This document appears to be rankings of universities in Latin America from the QS World University Rankings. It lists the top 250 universities, providing their rank, name, country, and scores in 6 categories - academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty with PhD, papers per faculty, citations per paper, and web impact. The top ranked university is Universidade de São Paulo from Brazil, followed by Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Universidade Estadual de Campinas, also from Brazil.

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1 1 UniversidadedeSãoPaulo(USP) BR 100.0 2 100.0 1 66.3 96 100.0 4 100.0 2 86.1 32 100.0 1 100.0
2 2 PontificiaUniversidadCatólicadeChile CL 100.0 4 100.0 3 67.2 90 97.0 26 98.0 13 98.2 8 84.3 63 99.2
3 3 UniversidadeEstadualdeCampinas(Unicamp) BR 100.0 6 96.9 12 61.7 112 100.0 5 100.0 1 74.0 51 98.2 7 97.4
4 6 UniversidaddeLosAndesColombia CO 99.7 9 100.0 7 58.4 124 78.9 62 83.0 29 86.4 29 94.4 23 94.5
5 4 UniversidaddeChile CL 100.0 5 100.0 6 32.9 151+ 69.7 75 99.9 5 89.8 22 98.2 6 93.5
6 5 UniversidadNacionalAutónomadeMéxico(UNAM) MX 100.0 1 100.0 8 74.0 80 69.3 78 53.0 60 90.5 20 100.0 2 93.1
7 7 TecnológicodeMonterrey(ITESM) MX 97.1 14 100.0 2 89.2 42 80.2 60 41.4 78 63.1 77 90.3 42 89.8
8 8 UniversidadeFederaldoRiodeJaneiro BR 99.8 8 48.3 53 75.7 74 100.0 12 99.5 11 80.9 38 97.8 11 89.2
9 12 UniversidadNacionaldeColombia CO 99.9 7 100.0 5 30.4 151+ 65.9 81 82.4 30 22.3 151+ 96.2 17 83.7
10 13 UniversidadeFederaldeMinasGerais BR 94.5 18 35.9 70 57.9 126 100.0 6 99.9 6 80.5 39 97.8 10 83.1
11 17 UniversidadeEstadualPaulista"JúliodeMesquitaFilho" BR 89.3 25 44.0 60 80.8 65 100.0 7 99.9 8 52.7 92 97.1 15 82.6
12 11 UniversidaddeBuenosAires AR 100.0 3 100.0 4 21.0 151+ 16.6 151+ 51.5 62 97.8 10 98.0 9 82.4
13 10 UniversidaddeSantiagodeChile(USACH) CL 98.5 13 86.5 20 26.4 151+ 58.7 92 66.9 41 78.7 41 84.8 61 82.3
14 14 UniversidadeFederaldoRioGrandeDoSul BR 93.8 19 30.6 76 60.3 117 100.0 9 100.0 4 67.7 68 99.1 4 80.8
15 9 UniversidaddeConcepción CL 91.0 22 62.1 36 38.2 151+ 70.9 73 91.0 21 85.9 33 85.8 58 80.7
16 16 InstitutoPolitécnicoNacional(IPN) MX 77.9 40 97.5 10 74.0 79 20.2 151+ 60.8 50 73.9 52 91.1 41 78.6
17 15 UniversidadeFederaldeSãoPaulo(UNIFESP) BR 75.9 45 23.0 91 92.6 30 100.0 8 100.0 3 96.1 14 84.2 64 78.4
18 18 PontificiaUniv.CatólicadoRiodeJaneiro BR 93.6 20 52.7 49 27.8 151+ 98.6 23 98.5 12 41.5 112 91.8 38 78.2
19 20 PontificiaUniv.CatólicaSantaMaríadelosBuenosAires AR 96.6 15 97.2 11 90.7 34 26.4 151+ 4.1 151+ 59.2 83 69.8 122 77.1
20 23 PontificiaUniversidadJaveriana CO 98.5 12 100.0 9 77.9 70 16.0 151+ 20.8 136 27.0 151+ 89.5 45 76.3
21 25 UniversidadedeBrasilia BR 90.2 24 30.2 77 63.1 108 99.8 14 88.4 23 42.9 108 99.1 3 76.0
22 22 UniversidadNacionaldeCórdoba AR 99.0 11 73.4 26 16.0 151+ 41.5 120 42.9 76 83.0 36 95.3 21 75.9
23 31 PontificiaUniversidadCatólicadelPerú PE 92.9 21 87.4 18 30.0 151+ 49.5 101 13.9 151+ 70.9 59 95.0 22 74.8
24 24 UniversidadNacionaldeLaPlata AR 99.2 10 60.4 40 28.0 151+ 31.4 151+ 49.6 66 86.8 27 97.5 12 74.7
25 27 UniversidadAustral AR 87.7 29 74.7 25 100.0 3 40.1 125 23.1 123 99.6 4 34.2 151+ 74.5
26 29 UniversidaddeCostaRica CR 96.3 16 63.8 34 85.1 53 13.4 151+ 96.0 15 97.3 14 74.4
27 30 UniversidadIberoamericana(UIA) MX 76.4 43 94.9 13 69.4 88 49.7 99 19.3 143 68.2 65 75.4 100 73.6
28 28 PontificiaUniversidadeCatólicadeSãoPaulo-PUCSP BR 78.8 39 90.8 17 84.1 56 91.9 40 8.2 151+ 6.3 151+ 86.0 57 72.9
29= 33 UniversidadCentraldeVenezuela(UCV) VE 90.9 23 67.2 29 50.0 149 58.7 91 32.6 96 61.3 80 83.5 65 72.8
29= 37 UniversidadeFederaldeSãoCarlos BR 70.2 57 27.9 78 80.6 66 100.0 10 99.8 9 57.9 84 88.6 47 72.8
31 19 InstitutoTecnológicoAutonomodeMéxico(ITAM) MX 80.0 37 93.7 15 48.6 151+ 99.6 17 32.2 98 15.3 151+ 64.4 146 72.2
32 26 UniversidaddeAntioquia CO 96.1 17 58.6 44 42.2 151+ 37.7 134 37.9 85 70.0 61 92.8 31 72.0
33 21 UniversidadAutónomaMetropolitana(UAM) MX 87.5 30 40.3 65 33.0 151+ 93.5 36 56.4 56 50.1 94 95.3 20 70.5
34 35 UniversidadSimónBolívarVenezuela VE 80.3 36 37.9 67 41.1 151+ 91.3 43 92.1 20 27.2 151+ 86.3 56 68.7
35 38 UniversidadedoEstadodoRiodeJaneiro(UERJ) BR 57.0 77 25.9 82 96.5 18 97.6 25 72.1 36 68.4 64 91.7 39 68.2
36 34 PontificiaUniversidadCatólicadeValparaíso CL 84.1 32 64.6 31 20.9 151+ 69.2 79 72.2 34 33.4 135 68.0 134 67.7
37 43 UniversidadeFederaldoParaná(UFPR) BR 66.6 63 7.2 151+ 84.7 54 98.6 22 94.5 16 45.3 103 97.4 13 66.6
38 47 UniversidaddelRosario CO 66.3 64 91.0 16 25.0 151+ 32.3 149 39.0 83 84.5 34 69.7 125 66.3
39 41 UniversidadAustraldeChile CL 76.2 44 26.4 81 36.0 151+ 62.3 85 83.3 28 78.6 42 82.9 69 65.6
40 36 UniversidadTécnicaFedericoSantaMaría CL 52.0 84 68.0 28 17.2 151+ 55.5 93 93.6 17 86.2 31 73.2 107 64.9
41= 40 PontificiaUniversidadeCatólicadoRioGrandedoSul BR 53.9 83 4.7 151+ 75.4 76 99.6 15 94.6 15 83.3 35 93.1 28 64.8
41= 49 UniversidaddeSanAndrés AR 63.7 70 69.1 27 99.7 8 75.5 65 17.1 149 25.9 151+ 69.9 121 64.8
43 39 UniversidadeFederaldoPernambuco BR 66.7 62 9.3 151+ 62.0 111 100.0 11 92.6 19 31.7 139 93.5 26 62.8
44 52 UniversidadTorcuatoDiTella AR 77.3 42 51.8 51 35.2 151+ 100.0 2 36.5 89 56.5 85 21.5 151+ 61.4
45= 62 UniversidadAdolfoIbáñez CL 74.3 47 94.8 14 32.6 151+ 59.5 90 24.1 119 14.1 151+ 38.8 151+ 61.1
45= 53 UniversidadNacionaldeRosario AR 88.9 26 44.0 59 15.7 151+ 19.1 151+ 31.8 99 82.0 37 78.8 85 61.1
47 45 UniversidadeFederalFluminense BR 55.2 81 10.4 145 80.8 64 98.9 20 71.0 37 43.9 107 98.2 8 60.8
48 32 UniversidaddelasAméricasPuebla(UDLAP) MX 47.7 96 64.4 32 63.7 106 88.7 46 49.9 65 31.7 140 72.1 108 60.7
49= 56 InstitutoTecnológicodeBuenosAires(ITBA) AR 73.9 51 62.5 35 98.7 12 100.0 1 11.4 151+ 20.4 151+ 60.6
49= 48 UniversidadeFederaldeSantaCatarina BR 75.5 46 12.6 136 63.6 107 99.9 13 1.2 151+ 61.5 79 98.8 5 60.6
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51 42 UniversidaddePuertoRico PR 51.9 85 17.3 112 43.6 151+ 99.6 16 55.7 57 99.6 5 82.4 70 60.0
52 46 UniversidadNacionalMayordeSanMarcos PE 67.0 61 54.0 47 43.0 151+ 85.7 50 11.4 151+ 33.9 132 87.3 51 59.9
53 44 UniversidaddelValle CO 88.3 28 35.4 72 24.5 151+ 34.9 140 54.2 59 29.1 146 88.0 48 59.5
54 66 UniversidadNacionalCostaRica CR 81.8 35 60.4 39 19.0 151+ 11.2 151+ 76.4 45 87.2 52 58.8
55 55 UniversidaddePalermo AR 74.0 49 60.7 37 75.5 75 51.7 97 3.0 151+ 78.0 89 57.9
56 60 UniversidadNacionaldeMardelPlata AR 72.9 53 23.3 89 65.6 99 24.0 151+ 47.7 68 64.6 72 74.2 102 56.8
57 63 UniversidaddeLaSabana CO 67.0 60 87.1 19 56.6 132 16.1 151+ 14.0 151+ 6.7 151+ 68.3 132 56.4
58 59 UniversidadeFederaldaBahia BR 46.5 102 5.0 151+ 97.9 17 69.9 74 51.0 63 71.1 58 96.5 16 56.3
59 70 UniversidaddeTalca CL 58.2 75 9.6 151+ 18.6 151+ 78.5 63 88.1 25 53.8 91 92.0 36 55.1
60 50 UniversidaddeGuadalajara(UDG) MX 77.8 41 20.3 98 90.9 33 18.6 151+ 10.2 151+ 34.6 130 93.8 24 54.8
61 51 UniversidadAutónomadeNuevoLeón(UANL) MX 73.1 52 25.4 83 16.5 151+ 49.5 103 31.5 100 67.9 67 83.4 66 54.5
62 75 UniversidadNacionaldeCuyo AR 74.3 48 26.7 80 38.0 151+ 21.7 131 96.2 13 85.2 60 54.3
63 83 UniversidadCatólicaAndrésBello-UCAB VE 86.8 31 52.2 50 60.1 118 14.3 151+ 2.2 151+ 70.5 115 53.7
64 69 UniversidadeEstadualdeLondrina BR 31.7 139 20.6 96 85.4 50 96.7 27 64.0 45 36.9 118 87.8 50 53.2
65 72 UniversidaddelNorte CO 64.7 66 46.9 56 37.1 151+ 48.4 105 26.7 113 37.5 115 68.4 131 53.1
66 87 UniversidadNacionaldelSur AR 62.7 72 5.7 151+ 44.5 151+ 55.1 94 59.7 52 65.8 70 80.6 75 53.0
67 74 UniversidadIndustrialdeSantander CO 63.2 71 48.1 54 16.3 151+ 16.1 151+ 54.5 58 54.4 87 71.3 111 52.3
68 67= UniversidadNacionaldeTucumán AR 79.4 38 19.3 103 16.2 151+ 19.6 151+ 28.3 109 74.9 48 80.0 78 52.1
69 76 UniversidadeFederaldeViçosa BR 31.4 144 6.5 151+ 93.7 25 88.2 48 96.2 14 17.9 151+ 87.8 49 51.6
70 73 UniversidadeFederaldeSantaMaria BR 31.4 143 84.4 55 96.6 28 89.9 22 36.2 123 88.9 46 51.5
71= 65 UniversidaddelosAndesMérida VE 73.9 50 19.9 100 20.9 151+ 44.0 113 25.6 116 44.4 105 91.9 37 51.3
71= 84 UniversidadeFederaldoCeará(UFC) BR 35.2 129 53.3 141 91.9 41 88.2 24 53.9 90 95.6 19 51.3
73 57 UniversidadTecnológicaNacional(UTN) AR 38.7 121 79.3 23 49.8 150 3.1 151+ 5.4 151+ 64.5 73 86.7 55 50.8
74= 95 UniversidadAnahuac MX 57.5 76 63.9 33 90.7 36 30.2 151+ 2.2 151+ 35.9 126 22.2 151+ 50.6
74= 81 UniversidadPeruanaCayetanoHeredia PE 33.2 133 3.6 151+ 98.4 15 54.8 95 70.6 38 99.8 2 51.7 151+ 50.6
76 79 UniversidaddelaRepública(UdelaR) UY 83.3 34 18.1 108 53.2 143 4.9 151+ 16.7 150 93.6 18 24.1 151+ 50.3
77 58 BeneméritaUniversidadAutónomadePuebla MX 70.7 56 9.8 150 34.9 151+ 32.6 147 25.4 117 72.0 54 79.6 81 50.0
78 107 UniversidadNacionaldeAsunción PY 50.6 87 35.6 71 71.3 84 24.9 151+ 2.8 151+ 94.2 17 58.8 151+ 49.9
79= 61 UniversidadAutónomadelEstadodeMéxico MX 88.6 27 9.9 149 51.8 145 32.0 151+ 10.1 151+ 21.9 151+ 68.8 129 49.4
79= 71 UniversidaddelSalvador AR 43.1 109 59.8 42 56.2 134 27.9 151+ 4.1 151+ 99.8 3 33.2 151+ 49.4
81= 54 UniversidaddeLaHabana CU 83.5 33 37.7 151+ 40.1 127 22.5 129 46.3 101 70.3 117 49.1
81= 82 UniversidadDiegoPortales CL 64.1 68 41.0 63 23.7 151+ 34.3 142 36.4 90 27.6 149 71.3 112 49.1
83 67= PontificiaUniversidadCatolicadelEcuador EC 55.7 78 24.2 86 51.2 147 9.8 151+ 10.6 151+ 99.1 6 76.6 93 48.6
84= 112 UniversidaddelBelgrano AR 68.0 59 47.0 55 84.1 57 25.1 151+ 3.2 151+ 48.2 151+ 48.2
84= 89 UniversidadeEstadualdeMaringá BR 15.9 151+ 9.4 151+ 93.2 28 89.9 44 85.7 27 33.6 134 90.0 43 48.2
86 97 UniversidadNacionaldelLitoral AR 63.7 69 13.9 128 22.2 151+ 15.9 151+ 44.5 75 77.3 43 78.8 84 48.0
87= 92 UniversidaddelaFrontera(UFRO) CL 55.4 80 13.4 132 18.0 151+ 41.5 121 93.0 18 49.8 97 60.9 151+ 47.9
87= 86 UniversidadeFederaldePelotas BR 19.8 151+ 82.6 61 81.3 57 86.8 26 70.0 60 76.2 94 47.9
89= 94 UniversidadEAFIT CO 64.4 67 46.3 58 20.8 151+ 29.7 151+ 22.5 128 1.0 151+ 92.1 35 47.4
89= 77 UniversidadNacionaldeSanLuis AR 48.0 93 9.2 151+ 65.0 101 29.0 151+ 42.0 77 87.5 26 66.0 142 47.4
91 123 UniversidadeFederaldeGoiás BR 20.3 151+ 3.6 151+ 99.5 10 75.1 66 50.6 64 60.1 82 91.6 40 46.7
92 78 UniversidadeFederaldeUberlândia BR 24.0 151+ 70.1 86 99.1 19 72.9 33 34.8 129 93.1 29 46.4
93 90 UniversidadAutónomadeSanLuisdePotosí MX 43.1 108 3.1 151+ 48.0 151+ 37.5 135 64.8 44 97.6 12 57.5 151+ 46.3
94 85 UniversidadeFederaldeLavras BR 19.3 151+ 3.6 151+ 81.8 63 98.1 24 99.9 7 16.7 151+ 71.6 110 45.5
95= 100 UniversidaddelosAndesChile CL 65.4 65 32.4 75 88.5 43 24.0 151+ 14.4 151+ 14.1 151+ 29.4 151+ 45.3
95= 80 UniversidadPontificiaBolivariana CO 51.6 86 56.0 46 25.3 151+ 26.1 151+ 15.7 151+ 36.1 125 61.5 151+ 45.3
97 64 UniversidadAndrésBello-UNAB CL 47.6 97 42.1 62 26.9 151+ 14.5 151+ 17.7 146 86.7 28 55.2 151+ 44.9
98 93 UniversidadExternadodeColombia CO 47.8 95 79.8 22 51.7 146 15.7 151+ 3.5 151+ 53.0 151+ 44.8
99 101 UniversidaddeGuanajuato MX 40.0 118 3.8 151+ 58.3 125 62.9 83 61.1 49 44.4 106 68.7 130 44.4
100 111 UniversidadePresbiterianaMackenzie BR 21.2 151+ 60.6 38 32.5 151+ 39.2 128 19.8 141 71.6 56 74.4 101 44.3
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101 96 PontificiaUniversidadeCatólicadoParaná-PUCPR BR 21.8 151+ 13.5 131 24.6 151+ 89.7 45 68.8 39 64.4 74 81.4 72 44.2
102 88 ColegiodeMéxico MX 71.1 54 3.4 151+ 100.0 1 12.2 151+ 76.0 96 42.9
103 104 UniversidadeFederaldeOuroPreto BR 19.0 151+ 66.6 94 91.4 42 66.0 43 48.9 98 78.0 88 42.8
104 110 UniversidadeFederaldoRioGrandeDoNorte BR 23.4 151+ 58.5 123 95.6 30 62.5 48 27.2 151+ 92.2 34 42.7
105 106 UniversidadCatólicadelNorte CL 39.0 120 15.3 124 29.9 151+ 60.7 88 75.4 32 49.8 96 41.1 151+ 42.5
106= 105 UniversidaddeMontevideo UY 71.0 55 8.0 151+ 86.4 49 46.6 109 6.0 151+ 36.2 151+ 42.4
106= 103 UniversidaddeValparaíso CL 48.9 91 19.5 101 23.9 151+ 22.9 151+ 44.6 74 89.5 24 37.6 151+ 42.4
108 125 UniversidadNacionaldeRioCuarto AR 46.9 99 9.0 151+ 46.2 151+ 35.1 139 34.3 94 69.8 62 52.6 151+ 41.7
109 115 UniversidadAutónomadelEstadodeMorelos MX 28.2 151+ 1.7 151+ 39.0 151+ 80.9 58 67.1 40 75.0 47 42.4 151+ 41.2
110 118 UniversidadeFederaldeJuizdeFora BR 14.2 151+ 89.6 40 73.9 69 60.0 51 42.7 109 79.6 80 40.8
111= 144 UniversidaddeLima PE 46.8 100 59.0 43 15.4 151+ 60.1 89 2.0 151+ 50.9 151+ 40.6
111= 102 UniversidadedoEstadodeSantaCatarina BR 30.6 149 2.4 151+ 85.2 52 80.2 59 23.3 122 9.0 151+ 92.5 33 40.6
113 91 UniversidadPanamericana(UP) MX 36.1 126 36.2 69 99.9 6 23.1 151+ 6.4 151+ 37.7 114 38.2 151+ 40.5
114 98 UniversidadNacionalAgrarialaMolina PE 29.2 151+ 14.2 126 98.4 14 20.8 151+ 17.2 148 71.7 55 58.6 151+ 40.2
115 120 UniversidadeFederaldaParaíba BR 20.7 151+ 51.9 144 92.1 39 58.7 54 27.6 150 86.9 54 39.8
116= 108 UniversidaddeCienciasEmpresarialesySociales(UCES) AR 25.9 151+ 56.7 45 100.0 4 41.8 119 1.0 151+ 42.9 151+ 39.6
116= 133 UniversidadeFederalRuraldoRiodeJaneiro BR 14.5 151+ 76.5 72 99.5 18 66.5 42 20.1 151+ 70.8 114 39.6
118 109 FundaciónUniversidadDeBogotá-JorgeTadeoLozano CO 41.4 114 53.4 48 23.6 151+ 2.7 151+ 9.2 151+ 60.6 81 48.4 151+ 39.4
119 114 UniversidadeFederaldoRioGrande BR 7.7 151+ 72.4 82 92.8 37 44.9 73 63.3 76 77.1 91 39.2
120 126 UniversidadAutónomadeYucatán MX 42.9 110 2.0 151+ 33.7 151+ 38.3 132 47.4 69 51.9 93 67.2 137 39.0
121 113 UniversidadeFederaldoEspíritoSanto BR 15.0 151+ 1.5 151+ 64.1 105 94.2 35 63.2 47 18.2 151+ 83.0 68 38.9
122= 99 PontificiaUniversidadeCatólicadoMinasGerais BR 38.3 122 20.0 99 15.7 151+ 62.3 86 17.8 145 30.1 143 80.3 76 37.9
122= 121 UniversidadeFederaldeCampinaGrande BR 32.6 135 9.1 151+ 90.7 35 63.4 46 13.9 151+ 77.4 90 37.9
124 116 UniversidadeFederaldoPará-UFPA BR 18.1 151+ 50.9 148 83.1 52 39.1 82 36.8 119 95.8 18 37.8
125 181-190 UniversidadedoValedoRioDosSinos BR 23.7 151+ 9.7 151+ 24.3 151+ 81.9 56 36.1 91 32.9 136 92.9 30 37.7
126= 136 UniversidadAutónomadeBajaCalifornia MX 54.5 82 3.9 151+ 35.0 151+ 27.2 151+ 21.1 133 33.7 133 69.2 126 37.5
126= 181-190 UniversidadAutónomadeChapingo MX 33.5 130 2.7 151+ 99.5 9 72.1 71 22.7 126 12.6 151+ 43.9 151+ 37.5
126= 141 UniversidadVeracruzana MX 47.4 98 4.6 151+ 47.2 151+ 43.4 115 8.7 151+ 25.1 151+ 81.2 73 37.5
129 151-160 UniversidadSanFranciscodeQuito(USFQ) EC 48.0 94 12.8 135 22.0 151+ 63.9 82 27.7 112 6.7 151+ 66.2 141 37.4
130 117 UniversidadeEstadualdoNorteFluminense BR 7.2 151+ 5.4 151+ 56.4 133 100.0 2 99.7 10 34.1 131 29.6 151+ 37.0
131 119 UniversidaddeMonterrey MX 60.3 74 27.0 79 44.3 151+ 29.6 151+ 5.9 151+ 35.7 151+ 36.8
132 135 UniversidadeEstadualdePontaGrossa BR 8.6 151+ 3.6 151+ 90.3 38 74.7 67 48.1 67 30.5 142 72.0 109 36.6
133 128= UniversidadeFederaldoMatoGrossodoSul BR 5.4 151+ 89.3 41 94.4 32 37.7 86 29.4 144 80.2 77 36.5
134 128= PontificiaUniversidadeCatólicadoCampinas BR 50.3 88 22.0 93 38.4 151+ 22.8 125 23.2 151+ 66.5 140 36.3
135 142 UniversidaddeLaSerena CL 31.8 138 9.2 151+ 15.4 151+ 45.2 110 46.4 71 73.7 53 48.7 151+ 36.0
136 151-160 UniversidadORTUruguay UY 48.6 92 11.0 142 100.0 2 10.4 151+ 4.8 151+ 56.9 151+ 35.7
137= 143 UniversidadAlbertoHurtado CL 49.4 90 19.1 104 29.3 151+ 40.9 122 16.3 151+ 4.6 151+ 60.4 151+ 35.5
137= 122 UniversidaddelValledeMexico(UVM) MX 20.4 151+ 82.8 21 44.2 151+ 13.7 151+ 1.4 151+ 51.7 151+ 35.5
139 132 UniversidaddeColima MX 27.3 151+ 1.6 151+ 46.0 151+ 49.6 100 37.6 87 37.1 117 81.4 71 35.4
140= 145 UniversidadMichoacanadeSanNicolásdeHidalgo MX 26.6 151+ 1.5 151+ 17.3 151+ 40.2 124 46.4 70 66.3 69 83.4 67 35.3
140= 138 UniversidadeFederaldoTriânguloMineiro BR 5.3 151+ 94.4 23 94.3 34 52.1 61 41.3 113 38.0 151+ 35.3
142 124 UniversidadedoEstadodaBahia BR 11.1 151+ 4.2 151+ 99.4 11 36.6 137 6.6 151+ 74.2 50 76.0 97 35.1
143 161-170 UniversidadAutónomadeQuerétaro MX 29.5 151+ 4.6 151+ 66.9 91 44.4 112 20.7 137 42.1 110 61.6 151+ 35.0
144 191-200 UniversidadLatinoamericanadeCienciayTecnología CR 33.0 134 66.0 30 66.8 92 16.4 151+ 16.9 151+ 34.8
145 149 UniversidaddeOrienteSantiagodeCuba CU 55.4 79 74.3 78 30.1 151+ 10.3 151+ 13.3 151+ 36.0 151+ 34.7
146 171-180 UniversidadedeRibeirãoPreto BR 16.1 151+ 1.2 151+ 59.3 120 72.0 72 33.9 95 78.9 40 34.1 151+ 34.5
147= - UniversidadAbiertaInteramericana-UAI AR 27.8 151+ 23.2 90 72.1 83 82.0 54 2.8 151+ 39.4 151+ 34.2
147= 161-170 UniversidaddePanamá(UP) PA 62.3 73 18.2 107 44.0 151+ 13.9 151+ 1.0 151+ 43.8 151+ 34.2
149 131 UniversidaddeLaSalle CO 45.9 103 46.9 57 20.7 151+ 13.4 151+ 1.9 151+ 2.8 151+ 54.1 151+ 34.1
150 151-160 UniversidaddeSanMartíndePorres-USMP PE 31.6 140 22.1 92 54.2 137 73.1 70 1.0 151+ 55.6 151+ 33.9

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151-160 137 EscuelaSuperiorPolitécnicadelLitoral-ESPOL EC
151-160 171-180 UniversidaddeSanCarlosdeGuatemala-USAC GT
151-160 130 UniversidaddeSonora MX
151-160 151-160 UniversidaddelBio-Bio CL
151-160 191-200 UniversidadTecnológicadePanamá(UTP) PA
151-160 - UniversidadeEstadualdoOestedoParaná BR
151-160 139 UniversidadeFederaldeAlfenas BR
151-160 181-190 UniversidadeFederaldeMatoGrosso BR
151-160 147 UniversidadeFederaldoMaranhão BR
151-160 151-160 UniversidadeTecnológicaFederaldoParaná BR
161-170 171-180 UniversidaddeCaldas CO
161-170 - UniversidaddeCarabobo VE
161-170 191-200 UniversidaddeMagallanes(UMAG) CL
161-170 151-160 UniversidaddelCauca CO
161-170 - UniversidaddelZulia VE
161-170 181-190 UniversidadMayordeSanAndrés BO
161-170 191-200 UniversidadMetropolitana VE
161-170 161-170 UniversidadNacionaldeSanMartín(UNSAM) AR
161-170 151-160 UniversidadedoValedoParaíba-Univap BR
161-170 171-180 UniversidadeFederaldeSãoJoãodel-ReiUFSJ BR
171-180 134 UniversidadArgentinadelaEmpresa-UADE AR
171-180 150 UniversidaddeAntofagasta CL
171-180 161-170 UniversidaddeCartagena CO
171-180 171-180 UniversidaddelDesarrollo CL
171-180 181-190 UniversidaddelPacifico PE
171-180 161-170 UniversidadICESI CO
171-180 151-160 UniversidadJesuitadeGuadalajara-ITESO MX
171-180 171-180 UniversidadNacionaldelCentrodelaProvinciadeBuenosAires AR
171-180 - UniversidadeFederaldeAlagoas BR
171-180 140 UniversidadeFederaldeItajubá BR
181-190 146 InstitutoTecnológicodeSonora(ITSON) MX
181-190 161-170 UniversidaddeCórdoba CO
181-190 151-160 UniversidaddeTarapacá CL
181-190 191-200 UniversidadElBosque CO
181-190 148 UniversidadLaSalle(ULSA) MX
181-190 - UniversidadLatinadeCostaRica CR
181-190 161-170 UniversidadNacionaldeIngenieríaPeru PE
181-190 161-170 UniversidadeFederaldeSergipe(UFS) BR
181-190 161-170 UniversidadeFederaldoAmazonas BR
181-190 171-180 UniversidadeLuteranadoBrasil BR
191-200 181-190 UniversidadAutónomadeAguascalientes MX
191-200 - UniversidadAutónomadeCampeche MX
191-200 - UniversidadCatólicadeTemuco CL
191-200 181-190 UniversidaddeLosLagos CL
191-200 - UniversidaddelTolima CO
191-200 - UniversidadIberoamericanaPuebla MX
191-200 - UniversidadMayordeSanSimónCochabamba BO
191-200 - UniversidadNacionaldelComahue AR
191-200 181-190 UniversidadPeruanadeCienciasAplicadas PE
191-200 - UniversidadedeSantaCruzdoSul BR
QS TOP 250 UNIVERSITIES
2013rank
2012rank
Institution
Country/Territory
191-200 151-160 UniversidadeEstadualdoRioGrandedoSul BR
191-200 - UniversidadeFederaldoEstadodoRiodeJaneiro-UNIRIO BR
191-200 191-200 UniversidadeRegionaldeBlumenau BR
201-250 - CiudadUniversitariaJoseAntonioEcheverria-CUJAE CU
201-250 - EscuelaPolitécnicadelEjército EC
201-250 - FundaçãoUniversidadeFederaldoValedoSãoFrancisco BR
201-250 - PontificiaUniversidadCatolicaMadreyMaestra DO
201-250 - UniversidadAntonioNariño(UAN) CO
201-250 - UniversidadArturoPrat CL
201-250 - UniversidadAutónomadeAsunción PY
201-250 - UniversidadAutónomadeBucaramanga CO
201-250 - UniversidadAutónomadeChihuahua MX
201-250 - UniversidadAutónomadeCiudaddeJuárez MX
201-250 - UniversidadAutónomadeCoahuila MX
201-250 171-180 UniversidadAutónomadeGuadalajara(UAG) MX
201-250 - UniversidadAutónomadeSinaloa MX
201-250 - UniversidadAutónomadeZacatecas MX
201-250 - UniversidadAutónomadelEstadodeHidalgo MX
201-250 171-180 UniversidadCatólicadeColombia CO
201-250 191-200 UniversidadCatólicaNuestraSeñoradelaAsunción PY
201-250 191-200 UniversidadCentraldeChile CL
201-250 - UniversidadCentraldelEcuador EC
201-250 - UniversidadCentroamericana"JoséSimeónCañas"-UCA SV
201-250 - UniversidadCES CO
201-250 - UniversidaddeCienfuegosCarlosRafaelRodríguez CU
201-250 181-190 UniversidaddeMedellin CO
201-250 - UniversidaddeNariño CO
201-250 161-170 UniversidaddePiura PE
201-250 - UniversidaddeQuintanaRoo MX
201-250 - UniversidadDistritalFranciscoJosédeCaldas CO
201-250 - UniversidadFranciscoMarroquín(UFM) GT
201-250 - UniversidadIberoamericana(UNIBE) DO
201-250 - UniversidadMayor CL
201-250 - UniversidadNacionaldeSanAgustíndeArequipa PE
201-250 - UniversidadNacionaldeSanAntonioAbaddelCusco PE
201-250 - UniversidadNacionaldeTrujillo PE
201-250 - UniversidadNacionaldelNordeste AR
201-250 - UniversidadNacionalFedericoVillarreal-UNFV PE
201-250 - UniversidadRicardoPalma PE
201-250 - UniversidadSantaMaríalaAntigua-USMA PA
201-250 - UniversidadSergioArboleda CO
201-250 181-190 UniversidadTecnológicadeMéxico(UNITEC) MX
201-250 - UniversidadTecnológicadePereira CO
201-250 - UniversidadedeCaxiasdoSul BR
201-250 191-200 UniversidadedePassoFundo BR
201-250 191-200 UniversidadedeTaubaté BR
201-250 - UniversidadeEstadualdeGoiás BR
201-250 - UniversidadeEstadualdeMontesClaros BR
201-250 - UniversidadeFederaldoAcre BR
201-250 171-180 UniversidadeGamaFilho BR
To see the full results visit: www.topuniversities.com

5. www.qs.com14 QS University Rankings: Latin AmericaTM
2013
Brazil has retained its position as Latin
America’s leading centre of higher edu-
cation in the latest QS rankings for the region.
