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World University Rankings 2026: Chile

24 universities ranked in Chile, out of 2,287 worldwide. No official admissions or graduate-earnings data is used for Chile yet, so the within-country part (35%) is estimated from each university’s standing among Chile’s universities on the global measures.

#1University of ChileChile

#2Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileChile #3University of TarapacaChile

#4University of TalcaChile

#5Andrés Bello National UniversityChile

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National rankRank	University	World rank	Overall score	Research	Alumni outcomes	Admissions & earnings (in country)	World rank range
1	University of Chile	=228	51.6	66	88	est.	114–905
2	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	=579	41.8	59	77	est.	302–1454
3	University of Tarapaca	=1256	29.5	45	22	est.	745–2095
4	University of Talca	=1293	29.1	43	22	est.	747–2124
5	Andrés Bello National University	=1350	28.6	41	22	est.	795–2141
6	University of Santiago, Chile	=1393	28.2	30	62	est.	778–2154
7	Autonomous University of Chile	=1419	28.0	38	22	est.	800–2163
8	University de los Andes	=1469	27.6	32	51	est.	817–2176
9	University San Sebastian	=1519	27.3	34	22	est.	827–2189
10	Universidad Mayor	=1604	26.7	28	47	est.	834–2206
11	Universidad del Desarrollo	=1638	26.5	29	22	est.	858–2208
12	Universidad Diego Portales	=1698	26.2	27	22	est.	874–2218
13	University of La Frontera	=1733	26.0	25	22	est.	914–2229
14	Universidad Adolfo Ibañez	=1768	25.8	23	22	est.	893–2229
=15	Austral University of Chile	=1809	25.6	22	22	est.	946–2231
=15	Catholic University of Maule	=1809	25.6	22	22	est.	926–2232
=15	Universidad Catolica de la Santisima Concepcion	=1809	25.6	22	22	est.	906–2227
=18	University of Antofagasta	=1858	25.3	19	22	est.	932–2233
=18	University of Valparaíso	=1858	25.3	20	22	est.	935–2229
20	Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María	=1906	25.1	17	22	est.	956–2241
21	University of Bio-Bio	=1952	24.9	16	22	est.	974–2244
22	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso	=1998	24.6	13	22	est.	979–2247
23	Universidad Catolica del Norte	=2030	24.4	13	22	est.	948–2249
24	Universidad de Concepción	=2091	24.1	9	22	est.	981–2260
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24 universities

Research Index for Chile · All of Latin America and the Caribbean · All countries

National rank follows the world ranking: universities are listed in world-rank order and keep a shared rank where their world rank is shared. Research and Alumni outcomes are percentiles among all 2,287 ranked universities; Admissions & earnings is the position within the university’s own country (est. where no official data exists). How the ranking works.