QS Latin American University Rankings - 2012

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Rankings

QS Rank	QS Rank	School Name	Country	Overall	Academic Reputation The Academic Reputation Index is the centrepiece of the QS World University Rankings® carrying a weighting of 40%. It is an approach to international university evaluation that QS pioneered in 2004 and is the component that attracts the greatest interest and scrutiny. In concert with the Employer Reputation Index it is the aspect which sets this ranking most clearly apart from any other.	Employer Reputation The QS Global Employer Survey has seen a dramatic increase in response in 2012 from 17,000 in 2011 to over 25,500 in 2012. Growth has been seen worldwide but nowhere more profoundly than in Latin America, where a campaign conducted in Spanish met with great success. Responses are closely scrutinized and weighted to eliminate biases that may result from disproportionate response levels.	Citations per Paper Citations per Paper focuses on the performance of the papers an institution produces that are actually indexed in Scopus – ignoring efforts undertaken resulting in publication in local language journals that may not be covered by Scopus. A publication threshold of 100 papers is applied to eliminate anomalous low numbers of papers from overly benefiting small institutions.	Papers per Faculty Papers per Faculty looks at publication volume within SciVerse Scopus regardless of language (Scopus accepts non-English content as long as there are English language abstracts).	Faculty Staff with PhD In our survey conducted early in 2011, Staff with PhD came out as the most important factor not already considered as part of the global methodology. First introduced for the QS University Rankings – Latin America in 2011, the inaugural data collection process has run a lot more smoothly than anticipated for a new indicator. The indicator is based on a simple proportion of each institution that hold a PhD or equivalent terminal degree.	Web Impact At the moment, this indicator is exclusively used in the QS University Rankings – Latin America. The Webometrics Ranking Web of World Universities looks at the effectiveness of institutions projection online. Due to the automated nature of the approach, the ranking embraces some 20,000 institutions worldwide – the most extensive comparative evaluation of world universities.	Faculty Student Student Faculty Ratio is, at present, the only globally comparable and available indicator that has been identified to address the stated objective of evaluating teaching quality. Clearly it is not a satisfactory as a qualitative classroom evaluation as might be considered for a domestic teaching assessment, but it does speak to the notion of “commitment to teaching”, which ought to correlate strongly, if not completely with the level of teaching quality.
1	1	Universidade de São Paulo - USP	Brazil	100.00	100	100	84.2	100	100	100	62.8
2	2	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Chile	99.98	100	100	72.2	94.4	94.8	97	88.4
3	3	Universidade Estadual de Campinas	Brazil	97.55	100	97.3	72.4	100	100	97.7	59.1
4	4	Universidad de Chile	Chile	93.73	100	100	90	99.9	62.5	99.2	36
5	5	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)	Mexico	92.83	100	100	91.5	44.3	57.9	99.9	85.5
6	6	Universidad de Los Andes Colombia	Colombia	90.37	99.3	99.9	75.8	73.7	76	88.4	44.2
7	7	Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM)	Mexico	85.81	98	100	49.7	34.4	55.4	97.7	81.4
8	8	Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	85.41	99.4	34.8	77.7	99.2	99.7	97.9	66.5
9	9	Universidad de Concepción	Chile	83.76	92.5	74.2	79.5	92.9	73.7	93.6	27.6
10	10	Universidad de Santiago de Chile - USACH	Chile	82.80	98.8	93.2	72.5	57.2	60.7	86.8	24.1
11	11	Universidad de Buenos Aires	Argentina	82.48	100	100	98.1	53.8	17.8	96	15.4
12	12	Universidad Nacional de Colombia	Colombia	82.24	99.2	99.9	20.2	73	64.5	97.6	26.1
13	13	Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais	Brazil	81.61	92.7	26	80.8	99.5	100	97.2	65.2
14	14	Universidade Federal do Rio Grande Do Sul	Brazil	78.55	88.5	26.4	71.1	100	100	99.7	54.8
15	15	Universidade Federal de São Paulo - UNIFESP	Brazil	78.49	73.3	34.6	95.3	100	100	83.1	75.8
16	16	Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN)	Mexico	78.44	82.3	98.6	68.4	59.6	21.6	89.6	59.5
17	17	Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho"	Brazil	77.43	82.8	38.9	48.1	99.8	100	98.6	60.6
18	18	Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro - PUC - Rio	Brazil	76.56	96.1	42.5	40.8	98.2	99	93.2	20.5
19	19	Instituto Tecnológico Autonomo de México (ITAM)	Mexico	74.68	85	98.2	23.2	27.9	98	60.4	46.3
20	20	Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina Santa María de los Buenos Aires - UCA	Argentina	73.94	96.6	93.3	49.3	3.5	21.2	62	87.8
21	21	Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM)	Mexico	73.58	92.1	55.8	50.5	51.7	89.7	86.5	30.5
22	22	Universidad Nacional de Córdoba	Argentina	72.48	98.9	64.3	85.4	35.6	28.7	92.6	18.8
23	23	Pontificia Universidad Javeriana	Colombia	72.18	94.2	99.9	22.6	17.2	14.3	82.4	64.6
24	24	Universidad Nacional de La Plata	Argentina	71.92	97.8	52.4	76.3	47.1	32	95.7	31.8
25	25	Universidade de Brasilia	Brazil	71.83	92.5	17	40.4	85.9	100	98.3	44.1
26	26	Universidad de Antioquia	Colombia	71.33	91.8	71.7	57.5	31.4	17.8	89.2	60.8
27	27	Universidad Austral - Argentina	Argentina	71.12	87.1	65	98.9	21.3	35.9	26.4	99.7
28	28	Pontificia Universidade Católica de São Paulo - PUC -SP	Brazil	71.05	73.2	95.8	4.9	7.3	90.7	78.9	79.8
29	29	Universidad de Costa Rica	Costa Rica	70.76	90.1	52	95.1	11.2		97.5	92
30	30	Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA)	Mexico	70.73	73.6	98.8	66.7	16	24.2	66.6	77.9
30	30	Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA)	Mexico	70.73	73.6	98.8	77.9	24.2	16	66.7	66.6
31	31	Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú	Peru	70.71	83.5	95.3	57.6	11.6	41.4	96.6	21.3
32	32	Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP)	Mexico	68.81	55.4	77.1	43.9	41.6	95.3	78.9	71.5
33	33	Universidad Central de Venezuela - UCV	Venezuela	67.04	78.7	76.9	61.2	26.9	36.1	83.7	37.1
34	34	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso	Chile	66.45	76.3	75.6	24.6	62.3	55.4	82.1	24.8
35	35	Universidad Simón Bolívar Venezuela	Venezuela	66.37	73.9	39.4	26.3	89	86.5	77.6	48.6
36	36	Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María	Chile	65.88	54.5	78.8	75.5	87	39.8	89.7	10.8
37	37	Universidade Federal de São Carlos	Brazil	65.78	62.4	23.4	51.1	99.2	100	82.7	55.9
