Best Universities for Urology 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 Urology. A graph of 686K citations received by 44.5K academic papers made by 128 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 Urology

#1 in Brazil

#36 in the World

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

2. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Urology

#2 in Brazil

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

3. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Urology

#3 in Brazil

#117 in the World

Founded: 1933

4. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Urology

#4 in Brazil

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

5. University of Buenos Aires

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Urology

#1 in Argentina

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 262,932
Founded: 1821

6. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Urology

#5 in Brazil

#196 in the World

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

7. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Urology

#6 in Brazil

#218 in the World

Founded: 1934

8. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Urology

#1 in Mexico

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

9. University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Urology

#1 in Chile

#310 in the World

Founded: 1842

10. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Urology

#7 in Brazil

#352 in the World

Founded: 1950

11. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Urology

#2 in Chile

#383 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

12. State University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Urology

#8 in Brazil

#421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

13. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Urology

#9 in Brazil

#547 in the World

Founded: 1922

14. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Urology

#10 in Brazil

#557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

15. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Urology

#11 in Brazil

#573 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

16. Metropolitan Autonomous University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Urology

#2 in Mexico

#597 in the World

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

17. National University of Cordoba

Argentina | Cordoba

For Urology

#2 in Argentina

#606 in the World

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

18. National University of La Plata

Argentina | La Plata

For Urology

#3 in Argentina

#642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1905

19. State University of Londrina

Brazil | Londrina

For Urology

#12 in Brazil

#655 in the World

Founded: 1970

20. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For Urology

#3 in Mexico

#660 in the World

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

21. University of La Frontera

For Urology

#3 in Chile

#661 in the World

Founded: 1981

22. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Urology

#13 in Brazil

#663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

23. National University of Cuyo

Argentina | Mendoza

For Urology

#4 in Argentina

#674 in the World

Founded: 1939

24. Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University

For Urology

#1 in Peru

#682 in the World

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

25. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Urology

#14 in Brazil

#683 in the World

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

26. University of Antioquia

Colombia | Medellin

For Urology

#692 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1803

27. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Urology

#15 in Brazil

#704 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

28. Federal University of Pelotas

Brazil | Pelotas

For Urology

#16 in Brazil

#713 in the World

Founded: 1969

29. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Urology

#17 in Brazil

#727 in the World

Founded: 1960

30. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Urology

#18 in Brazil

#732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

31. University Institute of the Italian Hospital

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Urology

#5 in Argentina

#747 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 2000

32. Federal Rural University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Urology

#19 in Brazil

#768 in the World

Founded: 1912

33. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Urology

#20 in Brazil

#791 in the World

Founded: 1946

34. University of the Republic

Uruguay | Montevideo

For Urology

#796 in the World

Enrollment: 209,129
Founded: 1833

35. Federal Rural University of the Semiarid Region

Brazil | Mossoro

For Urology

#21 in Brazil

#808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1967

36. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Urology

#22 in Brazil

#809 in the World

Founded: 1946

37. Southern University of Chile

Chile | Valdivia

For Urology

#4 in Chile

#819 in the World

Founded: 1954

38. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For Urology

#23 in Brazil

#820 in the World

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

39. Federal University of Lavras

Brazil | Lavras

For Urology

#24 in Brazil

#822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1908

40. National University of Litoral

Argentina | Santa Fe

For Urology

#6 in Argentina

#827 in the World

Founded: 1919

41. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Urology

#25 in Brazil

#836 in the World

Founded: 1948

42. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

For Urology

#26 in Brazil

#843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

43. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Urology

#27 in Brazil

#850 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

44. University of Concepcion

Chile | Concepcion

For Urology

#5 in Chile

#851 in the World

Founded: 1920

45. University of Ribeirao Preto

Brazil | Ribeirao Preto

For Urology

#28 in Brazil

#919 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1924

46. Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Brazil | Juiz de Fora

For Urology

#29 in Brazil

#921 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1960

47. National University of Rosario

Argentina | Rosario

For Urology

#7 in Argentina

#925 in the World

Founded: 1968

48. University of Caxias do Sul

Brazil | Caxias do Sul

For Urology

#30 in Brazil

#932 in the World

Founded: 1967

49. National Major San Marcos University

For Urology

#2 in Peru

#975 in the World

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

50. Federal University of Para

For Urology

#31 in Brazil

#981 in the World

Founded: 1957

51. Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande

Brazil | Rio Grande

For Urology

#32 in Brazil

