Top 300 universities in Latin America: Rankings & Acceptance rate

Rank 🏆	University name	Country & City	Acceptance rate Acc. rate
1	University of Sao Paulo	São Paulo	5%
2	National Autonomous University of Mexico	Mexico City
3	State University of Campinas	Campinas	5%
4	Sao Paulo State University	São Paulo	25%
5	Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul	Porto Alegre
6	University of Chile	Santiago
7	University of Buenos Aires	Buenos Aires
8	Federal University of Minas Gerais	Belo Horizonte
9	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro	Rio de Janeiro	5%
10	Federal University of Santa Catarina	Florianópolis

11	National University of Colombia	Bogotá	5%
12	University of Brasilia	Brasília
13	Federal University of Parana	Curitiba
14	National University of La Plata	La Plata
15	Fluminense Federal University	Niterói	25%
16	Federal University of Santa Maria	Santa Maria
17	Pontifical Catholic University of Chile	Santiago
18	University of Costa Rica	San José
19	Autonomous University of the State of Mexico	Toluca	25%
20	Pontifical Javeriana University	Bogotá	55%
21	University of Antioquia	Medellín
22	Metropolitan Autonomous University	Mexico City	25%
23	University of Guadalajara	Guadalajara	35%
24	Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul	Porto Alegre	35%
25	Federal University of Vicosa	Viçosa
26	Federal University of Ceara	Fortaleza
27	Federal University of Bahia	Salvador
28	Federal University of Pernambuco	Recife
29	Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro	Rio de Janeiro	35%
30	State University of Maringa	Maringá
31	Federal University of Sao Carlos	São Carlos	5%
32	Federal University of Uberlandia	Uberlândia	5%
33	National Polytechnic Institute	Mexico City	25%
34	Federal University of Goias	Goiânia
35	University of the State of Rio de Janeiro	Rio de Janeiro
36	Federal University of Paraiba	João Pessoa
37	University of the Andes, Colombia	Bogotá	35%
38	State University of Londrina	Londrina
39	University of the Andes	Merida	75%
40	Federal University of Lavras	Lavras
41	University of Veracruz	Xalapa	35%
42	University of Concepcion	Concepción
43	El Rosario University	Bogotá	85%
44	National University of Cordoba	Córdoba
45	University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley	São Leopoldo
46	Northern University	Barranquilla	65%
47	Pontifical Catholic University of Parana	Curitiba	45%
48	Federal University of Technology - Parana	Curitiba	95%
49	Federal University of Sao Paulo	São Paulo
50	University of the Valley	Cali

51	Federal University of Para	Belém
52	National Major San Marcos University	Lima	5%
53	Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte	Natal	15%
54	Southern University of Chile	Valdivia
55	Pontifical Catholic University of Peru	Lima
56	Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo	São Paulo
57	Andres Bello Catholic University	Caracas
58	Valle Private University	Cochabamba
59	Salesian Polytechnic University	Cuenca
60	Mackenzie Presbyterian University	São Paulo
61	Santa Catarina State University	Florianópolis	55%
62	Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon	San Nicolás de Los Garza	35%
63	Federal University of Campina Grande	Campina Grande
64	Technological University of Pereira	Pereira	45%
65	Central University of Venezuela	Caracas
66	Autonomous University of Baja California	Mexicali	75%
67	Federal University of Espirito Santo	Vitória	25%
68	ICESI University	Cali	5%
69	Francisco Jose de Caldas District University	Bogotá
70	Northeast National University	Corrientes
71	University of Santiago de Chile	Santiago	25%
72	National University of Rosario	Rosario
73	Autonomous University of Puebla	Puebla	35%
74	Federal University of Pelotas	Pelotas
75	University of La Sabana	Chía
76	Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro	Seropedica	25%
77	Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela	Caracas
78	Industrial University of Santander	Bucaramanga	5%
79	Colegio de Mexico	Mexico City	5%
80	National Technological University	Buenos Aires
81	National University of Mar del Plata	Mar del Plata
82	Pontificia Bolivariana University	Medellín
83	EAFIT University	Medellín	65%
84	University of Las Americas, Puebla	San Andrés Cholula
85	Bolivian Private University, Cochabamba	Cochabamba	65%
86	National University, Costa Rica	Heredia	75%
87	University of the Valley of Itajai	Itajaí	85%
88	Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso	Valparaíso
89	National University of Litoral	Santa Fe
90	University of Caldas	Manizales
91	State University of Ponta Grossa	Ponta Grossa
92	University of Talca	Talca
93	University of Havana	Havana
94	Federal University of Juiz de Fora	Juiz de Fora
95	Western Parana State University	Cascavel	25%
96	University of Guanajuato	Guanajuato
97	ESPOL Polytechnic University	Guayaquil	35%
98	Monterrey Institute of Technology	Monterrey	55%
99	Federal University of Ouro Preto	Ouro Preto	55%
100	Federal University of Amazonas	Manaus	45%

101	University of Caxias do Sul	Caxias do Sul	75%
102	University of Bio Bio	Concepción
103	Externado University of Colombia	Bogotá
104	University of Palermo, Argentina	Buenos Aires
105	Federal University of Mato Grosso	Cuiabá
106	Autonomous University of Yucatan	Mérida
107	Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul	Campo Grande
108	National University of Central Buenos Aires Province	Tandil
109	University of Cauca	Popayán
110	Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais	Belo Horizonte
111	Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande	Rio Grande
112	Federal Rural University of Pernambuco	Recife
113	University of Colima	Colima	85%
114	Alberto Hurtado University	Santiago
115	San Francisco de Quito University	Quito	55%
116	Federal Rural University of the Semiarid Region	Mossoró	15%
117	Federal University of Maranhao	São Luís
118	Michoacan University of Saint Nicholas of Hidalgo	Morelia
119	University of South Santa Catarina	Tubarão
120	National University of the South	Bahía Blanca
121	Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador	Quito
122	Nove de Julho University	São Paulo
123	University of Passo Fundo	Passo Fundo	95%
124	Catholic University of Brasilia	Brasília
125	University of Fortaleza	Fortaleza
126	Center for Research and Teaching in Economics	Mexico City
127	University of Carabobo	Valencia
128	Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina	Buenos Aires	55%
129	Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi	San Luis Potosí	45%
130	Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei	São Joao del Rei	15%
131	University of Valparaiso	Valparaíso
132	Rio de Janeiro State Federal University	Rio de Janeiro
133	Diego Portales University	Santiago
134	National University of San Luis	San Luis
135	Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia	Tunja	25%
136	Federal University of Alagoas	Maceio
137	Federal University of Sergipe	São Cristóvão
138	Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas	Campinas
139	National Polytechnic School, Ecuador	Quito	25%
140	Regional University of Blumenau	Blumenau
141	Autonomus Institute of Technology of Mexico	Mexico City
142	Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education	Tlaquepaque	65%
143	Catholic University of the North	Antofagasta
144	University of La Frontera	Temuco
145	Marta Abreu University of Las Villas	Santa Clara
146	University of the East - Cuba	Santiago de Cuba
147	Estacio de Sa University	Rio de Janeiro
148	Federal University of Piaui	Teresina
149	Methodist University of Sao Paulo	São Bernardo do Campo
150	Federal University of Tocantins	Palmas

151	Technical University of Loja	Loja	65%
152	Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez	Ciudad Juárez
153	Federal University of ABC	Santo André	5%
154	National Pedagogical University - Bogota	Bogotá
155	State University of North Fluminense	Campos dos Goytacazes
156	State University of Ceara	Fortaleza
157	University of Zulia	Maracaibo
158	National University of Quilmes	Quilmes
159	Federal University of Grande Dourados	Dourados
160	Federico Santa Maria Technical University	Valparaíso
161	University of Medellin	Medellín
162	State University of the Central West	Guarapuava
163	Federal University of Triangulo Mineiro	Uberaba
164	University of Santa Cruz do Sul	Santa Cruz do Sul
165	National University of Tucuman	San Miguel de Tucumán
166	Feevale University	Novo Hamburgo
167	National University of Rio Cuarto	Río Cuarto
168	Federal University of Itajuba	Itajubá	35%
169	State University of Santa Cruz	Ilhéus
170	Technological University of Habana Jose Antonio Echeverria	Havana
171	Autonomous University of Queretaro	Querétaro
172	Regional University of Northwestern Rio Grande do Sul State	Ijuí
173	University of Tarapaca	Arica
174	Chapingo Autonomous University	Texcoco
175	Bahia State University	Salvador	5%
176	University of Manizales	Manizales	75%
177	Lisandro Alvarado Central Western University	Barquisimeto
178	Panamerican University	Mexico City
179	University of Cuenca	Cuenca	55%
180	State University of Paraiba	Campina Grande
181	Agrarian National University	Lima
182	National University of La Pampa	Santa Rosa
183	National University of Asuncion	Asunción
184	Equinox University of Technology, Quito	Quito
185	Adolfo Ibanez University	Viña del Mar
186	CES University	Medellín
187	Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, Bogota	Bogotá	35%
188	Technical University of Ambato	Ambato
189	University of the Extreme South of Santa Catarina	Criciúma	75%
190	Autonomous University of the State of Morelos	Cuernavaca
191	University of Taquari Valley	Lajeado
192	National University of San Juan	San Juan
193	University of Los Lagos	Osorno
194	Autonomous University of Tamaulipas	Ciudad Victoria
195	National University of Engineering, Peru	Lima	5%
196	University of the Pacific - Peru	Lima	5%
197	National University of San Martin, Argentina	San Martín
198	University of West Santa Catarina	Joaçaba
199	Catholic University of Colombia	Bogotá	65%
200	Ibero-American University, Mexico City	Mexico City	75%

