50 Best Surgeons Medical schools in Mexico

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Mexico ranked based on their research performance in Surgery. A graph of 389K citations received by 28.8K academic papers made by 50 universities in Mexico 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

Mexico | Mexico City

For Surgery

#12 in Latin America

#579 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

2. Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon

Mexico | San Nicolas de los Garza

For Surgery

#25 in Latin America

#791 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1933

3. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Surgery

#40 in Latin America

#1026 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1943

4. University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Guadalajara

For Surgery

#41 in Latin America

#1028 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 339,508
Founded: 1792

5. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For Surgery

#43 in Latin America

#1032 in the World

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

6. Metropolitan Autonomous University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Surgery

#67 in Latin America

#1400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 61,152
Founded: 1974

7. Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi

Mexico | San Luis Potosi

For Surgery

#96 in Latin America

#1703 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1859

8. University of Guanajuato

Mexico | Guanajuato

For Surgery

#111 in Latin America

#1821 in the World

Enrollment: 44,503
Founded: 1945

9. Autonomous University of Puebla

Mexico | Delicias

For Surgery

#116 in Latin America

#1980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1587

10. University of Veracruz

Mexico | Xalapa

For Surgery

#118 in Latin America

#2032 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1944

11. Autonomous University of the State of Mexico

Mexico | Toluca

For Surgery

#128 in Latin America

#2096 in the World

Founded: 1956

12. University of Monterrey

Mexico | San Pedro Garza Garcia

For Surgery

#134 in Latin America

#2160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1969

13. Autonomous University of Tlaxcala

Mexico | Tlaxcala

For Surgery

#137 in Latin America

#2197 in the World

Founded: 1976

14. Autonomous University of Baja California

Mexico | Mexicali

For Surgery

#138 in Latin America

#2205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 67,944
Founded: 1957

15. Autonomous University of Yucatan

Mexico | Merida

For Surgery

#148 in Latin America

#2293 in the World

Founded: 1812

16. Panamerican University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Surgery

#163 in Latin America

#2487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1967

17. University of the Northeast

Mexico | Tampico

For Surgery

#166 in Latin America

#2501 in the World

Founded: 1970

18. Autonomous University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Zapopan

For Surgery

#169 in Latin America

#2518 in the World

Enrollment: 12,098
Founded: 1935

19. University of Colima

Mexico | Colima

For Surgery

#174 in Latin America

#2556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1940

20. Autonomous University of Sinaloa

Mexico | Culiacan

For Surgery

#178 in Latin America

#2642 in the World

Founded: 1872

21. Autonomous University of Chihuahua

Mexico | Chihuahua

For Surgery

#183 in Latin America

#2687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1954

22. Autonomous University of Queretaro

Mexico | Queretaro

For Surgery

#189 in Latin America

#2783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1951

23. Autonomous University of Tamaulipas

Mexico | Ciudad Victoria

For Surgery

#191 in Latin America

#2821 in the World

Founded: 1950

24. Autonomous University of Zacatecas

Mexico | Zacatecas

For Surgery

#192 in Latin America

#2824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1959

25. Autonomous University of Coahuila

Mexico | Saltillo

For Surgery

#196 in Latin America

#2861 in the World

Founded: 1957

26. UPAEP University

Mexico | Delicias

For Surgery

#200 in Latin America

#2911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

27. Autonomous University of the State of Morelos

Mexico | Cuernavaca

For Surgery

#204 in Latin America

#2936 in the World

Founded: 1938

28. Queretaro Institute of Technology

Mexico | Queretaro

For Surgery

#208 in Latin America

#2970 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1967

29. University of Sonora

Mexico | Hermosillo

For Surgery

#210 in Latin America

#2988 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1942

30. Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo

Mexico | Pachuca

For Surgery

#212 in Latin America

#3042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1869

31. Autonomous University of Aguascalientes

Mexico | Aguascalientes

For Surgery

#218 in Latin America

#3164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

32. Michoacan University of Saint Nicholas of Hidalgo

Mexico | Morelia

For Surgery

#219 in Latin America

#3175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1540

33. Ibero-American University, Mexico City

Mexico | Mexico City

For Surgery

#226 in Latin America

#3227 in the World

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

34. Anahuac University of North Mexico

Mexico | Huixquilucan

For Surgery

#227 in Latin America

#3237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1964

35. Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez

Mexico | Ciudad Juarez

For Surgery

#235 in Latin America

#3322 in the World

Founded: 1973

36. Valle de Mexico University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Surgery

#244 in Latin America

#3421 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1960

37. Juarez University of the State of Durango

Mexico | Durango

For Surgery

#250 in Latin America

#3484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1856

38. Juarez Autonoma de Tabasco University

Mexico | Villahermosa

For Surgery

#253 in Latin America

#3608 in the World

Enrollment: 27,934
Founded: 1878

39. Technological Institute of Saltillo

Mexico | Saltillo

For Surgery

#256 in Latin America

#3655 in the World

Founded: 1951

40. Durango Institute of Technology

Mexico | Durango

For Surgery

#261 in Latin America

#3764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1948

41. University of Las Americas, Puebla

Mexico | San Andres Cholula

For Surgery

#263 in Latin America

#3771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1940

42. Benito Juarez Autonomous University of Oaxaca

Mexico | Oaxaca

For Surgery

#274 in Latin America

#3876 in the World

Founded: 1827

43. Autonomous University of Mexico City

Mexico | Mexico City

For Surgery

#291 in Latin America

#4078 in the World

Founded: 2001

44. Autonomous University of Campeche

Mexico | Campeche

For Surgery

#298 in Latin America

#4200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

45. Colegio de Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Surgery

#300 in Latin America

#4224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1940

46. Sonora Institute of Technology

Mexico | Cajeme

For Surgery

#305 in Latin America

#4282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1955

47. Autonomous University of Nayarit

Mexico | Tepic

For Surgery

#316 in Latin America

#4485 in the World

Founded: 1969

48. Technological University of Mexico

Mexico | Atizapan de Zaragoza

For Surgery

#328 in Latin America

#4622 in the World

Founded: 1966

49. La Salle University - Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Surgery

#329 in Latin America

#4623 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1962

50. Technological Institute of Oaxaca

Mexico | Oaxaca

For Surgery

#338 in Latin America

#4740 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1968

The best cities to study Surgery in Mexico based on the number of universities and their ranks are Mexico, San Nicolas de los Garza, Monterrey, and Guadalajara.