38	38	Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)	Brazil	65.76	56.7	26.6	69.5	62.1	80.2	87.8	99.8
39	39	Universidade Federal do Pernambuco	Brazil	62.59	69.2	1.4	36.5	85.6	99.4	93.4	67.4
40	40	Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul	Brazil	61.74	47	5.8	84.3	88.5	95.6	82.2	81.5
41	41	Universidad Austral de Chile	Chile	61.48	60.8	32.8	72.3	79.7	59.9	81.8	40.5
42	42	Universidad de Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	61.22	45.5	29	98.2	46.8	95	99.1	46.2
43	43	Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR	Brazil	60.46	52.6	5.3	49.8	88.4	97	98.3	70.7
44	44	Universidad del Valle	Colombia	58.81	86.5	49	20.2	48.4	25.5	86.4	18.9
45	45	Universidade Federal Fluminense	Brazil	58.78	59.3	9.7	41.9	62.1	98.7	95	61.6
46	46	Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos	Peru	58.27	72.2	71.4	46.9	9.5		91.4	44.6
47	47	Universidad del Rosario	Colombia	57.25	51.9	96.8	73.3	35.9	29.3	39.6	14.8
48	48	Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina	Brazil	56.81	59.7	14	57.4	1.1	100	99.1	73.3
49	49	Universidad de San AndrÃ©s	Argentina	56.38	59.1	58.3		19.2	72.9	51.1	96.8
50	50	Universidad de Guadalajara (UDG)	Mexico	56.31	72.9	32.7	30.9	9.7	20.1	96.6	91.9
51	51	University Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL)	Mexico	55.34	70	37.5	65.3	26	42.6	88.8	16.4
52	52	Universidad Torcuato Di Tella	Argentina	55.22	67	42.8	50.1	36.8	100	10.9	38.5
53	53	Universidad Nacional de Rosario	Argentina	55.04	83.8	30.7	80.5	29.5	18.4	66.1	13.9
54	54	Universidad de la Habana	Cuba	53.59	86.3	11.1	44.3	22.1	41.1	69	49.9
55	55	Universidad de Palermo	Argentina	53.24	82.8	52.5		2.6	43.3	47.2	57.7
56	56	Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires (ITBA)	Argentina	53.12	67.6	50.3		9.5	100	9.1	81
57	57	Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN)	Argentina	52.56	48.9	70.6	76.4	4.9	2.8	89	36.7
58	58	Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla	Mexico	52.18	78.9	19.7	58.8	21	22.5	76	39.7
59	59	Universidade Federal da Bahia	Brazil	50.98	21.5	4.9	83	57.4	80.9	96.9	90.3
60	60	Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata	Argentina	50.75	68.7	16.3	55.7	46.9	24.2	50.8	64.3
61	61	Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México	Mexico	50.71	88.3	15.8	20.2	8.5	24.3	84.3	46.4
62	62	Universidad Adolfo Ibà¡ñez	Chile	50.62	51.5	98	9	19.9	46.5	26.1	27.4
63	63	Universidad de La Sabana	Colombia	49.22	46.9	94.5	3.7	11.7	17.3	48.2	55.5
64	64	Universidad Andrés Bello - UNAB	Chile	49.03	53.2	54.3	88.6	16.7	17.1	55.8	17.9
65	65	Universidad de los Andes Mérida	Venezuela	48.73	60.7	25.1	42.3	26	50.6	91.5	18.8
66	66	Universidad Nacional Costa Rica	Costa Rica	48.67	65.4	48.4	91.9			76
67	67=	Universidad Nacional de Tucumán	Argentina	48.66	78.7	17.9	69.8	23.4	14.9	62.1	18.7
67	67=	Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador	Ecuador	48.66	53.6	40.6	96.9	11.7	5.5	33.5	71.2
69	69	Universidade Estadual de Londrina	Brazil	48.44	28.4	12.3	35.1	54.4	93.7	70.7	95
70	70	Universidad de Talca	Chile	48.37	44.8	12.8	54.3	82.6	69.2	72.6	19.4
71	71	Universidad del Salvador	Argentina	48.15	44	48.2	99	3.6	18.4	44.9	61.7
72	72	Universidad del Norte	Colombia	48.01	53.4	60.4	26.9	22.1	42.6	55.5	26.6
73	73	Universidade Federal de Santa Maria	Brazil	47.79	17.8		31.1	92.7	98.4	89.7	87.3
