14 Best Medical schools in Mexico City [2024 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Mexico City ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 1.13M citations received by 71.4K academic papers made by 14 universities in Mexico City 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. National Autonomous University of Mexico

For Medicine

#1 in Mexico

#8 in Latin America

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

2. National Polytechnic Institute

For Medicine

#2 in Mexico

#32 in Latin America

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

3. Metropolitan Autonomous University

For Medicine

#5 in Mexico

#47 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 61,908
Founded: 1974

4. Ibero-American University, Mexico City

For Medicine

#27 in Mexico

#208 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1943

5. Panamerican University

For Medicine

#30 in Mexico

#223 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1967

6. Colegio de Mexico

For Medicine

#37 in Mexico

#257 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1940

7. Autonomous University of Mexico City

For Medicine

#38 in Mexico

#261 in Latin America

Founded: 2001

8. Center for Research and Teaching in Economics

For Medicine

#41 in Mexico

#273 in Latin America

Founded: 1974

9. Autonomus Institute of Technology of Mexico

For Medicine

#46 in Mexico

#308 in Latin America

Founded: 1946

10. Valle de Mexico University

For Medicine

#49 in Mexico

#328 in Latin America

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1960

11. National Pedagogical University, Mexico

For Medicine

#51 in Mexico

#344 in Latin America

Founded: 1978

12. Intercontinental University

For Medicine

#54 in Mexico

#355 in Latin America

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1976

13. La Salle University - Mexico

For Medicine

#57 in Mexico

#369 in Latin America

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1962

14. Latinoamericana University

For Medicine

#66 in Mexico

#415 in Latin America

Founded: 1976

Universities for Medicine near Mexico City

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
22	Anahuac University of North Mexico	23	Huixquilucan
56	Autonomous University of the State of Morelos	15	Cuernavaca
58	Autonomous University of the State of Mexico	13	Toluca
90	Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo	18	Pachuca
96	Autonomous University of Tlaxcala	20	Tlaxcala
186	Autonomous University of Queretaro	14	Queretaro
218	Michoacan University of Saint Nicholas of Hidalgo	19	Morelia
234	University of Veracruz	10	Xalapa
283	University of Guanajuato	11	Guanajuato
345	University of the Northeast	12	Tampico