Academic Index Last updated: May 18, 2026

31 Best Universities in Cuba

Exploring the academic landscape of Cuba, our index provides a definitive ranking of the top 31 higher education institutions. The algorithmic evaluation processed 70.2K scholarly outputs and 328.9K peer-reviewed citations, mapping the region's total research impact.

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1

Havana

University of Havana

#91 in Latin America #1708 in the World

40% Acceptance

61,152 Enrollment

1728 Founded

2

Santa Clara

Marta Abreu University of Las Villas

#262 in Latin America #3690 in the World

52% Acceptance

27,934 Enrollment

1952 Founded

3

Havana

Technological University of Habana Jose Antonio Echeverria

#298 in Latin America #4167 in the World

61% Acceptance

1964 Founded

4

Santiago de Cuba

University of the East – Cuba

#310 in Latin America #4331 in the World

68% Acceptance

1947 Founded

5

Matanzas

University of Matanzas

#361 in Latin America #5392 in the World

46% Acceptance

1972 Founded

6

Cienfuegos

University of Cienfuegos

#371 in Latin America #5591 in the World

48% Acceptance

5,200 Enrollment

1278 Avg SAT

1979 Founded

7

Pinar del Rio

Hermanos Saiz Montes de Oca University of Pinar del Rio

#381 in Latin America #5870 in the World

41% Acceptance

200,174 Enrollment

1972 Founded

8

Camaguey

Ignacio Agramonte Loynaz University of Camaguey

#390 in Latin America #6077 in the World

56% Acceptance

1967 Founded

9

Havana

Latin American School of Medicine

#395 in Latin America #6124 in the World

37% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1278 Avg SAT

1999 Founded

10

San Jose de las Lajas

Fructuoso Rodriguez Perez Agricultural University of Havana

#408 in Latin America #6387 in the World

42% Acceptance

1,265 Enrollment

1976 Founded

11

Holguin

University of Holguin

#409 in Latin America #6389 in the World

41% Acceptance

1278 Avg SAT

1968 Founded

12

Moron

Maximo Gomez Baez University of Ciego de Avila

#429 in Latin America #6735 in the World

38% Acceptance

5,200 Enrollment

1978 Founded

13

Havana

Higher Institute of Technologies and Applied Sciences

#460 in Latin America #7372 in the World

46% Acceptance

925 Avg SAT

1981 Founded

14

Havana

University of Information Sciences

#548 in Latin America #8180 in the World

42% Acceptance

2002 Founded

15

Havana

ISA, University of the Arts

#610 in Latin America #8560 in the World

20% Acceptance

1976 Founded

16

Las Tunas

Las Tunas University

#836 in Latin America #10081 in the World

30% Acceptance

1976 Founded

17

Sancti Spiritus

Jose Marti Perez University of Sancti Spiritus

#969 in Latin America #10905 in the World

53% Acceptance

1976 Founded

18

Havana

Higher Institute of International Relations Raul Roa Garcia

#994 in Latin America #11005 in the World

65% Acceptance

1981 Founded

19

Moa

Higher Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Moa

#995 in Latin America #11006 in the World

52% Acceptance

1976 Founded

20

San Jose de las Lajas

National Institute of Agricultural Sciences

#1001 in Latin America #11033 in the World

46% Acceptance

1970 Founded

21

Havana

Manuel Fajardo University of Sciences of Physical Culture and Sport

#1096 in Latin America #11515 in the World

34% Acceptance

1961 Founded

22

Havana

Pedagogical University Enrique Jose Varona

#1148 in Latin America #11706 in the World

49% Acceptance

1977 Founded

23

Isla de la Juventud

Jesus Montane Oropesa University of Isla de la Juventud

#1364 in Latin America #12646 in the World

55% Acceptance

1973 Founded

24

San Jose de las Lajas

Institute of Animal Science

#1429 in Latin America #12874 in the World

40% Acceptance

1965 Founded

25

Sancti Spiritus

Medical University of Sancti Spiritus

#1603 in Latin America #13480 in the World

45% Acceptance

1994 Founded

26

Santa Clara

Medical University of Villa Clara

#1644 in Latin America #13634 in the World

39% Acceptance

1966 Founded

27

Havana

Higher Institute of Industrial Design

#1736 in Latin America #14040 in the World

51% Acceptance

2011 Founded

28

Holguin

Medical University of Holguin

#1740 in Latin America #14058 in the World

52% Acceptance

1967 Founded

29

Pinar del Rio

Pedagogical University of Pinar del Rio

#1743 in Latin America #14075 in the World

48% Acceptance

1972 Founded

30

Bayamo

University of Granma

#1754 in Latin America #14123 in the World

66% Acceptance

1976 Founded

31

Guantanamo

University of Guantanamo

#1755 in Latin America #14124 in the World

81% Acceptance

1997 Founded