74	74	Universidad Industrial de Santander	Colombia	47.44	49.7	62	41.5	45.7	16.7	62.3	10
75	75	Universidad Nacional de Cuyo	Argentina	47.30	63.1	21.4	90.7	19		72.1	34
76	76	Universidade Federal de Viçosa	Brazil	47.02	20.7	4.9	14.6	98.4	96.2	92.9	71.3
77	77	Universidad Nacional de San Luis	Argentina	46.58	46.6	7.4	77.2	34.8	16.9	77.6	80
78	78	Universidade Federal de Uberlà¢ndia	Brazil	46.26	20.6		31.5	68.9	99.7	94.5	81.7
79	79	Universidad de la República (UdelaR)	Uruguay	46.11	70.6	31.2	96.7	18.8	3.9	11.7	31.4
80	80	Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana	Colombia	45.92	48.3	69.9	39.6	13	9.6	51.6	36.4
81	81	Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia	Peru	45.74	25.1	9.2	100	60.7	30.4	48.6	99.8
82	82	Universidad Diego Portales	Chile	45.66	54.6	53.2	20.5	30.2	30.7	59.1	21.7
83	83	Universidad Católica Andrés Bello - UCAB	Venezuela	44.76	68.1	49.4		2	11.6	48.1	59.1
84	84	Universidade Federal do Cearà¡ - UFC	Brazil	44.61	15.8		53.7	82.4	94.9	82	62.1
85	85	Universidade Federal de Lavras	Brazil	44.59	14.5	4.9	11.3	100	100	71.1	86.6
86	86	Universidade Federal de Pelotas	Brazil	44.33	15.5		67.9	79.2	81.8	58.1	86.3
87	87	Universidad Nacional del Sur	Argentina	43.98	42.6	4.8	72.6	50.4	42	64	50.1
88	88	Colegio de México	Mexico	43.83	73.5	6		10.2		72.4	100
89	89	Universidade Estadual de Maringà¡	Brazil	43.75	9.5	9.2	29.4	80.3	91	90.6	76.1
90	90	Universidad Autónoma de San Luis de Potosí	Mexico	43.31	31.2	5.6	98.1	55.1	44.8	60.5	46.8
91	91	Universidad Panamericana (UP)	Mexico	42.93	40	49.2	28.7	7.1	19	33.7	99.6
92	92	Universidad de la Frontera (UFRO)	Chile	42.67	38.2	16.9	37.3	86.1	33.9	78.3	20.1
93	93	Universidad Externado de Colombia	Colombia	42.26	38.5	89.5		3.1	25.3	34.8	42.5
94	94	Universidad EAFIT	Colombia	40.68	40.2	59.7	1	18.6	35.6	76.7	13.3
95	95	Universidad ANAHUAC	Mexico	40.38	43.9	79		2		38.1	52.6
96	96	Pontificia Universidade Católica do Paranà¡ -PUCPR	Brazil	40.12	20.6	19.5	51	59	63.3	65.1	40.7
97	97	Universidad Nacional del Litoral	Argentina	39.77	43.7	10.7	76.5	39.7	14	72.6	21.3
98	98	Universidad Nacional Agraria la Molina	Peru	39.66	39.5	27	81.1	19.3	8.3	51.9	42.5
99	99	Pontificia Universidade Católica do Minas Gerais - PUC Minas	Brazil	39.62	43.7	19.2	36.4	15.5	59.5	73.8	20.5
100	100	Universidad de los Andes Chile	Chile	39.03	54.5	37	13.4	16.1	28.1	21.8	52.7
101	101	Universidad de Guanajuato	Mexico	38.94	22.8	7.3	37.4	51.7	73.9	71.2	51.6
102	102	Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina	Brazil	38.12	38.8	2.3	7.6	19.2	46.4	68.8	98
103	103	Universidad de Valparaíso	Chile	38.10	38.8	25.5	80	37	16.1	37.6	22.7
104	104	Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto	Brazil	37.84	12.8		49	65	96.6	63.9	45.4
105	105	Universidad de Montevideo	Uruguay	37.42	52.3	17.3		5.1	40.3	21.5	96
106	106	Universidad Católica del Norte	Chile	37.37	26.6	18.4	46.6	65.5	45.6	44.9	34.7
107	107	Universidad Nacional de Asunción	Paraguay	37.24	30.1	31.7	87.1	2.5	8.1	46.2	55.1
108	108	Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales (UCES)	Argentina	37.02	37.1	47.8		1	28.3	14.4	100
109	109	Fundación Universidad De Bogotà¡-Jorge Tadeo Lozano	Colombia	36.64	47.9	67.2		7.7	4.5	41.4	15.3
110	110	Universidade Federal do Rio Grande Do Norte	Brazil	36.36	11		24.3	52.9	85.8	78.7	69.6
