Universidades de América Latina en el Ranking Times Higher Education 2021
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Rankings de Universidades de América Latina 2021: se anuncian los resultados
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The reputation of Latin America’s universities among the global academic community has been declining in recent years, despite the region making gains on research quantity and quality, according to an analysis of Times Higher Education rankings data.
The Latin America University Rankings 2021 is topped by the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile for the third consecutive year, while Brazil’s University of São Paulo and University of Campinas once again complete the top three.
But while the top of the ranking appears very stable, analysis of the underlying data reveals the areas where universities in the region are improving and deteriorating compared with their peers in the rest of the world.
Overall, universities in Latin America are improving at a faster rate than the global average. The average score for universities in the region in the THE World University Rankings increased from 19.9 to 23.0 between 2018 and 2021, a 16 per cent rise, while the average score for universities outside the region increased from 37.1 to 39.7, a 7 per cent rise.
Latin American institutions’ progress is largely driven by a significant increase in its average scores for research publications per staff and field-weighted citation impact. Universities in the region have also been improving at a faster rate in other, perhaps more surprising areas, such as industry income per academic and share of international students.
However, there are also several areas where Latin American universities not only lag behind the rest of the world, but are declining: these include institutional income, research reputation and teaching reputation.
This sets Latin American institutions apart from universities in developing countries more broadly, where rising prestige has been a key factor in their overall improvement in recent years.
The Latin America University Rankings 2021 include 177 institutions from 13 countries. Brazil is the most-represented nation with 67 universities.
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Read the Latin America University Rankings 2021 methodology
Download a copy of the Latin America University Rankings 2021 digital supplement
Read our analysis of the Latin America University Rankings 2021 results
Download a copy of the Latin America University Rankings 2021 digital supplement
The Times Higher Education Latin America University Rankings lists the top universities in the Latin America and Caribbean region.
It is based on the same 13 rigorous performance indicators that underpin the THE World University Rankings, but the weightings have been recalibrated to reflect the characteristics of Latin America’s universities. We evaluate universities across all their core missions: teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.
The 2021 rank includes 177 institutions across 13 countries, up from 166 institutions last year.
Read the Latin America University Rankings 2021 methodology
The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile is number one for the third consecutive year, while Brazil’s universities of São Paulo and Campinas hold on to second and third place respectively.
Argentina and Peru each have a new top institution this year. Argentina’s National University of San Martín now leads the nation, rising four places to 33rd and overtaking Austral University, while Pontifical Catholic University of Peru is top in its nation, despite declining slightly this year, as Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia falls out of the top 50.
The University of Costa Rica joins the top 25 for the first time.
Brazil’s University of South Santa Catarina (Unisul) is the highest new entry at 80th place, closely followed by Peru’s Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos at 81st.
Brazil is the most-represented country in the table, with 67 institutions, followed by Chile with 28, Colombia with 24 and Mexico with 23.
Read our analysis of the Latin America University Rankings 2021 results
Download a copy of the Latin America University Rankings 2021 digital supplement
When we launched our Latin America University Rankings five years ago, just 50 institutions made the list. Today, that figure has more than tripled, with 177 institutions featuring in our 2021 edition of the table.
The results show that universities across the Latin America and Caribbean region have made significant improvements, particularly in the areas of research quantity and quality. However, their reputation has been declining, progress has been slow compared with other developing countries and many are contending with pandemic-related budget constraints and anti-science governments.
But not all stories can be captured by data. That’s why we also hear about how two universities – one in Chile, one in Colombia – transformed their approaches to teaching and learning during the Covid-19 crisis.
In other news, it is now time to register to take part in our next Impact Rankings, and we’ve revealed the methodology behind the latest ranking to join our portfolio – the Arab University Rankings. We’ll be publishing the results of the inaugural edition later this month.
– Ellie Bothwell, rankings editor
ellie.b...@timeshighereducation.com
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