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Based on their overall scores according to the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2025, most of the leading Latin American universities are located in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, and Chile. The Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina) ranked first with a score of 67.6 out of 100, while the Universidad Autónoma de México (UNAM) ranked fourth, with 61.4 points.

Leading universities in Latin America in 2025, by QS score (index score)

Characteristic	QS score
Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina)	67.6
Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil)	61.6
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Chile)	61.5
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)	61.4
Universidad de Chile (Chile)	53.7
Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)	48.7
Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico)	48.1
Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Colombia)	43.9
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Brazil)	42.9
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)	35.8
Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (Peru)	31.9
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Colombia)	31.1
Universidad Sanatiago de Chile (Chile)	26.1
Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina (Argentina)	25
UNESP (Brazil)	24.5

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June 2024

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LAC

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As of June 2024

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Only among the universities with available information

Supplementary notes

The overall QS score is based on six key indicators, namely academic reputation (40%), employer reputation (10%), faculty/student ratio (20%), citations per faculty (20%), international faculty ratio/International student ratio (5% each). For a more in-depth look on the ranking framework and methodology, please click here.
The figures provided were taken from the QS World University Rankings.

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