Best Universities for Applied/Engineering Physics in Latin America

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Below is a list of best universities in Latin America ranked based on their research performance in Applied/Engineering Physics. A graph of 138K citations received by 8.52K academic papers made by 41 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

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#1 in Brazil
#206 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
97,964
Founded
1827

2. State University of Campinas

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#2 in Brazil
#276 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1966

3. National Autonomous University of Mexico

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#1 in Mexico
#359 in the World
Enrollment
360,883
Founded
1551

4. Sao Paulo State University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#3 in Brazil
#497 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1976

5. National Polytechnic Institute

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#2 in Mexico
#567 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
170,000
Founded
1936

6. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#4 in Brazil
#573 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
67,329
Founded
1920

7. Federal University of Sao Carlos

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#5 in Brazil
#575 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1968

8. University of Buenos Aires

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#1 in Argentina
#618 in the World
Enrollment
262,932
Founded
1821

10. Federal University of Santa Catarina

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#7 in Brazil
#702 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1960

11. Monterrey Institute of Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#3 in Mexico
#731 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
92,736
Founded
1943

12. Federal University of Pernambuco

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#8 in Brazil
#816 in the World
Founded
1946

13. University of Chile

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#1 in Chile
#913 in the World
Founded
1842

14. National University of La Plata

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#2 in Argentina
#930 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1905

15. Federal University of Minas Gerais

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#9 in Brazil
#932 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
45,038
Founded
1927

16. Federal University of Ceara

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#10 in Brazil
#941 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1954

17. Metropolitan Autonomous University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#4 in Mexico
#967 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
61,908
Founded
1974

18. National University of Colombia

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#1 in Colombia
#988 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
54,284
Founded
1867

19. Federal University of Parana

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#11 in Brazil
#1009 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1912

20. Fluminense Federal University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#12 in Brazil
#1074 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1960

22. University of Brasilia

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#13 in Brazil
#1167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1962

23. Autonomous University of Puebla

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#6 in Mexico
#1174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Founded
1587

24. University of the Northeast

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#7 in Mexico
#1235 in the World
Founded
1970

25. University of Havana

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#1 in Cuba
#1237 in the World
Founded
1728

27. University of Guanajuato

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#8 in Mexico
#1263 in the World
Enrollment
44,503
Founded
1945

28. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#15 in Brazil
#1293 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1958

29. Federal University of ABC

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#16 in Brazil
#1299 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2005

30. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#2 in Chile
#1316 in the World
Enrollment
33,971
Founded
1888

31. University of Sonora

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#9 in Mexico
#1320 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1942

32. Federico Santa Maria Technical University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#3 in Chile
#1337 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1931

33. National University of Cordoba

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#3 in Argentina
#1348 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
178,288
Founded
1613

34. State University of Maringa

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#17 in Brazil
#1364 in the World
Founded
1970

36. Federal University of Uberlandia

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#18 in Brazil
#1368 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
25,494
Founded
1969

37. University of Santiago de Chile

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#4 in Chile
#1401 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1849

38. Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#10 in Mexico
#1432 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1933

39. Federal University of Paraiba

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#19 in Brazil
#1437 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1955

40. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#20 in Brazil
#1457 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1941

41. University of Guadalajara

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#11 in Mexico
#1476 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Founded
1792