Best Universities in Mexico – GURI 2026

Top universities in Mexico

According to the GURI 2026 Global University Rankings, the highest-ranked universities in Mexico are National Autonomous University of Mexico, Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM), Universidad Panamericana (UP) and others. Mexico has 30 GURI-eligible universities in this edition, and its highest global position is #282.

1. #1National Autonomous University of MexicoGURI #282 · Score 81.41
2. #2Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM)GURI #512 · Score 70.15
3. #3Universidad Panamericana (UP)GURI #787 · Score 58.99
4. #4Instituto Tecnológico Autonomo de México (ITAM)GURI #1338 · Score 40.28
5. #5Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN)GURI #1364 · Score 39.46
6. #6Universidad Anáhuac MéxicoGURI #1394 · Score 38.53
7. #7University of ColimaGURI #1446 · Score 37.23
8. #8Metropolitan Autonomous UniversityGURI #1469 · Score 36.60
9. #9Autonomous University of SinaloaGURI #1478 · Score 36.36
10. #10University of GuadalajaraGURI #1482 · Score 36.23

How universities in Mexico perform globally

Across the 30 ranked institutions the average GURI Score is 33.76 and the median is 31.17. The GURI Score combines ranking achievement across QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking with ranking coverage, inter-ranking consistency, institutional legacy and momentum.

Understanding the GURI ranking

GURI does not determine which university is objectively best. This ordering reflects the published GURI 2026 methodology only, and a different methodology would produce a different order. Read the methodology.

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