List of 31 best universities in Santiago, Chile

We ranked 31 best universities in Santiago based on their reputation, research performance, and alumni impact. We processed 2.59M citations received by 134K publications made by 31 universities in Santiago, measured the popularity of 593 recognized alumni, and utilized the largest available links database (to compare non-academic prominence).

University of Chile

#1 in Santiago

#1 in Chile

#4 in Latin America

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1842

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

#2 in Santiago

#2 in Chile

#10 in Latin America

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1888

University of Santiago de Chile

#3 in Santiago

#4 in Chile

#51 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1849

Andres Bello University

#4 in Santiago

#8 in Chile

#78 in Latin America

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1988

Diego Portales University

#5 in Santiago

#10 in Chile

#81 in Latin America

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1982

University for Development

#6 in Santiago

#11 in Chile

#97 in Latin America

Enrollment: 16,544
Founded: 1990

Alberto Hurtado University

#7 in Santiago

#18 in Chile

#165 in Latin America

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1997

Major University

#8 in Santiago

#20 in Chile

#188 in Latin America

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1988

Central University of Chile

#9 in Santiago

#21 in Chile

#194 in Latin America

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1990

University of Technology of Chile

#10 in Santiago

#23 in Chile

#220 in Latin America

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1992

University of the Andes, Chile

#11 in Santiago

#29 in Chile

#288 in Latin America

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1989

Autonomous University Academy of Christian Humanism

#12 in Santiago

#31 in Chile

#304 in Latin America

Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1975

Metropolitan University of Technology

#13 in Santiago

#32 in Chile

#316 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1993

Finis Terrae University

#14 in Santiago

#34 in Chile

#338 in Latin America

Enrollment: 9,500
Founded: 1981

University of Las Americas

#15 in Santiago

#38 in Chile

#418 in Latin America

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1988

Gabriela Mistral University

#16 in Santiago

#40 in Chile

#473 in Latin America

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1981

Santo Tomas University, Chile

#17 in Santiago

#41 in Chile

#487 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1988

Catholic University Cardinal Raul Silva Henriquez

#18 in Santiago

#42 in Chile

#490 in Latin America

Enrollment: 6,500
Founded: 1991

UNIACC University

#19 in Santiago

#43 in Chile

#498 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1981

Metropolitan University of Educational Sciences

#20 in Santiago

#44 in Chile

#531 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1889

Bernardo O'Higgins University

#21 in Santiago

#45 in Chile

#574 in Latin America

Enrollment: 5,000
Male:Female: 48:52
Founded: 1990

University of the Pacific, Chile

#22 in Santiago

#47 in Chile

#656 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1976

Pedro de Valdivia University

#23 in Santiago

#48 in Chile

#699 in Latin America

Enrollment: 6,500
Founded: 1987

Bolivariana University

#24 in Santiago

#50 in Chile

#777 in Latin America

Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1988

University of Arts and Social Sciences ARCIS

#25 in Santiago

#51 in Chile

#790 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1982

UCINF University

#26 in Santiago

#53 in Chile

#946 in Latin America

Enrollment: 750
Founded: 1989

Miguel de Cervantes University

#27 in Santiago

#55 in Chile

#1002 in Latin America

Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1997

Chilean-British University of Santiago

#28 in Santiago

#56 in Chile

#1017 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 375
Founded: 2006

La Republica University

#29 in Santiago

#57 in Chile

#1093 in Latin America

Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 1989

Ibero-American University of Science and Technology, Chile

#30 in Santiago

#59 in Chile

#1211 in Latin America

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1989

Los Leones

#31 in Santiago

#60 in Chile

#1528 in Latin America

Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1981

Universities near Santiago

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
4	International University SEK	52	Penalolen
80	University of O'Higgins	49	Rancagua
95	Adolfo Ibanez University	14	Vina del Mar
95	Vina del Mar University	37	Vina del Mar
95	University of Aconcagua, Chile	58	Vina del Mar
98	Federico Santa Maria Technical University	6	Valparaiso
98	Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso	7	Valparaiso
99	University of Valparaiso	22	Valparaiso
102	Playa Ancha University of Educational Sciences	25	Valparaiso
178	National University of Cuyo	10	Mendoza