QS World University Rankings: Latin America 2023

Latin America's top universities revealed

LONDON, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- QS Quacquarelli Symonds, global higher education analyst, has released the twelfth annual list of Latin America's best universities. Evaluating the continent's institutions based on academic and employer recognition, research output, resources and internationalisation, the final table lists 428 institutions across 20 locations, up from 418 last year.

For the fifth consecutive year, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile is crowned Latin America's top university. Universidade de São Paulo takes second place, while Universidad de Chile comes third. Brazil is the continent's most represented higher education system, with 98 listed universities, followed by Mexico with 64 and Colombia with 62.

Overview

• Brazil produces Latin America's most research.
• Chile has the highest proportion of top-100 universities among countries with 10+ ranked institutions (40%).
• Argentina: 11/43 universities fall, eight improve, 24 remain static. Universidad de Buenos Aires (9^th) is national leader.
• Mexico: Tecnológico de Monterrey (4^th) is the premier institution.
• Colombia's Universidad de los Andes (6^th) takes national top spot. Two universities place in top-10.
• Peru's Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú places 13^th.
• Ecuador: 11/22 universities improve, 12 are static, one declines, four are new.
• Bolivia's Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (141^st) makes continental top-3 for research impact.
• Dominican Republic: 10/11 universities maintain the same position while one declines.
• Venezuela: 4/9 ranked universities in top-100.
• Costa Rica's national leader, Universidad de Costa Rica, places 20th.
• Cuba excels for teaching faculty vs student ratio
• Panama has seven universities ranked, led by Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá

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