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Bienvenidos a la
6 edicin del QS
University Rankings:
Latin America
La internacionalizacin, un
aspecto ntimamente vinculado
con la competitividad global de las
instituciones, adquiere especial
A travs de la publicacin anual
importancia para aquellos pases en del ranking universitario regional
pleno proceso de desarrollo.
intentamos contribuir con
estos objetivos, ofreciendo una
Amrica Latina transita por
herramienta abierta a mejoras
un escenario socio-econmico
pero comprobadamente efectiva
desafiante. De acuerdo a datos
para comparar el desempeo
de la Comisin Econmica para
Amrica Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), de las universidades a nivel
nacional e internacional.
en 2015 la regin present una
contraccin por primera vez desde
2009, y las estimaciones para el ao
2016 no son alentadoras.
Complementariamente, los datos
del Global Innovation Index
-publicado por WIPO, Cornell
Martin Juno
QS University Rankings
Latin America 2016:
An Overview
Seven countries are represented in
the top 20 of the new QS University
Ranking for Latin Americaa record
number that confirms the continuing
growth in high-quality provision
throughout the region.
The sixth edition of the ranking contains
considerable stability, despite some
methodological changes. The top three
universities are unchanged and there
is only one new entrant to the top 10 the Universidad Nacional de Colombia,
which rises from 13th to 10th. But,
with universities from 20 countries
among the top 300 in the region,
there is more diversity than ever in
the ranking as a whole.
Universidade de So Paulo (USP)
maintains its accustomed position at the
head of the ranking, outperforming its
city neighbour Unicamp (Universidade
Estadual De Campinas) and Santiagos
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile.
Universidad Nacional Autnoma de
Mxico (UNAM) has become the nearest
challenger to the top three, moving up
two places since last year.
QSs Latin American ranking has always
differed slightly in methodology from the
companys World University Rankings in
order to both reflect the priorities of the
region and make it accessible to as many
institutions as possible. The 2016 edition
includes a new measure, assessing each
universitys international research
network, making eight indicators in
all. The new indicator has been added
to reflect the growing importance of
John OLeary
QS University Rankings
Latin America 2016:
Panorama General
Siete pases estn representados dentro
del Top 20 en el nuevo QS University
Rankings: Latin America, una cifra
record que confirma el crecimiento
continuado de la educacin superior de
calidad en la regin.
La sexta edicin del ranking muestra
una estabilidad considerable, a pesar
de algunos cambios introducidos en la
metodologa. El Top 3 no ha cambiado
con respecto al ao previo y solamente
hay un nuevo entrante dentro del Top 10,
la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, que
asciende del treceavo al dcimo puesto.
El ranking presenta ms diversidad que
nunca, con universidades procedentes
de 20 pases diferentes dentro
del Top 300 regional.
La Universidade de So Paulo (USP)
mantiene su posicin a la cabeza del
ranking, superando a la vecina Unicamp
(Universidade Estadual de Campinas) y
a la Pontificia Universidad Catlica de
Chile. La Universidad Nacional Autnoma
de Mxico (UNAM) se ha convertido en
la principal desafiante para estas tres
instituciones, ascendiendo dos lugares
desde el ao pasado.
La metodologa del ranking regional es
ligeramente diferente a la empleada para
QS World University Rankings con la
finalidad de reflejar las prioridades de
la regin y hacerlo accesible al mayor
nmero de instituciones posible. La
edicin 2016 incluye un nuevo indicador
que evala la red internacional de
John OLeary
UNIVERSIDAD AUTNOMA
DE BAJA CALIFORNIA
www.uabc.mx
Campus
Tijuana
IA
RN
IFO
AL
Campus
Mexicali
USA
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JA
BA
Campus
Ensenada
Pacific
Ocean
Gulf Of
California
CONTACT:
planeacion@uabc.edu.mx
MEXICO
FOCUS IN BRAZIL:
Solid academic reputation and high
scientific productivity: the secrets of the
best ranked Brazilian universities
ENFOQUE EN BRASIL:
Slida reputacin y alta productividad
cientfica: el secreto de las mejores
universidades de Brasil
In terms of Employer Reputation, USP also leads the way with the
benchmark score, followed by Unicamp with 99.7. Meanwhile, UFRJ
and UnB achieve slightly over 80 points.
When the lower-weighted indicators are taken into consideration, one
outstanding factor that should be highlighted for these institutions
is their notable scientific research productivity. The Papers per
Faculty indicator accounts for only 5% of the ranking results, but it
displays a remarkable performance from these four universities. USP
and Unicamp lead the way with maximum points, whilst UFRJ is not
far behind with a score of 99.5. Once again, UnB is lagging behind,
even though it achieves a good score of 81.9 points. Undoubtedly,
research productivity has a direct influence on the number of
academics that have access to an institutions output. When this
output is combined with superior quality, it enhances the score for the
Academic Reputation index.
This high-performing quartet are role models for those higher
education institutions in search of excellence in Brazil and
the rest of the region.
Leonardo Silveira
FOCUS IN COLOMBIA:
Internationalization works
ENFOQUE EN COLOMBIA:
La internacionalizacin da resultados
Fernando Coca
Martin-Romo
FOCUS IN MEXICO:
Research output: an unresolved issue
FOCO EN MXICO:
Produccin cientfica: una asignatura
pendiente
Martin Juno
New Methodology:
QS University Rankings:
Latin America
The 2016 edition of the Latin
American rankings includes significant
methodological improvements. The
original spirit of this initiative, which
was to measure universities according
to their ability to meet unique
challenges, has not changed.
The regional ranking uses five basic
criteria: research impact and productivity,
teaching commitment, employability, web
impact and, for the first time in 2016,
internationalization. The method retains
key indicators of the global ranking,
such as Academic Reputation, Employer
Reputation, and Faculty/Student Ratio,
though each has a different weighting in
this regional study.
The approach to evaluate research
impact differs from that used for the QS
World University Rankings. For example,
the Citations per Faculty indicator
has been replaced by a combination
of indicators that attempt to measure
productivity (Papers per Faculty) and
scientific impact (Citations per Paper).
Furthermore, this regional ranking
includes the International Research
Collaborations and the proportion of
Faculty with PhD among its metrics.
Starting in 2011, for five years the
methodology remained largely
unchanged. However, the lack of a
direct measure for the degree of
internationalization had been a notable
limitation of the approach. The lack of
reliable comparative data at regional level
made it impossible in previous years to
assess university performance against
This indicator seeks to determine the average number of scientific publications (papers) produced per faculty and evaluates
the productivity of research institutions. Data is extracted from
Scopus (www.scopus.com). Indexed papers in the last five full
years are used (from 2010 to 2014 for the 2016 edition). The
paper count is normalized, ensuring that citations achieved in
each of the five broad faculty areas are weighted equally.
Employer Reputation
Weighting: 20%
Web Impact
Weighting: 5%
Included for the first time in 2016, this indicator assesses the
degree of international openness in terms of research activity
for each evaluated institution. It considers the distinct count
of international peer institutions collaborating in one or more
papers indexed by Scopus in a five-year period (2010 to 2014
for the 2016 rankings).
QS University Rankings: Latin America 13
Nueva Metodologa:
QS University Rankings:
Latin America
En la edicin 2016, la metodologa
utilizada en el ranking latinoamericano
ha incorporado cambios relevantes.
Sin embargo, su espritu original se
ha mantenido intacto y adaptado a
la realidad regional.
El ranking considera cinco criterios
bsicos: la calidad de la investigacin, la
calidad de la enseanza, la empleabilidad,
el impacto online y, por primera vez
en 2016, la internacionalizacin. La
metodologa mantiene indicadores
claves del ranking mundial como la
reputacin acadmica, la reputacin
entre empleadores y el ratio acadmicos/
alumnos, aunque cada uno de ellos
presenta una ponderacin diferente en
los resultados generales. Sin embargo, el
abordaje para evaluar la investigacin es
diferente, al reemplazarse el indicador
citas cientficas por acadmico por
una combinacin de indicadores que
intentan evaluar la productividad (el
nmero promedio de publicaciones
por acadmico) y el impacto cientfico
(a travs de la cantidad de citas que en
promedio obtiene cada publicacin).
Asimismo, el ranking regional incluye
las colaboraciones cientficas de
carcter internacional y la proporcin
de acadmicos con grado de doctorado
entre sus mediciones, siendo estos
indicadores exclusivos de su metodologa.
Desde su lanzamiento en 2011 y por
cinco aos consecutivos la metodologa
se mantuvo inalterada. Sin embargo,
la falta de un indicador que evaluara
de manera de directa el grado de
internacionalizacin de las instituciones
Indicadores y ponderaciones
Reputacin Acadmica
Ponderacin: 30%
Extrada de la encuesta anual realizada por QS destinada a evaluar las percepciones de acadmicos de todo el mundo acerca de
las mejores instituciones en trminos de investigacin. En 2016
se registraron casi 77.000 respuestas a nivel global.
A travs de este ratio se calcula el nmero promedio de citas obtenidas por publicacin, siendo esta una estimacin del impacto
y la calidad del trabajo cientfico realizado por las universidades.
Tambin, en este caso se utilizan datos indexados por Scopus.
A fin de evitar resultados anmalos, nicamente son evaluadas
aquellas instituciones cuyo nmero de publicaciones excede
150 en los cinco aos considerados. El conteo de publicaciones
y citas cientficas es normalizado, equiparando el peso de las
diferentes reas de conocimiento.
Ratio Acadmicos/Alumnos
Ponderacin: 10%
Es la relacin entre el tamao de la planta acadmica y el
alumnado. Una mayor cantidad de docentes por alumno es un
indicador indirecto del compromiso de las instituciones con la
calidad de la enseanza.
Impacto Online
Ponderacin: 5%
Este indicador busca evaluar la efectividad con que las instituciones estn haciendo uso de las nuevas tecnologas. La informacin de base es provista por el Ranking Web de Universidades (Webometrics), aunque los resultados son refactorizados
excluyendo el indicador de Excelencia, que ya es considerado
en los criterios relacionadas con la investigacin cientfica. En
2016 los datos de base fueron comprimidos a fin de reducir
las diferencias entre un reducido grupo de instituciones muy
competitivas y las restantes.
Novedad en 2016!
Institution Name
STATUS
SCORE
SCORE
SCORE
SCORE
SCORE
SCORE
SCORE
SCORE
Overall SCORE
Web
Impact
AGE
Staff with
PhD
RES.
