Best Universities for Psychiatry in Latin America

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Latin America ranked based on their research performance in Psychiatry. A graph of 7.03M citations received by 385K academic papers made by 356 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 Psychiatry

#1 in Brazil

#58 in the World

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

2. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Psychiatry

#2 in Brazil

#181 in the World

Founded: 1933

3. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Psychiatry

#3 in Brazil

#244 in the World

Founded: 1934

4. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Psychiatry

#4 in Brazil

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

5. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Psychiatry

#5 in Brazil

#309 in the World

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

6. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Psychiatry

#6 in Brazil

#349 in the World

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

7. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Psychiatry

#1 in Mexico

#381 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

8. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Psychiatry

#7 in Brazil

#401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

9. University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Psychiatry

#1 in Chile

#463 in the World

Founded: 1842

10. University of Buenos Aires

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Psychiatry

#1 in Argentina

#466 in the World

Enrollment: 262,932
Founded: 1821

11. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Psychiatry

#2 in Chile

#522 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

12. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Psychiatry

#8 in Brazil

#572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

13. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Psychiatry

#9 in Brazil

#674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

14. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Psychiatry

#10 in Brazil

#677 in the World

Founded: 1948

15. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Psychiatry

#11 in Brazil

#692 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

16. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Psychiatry

#12 in Brazil

#707 in the World

Founded: 1946

17. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Psychiatry

#13 in Brazil

#737 in the World

Founded: 1950

18. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Psychiatry

#14 in Brazil

#758 in the World

Founded: 1946

19. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Psychiatry

#15 in Brazil

#783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

20. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

For Psychiatry

#16 in Brazil

#785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

21. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Psychiatry

#17 in Brazil

#795 in the World

Founded: 1960

22. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Psychiatry

#18 in Brazil

#802 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

23. Federal University of Pelotas

Brazil | Pelotas

For Psychiatry

#19 in Brazil

#842 in the World

Founded: 1969

24. University of Ribeirao Preto

Brazil | Ribeirao Preto

For Psychiatry

#20 in Brazil

#854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1924

25. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Psychiatry

#21 in Brazil

#861 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

26. University of Antioquia

Colombia | Medellin

For Psychiatry

#904 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1803

27. State University of Londrina

Brazil | Londrina

For Psychiatry

#22 in Brazil

#912 in the World

Founded: 1970

28. Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University

For Psychiatry

#1 in Peru

#931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1961

29. University Institute of the Italian Hospital

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Psychiatry

#2 in Argentina

#946 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 2000

30. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For Psychiatry

#2 in Mexico

#990 in the World

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

31. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Psychiatry

#23 in Brazil

#1002 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

32. Federal University of Goias

Brazil | Goiania

For Psychiatry

#24 in Brazil

#1005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1960

33. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Psychiatry

#1015 in the World

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

34. University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Guadalajara

For Psychiatry

#3 in Mexico

#1038 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Founded: 1792

35. University of the Republic

Uruguay | Montevideo

For Psychiatry

#1050 in the World

Enrollment: 209,129
Founded: 1833

36. National University of Cordoba

Argentina | Cordoba

For Psychiatry

#3 in Argentina

#1065 in the World

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

37. University of the West Indies, Mona

For Psychiatry

#1073 in the World

Enrollment: 49,092
Founded: 1948

38. Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Brazil | Juiz de Fora

For Psychiatry

#25 in Brazil

#1088 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1960

39. Pontifical Javeriana University

Colombia | Bogota

For Psychiatry

#1100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1623

40. Federal University of Espirito Santo

Brazil | Vitoria

For Psychiatry

#26 in Brazil

#1126 in the World

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

41. Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon

Mexico | San Nicolas de los Garza

For Psychiatry

#4 in Mexico

#1148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1933

42. Brasil University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Psychiatry

#27 in Brazil

#1149 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1989

43. Federal University of Sergipe

Brazil | Sao Cristovao

For Psychiatry

#28 in Brazil

#1157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

44. State University of Maringa

Brazil | Maringa

For Psychiatry

#29 in Brazil

#1167 in the World

Founded: 1970

45. Federal University of Para

For Psychiatry

#30 in Brazil

#1169 in the World

Founded: 1957

46. Metropolitan Autonomous University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Psychiatry

#5 in Mexico

#1223 in the World

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

47. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For Psychiatry

#31 in Brazil

#1229 in the World

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

48. University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Psychiatry

#32 in Brazil

#1240 in the World

Founded: 1990

49. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Psychiatry

#6 in Mexico

#1267 in the World

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

50. Pontifical Catholic University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Psychiatry

#33 in Brazil

#1273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1959

51. Favaloro University

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Psychiatry

#4 in Argentina

#1278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

52. University of Costa Rica

Costa Rica | San Jose

For Psychiatry

#1 in Costa Rica

#1287 in the World

