National Polytechnic Institute: Statistics

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#571 of 14,131 In the World
#16 of 1,756 In Latin America
#2 of 538 In Mexico
#2 of 44 In Mexico City
#112 of 3,944 For Nutrition and Food Science
Top50% For 161 other topics
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate
35%
Enrollment
170,000
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Website
ipn.mx

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate35%
Admissions RequirementsCompetitive admission
Academic CalendarSemesters
Enrollment170,000

We've calculated the 35% acceptance rate for National Polytechnic Institute based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Research profile

National Polytechnic Institute is a world-class research university with 73,621 scientific papers published and 1,168,082 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Physics, Environmental Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Computer Science.

Publications
73,621
Citations
1,168,082

National Polytechnic Institute majors

by publication & citation count

Biology
43,181 / 783,008
Chemistry
39,911 / 792,240
Engineering
35,397 / 643,121
Physics
34,636 / 644,125
Environmental Science
32,655 / 584,378
Quantum and Particle physics
25,626 / 493,241
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
25,387 / 323,487
Organic Chemistry
22,972 / 489,521
Biochemistry
22,655 / 486,435
Computer Science
21,778 / 362,116
Medicine
20,823 / 373,849
Materials Science
19,780 / 361,704
Genetics
19,180 / 376,179
Geology
16,851 / 317,120
Philosophy
15,668 / 136,130
Ecology
14,711 / 267,180
Geography and Cartography
13,823 / 229,672
Paleontology
10,981 / 218,692
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
10,680 / 150,847
Optical Engineering
10,290 / 179,263
Metallurgical Engineering
9,818 / 211,115
Botany
9,616 / 198,141
Mathematics
8,804 / 142,716
Psychology
8,187 / 127,781
Electrical Engineering
8,115 / 141,772
Pathology
7,884 / 154,135
Business
7,641 / 114,251
Political Science
7,441 / 73,104
Chemical Engineering
7,069 / 139,490
Statistics
6,592 / 113,271
Nanotechnology
6,360 / 101,422
History
5,880 / 130,072
Immunology
5,638 / 112,901
Archaeology
5,556 / 126,930
Sociology
5,473 / 86,275
Astrophysics and Astronomy
5,421 / 135,712
Mechanical Engineering
5,376 / 88,931
Physical chemistry
5,365 / 102,007
Nuclear Physics
4,911 / 170,095
Management
4,905 / 74,045

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 410 1433
1994 408 1524
1995 447 1661
1996 467 2055
1997 520 2169
1998 606 2502
1999 674 3078
2000 808 3393
2001 882 3807
2002 1202 5408
2003 1190 6446
2004 1309 8183
2005 1418 9826
2006 1623 11873
2007 1769 13833
2008 1911 16489
2009 2124 19306
2010 2319 22533
2011 2387 28193
2012 2902 33947
2013 3019 39583
2014 3273 43802
2015 3332 48048
2016 3127 52659
2017 3426 57858
2018 3766 63490
2019 3747 73665
2020 3965 86459
2021 3924 100087
2022 3885 97480
2023 4058 104609
2024 3442 101964
2025 2423 92641
Academic rankings

Tuition

The tuition table for National Polytechnic Institute gives an overview of costs but prices are approximate and subject to change and don't include accommodation, textbooks, or living expenses. The costs of programs might differ significantly for local and international students. The only source of truth for current numbers is the university's official website.

Program Tuition Cost (per semester)
Bachelor's Degree MXN $2,500
Master's Degree MXN $3,000
Doctorate Degree MXN $3,500

All costs are in Mexican Pesos (MXN).

National Polytechnic Institute has financial aid programs.

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by National Polytechnic Institute.

Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design No No No
Biology Yes Yes Yes
Business Yes Yes Yes
Chemistry Yes Yes Yes
Computer Science Yes Yes Yes
Economics Yes Yes Yes
Engineering Yes Yes Yes
Environmental Science Yes Yes Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes Yes
Mathematics Yes Yes Yes
Medicine Yes Yes Yes
Physics Yes Yes Yes
Psychology Yes Yes Yes

National Polytechnic Institute alumni

  1. Ernesto Zedillo

    Ernesto Zedillo
    Born in
    Mexico Flag Mexico
    Years
    1951-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    authoreconomistuniversity teacherpolitician
    Biography

    Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León is a Mexican economist and politician. He was the 61st president of Mexico from 1994 to 2000, as the last of the uninterrupted 71-year line of Mexican presidents from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Father of Modern Democracy in Mexico, his non-interventionist policy yielded transparent results on the 2000 Mexican general election.

  2. Guillermo González Camarena

    Guillermo González Camarena
    Born in
    Mexico Flag Mexico
    Years
    1917-1965 (aged 48)
    Occupations
    engineer
    Biography

    Guillermo González Camarena was a Mexican electrical engineer who invented color television.

  3. Juan Manuel Bernal Chávez

    Juan Manuel Bernal Chávez
    Born in
    Mexico Flag Mexico
    Years
    1967-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    film actortelevision actorstage actor
    Biography

    Juan Manuel Bernal Chávez is a Mexican actor.

  4. Raymix

    Raymix
    Born in
    Mexico Flag Mexico
    Years
    1991-.. (age 35)
    Occupations
    electronic musicianmilitary flight engineer
    Biography

    Edmundo Gómez Moreno, known professionally as Raymix, is a Mexican musician and aerospace engineer. Nicknamed El Rey de la Electrocumbia ("The King of Electrocumbia"), he started his music career in the early 2010s as part of the trance project Light & Wave, alongside two other Mexican musicians. Their song "Feeling the City" was featured on A State of Trance, a radio show Armin van Buuren hosts. In 2013, Raymix participated in an educational internship at NASA, where he contributed to the development of a satellite.

All 26 notable alumni

General information

Alternative names IPN
Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Founded 1936
Motto La Técnica al servicio de la Patria
Technology to meet the needs of the Nation
Colors burgundy, white

Location and contacts

Address Mexico
Mexico
City population 9,210,000
Phone +52 (55) 5729 6003
Fax +52 (55) 5729 6001

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