Papers per Faculty and Citation per Paper were two critical indicators that boosted Tec de Monterrey’s standing in the QS World University Rankings: Latin America and The Caribbean 2025. The university now ranks among the Top five institutions in the region.
In this edition, Tec improved its overall score from 95.4 to 95.9 (out of 100), maintaining its fourth position in the Latin American rankings and securing second place among private higher education institutions.
Feniosky Peña-Mora, Executive Vice President of Research and National Dean of the School of Engineering and Sciences at Tec, emphasizes that reaffirming the university’s position in the 2025 rankings underscores its commitment to academic excellence.
“We take pride in the fact that, thanks to the efforts of the Tec community, we continue to create knowledge and innovative solutions that transform realities,” he stated.
The rankings were published on October 3 by the British firm QS (Quacquarelli Symonds), which assesses best practices in higher education institutions across Latin America and the Caribbean, focusing on four key areas: Research and Discovery, Employability and Outcomes, Learning Experience, and Global Engagement.
Tec Advances in Research Indicators
In the breakdown of the ranking indicators, Tec climbed six spots in the category of Citation per Paper, reaching fifth place in this area.
This indicator measures the average number of citations received by publications indexed in Scopus and serves as an approximation of the impact and quality of the scientific work produced by universities. The evaluation in this category considers citation data over a six-year period starting from 2018.
Additionally, Tec improved its position by nine spots in the indicator for Papers per Faculty, landing at 152nd place.
This metric aims to determine the average number of scientific publications (papers) produced by faculty members and assesses universities’ research productivity. Data is sourced from Scopus, with indexed works validated over a five-year period starting from 2018.
The ranking methodology includes five dimensions for analyzing research articles and citations: Engineering and Technology, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and Management, Life Sciences and Medicine, and Arts and Humanities.
Tec de Monterrey in the QS Latin American & Caribbean University Rankings 2025
This list highlights the top higher education institutions in the region, considering aspects such as research, education, and faculty reputation.
In this year’s ranking, the Tec de Monterrey remained the fourth university in Latin America and the Caribbean for the fourth consecutive year, it is also the second among private institutions in the region.
For the sixth consecutive year, Tec holds the top spot among Mexican universities in the list, which evaluates 63 institutions across the country.
The institution excelled in three key indicators: Employer Reputation, Citation per Paper, and Academic Reputation, ranking 4th, 5th, and 10th, respectively.
Tec de Monterrey in the Top 10 Universities in Latin America:
- University of São Paulo
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas
- Tecnológico de Monterrey
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
- Universidad de Chile
- Universidad de los Andes
- UNESP
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- Universidad de Buenos Aires
Tec de Monterrey in the Top 10 Universities in Mexico:
- Tecnológico de Monterrey
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
- Instituto Politécnico Nacional
- Universidad Iberoamericana
- Universidad de Guadalajara
- Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México
- Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
- Universidad de Las Américas Puebla
- Universidad Panamericana
The Eight Indicators of the Ranking
The QS Latin America & the Caribbean University Rankings assess universities based on the following indicators across four key areas:
Research and Discovery
- Academic Reputation: 30% of the total score.
- Citation per Paper: 10% of the total score.
- Papers per Faculty: 5% of the total score.
Employability and Outcomes
- Employer Reputation: 20% of the total score.
Learning Experience
- Faculty Student Ratio: 10% of the total score.
- Staff with PhD: 10% of the total score.
Global Engagement
- International Research Network: 10% of the total score.
- Web Impact: 5% of the total score.
Employer Reputation was the metric in which the institution excelled, ranking fourth and moving up one position. This was followed by Citation per Paper, in fifth place, and Academic Reputation, where it maintained its tenth position.
Other notable rankings include International Research Network at 16th, which measures international co-authorship on at least three research articles over five years; Web Impact at 22nd; and Faculty Student Ratio, which again ranks at 34th.
The institution stands at 88th in the Staff with PhD indicator and 152nd in Papers per Faculty, where it improved by nine positions.
This edition features 437 institutions from 24 locations in the region, including 63 from Mexico.
To qualify for this university ranking, institutions must have a minimum of 50 publications indexed in Scopus between 2018 and 2022.
For the complete list and more information, visit the QS World University Rankings Latin America and The Caribbean 2025 website.
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