Best Law Schools in Latin America

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Latin America ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 8.31M citations received by 644K academic papers made by 412 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

For Law

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

5. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

For Law

#4 in Brazil
#389 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
67,329
Founded
1920

6. Federal University of Minas Gerais

For Law

#5 in Brazil
#408 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
45,038
Founded
1927

9. University of Brasilia

For Law

#6 in Brazil
#497 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1962

18. Monterrey Institute of Technology

For Law

#2 in Mexico
#752 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
9,000
Founded
1943

19. National University of Colombia

For Law

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

24. National Polytechnic Institute

For Law

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

32. Metropolitan Autonomous University

For Law

#5 in Mexico
#1104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
61,152
Founded
1974

38. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

For Law

#23 in Brazil
#1185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
23,988
Founded
1969

39. National University of Cordoba

For Law

#3 in Argentina
#1206 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
178,288
Founded
1613

41. Federal University of Goias

For Law

#25 in Brazil
#1220 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1960

42. University of Costa Rica

For Law

#1261 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
30,436
Founded
1940

45. Federal University of Espirito Santo

For Law

#28 in Brazil
#1298 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
23,744
Founded
1954

46. University of Guadalajara

For Law

#6 in Mexico
#1347 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Enrollment
339,508
Founded
1792

48. Diego Portales University

For Law

#3 in Chile
#1384 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1982

50. Federal University of Uberlandia

For Law

#30 in Brazil
#1425 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
25,494
Founded
1969

62. EAFIT University

For Law

#8 in Colombia
#1662 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
2,868
Founded
1960

69. Brasil University

For Law

#39 in Brazil
#1800 in the World
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1989

71. Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University

For Law

#2 in Peru
#1853 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
16,000
Founded
1961

74. Colegio de Mexico

For Law

#9 in Mexico
#1917 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1940

75. University of Fortaleza

For Law

#40 in Brazil
#1919 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1973

77. State University of Ceara

For Law

#41 in Brazil
#1931 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

80. Nove de Julho University

For Law

#44 in Brazil
#1957 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1972

82. Ibero-American University, Mexico City

For Law

#11 in Mexico
#1999 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1943

90. National Major San Marcos University

For Law

#3 in Peru
#2159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
32,399
Founded
1551

99. University of Veracruz

For Law

#13 in Mexico
#2287 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1944