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QS Latin America and The Caribbean Rankings 2026
UC reclaims the top spot for the first time since 2022, usurping USP which comes second, followed by Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) in third.
Colombia and Argentina's highest ranked universities also feature among the top-10; Tecnológico de Monterrey comes fourth, Universidad de los Andes comes eighth and UBA places 10 . No new entries are among the top-10.
The rankings feature 491 universities from 26 countries.
Brazil is most represented (130, adding 34 universities year-on-year). It is followed by
Mexico and Colombia (67 each). The following table compares the top-five countries by number of ranked universities, showing new entrants, overall performance shifts, and distribution across tiers.
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