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 92.8K citations received by 6.59K academic papers made by 27 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
#235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
97,964
Founded
1827

2. State University of Campinas

For Applied/Engineering Physics

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

3. National Autonomous University of Mexico

For Applied/Engineering Physics

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

4. Sao Paulo State University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

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

5. University of Buenos Aires

For Applied/Engineering Physics

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

6. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

For Applied/Engineering Physics

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

7. Federal University of Sao Carlos

For Applied/Engineering Physics

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

8. Federal University of Pernambuco

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#6 in Brazil
#740 in the World
Founded
1946

10. Monterrey Institute of Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#2 in Mexico
#772 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
92,736
Founded
1943

11. Federal University of Santa Catarina

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#8 in Brazil
#796 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1960

12. Federal University of Minas Gerais

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#9 in Brazil
#856 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1927

13. Metropolitan Autonomous University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#3 in Mexico
#859 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
61,908
Founded
1974

14. National Polytechnic Institute

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#4 in Mexico
#874 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
170,000
Founded
1936

15. National University of La Plata

For Applied/Engineering Physics

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

16. Federal University of Ceara

For Applied/Engineering Physics

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

17. Federal University of Parana

For Applied/Engineering Physics

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

18. National University of Colombia

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#1 in Colombia
#1011 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
54,284
Founded
1867

19. University of Chile

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#1 in Chile
#1018 in the World
Founded
1842

20. Fluminense Federal University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#12 in Brazil
#1037 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1960

21. University of Brasilia

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#13 in Brazil
#1112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1962

22. University of Havana

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#1 in Cuba
#1116 in the World
Founded
1728

23. University of Guanajuato

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#5 in Mexico
#1146 in the World
Enrollment
44,503
Founded
1945

24. Autonomous University of Puebla

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#6 in Mexico
#1179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Founded
1587

25. University of the Northeast

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#7 in Mexico
#1186 in the World
Founded
1970

26. Federico Santa Maria Technical University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#2 in Chile
#1210 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1931