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World University Rankings 2026: Ecuador

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

Photos via Wikimedia Commons. Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral: Yesi B. Valdez · CC BY-SA 4.0; Central University of Ecuador: TupakAmaruIshkay · CC BY-SA 4.0.

National rankRank	University	World rank	Overall score	Research	Alumni outcomes	Admissions & earnings (in country)	World rank range
1	Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral	=1059	32.2	40	50	est.	656–2150
2	Central University of Ecuador	=1070	32.0	15	73	est.	653–2184
3	University of Cuenca	=1272	29.3	20	66	est.	714–2196
4	Universidad San Francisco de Quito	=1549	27.1	31	22	est.	800–2232
5	Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE	=1928	25.0	13	59	est.	823–2238
6	Universidad Técnica de Manabí	=2030	24.4	21	22	est.	869–2252
7	Universidad Técnica de Ambato	=2235	21.9	12	22	est.	915–2266

7 universities

Research Index for Ecuador · 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.