Top Universities in South America

Universidade de São Paulo

• Universidade de São Paulo is the largest university in Brazil. The majority of Brazilian master's and doctoral degree holders receive their diploma there. The university has a variety of undergraduate courses available, and they are free of charge. It usually takes four to six years to complete them, and classes are taught in Portuguese. Some of the majors offered include astronomy, dramatic arts, actuarial sciences, architecture and computer science. Graduate programs are divided into two categories: stricto sensu and sensu lato. Stricto sensu offers courses for occupations in teaching as well as scientific technological development; sensu lato provides certificates toward professional or scientific training.

  Universidade de São Paulo
  Rua Maria Antônia 294
  Consolação, São Paulo
  0xx-11-3256-0192
  usp.br

Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina

• Also known as UCA, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina is a private university in Argentina. It was founded on March 7, 1958, and has several branches in major cities in Argentina. The main campus is located in Buenos Aires, and there are other campuses in Parana, Rosario and Mendoza. The main campus offers degrees in engineering, theology, medical sciences and arts and musical science. The Parana branch offers degrees in humanities, law, political sciences and international relations. The Rosario campus offers degrees in law, economic sciences, chemistry and engineering. The Mendoza campus offers degrees in economic science and humanities.

  Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina
  Av. Alicia Moreau de Justo 1300
  Buenos Aires, Argentina
  +54-11-4349-0200
  uca.edu.ar

Universidad de Chile

• The oldest and largest university in Chile, Universidad de Chile, is located in Santiago. Not only is it one of the oldest in Chile but one of the oldest in the Americas; it was founded in 1842. There are 13 different campuses at the Universidad de Chile. It has a school of journalism, faculty of science, faculty of arts, faculty of social sciences and film school.

  Universidad de Chile
  Av. Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins 1058
  Santiago de Chile
  +562-978-2000
  uchile.cl