Based on their overall scores according to the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2024, some of the leading Latin American universities are located in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Chile. The Universidad de São Paulo (Brazil) ranked first with a score of 62.8 out of 100, while the Universidad Autónoma de México (UNAM) ranked second, with 61.4 points.
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Quacquarelli Symonds. (June 27, 2023). Leading universities in Latin America in 2024, by QS score (index score) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/703764/leading-universities-latin-america/
Quacquarelli Symonds. "Leading universities in Latin America in 2024, by QS score (index score)." Chart. June 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/703764/leading-universities-latin-america/
Quacquarelli Symonds. (2023). Leading universities in Latin America in 2024, by QS score (index score). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/703764/leading-universities-latin-america/
Quacquarelli Symonds. "Leading Universities in Latin America in 2024, by Qs Score (Index Score)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/703764/leading-universities-latin-america/
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Leading universities in Latin America in 2024, by QS score (index score) [Graph], Quacquarelli Symonds, June 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/703764/leading-universities-latin-america/