111	111	Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie	Brazil	36.18	14.2	71.4	70	17.7		39.9	29.6
112	112	Universidad de Belgrano	Argentina	35.96	50.8	34.2		2.8	21.1	34.7	61.1
113	113	Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo	Brazil	35.92	9.7	1	18.4	56.7	97.9	69.2	66.9
114	114	Universidade Federal do Rio Grande	Brazil	35.62			70.3	42.5	80.8	78	65.7
115	115	Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos	Mexico	35.41	9.4	2	86.3	57.3	64.2	47.5	47.8
116	116	Universidade Federal do Parà¡ - UFPA	Brazil	35.37	15.9		35.3	32.6	77.2	79.8	62.4
117	117	Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense	Brazil	34.98	4	6	31.5	99.8	100	24	52
118	118	Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora	Brazil	34.85	6.5		31.2	50.7	87.8	64.9	75.9
119	119	Universidad de Monterrey	Mexico	34.77	58.2	24		5	29.5	36.4	35.8
120	120	Universidade Federal da Paraíba	Brazil	34.44	14.3		37.2	49.8	88.5	75.4	32.3
121	121	Universidade Federal de Campina Grande	Brazil	34.05	27	3.1	12.3	59.2		71.1	92.7
122	122	Universidad del Valle de Mexico (UVM)	Mexico	34.00	12.3	93		1.3	6.5	39	52.3
123	123	Universidade Federal de Goiás	Brazil	33.86	8.3	4.9	53.1	49		86.6	97.3
124	124	Universidade do Estado da Bahia	Brazil	33.82	7.4	5.3	84.2	5.6	40.1	57.6	100
125	125	Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto	Argentina	33.78	24.1	7.4	79.7	28.4	24.8	43.9	56
126	126	Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán	Mexico	33.55	20.9	2.4	41	39.4	58.8	71.8	39.2
127	127	Universidad Católica del Uruguay - UCUDAL	Uruguay	33.41	59.2	16.2		4.5	10.2	27.1	64.6
128	128=	Pontificia Universidade Católica do Campinas - PUC Campinas	Brazil	33.35	44.9	26.1	16.4	18.9		54	39.6
128	128=	Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul	Brazil	33.35	5.2		24.9	42.6	94.8	70.8	67.1
130	130	Universidad de Sonora	Mexico	33.31	26.5	3.2	37.7	18.7	31	89	53.1
131	131	Universidad de La Salle	Colombia	33.24	48.2	60.6		1.7	10.1	20.6	16.6
132	132	Universidad de Colima	Mexico	32.57	23.8	1.8	44.6	34	36.5	78.6	39.7
133	133	Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	32.38	4.8		16.3	56.7	96.1	62.3	60.8
134	134	Universidad Argentina de la Empresa -UADE	Argentina	31.86	32.5	69.7		3	11	23.7	27.1
135	135	Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa	Brazil	31.82	2.9	4.9	30.8	40.2	80	59.3	72.5
136	136	Universidad Autónoma de Baja California	Mexico	31.48	34	5.6	30.7	17.5	19.2	76.2	41.3
137	137	Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral - ESPOL	Ecuador	31.21	28.4	40		6.5	18.9	92.4	12.6
138	138	Universidade Federal do Trià¢ngulo Mineiro	Brazil	30.70	1.8		35.7	43.5	94.8	15.2	96.1
139	139	Universidade Federal de Alfenas	Brazil	30.59	1		41.6	63.7	97.9	13	70.5
140	140	Universidade Federal de Itajubà¡	Brazil	30.57	12.7	14	8.1	85.3		39.3	90.7
141	141	Universidad Veracruzana	Mexico	30.17	24.9	8	32.8	7.3	31.5	76.3	47.1
142	142	Universidad de La Serena	Chile	29.84	29.2	12.2	60.7	38.6	31.1	20.6	19.6
143	143	Universidad Alberto Hurtado	Chile	29.83	42.7	18.8	2.2	18.4	51.2	30.7	14.3
144	144	Universidad de Lima	Peru	29.52	26	76.1		1.9		27.5	20
145	145	Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolà¡s de Hidalgo	Mexico	29.11	11.7	2.2	52.9	38.6	49.8	75.7	19.2
146	146	Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora	Mexico	28.94	22.2	7.7	99.9	15.2	33.2	40.3	3.5
