About University of Chile:

The University of Chile is a public university located in Santiago, Chile. It was founded in November 19, 1842 and inaugurated in September 17, 1843. It was established as the continuation of the former colonial Royal University of San Felipe (1738) , and has a rich history in academic, scientific and social outreach. The university seeks to solve national and regional issues and to contribute to the development of Chile. It is recognized as one of the best universities Latin America for its leadership and innovation in science, technology, social sciences, and arts through the functions of creation, extension, teaching, and research. Its five campuses comprise more than 3.1 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi) of research buildings, health care centers, museums, theaters, observatories, and sports infrastructure. The institution has more than 40.000 undergraduate and graduate students, offering more than 60 different bachelor and professional degrees, 38 doctoral programs and 116 master programs.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
World University Rankings 388 374 410 431 410 437 446 460 461 456 440 434 446 480 489 466 493

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agriculture - - - - 206 - - - - 351-400 301-350 351-400 351-400 401-450 351-400 351-400
Engineering - - - - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 - 451-500 - - -
Life Sciences - - - - - - - - - 401-450 351-400 351-400 301-350 351-400 351-400 351-400
Medicine - - - - - - - - - 401-450 401-450 401-450 401-450 451-500 451-500 -
Natural Sciences - - - - - - - - - 401-450 401-450 401-450 401-450 451-500 401-450 351-400
Social Sciences - - - - - - - - - 401-450 451-500 401-450 401-450 451-500 451-500 -

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agricultural Sciences 223 206 247 254 231 230 253 235 235 210 229 262 283
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Chemistry - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Chemical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Civil Engineering - - - - - - - 401-450 401-450 401-450 - - -
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 401-450 401-450 401-450 451-500 -
Computer Science 232 - - - 256 237 262 250 245 216 273 301-350 401-450
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - - - - 351-400 -
Electrical Engineering - - - - - - 451-500 401-450 401-450 351-400 401-450 351-400 451-500
Environment / Ecology - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Geosciences 221 240 241 226 230 227 181 194 221 231 - 235 247
Immunology - - - - - - - - - 296 - 301-350 -
Materials Science - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mathematics 276 217 187 204 202 158 169 198 219 214 227 163 257
Mechanical Engineering - - - - - - - 401-450 351-400 401-450 - - -
Microbiology - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - 291 291 - 301-350 -
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - - - - 301-350 -
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - - - - - - 401-450 451-500 401-450 401-450 401-450 401-450 451-500
Physics - - - - - - 401-450 351-400 - - - - -
Plant & Animal Science - - - - - - - 301-350 351-400 351-400 - - -
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 401-450 401-450 - 451-500 451-500
Space Science - - - - - - - - 92 104 - 107 100
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -