List of 100 best universities in Latin America

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EduRank

Top 100 universities in Latin America ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 38.7M citations received by 4.28M academic publications made by 1,756 universities from Latin America, the popularity of 6,398 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Sao Paulo

#1 in Brazil
#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
97,964
Founded
1827

13. National University of Colombia

#1 in Colombia
#489 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
54,284
Founded
1867

21. Monterrey Institute of Technology

#2 in Mexico
#703 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
92,736
Founded
1943

23. National Polytechnic Institute

#3 in Mexico
#713 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
170,000
Founded
1936

25. National University of Cordoba

#3 in Argentina
#717 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
120,055
Founded
1613

26. University of Costa Rica

#726 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
30,436
Founded
1940

42. National Major San Marcos University

#2 in Peru
#1025 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
32,399
Founded
1551

45. Federal University of Espirito Santo

#27 in Brazil
#1068 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
23,744
Founded
1954

59. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

#33 in Brazil
#1309 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
23,988
Founded
1969

61. El Rosario University

#6 in Colombia
#1355 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
13,226
Founded
1653

71. University of the Republic

#1 in Uruguay
#1550 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
209,129
Founded
1833

78. Ibero-American University, Mexico City

#11 in Mexico
#1596 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1943

87. Autonomous University of Baja California

#12 in Mexico
#1753 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Enrollment
67,944
Founded
1957

93. University for Development

#11 in Chile
#1826 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
16,544
Founded
1990

95. Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University

#3 in Peru
#1850 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
16,000
Founded
1961