National Polytechnic Institute: Statistics

Updated: May 21, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 571 of 12,502	In the World
# 16 of 1,780	In Latin America
# 2 of 539	In Mexico
# 112 of 12,502	For Nutrition and Food Science
Top 1-3	For 9 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

35%

Enrollment

170,000

Type

Non-profit

Funding

Public-private partnership

Highest Degree

Doctorate

Website

ipn.mx

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate	35%
Admissions Requirements	Competitive admission
Academic Calendar	Semesters
Enrollment	170,000

We've calculated the 35% acceptance rate for National Polytechnic Institute based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by National Polytechnic Institute.

Programs	Bachelor	Master	Doctoral
Art & Design	No	No	No
Biology	Yes	Yes	Yes
Business	Yes	Yes	Yes
Chemistry	Yes	Yes	Yes
Computer Science	Yes	Yes	Yes
Economics	Yes	Yes	Yes
Engineering	Yes	Yes	Yes
Environmental Science	Yes	Yes	Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mathematics	Yes	Yes	Yes
Medicine	Yes	Yes	Yes
Physics	Yes	Yes	Yes
Psychology	Yes	Yes	Yes

Research profile

National Polytechnic Institute is a world-class research university with 73,621 scientific papers published and 1,168,082 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Physics, Environmental Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Computer Science.

Publications

73,621

Citations

1,168,082

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology	43,181 / 783,008
Chemistry	39,911 / 792,240
Engineering	35,397 / 643,121
Physics	34,636 / 644,125
Environmental Science	32,655 / 584,378
Quantum and Particle physics	25,626 / 493,241
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	25,387 / 323,487
Organic chemistry	22,972 / 489,521
Biochemistry	22,655 / 486,435
Computer Science	21,778 / 362,116
Medicine	20,823 / 373,849
Materials Science	19,780 / 361,704
Genetics	19,180 / 376,179
Geology	16,851 / 317,120
Philosophy	15,668 / 136,130
Ecology	14,711 / 267,180
Geography and Cartography	13,823 / 229,672
Paleontology	10,981 / 218,692
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	10,680 / 150,847
Optics	10,290 / 179,263
Metallurgy	9,818 / 211,115
Botany	9,616 / 198,141
Mathematics	8,804 / 142,716
Psychology	8,187 / 127,781
Electrical Engineering	8,115 / 141,772
Pathology	7,884 / 154,135
Business	7,641 / 114,251
Political Science	7,441 / 73,104
Chemical Engineering	7,069 / 139,490
Statistics	6,592 / 113,271
Nanotechnology	6,360 / 101,422
History	5,880 / 130,072
Immunology	5,638 / 112,901
Archaeology	5,556 / 126,930
Sociology	5,473 / 86,275
Astrophysics and Astronomy	5,421 / 135,712
Mechanical Engineering	5,376 / 88,931
Physical	5,365 / 102,007
Nuclear Physics	4,911 / 170,095
Management	4,905 / 74,045

Annual publication & citation counts

Academic rankings

26 Notable alumni

1. Víctor Bravo Ahuja

1918-1990 (aged 72)

politician

Víctor Bravo Ahuja was a Mexican politician and academician who served as Secretary of Public Education in the administration of Luis Echeverría (1970–76), as Governor of Oaxaca (1968–70) and as Director General (1951–55) and then Rector (1955–58) of the Monterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM).

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2. Miguel Borge Martín

1943-. (aged 83)

politician

Miguel Borge Martín is a Mexican politician member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Between 1987 and 1993 he served as governor of the state of Quintana Roo. Prior to his election as governor, he held a seat in the Senate, representing his home state.

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3. Luis de la Peña

1931-. (aged 95)

physicist

Luis Fernando de la Peña-Auerbach known as Luis de la Peña is a Mexican physicist, born in Mexico City in 1931. He is a researcher of the Institute of Physics and professor of the Faculty of Sciences of the National Autonomous University of Mexico and is a member of the Science Advisory Council of the Presidency of Mexico.

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4. José Manuel del Río

1954-. (aged 72)

politician

José Manuel del Río Virgen is a Mexican politician affiliated with Convergence who served in the lower house of the Congress from 2000 to 2003 and again from 2006 to 2009.

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All 26 notable alumni