Latin America & Caribbean’s top universities revealed
LONDON, Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — QS Quacquarelli Symonds, global higher education analyst, has released the thirteenth annual list of Latin America & The Caribbean’s best universities. Evaluating the region’s institutions based on academic and employer recognition, research output, resources and internationalisation, the final table lists 430 institutions across 25 locations.
Universidade de São Paulo takes the top spot, usurping Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile which comes second while Brazil’s Universidade Estadual de Campinas places third. Brazil is the most represented higher education system, with 97 listed universities, followed by Mexico with 63 and Colombia with 61.
Overview
Argentina: 14/43 universities drop, 12 rise, 17 remain static. Universidad de Buenos Aires (9th) is national leader
Bolivia’s Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (135th) ranks seventh for Citations per Paper
Brazil leads in PhD-trained faculty and research volume
Chile is most well-renowned country among international academics
Colombia boasts the most top-50 universities for Employer Reputation
Costa Rica’s national leader, Universidad de Costa Rica, places 20th
Cuba enjoys exceptionally high teaching capacity
Dominican Republic excels in research impact
Ecuador: 82% of universities improve for Citations per Paper
Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México is the region’s most well-renowned university among academics
Panama ranks for seven universities. Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá (130th) is national leader
Peru is most improved overall – 33% of universities climb, 8% drop
All Uruguay’s institutions place among the top 100
Venezuela: 4/9 universities are among the region’s top-100, two are in the top-50
Latin America & Caribbean 2024: Top-20
2024
2023
Institution
Location
1
2
Universidade de São Paulo
Brazil
2
1
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Chile
3
5
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Brazil
4
4
Tecnológico de Monterrey
Mexico
5
3
Universidad de Chile
Chile
6
6
Universidad de los Andes
Colombia
7
7
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Mexico
8
8
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
9
9
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Argentina
10
11
UNESP
Brazil
11
12
Universidad de Concepción
Chile
12
10
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Colombia
13
13
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Peru
14
16
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Brazil
15
14
Universidad de Santiago de Chil
Chile
16
18
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Colombia
17
19
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
18
17
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande Do Sul
Brazil
19
15
Universidad de Antioquia
Colombia
20
20
Universidad de Costa Rica
Costa Rica
© QS Quacquarelli Symonds 2004-2023 www.TopUniversities.com
Logo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1503776/2854098/QS_Logo.jpg