#987 in the World

Founded: 1969

52. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Urology

#1013 in the World

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

53. Federal University of Goias

Brazil | Goiania

For Urology

#33 in Brazil

#1014 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1960

54. Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon

Mexico | San Nicolas de los Garza

For Urology

#4 in Mexico

#1017 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1933

55. Pontifical Catholic University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Urology

#34 in Brazil

#1021 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1959

56. State University of Maringa

Brazil | Maringa

For Urology

#35 in Brazil

#1045 in the World

Founded: 1970

57. Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

Brazil | Campo Grande

For Urology

#36 in Brazil

#1070 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

58. University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Guadalajara

For Urology

#5 in Mexico

#1085 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Founded: 1792

59. Santa Catarina State University

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Urology

#37 in Brazil

#1090 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

60. University of Zulia

Venezuela | Maracaibo

For Urology

#1 in Venezuela

#1098 in the World

Founded: 1891

61. National University of Tucuman

Argentina | San Miguel de Tucuman

For Urology

#8 in Argentina

#1101 in the World

Founded: 1914

62. Central University of Venezuela

Venezuela | Caracas

For Urology

#2 in Venezuela

#1122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1721

63. Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Urology

#38 in Brazil

#1133 in the World

Founded: 1958

64. University of the West Indies, Mona

For Urology

#1 in Jamaica

#1149 in the World

Enrollment: 49,092
Founded: 1948

65. University of the Andes, Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Urology

#6 in Chile

#1155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1989

66. Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Urology

#39 in Brazil

#1165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

67. Brasil University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Urology

#40 in Brazil

#1170 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1989

68. National University of Rio Cuarto

Argentina | Rio Cuarto

For Urology

#9 in Argentina

#1180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1971

69. Federal University of Piaui

Brazil | Teresina

For Urology

#41 in Brazil

#1181 in the World

Founded: 1973

70. University of Montevideo

Uruguay | Montevideo

For Urology

#1197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1997

71. National University of Mar del Plata

Argentina | Mar del Plata

For Urology

#10 in Argentina

#1200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1975

72. Federal University of Vale do Sao Francisco

Brazil | Petrolina

For Urology

#42 in Brazil

#1220 in the World

Founded: 2002

73. Catholic University of Temuco

For Urology

#7 in Chile

#1221 in the World

Founded: 1959

74. University of Costa Rica

Costa Rica | San Jose

For Urology

#1 in Costa Rica

#1224 in the World

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

75. University of Veracruz

Mexico | Xalapa

For Urology

#6 in Mexico

#1238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1944

76. Federal University of Mato Grosso

Brazil | Cuiaba

For Urology

#43 in Brazil

#1246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1970

77. Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Urology

#44 in Brazil

#1267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1941

78. University of Santiago de Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Urology

#8 in Chile

#1281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1849

79. Autonomous University of Tlaxcala

Mexico | Tlaxcala

For Urology

#7 in Mexico

#1293 in the World

Founded: 1976

80. University of Fortaleza

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Urology

#45 in Brazil

#1294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1973

81. Federal University of Espirito Santo

Brazil | Vitoria

For Urology

#46 in Brazil

#1296 in the World

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

82. Federal University of Health Sciences, Porto Alegre

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Urology

#47 in Brazil

#1299 in the World

Founded: 1953

83. University of Antofagasta

Chile | Antofagasta

For Urology

#9 in Chile

#1310 in the World

Founded: 1981

84. University of America in Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Urology

#1321 in the World

Founded: 1958

85. Western Parana State University

Brazil | Cascavel

For Urology

#48 in Brazil

#1338 in the World

Founded: 1994

86. Federal University of Pampa

For Urology

#49 in Brazil

#1346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

87. University of the Valley

Colombia | Cali

For Urology

#1353 in the World

Founded: 1945

88. Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Seropedica

For Urology

#50 in Brazil

#1379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

89. University of Health Sciences Antigua

Antigua and Barbuda | Dow Hill

For Urology

#1 in Antigua and Barbuda

#1389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1982

90. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Urology

#51 in Brazil

#1396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

91. Federal University of Maranhao

Brazil | Sao Luis

For Urology

#52 in Brazil

#1402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1966

92. St. George's University

Grenada | St. George's

For Urology

#1 in Grenada

#1417 in the World

Enrollment: 7,400
Founded: 1976

93. Lutheran University of Brazil

Brazil | Canoas

For Urology

#53 in Brazil

#1418 in the World

Founded: 1972

94. Antonio Narro Agrarian Autonomous University

Mexico | Saltillo

For Urology

#8 in Mexico

#1430 in the World

Founded: 1923

95. Autonomous University of Baja California

Mexico | Mexicali

For Urology

#9 in Mexico

#1432 in the World

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

96. University of Salvador

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Urology

#11 in Argentina

#1435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1958

97. Catholic University of the North

Chile | Antofagasta

For Urology

#10 in Chile

#1440 in the World

Founded: 1956

98. University of the Andes, Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Urology

#1441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

99. Nove de Julho University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Urology

#54 in Brazil

#1444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1972

100. Andres Bello University

Chile | Santiago

For Urology

#11 in Chile

#1455 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