Top 31 universities in Cuba: Rankings & Acceptance rate

Rank 🏆	University name	City & State
1	University of Havana	Havana
2	Marta Abreu University of Las Villas	Santa Clara
3	University of the East - Cuba	Santiago de Cuba
4	Technological University of Habana Jose Antonio Echeverria	Havana
5	University of Information Sciences	Havana
6	University of Cienfuegos	Cienfuegos
7	Hermanos Saiz Montes de Oca University of Pinar del Rio	Pinar del Rio
8	National Institute of Agricultural Sciences	San Jose de las Lajas
9	University of Holguin	Holguin
10	University of Granma	Bayamo
11	Ignacio Agramonte Loynaz University of Camaguey	Camaguey
12	Las Tunas University	Las Tunas
13	University of Matanzas	Matanzas
14	University of Guantanamo	Guantanamo
15	Fructuoso Rodriguez Perez Agricultural University of Havana	San Jose de las Lajas
16	Maximo Gomez Baez University of Ciego de Avila	Moron
17	Higher Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Moa	Moa
18	Jose Marti Perez University of Sancti Spiritus	Sancti Spiritus
19	The Higher Institute of Technologies and Applied Sciences	Havana
20	Latin American School of Medicine	Havana
21	Manuel Fajardo University of Sciences of Physical Culture and Sport	Havana
22	Pedagogical University of Pinar del Rio	Pinar del Rio
23	Pedagogical University Enrique Jose Varona	Havana
24	Higher Institute of International Relations Raul Roa Garcia	Havana
25	ISA, University of the Arts	Havana
26	Institute of Animal Science	San Jose de las Lajas
27	Jesus Montane Oropesa University of Isla de la Juventud	Isla de la Juventud
28	Higher Institute of Industrial Design	Havana
29	Medical University of Holguin	Holguin
30	Medical University of Sancti Spiritus	Sancti Spiritus
31	Medical University of Villa Clara	Santa Clara

The best cities to study in Cuba based on the number of universities and their ranks are Havana, Santa Clara, Santiago de Cuba, and Cienfuegos.

Average cost of living for students in Cuba is $396 + $38-272 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).