147	147	Universidade Federal do Maranhão	Brazil	28.79		1	46.6	27.8	69.4	56.3	70.5
148	148	Universidad La Salle (ULSA)	Mexico	28.74	16.2	65.3	6.8	7.9	15.8	11.1	51.4
149	149	Universidad de Oriente Santiago de Cuba	Cuba	28.63	50.4	6.1	8.3	8.7	18.5	12.7	59.5
150	150	Universidad de Antofagasta	Chile	28.55	20.5	18.2	28.9	34.2	31.8	36.1	41.5
151	151- 160	Universidad del Bio-Bio	Chile	27.16	19.6	10.5	14.4	36.3	41.4	66.4	18.9
151	151- 160	Universidad del Cauca	Colombia	27.69	21.8	10.6	5.5	13.4	7.7	88.3	60.7
151	151- 160	Universidad ORT Uruguay	Uruguay	27.93	26.1	22.6		5.2	8.4	27.4	100
151	151- 160	Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná	Brazil	28.39	5.9	4.9	8.9	25.5	67.2	57.2	82.6
151	151- 160	Universidad de Tarapaca	Chile	27.11	17.8	7.6	39.5	51.1	42.3	44	11.2
151	151- 160	Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara - ITESO	Mexico	28.22	23.5	28.8		4.4	19.3	69.8	45.6
151	151- 160	Universidade Estadual do Rio Grande do Sul	Brazil	27.10	36.6	5.1	26.8	38.9		8	62.9
151	151- 160	Universidade do Vale do Paraíba - Univap	Brazil	27.98			68.7	77.4	66.3	27.7	24.9
151	151- 160	Universidad de San Francisco de Quito	Ecuador	27.09	22.8	25.9	9.8	31.3	53.3	17.7	24.2
151	151- 160	Universidad de San MartÃn de Porres -USMP	Peru	28.29	26.1	36.4		1		48.8	67
161	161- 170	Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM)	Argentina	26.78	7.4	1.1	89	36	17.5	61.3	25.4
161	161- 170	Universidad de Panamà¡ (UP)	Panama	26.37	40.5	32		1	12.1	22.8	28.3
161	161- 170	Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)	Brazil	26.67	2.4		22.7	37.4	86.7	60	38.6
161	161- 170	Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería Peru	Peru	26.99	11.8	2.4	87.1	6		73.3	49
161	161- 170	Universidad ICESI	Colombia	26.88	26.7	28.4		1.1	37.9	63.2	15.5
161	161- 170	Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro	Mexico	26.45	17.7	8.4	41.8	18.7	34.5	29.9	55.7
161	161- 170	Universidad de Córdoba - Colombia	Colombia	27.01	68.1	9.8	2.1	1.1	3.7	17.2	7.8
161	161- 170	Universidad de Piura	Peru	26.74	28	31		4.6	40.3	28.7	33.6
161	161- 170	Universidad de Cartagena	Colombia	26.76	31.4	21.7	43.5	19.4	19.7	16.2	17
161	161- 170	Universidade Federal do Amazonas	Brazil	26.46	2.2		30.2	25.4	55.5	54.8	78.1
171	171- 180	Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala - USAC	Guatemala	25.66	50.6	1.2		1.4		67.9	19.5
171	171- 180	Universidade de Ribeirão Preto	Brazil	25.45	7.1	1	66.5	28	60.8	13.2	49.2
171	171- 180	Universidad de Caldas	Colombia	26.01	22.6	6.2	75.5	16.2	8.2	38.5	27.7
171	171- 180	Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei UFSJ	Brazil	25.72	6.5	5.1	8.9	24.2	98.9	43.3	38.6
171	171- 180	Universidad Católica de Colombia	Colombia	25.17	32.7	52.9		7.4	9.1	14.8	3.2
171	171- 180	Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires	Argentina	25.85	3.1	1.1	27	25.3	20.5	79.6	80.9
171	171- 180	Universidade Gama Filho	Brazil	25.27	3	4.9	34.5	11.2	41.4	35.2	98.2
171	171- 180	Universidade Luterana do Brasil	Brazil	25.82	20.7	2.1	66.4	19.9	39.8	49.1	3
171	171- 180	Universidad del Desarrollo	Chile	25.92	9.1	35.3	52.1	17.6	13.6	20.9	43.4
171	171- 180	Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara	Mexico	25.13	35.3	24.8		7.1	8.1	32.6	34.7
181	181- 190	Universidad de Los Lagos	Chile	23.63	14.4	12.3	35.1	33.7	21.9	34.4	30.9
181	181- 190	Universidad Mayor de San Andrés	Bolivia	25.07	23.6	11.8	93.4	6.8		37	5.8
181	181- 190	Universidad Autónoma de Chapingo	Mexico	24.65	21.1	4.5	9	18.8		38.2	95.1
181	181- 190	Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso	Brazil	24.35			13.3	25	77.2	60.6	54.5
181	181- 190	Universidad Tecnológica de México (UNITEC)	Mexico	24.90	43.2	52				2.2
181	181- 190	Universidad de Medellin	Colombia	23.61	42.9	26.1		1.4	4.7	26.4	10.2
181	181- 190	Universidade do Vale do Rio Dos Sinos	Brazil	24.66	12.2	9.4	48.8	29.9		77.9	21.5
181	181- 190	Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas	Peru	24.15	11.5	49.9		1		53.6	39.8
181	181- 190	Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes	Mexico	23.95	22.8	6.4	11.7	14.2	26.5	37.9	55.3
181	181- 190	Universidad del Pacifico	Peru	24.00	15.6	59		4.4	1	27	30.1
191	191- 200	Universidade de Passo Fundo	Brazil	22.21	15.7		42.1	21.8		52.5	46.8
191	191- 200	Universidade de Taubaté	Brazil	22.69		9.4	17.4	24.8	47.5	43.1	63.3
191	191- 200	Universidad Metropolitana	Venezuela	22.87	24.3	23.2		3.2	32.5	35.1	26.5
191	191- 200	Universidade Regional de Blumenau	Brazil	23.03			26.8	15	34.9	72.4	69
191	191- 200	Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología Costa Rica (ULACIT)	Costa Rica	23.15	10.4	55.1			4.6	1.7	71.5
191	191- 200	Universidad El Bosque	Colombia	23.52	3	21.1	100	11.3	4	1.1	55.1
191	191- 200	Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción	Paraguay	22.21	32	13.9		1		19.6	65.9
191	191- 200	Universidad de Magallanes - UMAG	Chile	23.34	5.5	3.7	69.1	25.4	12.4	23.3	66.9
191	191- 200	Universidad Central de Chile	Chile	23.28	31.7	30.7		1.7	16	30.7	15.6
191	191- 200	Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá (UTP)	Panama	23.34	21.5	50.7		1	7.8	18.1	28.2
201	201- 250	Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit	Mexico	11.09			12.5	5.9	19.2	16.4	51
201	201- 250	Universidad CES	Colombia	18.27		2	19	19.8	4.5	35.9	89.8
201	201- 250	Universidad Católica Boliviana	Bolivia	10.22	20.9	5.9				22.3
201	201- 250	Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila	Mexico	19.19	7.2	6.7	74.1	6.3	19.9	14.8	31.6
201	201- 250	Universidad Autónoma de Campeche	Mexico	21.08	1.8		70.5	17.4	25.7	14	66.6
201	201- 250	Universidad Autónoma de Asunción	Paraguay	10.49	15.3	1		1.1	10.8	17.5	22
201	201- 250	Universidad Argentina John F. Kennedy	Argentina	12.14	24.6	16.9				7.4
201	201- 250	Universidad Abierta Interamericana - UAI	Argentina	15.72	28.4	19.4				24.9
201	201- 250	Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas	Mexico	15.74	10.7		9.8	4.5	18	35.2	49.5
201	201- 250	Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua	Mexico	20.02	11.1	4.7	30.9	8	7.5	66.4	34.1
201	201- 250	Universidad Autónoma De Occidente	Colombia	10.90	6.8	13.3		1	7.4	23.3	24.5
201	201- 250	Universidad Autónoma de Manizales	Colombia	13.17	7.9	4.9		5.3	8.4	27.2	50.3
201	201- 250	Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero	Mexico	16.40	13.4	1.4	47.4	6.9	33	8.3	16.7
201	201- 250	Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad de Juà¡rez	Mexico	21.37	8.8	3	19.2	11	48.2	73.6	18
201	201- 250	Senac São Paulo	Brazil	12.28	7.7	9.7		1		1	71.8
201	201- 250	Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM)	Dominican Republic	18.37	4.5	18.8		1.2		25.2	96.5