International
Research
FOCUS
Papers per
Faculty
SIZE
Citations
per Paper
2015 RANK
Faculty
Student
2016 RANK
Country / Territory
Classication
XL
FC
VH
100.0
100.0
73.7
78.1
100.0
100.0
99.9
100.0
100.0
FC
VH
100.0
99.7
60.4
88.1
100.0
99.3
99.9
100.0
99.5
FC
HI
100.0
100.0
70.9
90.1
98.2
99.6
92.1
87.6
99.4
XL
FC
VH
100.0
100.0
90.9
82.3
54.1
99.9
68.5
100.0
96.5
XL
FC
VH
99.9
80.5
66.7
82.5
99.5
99.6
99.2
98.2
95.4
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
XL
FC
HI
100.0
100.0
39.7
85.7
99.4
99.6
76.0
99.9
94.6
FC
MD
97.1
100.0
99.1
57.1
46.5
80.1
95.6
90.1
93.7
FC
MD
99.9
99.9
45.6
69.2
92.0
97.5
85.7
88.3
93.3
10
UNIVERSIDADE DE BRASILIA
XL
FC
HI
92.6
80.4
66.9
52.6
81.9
97.0
98.5
99.6
88.7
10
13
XL
FC
HI
100.0
100.0
34.4
39.5
85.8
97.2
81.4
93.7
88.5
11
15
XL
FC
HI
100.0
100.0
62.4
91.3
27.1
99.7
23.9
99.1
88.3
12
XL
FC
VH
91.2
72.5
78.9
43.5
99.9
98.8
100.0
99.6
88.2
13
17
FC
HI
89.5
83.2
42.4
90.8
91.6
97.5
73.4
92.9
87.3
14
11
XL
FC
HI
95.3
56.0
49.1
84.0
99.2
99.0
99.3
94.8
86.8
15
14
CO
HI
97.1
83.5
32.3
47.8
99.4
85.3
97.0
86.7
85.5
16
12
XL
FC
VH
95.1
49.9
51.4
73.9
100.0
99.0
99.8
99.1
85.0
84.5
17
16
FC
MD
98.9
98.0
30.8
72.6
70.6
89.1
54.1
59.9
18=
21
XL
CO
MD
97.8
90.2
37.3
79.4
44.9
97.6
25.6
90.5
82.1
18=
32
XL
FC
MD
88.4
90.1
55.2
68.0
22.3
91.0
82.1
56.6
82.1
20
20
XL
FC
HI
98.7
87.3
35.5
89.1
35.8
96.7
18.9
94.4
81.5
21
19
FO
MD
98.3
90.5
54.0
83.5
16.7
78.0
28.4
87.0
81.1
22
27=
UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA
XL
FC
MD
93.1
79.0
22.0
78.0
73.7
96.6
63.5
74.0
81.0
23
22
FC
LO
82.6
94.9
62.6
97.2
14.7
75.6
68.5
38.1
80.7
24
18
UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL
CO
MD
93.8
98.0
98.4
77.0
16.0
48.1
39.8
20.0
79.7
25
24
FC
HI
79.9
46.5
60.3
68.7
99.2
96.8
99.9
99.4
79.6
26
25
XL
CO
HI
97.6
91.6
8.8
74.4
30.7
96.2
37.1
85.7
78.9
27
30
FC
HI
70.0
43.6
97.9
73.5
99.9
97.7
95.2
75.8
78.7
28
27=
XL
FC
MD
98.7
99.6
58.2
35.4
25.5
90.0
24.1
65.0
78.6
29
33
FC
HI
63.7
57.4
78.9
80.5
100.0
96.7
98.7
64.4
78.1
30
36
XL
FC
HI
86.8
61.2
30.8
71.2
55.7
89.7
93.9
84.4
77.6
31
29
FC
MD
90.7
89.0
32.0
35.9
88.4
71.7
72.6
50.7
76.9
32
35
XL
CO
VH
76.7
94.1
54.3
69.1
60.4
99.3
18.0
70.8
76.1
33
26
FC
LO
93.0
99.7
98.6
63.1
5.1
35.7
17.5
34.5
74.9
34
34
FO
VH
80.6
75.9
50.3
52.6
82.9
82.1
67.7
45.3
74.6
35
23
XL
FC
HI
67.6
41.8
67.3
58.7
98.2
95.6
98.8
98.5
74.1
36
43
FC
MD
74.3
61.3
24.4
63.9
92.8
91.1
80.4
46.5
70.9
37
39
FO
HI
78.9
99.5
8.8
37.2
69.8
52.5
86.4
22.1
70.0
FC
MD
79.5
90.8
93.7
3.7
14.2
15.5
97.2
53.8
69.8
FO
MD
81.1
95.8
46.5
6.5
32.8
47.4
92.1
34.8
69.5
XL
FC
MD
80.2
72.1
71.0
83.7
12.7
97.4
4.1
27.4
69.5
88.2
84.8
89.9
95.0
69.7
69.4
75.9
28.2
99.8
21.3
68.8
38
31
39=
37
39=
56=
41
38
42
41
43
44
44
45
FC
MD
54.7
44.7
57.0
SP
MD
79.6
89.8
60.1
FO
HI
44.4
86.1
26.9
99.9
88.1
91.4
55.8
47.0
68.0
46=
XL
FC
HI
67.2
26.1
59.6
59.4
89.0
93.4
96.7
76.3
67.8
40
FC
HI
53.0
49.0
78.9
37.7
78.8
95.7
98.0
67.4
67.3
46
53
FC
MD
75.2
80.9
54.5
35.9
45.7
75.0
28.8
67.9
67.1
47
50
XL
FC
HI
57.2
28.7
80.0
44.8
75.7
92.3
99.5
99.6
66.5
48
61
FC
MD
84.2
58.5
24.1
46.4
55.9
89.6
44.0
60.2
66.4
49
67
XL
FC
MD
86.3
71.2
23.2
64.4
17.4
83.6
18.2
59.1
66.1
50
55
CO
MD
75.2
81.9
54.6
77.1
8.7
64.6
10.3
53.5
65.9
51
42
XL
FC
MD
81.1
54.8
70.9
41.6
10.4
91.8
14.4
91.9
65.4
Academic
Employer
Reputation Reputation
STATUS
SCORE
SCORE
SCORE
SCORE
SCORE
SCORE
SCORE
SCORE
Overall SCORE
Web
Impact
AGE
Staff with
PhD
RES.
International
Research
FOCUS
Papers per
Faculty
SIZE
Citations
per Paper
2015 RANK
Faculty
Student
2016 RANK
Country / Territory
Classication
52
62=
XL
FC
HI
58.8
40.5
34.4
100.0
51.9
98.4
93.8
14.5
64.9
53
65
XL
FC
MD
73.6
50.8
22.6
82.2
24.4
88.7
33.2
99.9
64.2
54
74=
CO
HI
72.6
48.4
69.6
80.7
42.9
76.9
30.2
32.1
64.0
55
59
XL
FC
MD
87.0
57.3
30.5
60.1
17.3
48.8
47.1
69.7
63.6
56
58
FC
MD
46.3
80.7
52.6
50.8
48.5
62.8
87.0
44.7
63.1
57
68
FC
LO
54.0
69.2
37.9
92.6
15.8
77.7
68.0
26.4
62.8
58
46=
CO
MD
62.7
91.3
38.9
36.6
39.5
68.8
41.0
39.2
62.6
59
83
UNIVERSIDAD DE LA HABANA
CO
MD
88.4
75.6
71.3
29.3
75.6
62.3
43.1
61.6
97.8
20.3
91.5
23.3
61.5
2.7
8.5
40.9
22.3
61.1
34.4
65.3
47.2
37.6
61.1
60.9
Institution Name
60
72=
XL
FC
MD
70.4
56.2
50.8
61=
48=
UNIVERSIDAD DE BELGRANO
CO
LO
74.7
97.9
99.9
61=
80
FC
MD
60.6
66.5
39.2
63
45
SP
MD
60.5
91.0
97.8
46.4
22.1
60.1
26.1
64
51
UNIVERSIDAD ANAHUAC
CO
LO
62.1
92.1
88.8
46.4
4.8
15.9
53.3
3.2
60.8
65
54
UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SABANA
FC
MD
72.3
93.3
55.3
20.3
18.3
47.6
23.6
29.2
60.3
66
52
CO
MD
70.2
94.2
95.8
16.4
19.1
41.8
15.7
60.1
67
48=
FO
LO
93.5
98.4
38.9
2.2
11.8
22.8
31.4
59.6
68
71
XL
FC
MD
74.6
51.9
27.3
50.2
16.8
85.9
31.9
68.2
59.4
66.7
66.2
93.5
63.2
90.3
59.1
7.9
17.3
30.9
14.6
58.2
78.7
69
62=
XL
FC
HI
47.4
16.4
86.1
70=
56=
UNIVERSIDAD DE MONTEVIDEO
FC
LO
83.5
76.2
91.9
70=
60
XL
FC
LO
78.1
54.4
29.1
19.2
10.4
69.2
44.1
88.4
58.2
72
74=
XL
FC
MD
69.9
34.7
32.6
68.8
25.3
89.4
40.3
57.1
57.9
73
77
UNIVERSIDAD DE PALERMO
FO
MD
57.5
86.4
94.1
3.8
22.5
52.1
43.3
56.5
74
64
FO
HI
53.4
17.1
52.8
99.7
82.2
86.9
50.2
21.4
56.3
75
84
FC
MD
56.1
64.6
26.6
79.5
47.7
70.9
18.6
32.4
56.0
76=
96
CO
MD
54.9
69.1
66.5
33.3
19.9
52.3
16.8
93.5
55.5
76=
86
UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAISO
FC
MD
54.1
52.7
41.1
59.7
45.0
93.3
31.1
25.2
55.5
78
99
FC
LO
49.7
65.4
49.1
95.6
5.1
70.2
5.9
46.3
55.3
79=
69
UNIVERSIDAD EAFIT
CO
HI
68.1
81.8
28.6
2.6
53.9
38.8
37.0
47.9
55.2
79=
101
XL
FC
LO
43.9
62.4
74.3
95.9
2.1
58.7
23.4
30.2
55.2
81
110
XL
FC
MD
66.4
33.7
14.0
95.5
50.9
68.4
27.0
54.2
55.1
82
108=
XL
FC
MD
72.3
44.1
20.0
79.0
20.9
77.5
14.7
30.9
54.9
83
97
FC
MD
55.0
24.1
36.8
87.5
64.7
72.4
55.7
32.5
54.0
84=
72=
UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA
CO
HI
61.7
31.7
18.9
28.3
89.8
71.7
75.9
44.2
53.6
84=
87
FC
MD
29.4
35.1
87.2
32.3
64.5
72.1
96.6
61.6
53.6
86
93=
XL
FC
MD
46.1
67.7
87
93=
FC
HI
36.6
88
66
CO
LO
61.6
