Best Medical Schools in Latin America

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Latin America ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 38.7M citations received by 4.28M academic papers made by 423 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 Medicine

#1 in Brazil

#42 in the World

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

2. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Medicine

#2 in Brazil

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1966

3. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Medicine

#3 in Brazil

#225 in the World

Founded: 1933

4. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Medicine

#4 in Brazil

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

5. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Medicine

#5 in Brazil

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1927

6. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Medicine

#6 in Brazil

#264 in the World

Founded: 1934

7. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Medicine

#7 in Brazil

#281 in the World

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

8. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Medicine

#1 in Mexico

#314 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

9. University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Medicine

#1 in Chile

#352 in the World

Founded: 1842

10. University of Buenos Aires

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Medicine

#1 in Argentina

#363 in the World

Enrollment: 262,932
Founded: 1821

11. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Medicine

#2 in Chile

#455 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

12. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Medicine

#8 in Brazil

#523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1960

13. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Medicine

#9 in Brazil

#525 in the World

Founded: 1950

14. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Medicine

#10 in Brazil

#561 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1912

15. Federal University of Pelotas

Brazil | Pelotas

For Medicine

#11 in Brazil

#586 in the World

Founded: 1969

16. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Medicine

#12 in Brazil

#606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

17. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Medicine

#13 in Brazil

#617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

18. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Medicine

#14 in Brazil

#618 in the World

Founded: 1946

19. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Medicine

#15 in Brazil

#663 in the World

Founded: 1946

20. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Medicine

#16 in Brazil

#672 in the World

Founded: 1960

21. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Medicine

#17 in Brazil

#702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1960

22. University of Antioquia

Colombia | Medellin

For Medicine

#741 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1803

23. State University of Londrina

Brazil | Londrina

For Medicine

#18 in Brazil

#756 in the World

Founded: 1970

24. Federal University of Goias

Brazil | Goiania

For Medicine

#19 in Brazil

#793 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1960

25. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Medicine

#20 in Brazil

#794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

26. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Medicine

#21 in Brazil

#812 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1948

27. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Medicine

#825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 54,284
Founded: 1867

28. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

For Medicine

#22 in Brazil

#830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

29. University of Ribeirao Preto

Brazil | Ribeirao Preto

For Medicine

#23 in Brazil

#839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1924

30. Brasil University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Medicine

#24 in Brazil

#858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1989

31. State University of Maringa

Brazil | Maringa

For Medicine

#25 in Brazil

#860 in the World

Founded: 1970

32. Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University

For Medicine

#1 in Peru

#869 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1961

33. National University of Cordoba

Argentina | Cordoba

For Medicine

#2 in Argentina

#873 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 120,055
Founded: 1613

34. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Medicine

#26 in Brazil

#890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1922

35. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For Medicine

#2 in Mexico

#904 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 170,000
Founded: 1936

36. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For Medicine

#27 in Brazil

#917 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1969

37. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Medicine

#28 in Brazil

#925 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

38. National University of La Plata

Argentina | La Plata

For Medicine

#3 in Argentina

#930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1905

39. University Institute of the Italian Hospital

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Medicine

#4 in Argentina

#934 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 2000

40. University of the Republic

Uruguay | Montevideo

For Medicine

#956 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 209,129
Founded: 1833

41. Central University of Venezuela

Venezuela | Caracas

For Medicine

#1 in Venezuela

#1003 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1721

42. Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon

Mexico | San Nicolas de los Garza

For Medicine

#3 in Mexico

#1007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1933

43. Federal University of Para

For Medicine

#29 in Brazil

#1038 in the World

Founded: 1957

44. Federal University of Espirito Santo

Brazil | Vitoria

For Medicine

#30 in Brazil

#1041 in the World

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

45. University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Guadalajara

For Medicine

#4 in Mexico

#1068 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1792

46. Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Brazil | Juiz de Fora

For Medicine

#31 in Brazil

#1075 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1960

47. Metropolitan Autonomous University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Medicine

#5 in Mexico

#1085 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1974

48. Federal University of Sergipe

Brazil | Sao Cristovao

For Medicine

#32 in Brazil

#1099 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1963

49. Estacio de Sa University

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Medicine

#33 in Brazil

#1124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1970

50. University of Costa Rica

Costa Rica | San Jose

For Medicine

#1 in Costa Rica

#1145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 30,436
Founded: 1940

51. Pontifical Javeriana University

Colombia | Bogota

For Medicine

#1147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1623

52. University of Concepcion

Chile | Concepcion

For Medicine

#3 in Chile

#1169 in the World

Founded: 1920

53. Federal University of Piaui

Brazil | Teresina

For Medicine

#34 in Brazil

#1192 in the World

Founded: 1973

54. Pontifical Catholic University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Medicine

#35 in Brazil

#1197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1959

55. University of the Valley

Colombia | Cali

For Medicine

#1199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1945

56. University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Medicine

#36 in Brazil

#1202 in the World

Founded: 1990

57. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Medicine

#6 in Mexico

#1208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 92,736
Founded: 1943

58. National University of Rosario

Argentina | Rosario

For Medicine

#5 in Argentina

#1231 in the World

Founded: 1968

59. University of the West Indies, Mona

For Medicine

#1233 in the World

Enrollment: 49,092
Founded: 1948

60. Southern University of Chile

Chile | Valdivia

For Medicine

#4 in Chile

#1271 in the World

Founded: 1954

61. Federal University of Mato Grosso

Brazil | Cuiaba

For Medicine

#37 in Brazil

#1287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1970

62. Federal University of Maranhao

Brazil | Sao Luis

For Medicine

#38 in Brazil

#1290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1966

63. Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

Brazil | Campo Grande

For Medicine

#39 in Brazil

#1321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

64. Lutheran University of Brazil

Brazil | Canoas

For Medicine

#40 in Brazil

#1325 in the World

Founded: 1972

65. National Major San Marcos University

For Medicine

#2 in Peru

#1330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 32,399
Founded: 1551

66. State University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Medicine

#41 in Brazil

#1342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

67. University of La Frontera

For Medicine

#5 in Chile

#1356 in the World

Founded: 1981

68. Federal University of Lavras

Brazil | Lavras

For Medicine

#42 in Brazil

#1413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1908

69. Federal University of Alagoas

Brazil | Maceio

For Medicine

#43 in Brazil

#1414 in the World

Founded: 1961

70. Federal University of Health Sciences, Porto Alegre

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Medicine

#44 in Brazil

#1419 in the World

Founded: 1953

71. Federal Rural University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Medicine

#45 in Brazil

#1438 in the World

Founded: 1912

72. Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Medicine

#46 in Brazil

#1481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

73. El Rosario University

Colombia | Bogota

For Medicine

#1497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 13,226
Founded: 1653

74. Santa Catarina State University

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Medicine

#47 in Brazil

#1498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1965

75. University of the Northeast

Mexico | Tampico

For Medicine

#7 in Mexico

#1510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1970

76. University of Zulia

Venezuela | Maracaibo

For Medicine

#2 in Venezuela

#1515 in the World

Founded: 1891

77. Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Seropedica

For Medicine

#48 in Brazil

#1529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

78. St. George's University

Grenada | St. George's

For Medicine

#1 in Grenada

#1535 in the World

Enrollment: 7,400
Founded: 1976

79. University of Santiago de Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Medicine

#6 in Chile

#1566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1849

80. Rio de Janeiro State Federal University

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Medicine

#49 in Brazil

#1570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

81. Industrial University of Santander

Colombia | Bucaramanga

For Medicine

#1619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1948

82. University of the Andes

Venezuela | Merida

For Medicine

#3 in Venezuela

#1621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Founded: 1810

83. Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi

Mexico | San Luis Potosi

For Medicine

#8 in Mexico

#1626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1859

84. Autonomous University of Puebla

Mexico | Delicias

For Medicine

#9 in Mexico

#1631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1587

85. University of Fortaleza

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Medicine

#50 in Brazil

#1637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1973

86. National University of Asuncion

Paraguay | Asuncion

For Medicine

#1638 in the World

Enrollment: 55,362
Founded: 1889

87. University of the Andes, Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Medicine

#1656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

88. University of America in Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Medicine

#1663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1958

89. Federal University of Campina Grande

Brazil | Campina Grande

For Medicine

#51 in Brazil

#1673 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 2002

90. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Medicine

#52 in Brazil

#1676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

91. Nove de Julho University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Medicine

#53 in Brazil

#1678 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1972

92. Federal University of Amazonas

Brazil | Manaus

For Medicine

#54 in Brazil

#1686 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1909

93. Federal University of Ouro Preto

Brazil | Ouro Preto

For Medicine

#55 in Brazil

#1697 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1969

94. University for Development

Chile | Santiago

For Medicine

#7 in Chile

#1736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 16,544
Founded: 1990

95. University of Veracruz

Mexico | Xalapa

For Medicine

#10 in Mexico

#1738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1944

96. National University of Tucuman

Argentina | San Miguel de Tucuman

For Medicine

#6 in Argentina

#1744 in the World

Founded: 1914

97. University of Cartagena

Colombia | Cartagena

For Medicine

#1748 in the World

Founded: 1827

98. National University of Litoral

Argentina | Santa Fe

For Medicine

#7 in Argentina

#1753 in the World

Founded: 1919

99. Catholic University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Medicine

#56 in Brazil

#1754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1974

100. National University of Mar del Plata

Argentina | Mar del Plata

For Medicine

#8 in Argentina

#1757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1975

Medicine subfields in Latin America

Anatomy and Physiology278

Anesthesiology178

Bioethics/Medical Ethics76

Biomedical Engineering62

Clinical Psychology181

Critical Care Nursing125

Family medicine172

Forensic Science50

Gastroenterology and Hepatology147

Health Science213

Healthcare Management (MHA)147

Medical Physics37

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)224

Occupational Therapy43

Oncology and Cancer research188

Ophthalmology61

Orthodontics124

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine116

Pharmacology206

Physical Therapy222

Plastic Surgery78

Public Health338

Radiation Therapy61

Radiology and Nuclear medicine262

Respiratory Therapy56

Sonography and Ultrasound32

Sports / Exercise science89

Sports Medicine141