Latin America University Rankings 2024

Explore the top ranked universities in Latin America and the Caribbean

Discover the top universities in the Latin America and Caribbean region with the Times Higher Education Latin America University Rankings 2024. This year, we have ranked 214 institutions from 16 countries, based on the same trusted and rigorous performance indicators as the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, but with recalibrated weightings to reflect the characteristics of Latin America’s universities.

Latin America University Rankings 2024: key insights:

Brazil’s University of São Paulo has knocked Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile off the top spot, ending the Chilean institution’s five-year run at number one
The top three spots are all claimed by Brazilian universities
Mexico’s Tecnológico de Monterrey has dropped from fourth to joint seventh but still has high scores for research environment and research quality
Argentina’s National University of La Plata is the highest new entrant for 2024 at 28th place
Brazil’s University of Campinas is the best in the region for teaching
The highest-ranked university for international outlook is Ecuador’s UEES, Espiritu Santo University

Explore the table below to discover the full ranking and how universities in the Latin America and Caribbean region are performing this year.

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The Latin America University Rankings 2024 are derived from the latest WUR 3.0 methodology, which is recognised as the world’s most comprehensive evaluation of university performance. It includes 18 carefully calibrated indicators to assess institutions across five key areas: teaching, research environment, research quality, industry engagement and international outlook.

Our detailed methodology, trusted worldwide by students, teachers, academics, governments and industry experts, is based on: