General information on ranking

Name of the ranking	THE Latin America University Rankings
Geographical scope	Latin America
Name of person in charge of ranking	Phil Baty
E-mail of person in charge of ranking	phil.baty@timeshighereducation.com
Website of the ranking	https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-univers...
Publication frequency	annual
First year of publication	2016
Most recent year of publication	2024
Date of last update	2024-12-29
Ranking organization	Times Higher Education
Website of the methodology	https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/latin-america-university-rankings-2024-methodology
Methodology	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. The performance indicators are grouped into five areas: TEACHING (the learning environment) 35% Reputation survey (15%), Staff-to-student ratio (4.5%), Doctorate-to-bachelor’s ratio (4.5%), Doctorates-awarded-to-academic-staff ratio (5%), Institutional income (6%).   RESEARCH (volume, income and reputation) 33.5% Reputation survey (18%), Research income (5.5%), Research productivity (10%).   RESEARCH QUALITY 20% Research strength (6.7%), Research excellence (6.7%), Research influence (6.6%).   INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK (staff, students, research) 7.5% International-to-domestic-student ratio (2.5%), International-to-domestic-staff ratio (2.5%), International collaboration (2.5%).   INDUSTRY 4% Industry income (2%), Patents (2%)

Additional information

• Type of publication: internet, mobile application, print - magazine, newspaper
• Internet users access to ranking: open access
• Language of publication: English
• Main target groups: higher education institutions, policymakers, governments and funding agencies, students and parents
• Level of comparison: institutional: 214
• Major dimensions covered: internationalization, knowledge transfer, reputation, research, teaching
• Structure of presentation: ordinary presentation (league tables)
• Data sources: data collected from HEIs by ranking organization, survey conducted exclusively by ranking organization, third-party database (data not provided by HEI)
• Quality assurance of ranking: certification (e.g. IREG Audit)
• Website of the ranking organization: http://www.timeshighereducation.com
• Types of the ranking organization: commercial/for-profit (incl. media)
• Types of rankings: regional