201	201- 250	Universidad AutÃ³noma de Bucaramanga	Colombia	16.19	18.6	19.8		8.5	8	30.4	11
201	201- 250	Universidad de Quintana Roo	Mexico	17.14	1.9			25.5	95.5	26.9	8.7
201	201- 250	Universidad de Atacama	Chile	13.55	9.7	7.4		10.2	23.7	23.3	27.2
201	201- 250	Universidad Arturo Prat	Chile	20.60	6.4	11	75.7	10.8	7	39.2	21.2
201	201- 250	Universidad Antonio Nariño - UAN	Colombia	16.61			88.7	1.3	2.6	16	48.7
201	201- 250	Escuela Superior de Administracion Publica (ESAP)	Colombia	10.07	3.3	13			11.5	38.5	9.5
201	201- 250	Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano - ITM	Colombia	13.57	15.9	8.6			2.9	52.8	7.9
201	201- 250	Fundação Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco	Brazil	15.44	11.2	1	12.7	3.5		9.8	84.6
201	201- 250	Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería Julio Garavito	Colombia	21.43	10.3	32.2			11.2	68.3	28.1
201	201- 250	Ciudad Universitaria Jose Antonio Echeverria - CUJAE	Cuba	13.52	18.7	1	47.5			22.4
201	201- 250	Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD)	Dominican Republic	11.61	13.1	18				33.6	1
201	201- 250	Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa	Mexico	16.74	7.3	1.4	26.1	4.7	24.9	47.5	30.6
201	201- 250	Universidad de Carabobo	Venezuela	20.91	16.8	18.6	9.3	10.3		68.2	22.6
201	201- 250	Universidad Centroamericana (UCA)	Nicaragua	14.12	19.6	2.5		1.9		31.4	36.6
201	201- 250	Universidad Centroamericana "José Simeón Cañas" - UCA	El Salvador	14.87	17			1.4	21.8	55.1	11.5
201	201- 250	Universidad Central Marta Abreu de Las Villas	Cuba	12.71	9	1.4	69.6			21
201	201- 250	Universidad de Cienfuegos Carlos Rafael Rodríguez	Cuba	14.93	28	3.6		4.3	30.4	2	13.5
201	201- 250	Universidad de Cuenca	Ecuador	12.91	14.7	12.7		5	1.6	30.7	15.5
201	201- 250	Universidad de San Buenaventura	Colombia	12.37	10.3	20.3		3.5	4	11	27.1
201	201- 250	Universidad de Pamplona	Colombia	10.33	8.9	9.5	9.5	4.4	6.3	19.8	12.1
201	201- 250	Universidad de Nariño	Colombia	16.96	15.4	5.1		4.1	10.2	13.4	76.5
201	201- 250	Universidad de Manizales	Colombia	13.69	16.2	4.6		5.9	9.4	33.1	23.4
201	201- 250	Universidad Central del Este (UCE)	Dominican Republic	13.46	1.5					30.4	92.6
201	201- 250	Universidad Central del Ecuador	Ecuador	14.71	25.4	13		2.9	1.3	25.5	7.4
201	201- 250	Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo	Mexico	20.56	7.4	2	32.8	1	17.3	36.3	81.1
201	201- 250	Universidad Autónoma del Carmen	Mexico	12.56	3.1	1.4	5.4	20.2	33.9	10.1	37.2
201	201- 250	Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas	Mexico	17.90	13.1	1.4	29.1	13		26.3	59
201	201- 250	Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas	Mexico	16.97	7.2	3.2	27.7	8.1	13.8	58	25.1
201	201- 250	Universidad Católica Cardenal Raúl Silva Henríquez - UCSH	Chile	10.20	11.2	14		1.1	10.1	12	11.8
201	201- 250	Universidad Católica de La Santísima Concepción - UCSC	Chile	20.24	9.5	13.6	27.9	16.8	21.1	26.3	43.9
201	201- 250	Universidad Católica del Maule	Chile	12.43			2.6	17.8	23.5	30.2	43.6
201	201- 250	Universidad Católica de Temuco	Chile	18.60	17.4	2.6	15.9	24.3	17.7	26.2	34.6
201	201- 250	Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil	Ecuador	13.82	23.5	13.5		3.8	1.2	9.6	18.8
201	201- 250	Universidad de El Salvador	El Salvador	11.88	7.1	3.6		1.9	1.8	53.4	26.9

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