For the fifth year in a row, it is the #1 university in Mexico out of the 63 Mexican universities evaluated.
Tec de Monterrey has been ranked among the top four universities in Latin America and as the top university in Mexico in the most recent regional rankings from international evaluation firm Quacquarelli Symonds.
In the 2024 QS World University Rankings: Latin America and The Caribbean, the Tec came in second place among private universities in Latin America.
Compared to last year, the Tec went from a total score of 94.7 in these rankings to 95.4, being the #1 university in Mexico for the fifth year in a row out of the 63 educational institutions evaluated in the country.
It scored highest on the Employer Reputation metric, placing the institution at fifth place in these rankings.
Tec de Monterrey and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), which holds seventh place, are the only Mexican institutions in the Top 10 for these rankings.
Recognizing the effort of the Tec community
These rankings are some of those produced by renowned British firm QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited, which evaluates the world’s top higher education institutions.
Published annually since 2011, the QS Latin America University Rankings highlight the top universities in Latin America and rank aspects related to the impact of education and faculty research, reputation, and quality.
The methodology is slightly different from that used for the QS World University Rankings (WUR), as it has been adapted to meet regional needs, with additional criteria for more in-depth comparison.
“I’m very satisfied that Tec de Monterrey is celebrating its 80 years and keeping its place in rankings such as the QS World University Rankings: Latin America and The Caribbean,” said Guillermo Torre, Vice President of Research at Tec de Monterrey.
“It’s a recognition of the efforts of the Tec community and the commitment that the Institution has made to research as a source of opportunities and innovative solutions for the economic, social, and environmental development of our country,” added Torre Amione.
Metrics used by the rankings
The QS Latin America University Rankings are based on the following eight evaluation metrics, which are weighted differently:
- Academic Reputation (30%)
- Employer Reputation (20%)
- Citations per Paper (10%)
- Web Impact (5%)
- Student-Faculty Ratio (10%)
- Staff with PhDs (10%)
- Papers per Faculty (5%)
- International Research Network (10%)
The Tec’s strengths
The Employer Reputation metric is where the Tec scored highest, reaching fifth place this year and climbing two places compared with last year.
Tec de Monterrey’s position in the metrics is as follows:
- Employer Reputation: The Tec climbed 2 places, reaching 5th place compared to 7th place last year.
- Academic Reputation: The institution maintained its 10th place ranking on this metric, improving its score by 0.5 points and going from 96.2 to 96.7.
- Web Impact: The Tec climbed six places, going from 26th place to 20th (improving its score by 6.4 points and going from 77.4 to 83.8).
- Papers per Faculty: On this metric, the institution climbed three places, taking 161st place compared with 164th place last year and improving its score by 0.9 points, going from 15.3 to 16.2.
- Staff with PhDs: The Tec holds 86th place, climbing five places compared with last year and improving its score by 3.2 points, going from 55.2 to 58.4.
- Citations per Paper: The institution holds 11th place on this metric.
- International Research Network: The Tec holds 14th place.
- Student-Faculty Ratio: The Tec holds 34th place on this metric.
Neil Hernández Gress, Director of Research at Tecnológico de Monterrey, highlighted that the Employer Reputation metric continues to be where the institution scores highest, occupying fifth place and representing 20% of the evaluation.
“This metric is a reflection of the performance of the community of the more than 300,000 graduates of the Institution, as a result of an educational model with a national presence, global vision, and a distinctive focus on entrepreneurship,” he said.
Hernández Gress also pointed out that the Tec continues to be the number one university in Mexico in the Citations per Paper metric, by having several citations (9.9) for research papers above the average in Latin America (5.3).
“Scopus publications from 2017-2021 and citations of these publications from 2017-2021 were considered for this metric,” added the Director of Research at Tec de Monterrey.
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Top 10 universities in Latin America
- University of São Paulo (Brazil)
- Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
- State University of Campinas
- Tecnológico de Monterrey
- University of Chile
- University of Los Andes
- National Autonomous University of Mexico
- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
- University of Buenos Aires
- UNESP
Top 10 universities in Mexico
- Tecnológico de Monterrey
- National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
- National Polytechnic Institute (IPN)
- Metropolitan Autonomous University (UAM)
- University of Guadalajara (UDG)
- Ibero-American University
- Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico
- Autonomous University of Nuevo León
- University of the Americas Puebla
- Pan-American University
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