TOP UNIVERSITIES IN MEXICO

Universities in Mexico

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

Mexico’s highest ranked institution is theUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, at 163rd in the world and 6th in Latin America. The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México is a public university which has a huge student population of over 200,000 students across a number of campuses in Mexico City and beyond. The school features among the world’s best for a number of disciplines covered by the QS World University Rankings: by Subjectand ranks particularly highly in the fields of history, philosophy and education.

As recently as 2007, the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México’s main campus, which was built as a collaborative architectural design project between 1949 and 1952, became one of Mexico’s 31 UNESCO Heritage Sites. The campus, which combines elements of 20th century modernism and traditional Mexican culture, has been praised by UNESCO as a fitting tribute to the country’s progress since the revolution of 1910-20, and, in particular, its recognition of the importance of education.

Tecnológico de Monterrey

Moving up 27 places in this year’s world rankings thanks to considerable international growth is the Tecnológico de Monterrey, a private institution which now stands at 279th in the world and 7th in Latin America. Although the school’s population of 90,000 is divided across 31 campuses throughout Mexico, the Tecnológico de Monterrey’s main campus is based in Monterrey, a city with the highest income per capita in Mexico which acts as an important industrial and business center for the nation.

The Tecnológico de Monterrey also offers a number of undergraduate classes taught in English. These are for international students studying for a semester or year abroad and can be used to provide credits towards a degree at the student’s home university.

Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN)           

Like the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN) is also a very large public university, with over 166,000 students currently enrolled. Standing at 16th in Latin America and 551-600 in the world rankings, the Instituto Politécnico Nacional’s main campus is situated two kilometers north of Mexico City. The school is also highlighted as a world leader in six disciplines covered by the QS World University Rankings by Subject, including computer science, engineering and physics.

Other universities in Mexico

In regional terms, Mexico accounts for a major chunk of the top universities in Latin America. Some 50 Mexican universities are included in the 2013 QS University Rankings: Latin America, which lists the top 300 institutions in the region. Only Brazil claims more.

On an international scale, a total of 12 universities in Mexico are ranked within the 2013/14 QS World University Rankings®. In addition to those listed above, these include the Universidad de Guadalajara (601-650 in the world, 60th in Latin America), the Universidad Iberoamericana (601-650 in the world, 27th in Latin America), the Instituto Tecnológico Autonomo de México (651-700 in the world, 31st in Latin America), the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México (651-700 in the world, 79= in Latin America) and the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (651-700 in the world, 33rd in Latin America).