#2254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1948

40. Ibero-American University, Mexico City

Mexico | Mexico City

For Forestry

#246 in Latin America

#2375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1943

41. Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez

Mexico | Ciudad Juarez

For Forestry

#256 in Latin America

#2499 in the World

Founded: 1973

42. Technological Institute of Ciudad Madero

Mexico | Ciudad Madero

For Forestry

#257 in Latin America

#2517 in the World

Founded: 1954

The best cities to study Forestry in Mexico based on the number of universities and their ranks are Mexico, San Nicolas de los Garza, Texcoco, and Xalapa.