Best Universities for Archaeology in Latin America

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Latin America ranked based on their research performance in Archaeology. A graph of 7.9M citations received by 483K academic papers made by 395 universities in Latin America was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Archaeology

#1 in Brazil

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

2. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Archaeology

#1 in Mexico

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

3. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Archaeology

#2 in Brazil

#261 in the World

Founded: 1934

4. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Archaeology

#3 in Brazil

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

5. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Archaeology

#4 in Brazil

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 67,329
Founded: 1920

6. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Archaeology

#5 in Brazil

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

7. University of Buenos Aires

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Archaeology

#1 in Argentina

#351 in the World

Enrollment: 262,932
Founded: 1821

8. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Archaeology

#6 in Brazil

#404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 45,038
Founded: 1927

9. University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Archaeology

#1 in Chile

#418 in the World

Founded: 1842

10. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Archaeology

#7 in Brazil

#445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

11. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Archaeology

#2 in Chile

#465 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

12. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Archaeology

#8 in Brazil

#478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

13. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Archaeology

#9 in Brazil

#542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

14. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For Archaeology

#2 in Mexico

#565 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 170,000
Founded: 1936

15. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Archaeology

#10 in Brazil

#639 in the World

Founded: 1946

16. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Archaeology

#11 in Brazil

#671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

17. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Archaeology

#716 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 54,284
Founded: 1867

18. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Archaeology

#12 in Brazil

#741 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

19. National University of La Plata

Argentina | La Plata

For Archaeology

#2 in Argentina

#746 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1905

20. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Archaeology

#13 in Brazil

#752 in the World

Founded: 1950

21. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Archaeology

#14 in Brazil

#798 in the World

Founded: 1922

22. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Archaeology

#15 in Brazil

#808 in the World

Founded: 1933

23. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Archaeology

#16 in Brazil

#839 in the World

Founded: 1946

24. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Archaeology

#17 in Brazil

#845 in the World

Founded: 1960

25. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Archaeology

#18 in Brazil

#852 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

26. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

For Archaeology

#19 in Brazil

#861 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

27. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Archaeology

#20 in Brazil

#869 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

28. University of the Republic

Uruguay | Montevideo

For Archaeology

#946 in the World

Enrollment: 209,129
Founded: 1833

29. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Archaeology

#3 in Mexico

#959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1943

30. National University of Cordoba

Argentina | Cordoba

For Archaeology

#3 in Argentina

#1005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 178,288
Founded: 1613

31. Federal University of Goias

Brazil | Goiania

For Archaeology

#21 in Brazil

#1009 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1960

32. Federal University of Pelotas

Brazil | Pelotas

For Archaeology

#22 in Brazil

#1038 in the World

Founded: 1969

33. Federal University of Para

For Archaeology

#23 in Brazil

#1050 in the World

Founded: 1957

34. University of the Andes, Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Archaeology

#1051 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

35. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Archaeology

#24 in Brazil

#1057 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

36. University of Concepcion

Chile | Concepcion

For Archaeology

#3 in Chile

#1071 in the World

Founded: 1920

37. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For Archaeology

#25 in Brazil

#1094 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 25,494
Founded: 1969

38. Metropolitan Autonomous University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Archaeology

#4 in Mexico

#1102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 61,152
Founded: 1974

39. State University of Maringa

Brazil | Maringa

For Archaeology

#26 in Brazil

#1109 in the World

Founded: 1970

40. Federal University of Espirito Santo

Brazil | Vitoria

For Archaeology

#27 in Brazil

#1124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,744
Founded: 1954

41. University of Antioquia

Colombia | Medellin

For Archaeology

#1138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1803

42. University of Costa Rica

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Costa Rica | San Jose

For Archaeology

#1 in Costa Rica

#1150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 30,436
Founded: 1940

43. Federal University of Technology - Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Archaeology

#28 in Brazil

#1157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

44. Federal University of Lavras

Brazil | Lavras

For Archaeology

#29 in Brazil

#1168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1908

45. State University of Londrina

Brazil | Londrina

For Archaeology

#30 in Brazil

#1186 in the World

Founded: 1970

46. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Archaeology

#31 in Brazil

#1199 in the World

Founded: 1948

47. University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Guadalajara

For Archaeology

#5 in Mexico

#1201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 339,508
Founded: 1792

48. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

Brazil | Sao Leopoldo

For Archaeology

#32 in Brazil

#1261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 23,988
Founded: 1969

49. University of the Valley

Colombia | Cali

For Archaeology

#1284 in the World

Founded: 1945

50. Pontifical Javeriana University

Colombia | Bogota

For Archaeology

#1325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1623

51. Southern University of Chile

Chile | Valdivia

For Archaeology

#4 in Chile

#1331 in the World

Founded: 1954

52. University of the Northeast

Mexico | Tampico

For Archaeology

#6 in Mexico

#1346 in the World

Founded: 1970

53. National University of Mar del Plata

Argentina | Mar del Plata

For Archaeology

