Best Universities for Medical Physics 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 Medical Physics. A graph of 108K citations received by 7.92K academic papers made by 34 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 Medical Physics

#1 in Brazil

#109 in the World

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

2. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Medical Physics

#2 in Brazil

#196 in the World

Founded: 1933

3. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Medical Physics

#3 in Brazil

#311 in the World

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

4. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Medical Physics

#4 in Brazil

#342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

5. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Medical Physics

#5 in Brazil

#418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

6. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Medical Physics

#6 in Brazil

#444 in the World

Founded: 1946

7. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Medical Physics

#1 in Chile

#462 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

8. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Medical Physics

#7 in Brazil

#471 in the World

Founded: 1950

9. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Medical Physics

#1 in Mexico

#472 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

10. University of Buenos Aires

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Medical Physics

#1 in Argentina

#488 in the World

Enrollment: 262,932
Founded: 1821

11. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Medical Physics

#8 in Brazil

#498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

12. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Medical Physics

#9 in Brazil

#534 in the World

Founded: 1934

13. St. George's University

Grenada | St. George's

For Medical Physics

#1 in Grenada

#567 in the World

Enrollment: 7,400
Founded: 1976

14. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Medical Physics

#10 in Brazil

#579 in the World

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

15. University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Medical Physics

#2 in Chile

#600 in the World

Founded: 1842

16. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Medical Physics

#11 in Brazil

#628 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

17. University Institute of the Italian Hospital

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Medical Physics

#2 in Argentina

#671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 2000

18. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Medical Physics

#12 in Brazil

#674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

19. University of Ribeirao Preto

Brazil | Ribeirao Preto

For Medical Physics

#13 in Brazil

#696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1924

20. Federal University of Sergipe

Brazil | Sao Cristovao

For Medical Physics

#14 in Brazil

#721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

21. Federal University of Goias

Brazil | Goiania

For Medical Physics

#15 in Brazil

#732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1960

22. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For Medical Physics

#2 in Mexico

#751 in the World

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

23. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Medical Physics

#16 in Brazil

#774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

24. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Medical Physics

#17 in Brazil

#822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

25. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Medical Physics

#18 in Brazil

#835 in the World

Founded: 1948

26. Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University

For Medical Physics

#1 in Peru

#847 in the World

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

27. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Medical Physics

#879 in the World

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

28. University of Antioquia

Colombia | Medellin

For Medical Physics

#903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1803

29. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

For Medical Physics

#19 in Brazil

#904 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

30. El Bosque University

Colombia | Bogota

For Medical Physics

#915 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1978

31. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For Medical Physics

#20 in Brazil

#935 in the World

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

32. University of La Frontera

For Medical Physics

#3 in Chile

#941 in the World

Founded: 1981

33. University of the Republic

Uruguay | Montevideo

For Medical Physics

#1 in Uruguay

#962 in the World

Enrollment: 209,129
Founded: 1833

34. Federal University of Technology - Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Medical Physics

#21 in Brazil

#1009 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

Physics subfields in Latin America

Acoustical Engineering274

Applied/Engineering Physics41

Astrophysics and Astronomy300

Atomic and Molecular physics125

Condensed Matter Physics169

Materials Science368

Nanotechnology251

Nuclear Physics210

Optical Engineering343

Quantum and Particle physics391

Theoretical Physics141