• This latest University rankings of the best universities in South America will guide University aspirants who would want to live and get their academic certificate in a well developed and structured top Institution anywhere around South America.

This ranking was made based on certain categories like citations (research influence), industry income (knowledge transfer), international outlook (staff, students and research), research (volume, income and reputation), and teaching (the learning environment).

This article also highlights the various University names, the country which they are located in and their founded years. Here are the best universities to study abroad in, Universities in different beautiful and well developed southern countries of the world.

Best 20 Universities In South America

20. Andrés Bello University (UNAB)

• FOUNDED: 1988
• COUNTRY LOCATED: Santiago in Chile.

19. São Paulo State University (UNESP)

• FOUNDED: 1923
• COUNTRY LOCATED: São Paulo in Brazil.

18. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)

• FOUNDED: 1940
• COUNTRY LOCATED: Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

17. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

• FOUNDED: 24th March 1917
• COUNTRY LOCATED: Lima in Peru.

16.National Autonomous University of Mexico

• FOUNDED: 22nd September 1910
• COUNTRY LOCATED: Mexico City in Mexico.

15. Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education

• FOUNDED: 6th September 1943
• COUNTRY LOCATED: Monterrey, Mexico.

14. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

• FOUNDED: 29th September 1895
• COUNTRY LOCATED: Porto Alegre in Brazil.

13. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

• FOUNDED: 7th September 1920
• COUNTRY LOCATED: Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

12. Federal University of Minas Gerais

• FOUNDED: 7th September 1927
• COUNTRY LOCATED: Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais in Brazil.

11. Federal University of Itajubá

• FOUNDED: 23rd November 1913
• COUNTRY LOCATED: Itajubá in Brazil.

Best 10 Universities In South America

10. Federal University of ABC (UFABC)

• FOUNDED: 26th July 2005
• COUNTRY LOCATED: Santo André in Brazil.

9. University of Chile

• FOUNDED: 19th November 1842
• COUNTRY LOCATED: Santiago in Chile.

8. University of the Andes

• FOUNDED: 1948
• COUNTRY LOCATED: Bogotá in Colombia.

7. Pontifical Javeriana University

• FOUNDED: 1623
• COUNTRY LOCATED: Bogotá in Colombia.

6.Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

• FOUNDED: 21st June 1888
• COUNTRY LOCATED: Santiago in Chile.

5 . Federico Santa María Technical University

• FOUNDED: 1926
• COUNTRY LOCATED: Valparaíso in Chile.

4 . Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP)

• FOUNDED: 1st June 1933
• COUNTRY LOCATED: São Paulo in Brazil.

3. Diego Portales University

• FOUNDED: 1982
• COUNTRY LOCATED: Santiago in Chile.

2. State University of Campinas

• FOUNDED: 5th October 1966
• COUNTRY LOCATED: Campinas in Brazil.

1. University of São Paulo

• FOUNDED: 25th January 1934
• COUNTRY LOCATED: São Paulo in Brazil.