#4 in Argentina

#1364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1975

54. Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande

Brazil | Rio Grande

For Archaeology

#33 in Brazil

#1402 in the World

Founded: 1969

55. Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Brazil | Juiz de Fora

For Archaeology

#34 in Brazil

#1445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1960

56. Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Seropedica

For Archaeology

#35 in Brazil

#1469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

57. Pontifical Catholic University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Archaeology

#36 in Brazil

#1489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1959

58. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

For Archaeology

#1 in Peru

#1500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

59. Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon

Mexico | San Nicolas de los Garza

For Archaeology

#7 in Mexico

#1528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1933

60. University of the West Indies, Mona

For Archaeology

#1564 in the World

Enrollment: 49,092
Founded: 1948

61. Federal University of Campina Grande

Brazil | Campina Grande

For Archaeology

#37 in Brazil

#1595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 2002

62. Federal University of Sergipe

Brazil | Sao Cristovao

For Archaeology

#38 in Brazil

#1617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

63. Federal Rural University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Archaeology

#39 in Brazil

#1623 in the World

Founded: 1912

64. University of Santiago de Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Archaeology

#5 in Chile

#1664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1849

65. Federal University of Mato Grosso

Brazil | Cuiaba

For Archaeology

#40 in Brazil

#1680 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1970

66. Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Archaeology

#41 in Brazil

#1703 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

67. Santa Catarina State University

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Archaeology

#42 in Brazil

#1709 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

68. Federal University of Alagoas

Brazil | Maceio

For Archaeology

#43 in Brazil

#1716 in the World

Founded: 1961

69. National University of Comahue

Argentina | Neuquen

For Archaeology

#5 in Argentina

#1722 in the World

Founded: 1972

70. Federal University of Ouro Preto

Brazil | Ouro Preto

For Archaeology

#44 in Brazil

#1736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

71. Michoacan University of Saint Nicholas of Hidalgo

Mexico | Morelia

For Archaeology

#8 in Mexico

#1741 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1540

72. Catholic University of the North

Chile | Antofagasta

For Archaeology

#6 in Chile

#1749 in the World

Founded: 1956

73. National University of the South

Argentina | Bahia Blanca

For Archaeology

#6 in Argentina

#1756 in the World

Founded: 1956

74. Central University of Venezuela

Venezuela | Caracas

For Archaeology

#1 in Venezuela

#1786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1721

75. Federal University of Amazonas

Brazil | Manaus

For Archaeology

#45 in Brazil

#1799 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1909

76. Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso

Chile | Valparaiso

For Archaeology

#7 in Chile

#1814 in the World

Founded: 1928

77. Autonomous University of the State of Mexico

Mexico | Toluca

For Archaeology

#9 in Mexico

#1828 in the World

Founded: 1956

78. Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

Brazil | Campo Grande

For Archaeology

#46 in Brazil

#1884 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

79. National University of Tucuman

Argentina | San Miguel de Tucuman

For Archaeology

#7 in Argentina

#1886 in the World

Founded: 1914

80. University of Ribeirao Preto

Brazil | Ribeirao Preto

For Archaeology

#47 in Brazil

#1891 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1924

81. University of La Frontera

For Archaeology

#8 in Chile

#1897 in the World

Founded: 1981

82. National University of Rosario

Argentina | Rosario

For Archaeology

#8 in Argentina

#1919 in the World

Founded: 1968

83. National Major San Marcos University

For Archaeology

#2 in Peru

#1926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 32,399
Founded: 1551

84. University of Veracruz

Mexico | Xalapa

For Archaeology

#10 in Mexico

#1929 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1944

85. University of Talca

For Archaeology

#9 in Chile

#1945 in the World

Founded: 1981

86. Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Archaeology

#48 in Brazil

#1979 in the World

Founded: 1958

87. Brasil University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Archaeology

#49 in Brazil

#1980 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1989

88. Federal University of Piaui

Brazil | Teresina

For Archaeology

#50 in Brazil

#1996 in the World

Founded: 1973

89. State University of Ponta Grossa

Brazil | Ponta Grossa

For Archaeology

#51 in Brazil

#2002 in the World

Founded: 1970

90. Autonomous University of Yucatan

Mexico | Merida

For Archaeology

#11 in Mexico

#2006 in the World

Founded: 1812

91. Western Parana State University

Brazil | Cascavel

For Archaeology

#52 in Brazil

#2037 in the World

Founded: 1994

92. Federal University of ABC

Brazil | Santo Andre

For Archaeology

#53 in Brazil

#2043 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2005

93. Autonomous University of Puebla

Mexico | Delicias

For Archaeology

#12 in Mexico

#2047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1587

94. Federico Santa Maria Technical University

Chile | Valparaiso

For Archaeology

#10 in Chile

#2049 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1931

95. Center for Research and Teaching in Economics

Mexico | Mexico City

For Archaeology

#13 in Mexico

#2081 in the World

Founded: 1974

96. El Rosario University

Colombia | Bogota

For Archaeology

#2092 in the World

Enrollment: 13,226
Founded: 1653

97. Colegio de Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Archaeology

#14 in Mexico

#2097 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1940

98. University of America in Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Archaeology

#2122 in the World

Founded: 1958

99. Federal University of Maranhao

Brazil | Sao Luis

For Archaeology

#54 in Brazil

#2134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1966

100. ESPOL Polytechnic University

Ecuador | Guayaquil

For Archaeology

#2141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1958

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Latin America

Anthropology303

Broadcast Journalism34

Classics and Ancient History117

Communications and Public Relations179

Criminology and Criminal Justice81

Early Childhood Education37

Education Majors299

Forensic Science42

Gender Studies160

Human Rights Law85

Intellectual Property and Patent Law33

International Law35

International Relations and Diplomacy39

Journalism and Digital Media67

Law Enforcement22

Library and Information science196

Media Studies64

Military science26

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution33

Occupational Safety and Health42

Political Economy61

Political Science431

Public Policy / Administration105

Radio and Television broadcasting28

Special Education20

Sports / Exercise science106

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies253

Urban and Regional planning77