World's Best Universities
Latin America
The U.S. News World's Best Universities rankings, based on the QS World University Rankings, evaluated schools in countries such as Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, and more, and identified these to be the top universities in Latin America. See the methodology.
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| Rank | School | Overall Score | Latin American Academic Reputation Score | Latin American Employer Review Score | Faculty-Student Ratio Score | Staff with Ph.D. Score | Papers per Faculty Score | Citations per Paper Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #21 | 73.5 | 92.1 | 55.8 | 30.5 | 89.7 | 51.7 | 50.5 | |
| #79 |
Universidad de La Republica
Uruguay |
46.1 | 70.6 | 31.2 | 31.4 | 3.9 | 18.8 | 96.7 |
| #24 |
Universidad Nacional de la Plata
Argentina |
71.9 | 97.8 | 52.4 | 31.8 | 32 | 47.1 | 76.3 |
| #75 |
Universidad Nacional del Cuyo Mendoza
Argentina |
47.3 | 63.1 | 21.4 | 34 | 19 | 90.7 | |
| #4 |
Universidad de Chile
Chile |
93.7 | 100 | 100 | 36 | 62.5 | 99.9 | 90 |
| #80 |
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
Colombia |
45.9 | 48.3 | 69.9 | 36.4 | 9.6 | 13 | 39.6 |
| #57 |
Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN)
Argentina |
52.5 | 48.9 | 70.6 | 36.7 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 76.4 |
| #33 |
Universidad Central de Venezuela
Venezuela |
67 | 78.7 | 76.9 | 37.1 | 36.1 | 26.9 | 61.2 |
| #52 |
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
Argentina |
55.2 | 67 | 42.8 | 38.5 | 100 | 36.8 | 50.1 |
| #58 | 52.1 | 78.9 | 19.7 | 39.7 | 22.5 | 21 | 58.8 | |
| #41 | 61.4 | 60.8 | 32.8 | 40.5 | 59.9 | 79.7 | 72.3 | |
| #96 | 40.1 | 20.6 | 19.5 | 40.7 | 63.3 | 59 | 51 | |
| #93 |
Universidad Externado de Colombia
Colombia |
42.2 | 38.5 | 89.5 | 42.5 | 25.3 | 3.1 | |
| #98 | 39.6 | 39.5 | 27 | 42.5 | 8.3 | 19.3 | 81.1 | |
| #25 |
Universidade de Brasilia
Brazil |
71.8 | 92.5 | 17 | 44.1 | 100 | 85.9 | 40.4 |
| #6 |
Universidad de los Andes
Colombia |
90.3 | 99.3 | 99.9 | 44.2 | 76 | 73.7 | 75.8 |
| #46 | 58.2 | 72.2 | 71.4 | 44.6 | 9.5 | 46.9 | ||
| #42 |
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico |
61.2 | 45.5 | 29 | 46.2 | 95 | 46.8 | 98.2 |
| #19 | 74.6 | 85 | 98.2 | 46.3 | 98 | 27.9 | 23.2 | |
| #61 | 50.7 | 88.3 | 15.8 | 46.4 | 24.3 | 8.5 | 20.2 | |
| #90 | 43.3 | 31.2 | 5.6 | 46.8 | 44.8 | 55.1 | 98.1 | |
| #35 |
Universidad Simón Bolívar
Venezuela |
66.3 | 73.9 | 39.4 | 48.6 | 86.5 | 89 | 26.3 |
| #54 | 53.5 | 86.3 | 11.1 | 49.9 | 41.1 | 22.1 | 44.3 | |
| #87 |
Universidad Nacional del Sur
Argentina |
43.9 | 42.6 | 4.8 | 50.1 | 42 | 50.4 | 72.6 |
| #95 |
Universidad An huac
Mexico |
40.3 | 43.9 | 79 | 52.6 | 2 |