93.2
81.7
89
70
FC
HI
38.1
14.0
90
100
XL
FO
MD
34.1
91
85
FC
MD
59.7
92
90=
FC
MD
47.0
CO
MD
48.1
47.6
49.8
19.5
26.7
26.4
95.5
70.7
50.4
FC
MD
36.8
43.2
33.7
55.1
84.8
82.0
53.3
28.2
50.2
49.8
19.3
70.6
30.5
86.0
23.4
36.2
53.2
57.5
80.3
88.2
90.0
81.5
84.2
53.1
4.0
9.8
21.6
26.9
52.5
73.7
23.7
99.6
81.0
98.8
55.4
52.2
94.5
67.9
43.0
5.5
50.7
2.5
65.2
51.6
69.3
80.4
11.4
24.0
34.3
22.8
16.4
51.2
38.6
17.4
48.0
98.4
74.7
58.6
34.6
50.8
93
122
94
123=
95
90=
CO
HI
18.5
8.4
96.6
63.0
54.1
83.0
93.2
77.3
96
82
FO
MD
39.2
65.4
87.3
57.7
10.9
21.5
18.0
61.0
49.3
97
144
CO
MD
45.1
26.8
59.4
97.4
42.4
48.8
22.9
57.5
49.1
48.5
98
104
FC
MD
41.4
12.7
35.8
95.5
67.9
93.1
40.2
26.8
99=
120=
CO
MD
51.2
18.3
37.0
95.7
30.5
68.9
33.6
34.4
48.1
99=
89
FC
HI
36.6
4.9
53.4
39.3
90.1
71.9
98.3
59.5
48.1
7.1
24.4
58.0
20.2
47.9
90.1
53.3
77.6
47.8
30.0
47.9
101=
76
UNIVERSIDAD DE MONTERREY
CO
LO
64.7
64.3
37.3
101=
136=
UNIVERSIDAD DE GUANAJUATO
FC
MD
41.8
16.3
41.0
103
88
FO
MD
52.3
73.9
100.0
6.3
13.7
20.7
25.0
47.8
104=
114
CO
HI
25.9
14.0
61.3
40.0
71.7
77.0
97.9
59.3
47.0
104=
119
XL
FC
HI
24.8
8.4
43.6
44.3
81.6
91.4
96.1
79.4
47.0
106=
81
FO
MD
60.1
61.1
100.0
6.3
14.1
12.8
21.9
46.6
106=
117=
161170
92
SP
LO
37.8
25.9
83.8
98.7
10.2
39.3
40.3
22.7
46.6
XL
FC
LO
40.5
72.3
6.1
85.7
8.3
70.2
20.9
46.5
CO
LO
71.8
69.9
36.3
5.7
21.5
18.3
46.2
108
109=
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40.0
85.3
51.2
HI
18.8
11.4
92.8
112
107
FC
MD
34.2
23.4
79.9
70.3
14.0
60.5
51.9
16.0
44.9
113
115
XL
CO
HI
21.3
14.0
63.4
32.1
58.9
82.3
92.4
60.8
44.3
114
78
CO
LO
69.0
66.4
20.9
4.4
5.4
40.1
18.7
43.9
127=
XL
CO
MD
32.1
56.9
5.9
77.7
20.6
32.2
61.7
38.4
43.8
116=
FO
MD
42.0
75.9
30.3
10.0
12.0
30.4
28.6
63.4
43.6
UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SERENA
CO
MD
26.9
27.7
13.1
98.0
84.0
55.0
54.1
32.6
43.6
118=
127=
151160
105
UNIVERSIDAD METROPOLITANA
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDADE CATOLICA DO MINAS
GERAIS - PUC MINAS
ESCUELA SUPERIOR POLITECNICA DEL LITORAL - ESPOL
115
XL
CO
MD
21.5
67.6
6.5
31.7
33.6
46.1
94.8
35.5
43.4
118=
108=
FC
HI
18.1
22.8
60.7
51.3
77.4
58.9
81.9
43.1
43.4
118=
131=
171180
CO
HI
17.9
81.5
56.5
76.1
85.4
77.1
41.1
43.4
CO
MD
43.6
48.2
84.7
39.2
47.6
25.2
19.3
42.7
CO
LO
51.1
88.7
53.9
15.3
10.3
42.6
XL
FC
MD
48.2
32.3
29.1
39.7
17.8
66.5
20.6
63.8
42.6
116=
121
122=
79
20.5
SCORE
CO
SCORE
SCORE
LO
SCORE
CO
120=
SCORE
111
Institution Name
SCORE
SCORE
113
SCORE
AGE
109=
STATUS
RES.
Staff with
PhD
FOCUS
International
Research
SIZE
Country / Territory
Papers per
Faculty
2015 RANK
Citations
per Paper
2016 RANK
Faculty
Student
Overall SCORE
Academic
Employer
Reputation Reputation
Classication
3.0
50.7
33.8
23.5
46.2
43.1
85.3
64.4
76.7
58.7
45.0
124
171180
111=
XL
FC
MD
52.9
41.5
15.1
13.0
11.1
64.7
51.0
24.6
42.4
125
129
FO
HI
13.8
18.9
65.5
62.9
80.7
37.1
97.2
40.6
42.3
126
95
FO
VH
22.1
12.0
55.9
24.2
99.6
61.1
99.6
37.7
42.0
127
125
XL
FC
MD
20.5
4.9
47.7
38.0
48.4
92.8
83.4
83.2
41.9
XL
CO
LO
62.2
51.3
51.1
1.6
28.2
17.2
19.3
41.6
XL
FC
MD
25.6
34.7
9.9
58.5
45.6
56.4
74.4
52.4
41.4
FC
MD
14.5
8.8
76.4
27.0
65.7
77.1
95.7
48.5
41.4
41.2
122=
128
123=
129=
98
129=
150
131
116
CO
HI
38.4
29.3
23.4
23.6
58.1
56.7
61.1
49.1
132=
CO
MD
59.3
41.4
57.1
1.0
37.4
17.3
22.8
26.8
41.1
UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA
XL
FC
MD
46.1
16.9
41.1
29.9
15.6
77.2
33.1
59.7
41.1
40.8
145=
102=
171180
181190
145
151160
111=
151160
106
151160
161170
136=
161170
151160
141=
145=
134=
145=
141=
148
102=
UNIVERSIDAD DE LIMA
149
117=
150=
130
UNIVERSIDAD DE CORDOBA
150=
147
151160
148=
171180
132=
134=
134=
134=
137
138
139=
139=
139=
139=
143
144
150=
150=
151160
151160
151160
151160
151160
151160
151160
161170
161170
146
140
171180
161170
UNIVERSIDAD DE CARTAGENA
FC
MD
35.1
38.8
31.5
60.8
26.9
74.7
16.8
16.3
CO
HI
31.0
16.4
60.9
12.6
62.8
44.9
86.9
50.8
40.8
CO
HI
28.9
11.7
72.9
12.8
68.7
49.5
89.7
37.2
40.8
35.0
40.5
CO
HI
16.2
8.4
74.0
55.0
83.2
79.1
42.0
FO
LO
22.8
75.6
100.0
1.1
3.8
48.3
20.4
40.2
FO
MD
69.1
14.2
100.0
19.6
14.4
36.5
39.7
CO
MD
36.5
13.2
72.2
40.2
36.1
53.9
27.9
59.9
39.7
FC
MD
26.9
15.3
50.5
81.0
28.5
42.3
51.8
53.7
39.7
CO
HI
8.6
9.2
62.8
60.7
49.6
77.1
93.6
28.3
39.7
FC
MD
27.2
6.5
29.1
74.4
69.9
65.1
68.0
20.3
39.5
UNIVERSIDAD EL BOSQUE
CO
MD
14.5
38.0
FO
MD
65.9
UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SALLE
CO
LO
46.7
68.4
21.0
16.4
8.2
21.1
21.5
20.2
39.0
FO
VH
7.9
19.6
79.0
28.2
99.4
43.6
99.9
14.8
39.0
FO
LO
50.7
60.3
10.2
2.7
19.4
55.8
19.8
38.8
CO
HI
25.0
33.0
39.7
14.8
44.6
35.1
81.1
64.4
38.5
CO
MD
71.8
38.4
10.8
4.7
46.5
21.8
6.2
12.6
38.4
FO
HI
35.6
6.0
31.8
62.1
22.2
45.9
79.4
33.4
38.4
FC
LO
34.3
44.8
81.2
6.0
10.3
29.2
24.1
54.6
38.4
CO
HI
10.8
8.4
99.8
20.2
41.0
66.1
91.8
36.3
38.4
CO
LO
95.1
10.1
37.9
UNIVERSIDAD DE CARABOBO
XL
FC
LO
38.6
FO
MD
41.1
XL
FC
MD
22.7
88.6
84.2
5.9
36.6
38.8
9.2
39.4
82.0
12.7
15.2
29.5
35.9
11.0
39.0
UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA
FC
MD
34.3
136=
FO
LO
59.8
143
XL
FO
HI
84.6
XL
CO
LO
33.9
FC
MD
32.4
161170
181190
5.4
38.0
32.7
32.9
37.4
11.6
21.1
15.0
24.1
37.7
64.2
43.4
85.6
44.1
37.2
37.2
45.3
52.2
50.5
46.3
15.2
37.7
1.9
7.7
7.8
21.1
37.4
32.6
48.8
86.2
48.2
37.4
2.6
21.1
68.7
76.9
35.9
26.1
79.6
32.0
36.4
10.9
21.5
99.7
SCORE
Overall SCORE
52.7
35.5
2.3
11.4
63.7
15.7
36.1
58.2
36.8
18.3
56.9
12.4
21.1
37.0
18.1
28.8
82.2
58.5
49.3
45.4
35.5
51.8
27.4
69.0
48.1
97.1
23.6
35.8
46.9
40.1
45.2
76.3
91.9
28.1
36.1
SCORE
47.4
SCORE
50.0
STATUS
33.7
AGE
55.2
RES.