201	Francisco Marroquin University	Guatemala City
202	State University of Feira de Santana	Feira de Santana
203	University of Narino	Pasto
204	National University of Comahue	Neuquén
205	University of Guayaquil	Guayaquil
206	Peruvian University of Applied Sciences	Lima
207	University for Development	Santiago
208	Autonomous University of Aguascalientes	Aguascalientes
209	Federal University of Pampa	Bagé
210	University of Information Sciences	Havana
211	Andres Bello University	Santiago
212	Juarez Autonoma de Tabasco University	Villahermosa	65%
213	University of Cartagena	Cartagena
214	Paranaense University	Umuarama
215	Autonomous University of Chihuahua	Chihuahua
216	State University of Goias	Anápolis
217	Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil	Guayaquil	75%
218	Paulista University	São Paulo
219	Anahuac University of North Mexico	Huixquilucan	65%
220	Autonomous University of Bucaramanga	Bucaramanga	55%
221	University Institute of the Italian Hospital	Buenos Aires	45%
222	Santo Tomas University	Bogotá
223	University of the East, Venezuela	Cumaná
224	State University of Southwest Bahia	Vitória da Conquista
225	Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo	Pachuca
226	National University of Salta	Salta
227	Mato Grosso State University	Cáceres
228	University of Cienfuegos	Cienfuegos
229	Hermanos Saiz Montes de Oca University of Pinar del Rio	Pinar del Río
230	University of San Andres	Victoria
231	Lutheran University of Brazil	Canoas
232	School of Technology of Chimborazo, Riobamba	Riobamba
233	State University of Mato Grosso do Sul	Dourados
234	Tiradentes University	Aracaju
235	Central University of Ecuador, Quito	Quito
236	Torcuato di Tella University	Buenos Aires	45%
237	National University of General Sarmiento	Los Polvorines
238	University of La Salle	Bogotá
239	University of Paraiba Valley	São José dos Campos	35%
240	University of Azuay	Cuenca	65%
241	Federal University of Reconcavo da Bahia	Cruz das Almas
242	Catholic University of Temuco	Temuco
243	Konrad Lorenz University Foundation	Bogotá
244	Catholic University of Pernambuco	Recife
245	University of Tolima	Ibague	75%
246	Nueva Granada Military University	Bogotá	65%
247	Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences	Buenos Aires
248	University of Lima	Lima
249	Rafael Belloso Chacin University	Maracaibo
250	University of Taubate	Taubaté

251	Simon Bolivar Andean University, Ecuador	Quito	55%
252	Federal University of Roraima	Boa Vista
253	Regional Community University of Chapeco	Chapecó	55%
254	University of the French West Indies	Pointe-à-Pitre
255	Minuto de Dios University Corporation	Bogotá
256	The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine	St. Augustine
257	Technical University of Manabi	Portoviejo
258	Rafael Landivar University	Guatemala City
259	Central University, Colombia	Bogotá
260	National University of Santiago del Estero	Santiago del Estero
261	School of Engineering of Antioquia	Envigado
262	Federal University of Vale do Sao Francisco	Petrolina
263	Costa Rica Institute of Technology	Cártago	5%
264	University of Quindio	Armenia
265	Catholic University of the Holy Conception	Concepción
266	University of Pamplona	Pamplona
267	Salvador University	Salvador
268	Catholic University of Uruguay	Montevideo
269	University of the Andes, Chile	Santiago
270	Central University of Chile	Santiago
271	Federal University of Alfenas	Alfenas	15%
272	University of the State of Amazonas	Manaus
273	University of Cordoba, Colombia	Montería
274	University of San Martin de Porres	Lima
275	Anhanguera University	São Paulo
276	University of Belgrano	Buenos Aires
277	Autonomous University of the West	Cali
278	Catholic University Foundation of the North	Santa Rosa de Osos
279	St. George's University	Grenada
280	Federal University of Fronteira Sul	Chapecó
281	Technical University of Machala	Machala
282	Federal University of Rondonia	Porto Velho	5%
283	National University of Entre Rios	Concepción del Uruguay
284	Metropolitan Institute of Technology	Medellín
285	Catholic University of the Maule	Talca
286	Autonomous University of Chile	Temuco
287	Austral University	Buenos Aires	45%
288	Federal University of the Valleys of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri	Diamantina	75%
289	University of Magallanes	Punta Arenas
290	National Institute of Agricultural Sciences	San José de las Lajas
291	University of Monterrey	San Pedro Garza García
292	University of La Serena	La Serena
293	State University of Montes Claros	Montes Claros
294	National University of Misiones	Posadas	85%
295	University of San Buenaventura	Bogotá
296	ORT Uruguay University	Montevideo
297	University of Holguin	Holguin
298	Technological University of Panama	Panama City	5%
299	FUMEC University	Belo Horizonte
300	Anhembi Morumbi University	São Paulo