Latin America University Rankings 2026

Explore the Times Higher Education Latin America University Rankings 2026 below. The list of the best universities in Latin America includes 223 institutions from 16 countries or territories.

Latin America rankings 2026: highlights

• University of São Paulo in Brazil is number one for the second year in a row, driven by strong scores for teaching, research environment and industry
• Mexico has two top-10 universities for the first time since 2017
• Ecuador joins the top 20 for the first time
• Panama  joins the ranking in 2026

Note: This year’s release is named the Latin America University Rankings 2026 because it uses data directly from the World University Rankings 2026 edition and is part of the same annual data cycle. Last year’s release was named the 2024 edition but no years have been skipped since the inaugural Latin America University Rankings in 2016.