Brazil has 65 of the top 250 universities in Latam, with Sao Paulo top ranked
Brazil dominates the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Latin American University Rankings for the second year, with 65 institutions in the top 250, led by the Universidad de Sao Paulo.
Mexico has 46 in the top 250, followed by Colombia with 34 and Chile with 30. Chile also has four in the top 10 - two more than last year - despite student unrest over fee rises.
“Chilean universities perform very well in terms of research output, and have an outstanding reputation among academics and employers,'' QS head of research Ben Sowter said in a statement.
”Whereas the top Brazilian universities are producing a greater quantity of published research the work produced at leading Chilean universities is more widely cited, which suggests it has a greater impact.''
He noted all of the top 10 Argentine institutions ranked lower than in 2011, and the Universidad de Buenos Aires dropped out of the top 10.
Overall 19 countries were represented in the top 250, up from 14 last year. And 40% of the ranked institutions were young universities, founded in the past 50 years.
It is the second year QS has produced a set of rankings for Latin America. The first seven place-getters were the same this year.
Measures included academic reputation and employer reputation judged on global surveys with more than 10,000 responses each, weighted at 50% with a 10% weighting for each of: papers per faculty, citations per faculty, staff/student ration, staff with a PhD and web impact.
The top twleve are the following: Universidade de Sao Paulo; Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Chile; Universidade Estadual de Campinas; Universidad de Chile; Univiersidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico; Universidad de los Andres (Colombia); Tecnologico de Monterrey (Mx); Universidad Federal de Rio do Janerio; Universidad de Concepción, Chile; Universidad de Santiago de Chile; Universidad de Buenos Aires; Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
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Brazil has 49.6% of the South American population but only 26% of the top Latam universities.
He mentions that 3 Brazilian Universities are ranked within the TOP 10, but drops the fact that 4 from tiny Chile are within same TOP 10.
Isn't it rather an achievement, that a country that barely represents 2,9% of the whole latinamerican population has 4 of the 10 best, and being 4th ranked with 30 Universities in whole LA? Brasil has 12 times the population of Chile, but “only” doubles their amount of universities within this ranking. Way to go to present themselves as THE University Powerhouse.
2 Chilean universities in the top 5 (same as Brazil)
4 Chilean universities in the top 10 (more than Brazil)
Considering that Chile has less than 10% of the population of Brazil really puts this in to proportion.
Chile already leads the continent by every conceivable economic measurement and now we are storming academia too.
Chile kicking arse.
!Viva Chile, Mierda!
Well done Chile.
Interesting, first time I hear of that.
This is like saying that the USA has 90% of the top 100 universities in the continent of North America.
Having said that, I know Brasil's U.S.P. - and Campinas even better.
They are class acts, and they work with some of the world's best universities on an equal footing.
Respect.
Chileans, a bunch of spanish speaking jokers leads the american continent in having low selfesteem of themself. Manclown is my favorite indian of showing that off here.
Correct.
4 Chilean universities in the top 10 (more than Brazil)
Oh really, perhaps you should by glasses, because you need them and whatever you do stop playing with those Llama's.
Link: www.usnews.com/education/worlds-best-universities-rankings/best-universities-in-latin-america
#1 Universidade de São Paulo
Brazil
#2 Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Chile
#3 Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Brazil
#4 Universidad de Chile
Chile
#5 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Mexico
#6 Universidad de los Andes (Not Andres )
Colombia
#7 Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM)
Mexico
#8 Universidad de Buenos Aires
Argentina
#9 Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Colombia
#10 Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Brazil
Top 5, 2 Chileans.
Top 10, 2 Chileans.
Mr-Fido-Tantrum-Dido-I-cannot-overcome-LAN-has-taken-over-TAM-even-you-proved-me-wrong-you-evil-Chileans!
The ranking you have posted is the outdated QS ranking from 2011.
Deal with it and your dyslexia and go play with mud...
The above article is dealing with the current 2012 case, whereas Chile has 2 additional universities (now 4) within the TOP 10 and simultaneously kicking out the only Argentinian University out of the same TOP scorers. Probably a new starting trauma for you.
1 Universidade de São Paulo 100.0
Brazil
#2 Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 99.9
Chile
#3 Universidade Estadual de Campinas 97.5
Brazil
#4 Universidad de Chile 93.7
Chile
#5 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) 92.8
Mexico
#6 Universidad de los Andes (Not Andres ) 90.3
Colombia
#7 Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM) 85.8
Mexico
#8 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 85.4
Brazil
#9 Universidad de Concepcion 83.7
Chile
#10 Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH) 82.8
Chile
Top 5, 2 Chileans.
Top 10, 4 Chileans. More than any country in Latin America.
Just ignore Fido Dildo, he has a chip on his shoulder.
8 TTT
I might have over done it with every “conceivable” economic measurement, but certainly the most important ones: highest GDP per head, highest productivity, most business friendly, highest exports per head, lowest national debt. International investors put clear water between Chile and the rest of the continent in terms of business risk.
chartsbin.com/view/1177
Is that not correct broadly speaking?
ManRod & Condorito have said all right.....we are few but good....and going to be better....as OECD level and the very first Latam developed country very soon thanks to the might of the proffesionals from our Unis...
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