QS World University Rankings 2024: Tec de Monterrey in 184th place

The Tec’s highest scores in the rankings were: Employer Reputation, Academic Reputation, and Employment Outcomes.

By José Longino Torres | CONECTA NATIONAL NEWS DESK - 06/27/2023 Photo Tec de Monterrey

Tecnológico de Monterrey has obtained 184th place in the world, as well as being #6 in Latin America and #2 in Mexico, according to the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2024.

These are some of the most important rankings in the world because of their methodology and the volume of information processed to prepare them.

Among private universities, the Tec continues to be the #1 university in Mexico and #29 in the world, climbing one place from last year.

This year, 2,963 universities from around the world were ranked, of which 1,503 made the list of the top academic institutions from 104 countries, 32 of these being from Mexico.

QS World University Rankings 2024

Evaluation criteria for the rankings

British evaluation firm QS included three new metrics in these rankings: Sustainability, Employment Outcomes, and International Research Network.

The weighting of the total for existing indicators was adjusted as follows:

Academic Reputation (30%)
Citations per Faculty (20%)
Employer Reputation (15%)
Employment Outcomes (5%)
Faculty-Student Ratio (10%)
International Faculty Ratio (5%)
International Student Ratio (5%)
International Research Network (5%)
Sustainability (5%)

The Tec’s strengths

Neil Hernández, Director of Research at the Tec’s Office of the Vice President of Research, stressed that the institution’s strongest indicators in this year’s rankings were: Employer Reputation, Employment Outcomes, and Academic Reputation.

- Employer Reputation

This is Tec de Monterrey’s best-scoring category, where it went from 43rd to 28th place in the world, climbing 15 places from last year.

- Employment Outcomes

This is a new criterion for this year’s rankings, where the Tec reached 41st place.

“Employment Outcomes is a new indicator that reflects the ability of institutions to guarantee a high level of employability for their graduates, while shaping future leaders who make an impact in their respective fields.

“The fact that we were ranked 41st in the world the first time this indicator was presented shows our international recognition,” explained Hernández.

- Academic Reputation

In the category of Academic Reputation, the institution climbed 7 places, going from 164th to 157th place.

- The other indicators

Here’s how Tec de Monterrey stands on the other indicators in these rankings:

Faculty-Student Ratio: 222nd place
Sustainability: 223rd
International Faculty Ratio: 469th place
International Research Network: 618th place
International Student Ratio: 681st place
Citations per Faculty: +701st place

Tec de Monterrey

The top universities in Mexico

National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) - 93rd place
Tecnológico de Monterrey - 184th place
Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM) - block 651-660
Pan-American University (UP) - block 661-670
Colegio de Mexico - block 681-690

The top universities in Latin America

Sao Paolo University (Brazil) - 85th place
National Autonomous University of Mexico - 93rd place
University of Buenos Aires (Argentina) - 95th place
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile - 103rd place
University of Chile - 159th place
Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico) - 184th place

The top universities in the world

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - U.S.A.*
University of Cambridge - U.K.
University of Oxford - U.K.
Harvard University - U.S.A.
Stanford University - U.S.A.

*The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has achieved a record 12 consecutive years as the number one in the world.

The QS World University Rankings

These rankings, which have been carried out since 2004, are produced by the renowned British ranking company QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited which also publishes: