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 45.7M citations received by 4.91M academic publications made by 1,756 universities from Latin America, the popularity of 7,063 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Sao Paulo

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

14. National University of Colombia

#1 in Colombia
#508 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
54,284
Founded
1867

21. National University of Cordoba

#3 in Argentina
#696 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
178,288
Founded
1613

22. Monterrey Institute of Technology

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

24. National Polytechnic Institute

#3 in Mexico
#735 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
170,000
Founded
1936

26. University of Costa Rica

#750 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
30,436
Founded
1940

29. Metropolitan Autonomous University

#4 in Mexico
#794 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
61,908
Founded
1974

39. National Major San Marcos University

#1 in Peru
#983 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
32,399
Founded
1551

44. Federal University of Espirito Santo

#26 in Brazil
#1098 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
23,744
Founded
1954

62. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

#34 in Brazil
#1406 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
23,988
Founded
1969

80. Ibero-American University, Mexico City

#11 in Mexico
#1644 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1943

92. Autonomous University of Baja California

#12 in Mexico
#1799 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
67,944
Founded
1957

95. University for Development

#13 in Chile
#1833 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
16,544
Founded
1990