The University of São Paulo is the best university in Latin America, according to the
THE Latin America University Ranking, published today, November 12, by the British consultancy Times Higher Education (THE). The University once again took the lead in the group, a position it hadn’t held since 2017.
“This year, Times Higher Education adopted a new evaluation methodology and, of the five dimensions evaluated, in addition to Teaching, USP obtained excellent scores in the Research Environment, Research Quality, and Industry criteria, which this year included a new Patents indicator, which contributed to USP’s good performance in this area. This shows that we are on the right track by promoting projects to encourage research and innovation, such as the recent creation of the Special Research and Innovation Centers. In addition, we have encouraged partnerships with the public and private sectors in order to bring academia ever closer to society,” said President Carlos Gilberto Carlotti Junior.
Brazil has seven of the top ten ranked universities. In addition to USP, the top 10 include State University of Campinas (2nd place), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (3rd), State University of São Paulo (5th), Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (6th), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (7th) and Federal University of Santa Catarina (10th).
The ranking evaluated 214 universities from 16 Latin American countries. The criteria adopted are the same as those applied in THE’s world ranking, but with modifications to better reflect the characteristics of higher education institutions in the region. Brazil is the country with the largest number of universities evaluated: 70 in total, followed by Colombia, with 38 universities, and Chile, with 32 representatives.
| THE Latin America Universities | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1º | University of São Paulo (USP) | Brazil |
| 2º | State University of Campinas (Unicamp) | Brazil |
| 3º | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) | Brazil |
| 4º | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile | Chile |
| 5º | State University of São Paulo (Unesp) | Brazil |
| 6º | Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) | Brazil |
| 7º | Monterrey Institute of Technology | Mexico |
| 7º | Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) | Brazil |
| 9º | University of Chile | Chile |
| 10º | Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) | Brazil |
In this ninth edition, the ranking has updated its methodology to use 18 indicators, five more than in previous years. The indicators are grouped into the broad areas of teaching (learning environment); research environment (volume, income and reputation); research quality (strength, excellence and influence of research); international perspective (staff, students and research); and industry (income and patents).
In the general ranking, THE World University, published on October 8, USP was ranked in 199th place, returning to the top 200 universities in the world, a position it hadn’t reached since 2013. It was the best ranked Latin American university.
More information on the ranking can be found on the page of USP’s Office for the Management of Academic Performance Indicators.
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