Academic Index Last updated: June 22, 2026

30 Best Universities in Santiago

Discover the top 30 universities in Santiago with our comprehensive academic index. We analyzed 231.2K scientific publications and 4.36M citations to accurately measure the research output of these institutions.

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1

University of Chile

#1 in Chile #3 in Latin America

46% Acceptance

33,971 Enrollment

1842 Founded

2

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

#2 in Chile #10 in Latin America

45% Acceptance

33,971 Enrollment

1888 Founded

3

University of Santiago de Chile

#4 in Chile #54 in Latin America

30% Acceptance

33,971 Enrollment

1849 Founded

4

Andres Bello University

#7 in Chile #66 in Latin America

60% Acceptance

33,971 Enrollment

1988 Founded

5

Diego Portales University

#8 in Chile #78 in Latin America

50% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1982 Founded

6

University for Development

#14 in Chile #100 in Latin America

60% Acceptance

16,544 Enrollment

1990 Founded

7

University of the Andes, Chile

#18 in Chile #156 in Latin America

30% Acceptance

16,544 Enrollment

1989 Founded

8

Major University

#22 in Chile #203 in Latin America

70% Acceptance

33,971 Enrollment

1988 Founded

9

Metropolitan University of Educational Sciences

#30 in Chile #303 in Latin America

84% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1889 Founded

10

University of Technology of Chile

#31 in Chile #363 in Latin America

100% Acceptance

1992 Founded

11

Alberto Hurtado University

#33 in Chile #471 in Latin America

68% Acceptance

1997 Founded

12

Central University of Chile

#34 in Chile #481 in Latin America

50% Acceptance

1990 Founded

13

Metropolitan University of Technology

#35 in Chile #486 in Latin America

67% Acceptance

1993 Founded

14

Finis Terrae University

#36 in Chile #505 in Latin America

70% Acceptance

1981 Founded

15

University of Las Americas

#38 in Chile #527 in Latin America

60% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

16

Autonomous University Academy of Christian Humanism

#39 in Chile #543 in Latin America

68% Acceptance

1975 Founded

17

Catholic University Cardinal Raul Silva Henriquez

#40 in Chile #563 in Latin America

69% Acceptance

1991 Founded

18

Santo Tomas University, Chile

#41 in Chile #573 in Latin America

70% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

19

Gabriela Mistral University

#43 in Chile #593 in Latin America

63% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

20

UNIACC University

#44 in Chile #604 in Latin America

63% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

21

Bernardo O’Higgins University

#45 in Chile #656 in Latin America

60% Acceptance

1990 Founded

22

Pedro de Valdivia University

#47 in Chile #739 in Latin America

58% Acceptance

7,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

23

University of the Pacific, Chile

#48 in Chile #776 in Latin America

50% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

24

Chilean-British University of Santiago

#49 in Chile #781 in Latin America

56% Acceptance

2006 Founded

25

University of Arts and Social Sciences ARCIS

#53 in Chile #963 in Latin America

65% Acceptance

1982 Founded

26

Bolivariana University

#54 in Chile #1040 in Latin America

70% Acceptance

1988 Founded

27

La Republica University

#55 in Chile #1117 in Latin America

65% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1989 Founded

28

Miguel de Cervantes University

#56 in Chile #1168 in Latin America

63% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1997 Founded

29

Ibero-American University of Science and Technology, Chile

#57 in Chile #1182 in Latin America

60% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1989 Founded

30

UCINF University

#59 in Chile #1477 in Latin America

62% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

1989 Founded