44.8
FOCUS
SCORE
Web
Impact
SCORE
Staff with
PhD
SCORE
International
Research
SCORE
Papers per
Faculty
MD
FO
LO
79.0
CO
MD
CO
HI
CO
HI
FC
MD
CO
HI
98.5
33.0
46.7
35.7
85.3
28.2
35.5
CO
MD
81.3
46.9
39.2
64.0
93.9
50.4
36.9
UNIVERSIDAD DE COLIMA
UNIVERSIDAD DE TARAPACA
133
171180
148=
Institution Name
151160
201250
201250
161170
134=
161170
301+
191200
201250
Citations
per Paper
FC
SIZE
2015 RANK
161170
171180
181190
181190
Country / Territory
2016 RANK
161170
161170
161170
161170
161170
161170
161170
161170
171180
171180
171180
171180
171180
171180
171180
171180
171180
171180
181190
181190
181190
181190
181190
181190
181190
181190
181190
181190
191200
191200
191200
191200
191200
191200
191200
191200
191200
191200
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
Faculty
Student
SCORE
Academic
Employer
Reputation Reputation
Classication
FC
LO
68.8
1.0
1.0
32.7
XL
FC
LO
17.6
1.8
33.1
2.4
25.0
33.2
FC
MD
18.7
58.5
56.7
13.5
32.1
34.4
FO
MD
56.2
6.4
33.4
18.2
56.0
35.2
FO
LO
95.9
3.7
5.0
35.2
FO
MD
47.9
XL
CO
MD
31.7
CO
LO
78.5
126
FO
HI
97.0
47.1
15.5
37.7
38.4
13.1
32.7
53.8
31.1
50.0
22.1
50.5
33.1
23.7
34.2
11.2
32.3
27.9
61.8
17.5
35.3
139
SP
LO
45.9
9.8
9.8
55.7
26.3
34.9
171180
151160
201250
201250
201250
251300
171180
201250
151160
181190
201250
191200
151160
191200
CO
LO
60.5
2.1
9.8
8.6
15.5
32.6
UNIVERSIDAD DE MEDELLIN
FO
MD
15.3
14.2
22.1
11.9
10.3
32.5
XL
FC
LO
7.3
4.3
36.3
2.6
24.0
32.6
XL
FC
LO
2.8
4.3
37.1
30.8
34.3
31.5
FC
LO
43.4
63.2
19.2
44.4
31.2
20.5
31.9
FC
MD
11.0
62.7
44.1
36.8
64.2
27.6
31.8
CO
HI
96.3
24.7
40.3
28.6
86.8
33.6
31.6
FC
MD
42.2
60.9
36.2
64.0
86.4
15.3
32.3
CO
HI
67.0
86.1
39.1
37.7
59.0
37.3
32.1
CO
HI
59.2
70.4
51.8
23.1
96.7
17.9
32.4
XL
FC
LO
26.8
1.5
38.5
42.7
30.2
FC
LO
27.0
5.1
15.5
20.0
18.0
30.7
CO
LO
19.4
1.2
1.0
2.0
11.5
31.2
FC
LO
40.2
19.7
30.4
15.5
41.9
30.6
301+
XL
CO
LO
20.5
1.8
15.9
53.4
59.1
31.0
FO
MD
37.2
6.0
9.8
22.8
49.4
30.6
XL
FC
LO
27.4
UNIVERSIDAD DE PIURA
FO
MD
37.1
XL
FC
LO
10.5
CO
HI
59.1
UNIVERSIDAD DE EL SALVADOR
XL
FC
LO
UNIVERSIDAD INTERAMERICANA
FO
LO
161170
191200
191200
201250
201250
201250
181190
171180
8.4
2.9
24.8
5.4
21.7
31.0
5.2
26.7
43.7
18.7
30.9
84.0
10.2
70.9
45.3
40.6
31.1
63.6
96.4
45.4
48.8
14.5
30.4
33.3
FC
LO
CO
LO
CO
LO
FO
LO
301+
CO
HI
301+
UNIVERSIDAD DE CUENCA
FC
LO
201250
CO
LO
131=
201250
191200
Academic
Employer
Reputation Reputation
SCORE
SCORE
SCORE
SCORE
SCORE
SCORE
SCORE
Overall SCORE
Web
Impact
SCORE
Staff with
PhD
STATUS
International
Research
AGE
Papers per
Faculty
RES.
Institution Name
CIUDAD UNIVERSITARIA JOSE ANTONIO ECHEVERRIA
- CUJAE
Citations
per Paper
FOCUS
251300
251300
191200
201250
201250
201250
201250
251300
201250
191200
191200
201250
251300
Faculty
Student
SIZE
2015 RANK
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
201250
251300
251300
251300
251300
251300
Country / Territory
2016 RANK
Classication
SP
LO
XL
FC
LO
CO
LO
FO
LO
UNIVERSIDAD DE CALDAS
FC
MD
FC
LO
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UNIVERSIDAD EAN
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LO
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MD
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LO
201250
181190
161170
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201250
251300
201250
181190
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201250
201250
251300
191200
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251300
201250
201250
201250
191200
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201250
181190
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251300
161170
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251300
201250
FC
LO
FC
LO
FO
MD
FO
LO
UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR
CO
LO
UNIVERSIDAD CES
FO
HI
CO
MD
CO
MD
FC
MD
CO
MD
XL
CO
LO
FC
LO
FC
MD
CO
MD
CO
MD
301+
301+
301+
UNIVERSIDAD INTEC
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FC
MD
FC
MD
FC
LO
XL
FC
MD
FO
HI
CO
MD
CO
LO
FC
MD
CO
MD
CO
HI
CO
MD
FO
HI
FO
LO
CO
LO
XL
FC
LO
CO
LO
FC
LO
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251300
251300
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251300
251300
251300
251300
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251300
251300
251300
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SCORE
Academic
Employer
Reputation Reputation
Classication
SCORE
FO
LO
XL
FO
LO
CO
LO
FC
LO
FO
MD
FO
MD
CO
LO
FO
MD
FO
LO
CO
MD
FO
LO
FO
LO
CO
LO
UNIVERSIDAD DE ATACAMA
FO
MD
FO
LO
CO
MD
FC
LO
FO
MD
FO
LO
FO
LO
FO
LO
CO
LO
FC
LO
UNIVERSIDAD DE PAMPLONA
FC
LO
FO
MD
UNIVERSIDAD DE GUAYAQUIL
XL
CO
LO
FC
LO
SP
LO
XL
FC
LO
FC
MD
XL
FC
LO
301+
UNIVERSIDAD LIBRE
CO
LO
251300
FO
MD
301+
FO
LO
201250
FC
MD
CO
LO
FC
LO
301+
251300
251300
301+
251300
201250
201250
201250
251300
201250
XL
FO
MD
FO
MD
FO
MD
CO
LO
CO
MD
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MD
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MD
What is QS Stars?
QS Stars is an evaluation system that
assesses universities worldwide using
a rating method. Universities are
assessed across several categories and
awarded a rating of One to Five Stars+
(the highest rating), depending on their
performance in the evaluation.
Which universities use QS Stars?
QS Stars is an opt-in system, meaning
participating universities choose
to undergo a comprehensive audit,
conducted by the QS Intelligence
Unit. Since the system was launched in
2010, more than 300 institutions have
participated in the QS Stars rating.
Institutions range from world-leading
universities such as MIT and Australian
National University, to newer, less
internationally established universities in
countries further off the beaten path.
With new universities opting into
the system on a weekly basis, the
list of QS Star-related institutions
is continually growing. From Latin
America, it includes Tecnolgico de
Monterrey (ITESM), Universidade
Estadual Paulista Julia de Mesquita Filbo
(UNESP), Universidad de las Americas
de Puebla (UDLAP), Universidad de Las
Americas Chile (UDLA), Universidad
Andres Bellow (UNAB), Universidad
Pontificate Bolivariana (UPB), and
more than 20 others.
Qu es QS Stars?
QS Stars es un sistema de evaluacin
que evala las universidades en todo
el mundo utilizando un mtodo de
calificacin. Las universidades se evalan,
por la mayora de categoras y otorgan
una calificacin de una a cinco estrellas +
(la calificacin ms alta), en funcin de su
rendimiento en la evaluacin.
Investigacin
Enseanza
Empleabilidad
Instalaciones
Aprendizaje online
Internacionalizacin
Innovacin
Responsabilidad social
Inclusin
Arte y Cultura
rea de especializacin
Cada categora tiene sus indicadores y
ponderaciones.
QS Stars en nmeros:
Undergraduate Programs
Graduate Programs
Continuous Education
Study Abroad Programs
Universidad de las Amricas Puebla is, undoubtedly, the best private
higher education institution in Mexico, that strives to offer its
students high level educational services, an integral formation, and
a multicultural environment based on respect and international
comprehension. The students development is supplemented with
excellent study programs taught by a faculty consisting of 300 full
time professors, of which 95% have a graduate degree and where
four out of ten are members of the National Researchers System.
UDLAP graduates occupy high positions in the workplace
and have great links with the business sector. Currently, the
institution collaborates with the best universities in the
world, being the first Latin-American University including a
bi-directional mobility agreement with Cambridge University.
Likewise, close to 50 nationalities are represented on campus
through a high percentage of foreign students and professors.
UDLAPs facilities encourage learning and a well-rounded
development in students, as it has the best infrastructure in
technology, sports, dormitories, medical services and library. On
the other hand, its social responsibility promotes accessibility,
since at UDLAP a large number of students have scholarships and
financial aid.
Universidad de las Amricas Puebla. Your time is now.
Choose UDLAP
@udlap
/universidaddelasamericaspuebla
www.udlap.mx
Universidad de
Monterrey
La Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM) es
una institucin de educacin superior
de inspiracin catlica fundada en 1969
por cinco congregaciones religiosas y
un grupo de ciudadanos comprometidos
con la educacin, cuyo inters fue poner
al alcance de los jvenes un modelo
educativo centrado en la formacin
integral de la persona, sustentado en la
excelencia acadmica y orientado a la
promocin del servicio a los dems como
forma de alcanzar la trascendencia.
Con un campus ubicado al poniente de
la zona metropolitana de Monterrey
y cuatro unidades de preparatoria, la
UDEM ofrece cuatro programas de
bachillerato, 45 carreras profesionales,
14 maestras, 14 especialidades de
posgrado, y 35 especialidades mdicas.
Por su calidad acadmica, la UDEM
es una de las cinco universidades
en Amrica Latina acreditadas por
la Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools (SACS) y, gracias a
su desarrollo en emprendimiento
social, est reconocida como un
Changemaker Campus por el
programa de universidades de la
organizacin internacional Ashoka.
Adicionalmente, cuenta con 189
acreditaciones y afiliaciones nacionales
e internacionales.
En su Visin 2020, la Universidad
de Monterrey se ha establecido ser
una comunidad educativa que se
distinga por impulsar una cultura
acadmica de excelencia, que infunda
en sus miembros el compromiso con
la integridad y el apego a los valores,
y a la que une la aspiracin comn
de contribuir a la construccin de
una sociedad sostenible, a travs del
conocimiento y el espritu de servicio.
La Universidad de Monterrey tiene un
modelo nico de educacin en artes
liberales y fue la primera institucin en
Mxico en ofrecer un Plan Personal de
Formacin, que al integrar lo acadmico
con lo formativo permite a cada alumno
dar forma nica a su plan de estudios
mediante la eleccin, con la orientacin
de un asesor, de materias optativas
y actividades extraacadmicas para
impulsarlo a lograr su mximo potencial.
La internacionalizacin es un
componente esencial del modelo
de formacin integral, por lo que el
estudiante de la UDEM cuenta con ms
de 800 opciones de intercambio, lo que
ha permitido que sea la universidad
mexicana con mayor proporcin
de estudiantes que participan en
programas en el extranjero, reflejo
del por qu el Plan Estratgico de
Internacionalizacin de la UDEM recibi
en 2009 el Premio Andrew Heiskell,
mximo galardn que otorga el Institute
for International Education.
De acuerdo con la metodologa QS Stars,
la UDEM obtuvo la ms alta calificacin
en enseanza, compromiso y acceso,
as como muy altas calificaciones en
internacionalizacin, empleabilidad y
facilidades.