With two of the top three universities in
the ranking and 11 of the top 30, Brazil‘s
domination of the ranking is even more com-
plete than last year.The size of the country’s
higher education system, together with strong
recent investment, leaves it well ahead of its
rivals.
Universidade de São Paulo (USP) remains
narrowly ahead of Chile’s Pontificia Universi-
dad Católica at the head of the ranking, with
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Uni-
camp) in third place. USP topped the employ-
ers’ poll and was the most visible university on
the web, as well as performing strongly on the
other indicators. It moved up 30 places in the
2012 QS World University Rankings, break-
ing into the top 150 for the first time.
At a forum on international mobility held
in February, Leandro Tessler, an associate
professor and adviser to the president of Uni-
camp, said that poor English and resistance to
English-taught programmes represented the
biggest obstacle to the competitiveness of
Latin American universities. He saw intra-
regional mobility and the establishment of
joint and dual degree programmes between
Brazilian and European universities as more
positive trends.
Brazil has 28 of the top 100 universities in
Latin America and no fewer than 77 feature
in the top 300 places. Most have either im-
proved or held their position since last year.
At the top of the table, the most progress
has been made by Universidade Estadual
Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho", which
has moved up three places to enter the top
10. Further down, Universidade Federal de
Goiás has leapt almost 30 places to appear in
the top 100 for the first time.
The Brazilian government is invest-
ing heavily in the country’s students and
researchers, both at its own institutions and
elsewhere in the world. Its flagship pro-
gramme, Science Without Borders, promises
to send up to 100,000 undergraduates and
postgraduates overseas by 2014. Host coun-
tries include France, the United Kingdom
and the United States.
Within Brazil, there are now more than
6.5 million higher education students, about
1 million of them in federal institutions and
620,000 in state institutions. Nearly three-
quarters of all Brazilian students, some 5 mil-
lion in all, are enrolled in private institutions,
most of them for-profit.
The government has also focused on
widening participation in higher education,
which remains free for students of any na-
tionality. In August 2012 the Brazilian Presi-
dent, Dilma Rousseff, signed a bill requiring
all federal universities to reserve half of the
Brazil tops the 2013 QS University
Rankings: Latin America
John O’Leary
The Brazilian
government
is investing
heavily in
the country’s
students and
researchers,
both at its own
institutions
and elsewhere
in the world

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2013 15
places in each degree programme for students
from public schools, giving preference to
those from poor families and from black and
other ethnic groups.
The latest salary research by the Organisa-
tion for Economic Cooperation and Devel-
opment showed that the earnings premium
enjoyed by graduates over non-graduates in
Brazil to be the highest in the world.The gap
had continued to widen between 2009 and
2010.
However, Brazil still ranked only 41st out
of leading 50 countries for the strength
of its higher education
system
in an analysis produced for the Universitas 21
network.The controversial ranking aggregates
data on higher education spending with a
range of other measures including the propor-
tions of female staff and students, the “policy
and regulatory environment”, digital connec-
tivity and research output.
The Brazilian Ministry of Education
conducts one of the world’s biggest quality as-
surance exercises to benchmark standards.The
latest General Courses Index (IGC) covered
8,665 courses at 1,387 of the country’s uni-
versities and colleges, finding overall improve-
ment without considering that performance
had yet reached a satisfactory level.
The exercise covered only a small part of
Brazilian higher education, concentrating on
courses in science, education and some areas
of technology.The IGC process will reach all
subject areas on a three-year cycle, although
it does not cover private institutions.When
scores for all courses are combined, Unicamp
appears top in the IGC reckoning.
Research quality and quantity has also been
improving in Brazil.The Thomson Reuters
report, "Building Bricks: Exploring the
Global Research and
Innovation Impact of
Brazil, Russia, India,
China and South Ko-
rea," found that Brazilian
research output is highest
in the life sciences, while
its top research strengths,
measured by citation im-
pact, are in physics, math-
ematics and engineering.