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

53. National University of La Plata

Argentina | La Plata

For Psychiatry

#5 in Argentina

#1313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1905

54. St. George's University

Grenada | St. George's

For Psychiatry

#1 in Grenada

#1327 in the World

Enrollment: 7,400
Founded: 1976

55. University of America in Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Psychiatry

#1341 in the World

Founded: 1958

56. Federal University of Health Sciences, Porto Alegre

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Psychiatry

#34 in Brazil

#1342 in the World

Founded: 1953

57. University of the Extreme South of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Criciuma

For Psychiatry

#35 in Brazil

#1385 in the World

Founded: 1968

58. Mackenzie Presbyterian University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Psychiatry

#36 in Brazil

#1405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1952

59. Federal University of Piaui

Brazil | Teresina

For Psychiatry

#37 in Brazil

#1407 in the World

Founded: 1973

60. Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Psychiatry

#38 in Brazil

#1452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

61. Autonomous University of Puebla

Mexico | Delicias

For Psychiatry

#7 in Mexico

#1485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1587

62. University of Concepcion

Chile | Concepcion

For Psychiatry

#3 in Chile

#1489 in the World

Founded: 1920

63. Rio de Janeiro State Federal University

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Psychiatry

#39 in Brazil

#1491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

64. El Rosario University

Colombia | Bogota

For Psychiatry

#1493 in the World

Enrollment: 13,226
Founded: 1653

65. Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande

Brazil | Rio Grande

For Psychiatry

#40 in Brazil

#1505 in the World

Founded: 1969

66. University of the Andes, Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Psychiatry

#1534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

67. University of the Valley

Colombia | Cali

For Psychiatry

#1537 in the World

Founded: 1945

68. University of Veracruz

Mexico | Xalapa

For Psychiatry

#8 in Mexico

#1539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1944

69. Federal University of Alagoas

Brazil | Maceio

For Psychiatry

#41 in Brazil

#1545 in the World

Founded: 1961

70. Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Psychiatry

#42 in Brazil

#1559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1941

71. National Major San Marcos University

For Psychiatry

#2 in Peru

#1569 in the World

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

72. Nove de Julho University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Psychiatry

#43 in Brazil

#1574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1972

73. Lutheran University of Brazil

Brazil | Canoas

For Psychiatry

#44 in Brazil

#1585 in the World

Founded: 1972

74. University of Fortaleza

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Psychiatry

#45 in Brazil

#1590 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1973

75. Santa Catarina State University

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Psychiatry

#46 in Brazil

#1593 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

76. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Psychiatry

#47 in Brazil

#1603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

77. State University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Psychiatry

#48 in Brazil

#1611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

78. Central University of Venezuela

Venezuela | Caracas

For Psychiatry

#1 in Venezuela

#1615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1721

79. University of the Northeast

Mexico | Tampico

For Psychiatry

#9 in Mexico

#1637 in the World

Founded: 1970

80. University for Development

Chile | Santiago

For Psychiatry

#4 in Chile

#1638 in the World

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

81. University of Valparaiso

Chile | Valparaiso

For Psychiatry

#5 in Chile

#1647 in the World

Founded: 1911

82. Catholic University of Pelotas

Brazil | Pelotas

For Psychiatry

#49 in Brazil

#1678 in the World

Founded: 1960

83. Diego Portales University

Chile | Santiago

For Psychiatry

#6 in Chile

#1681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

84. University of La Frontera

For Psychiatry

#7 in Chile

#1684 in the World

Founded: 1981

85. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Psychiatry

#50 in Brazil

#1698 in the World

Founded: 1922

86. Federal University of Maranhao

Brazil | Sao Luis

For Psychiatry

#51 in Brazil

#1700 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1966

87. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

Brazil | Sao Leopoldo

For Psychiatry

#52 in Brazil

#1721 in the World

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

88. El Bosque University

Colombia | Bogota

For Psychiatry

#1723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1978

89. University of Santiago de Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Psychiatry

#8 in Chile

#1763 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1849

90. Federal University of ABC

Brazil | Santo Andre

For Psychiatry

#53 in Brazil

#1782 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2005

91. National University of Rosario

Argentina | Rosario

For Psychiatry

#6 in Argentina

#1800 in the World

Founded: 1968

92. Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

Brazil | Campo Grande

For Psychiatry

#54 in Brazil

#1817 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

93. Federal University of Mato Grosso

Brazil | Cuiaba

For Psychiatry

#55 in Brazil

#1820 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1970

94. University of the Andes

Venezuela | Merida

For Psychiatry

#2 in Venezuela

#1821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1810

95. National University of Asuncion

Paraguay | Asuncion

For Psychiatry

#1838 in the World

Enrollment: 55,362
Founded: 1889

96. Federal University of Alfenas

Brazil | Alfenas

For Psychiatry

#56 in Brazil

#1839 in the World

Founded: 1914

97. Southern University of Chile

Chile | Valdivia

For Psychiatry

#9 in Chile

#1849 in the World

Founded: 1954

98. Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi

Mexico | San Luis Potosi

For Psychiatry

#10 in Mexico

#1866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1859

99. Para State University

For Psychiatry

#57 in Brazil

#1894 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1993

100. Andres Bello University

Chile | Santiago

For Psychiatry

#10 in Chile

#1960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1988

Medicine subfields in Latin America

Anatomy and Physiology310

Anesthesiology216

Bioethics/Medical Ethics72

Biomedical Engineering83

Clinical Psychology218

Critical Care Nursing170

Epidemiology117

Family medicine210

Forensic Science42

Gastroenterology and Hepatology182

Health Science255

Healthcare Management (MHA)173

Medical Physics34

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)256

Occupational Therapy54

Oncology and Cancer research239

Ophthalmology80

Orthodontics159

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine148

Pharmacology250

Physical Therapy253

Plastic Surgery70

Public Health363

Radiation Therapy81

Radiology and Nuclear medicine301

Respiratory Therapy58

Sonography and Ultrasound35

Sports / Exercise science105

Sports Medicine171