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 4.63M citations received by 532K academic papers made by 401 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
#132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
97,964
Founded
1827

5. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

For Law

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

10. University of Brasilia

For Law

#7 in Brazil
#575 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1962

18. Monterrey Institute of Technology

For Law

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

20. National University of Colombia

For Law

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

28. Metropolitan Autonomous University

For Law

#4 in Mexico
#1032 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
61,908
Founded
1974

31. National University of Cordoba

For Law

#2 in Argentina
#1098 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
178,288
Founded
1613

38. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

For Law

#23 in Brazil
#1220 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
23,988
Founded
1969

40. University of Costa Rica

For Law

#1275 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
30,436
Founded
1940

41. National Polytechnic Institute

For Law

#5 in Mexico
#1287 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
170,000
Founded
1936

44. Federal University of Goias

For Law

#26 in Brazil
#1309 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1960

46. Federal University of Espirito Santo

For Law

#28 in Brazil
#1338 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
23,744
Founded
1954

51. Diego Portales University

For Law

#3 in Chile
#1459 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1982

56. Brasil University

For Law

#32 in Brazil
#1514 in the World
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1989

64. Colegio de Mexico

For Law

#9 in Mexico
#1722 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1940

70. Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University

For Law

#2 in Peru
#1777 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
16,000
Founded
1961

71. EAFIT University

For Law

#8 in Colombia
#1783 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
2,868
Founded
1960

75. University of Fortaleza

For Law

#40 in Brazil
#1821 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1973

78. State University of Ceara

For Law

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

90. Nove de Julho University

For Law

#49 in Brazil
#2108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1972

92. Ibero-American University, Mexico City

For Law

#11 in Mexico
#2140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1943