Top research institutions in Bolivia
Universidad Mayor de San Andrés ranks first in Bolivia on research quality in 2022–2025 (#12,915 worldwide), followed by Universidad de Los Andes and Fundación para el Desarrollo de la Ecología.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad Mayor de San AndrésUniversity · La Paz | #12,915 | 4.6% | 775 | #2 |
| 2 | Universidad de Los AndesUniversity · La Paz | #13,275 | 7.5% | 1,320 | #1 |
| 3 | Fundación para el Desarrollo de la EcologíaNonprofit · La Paz | #13,848 | 7.1% | 130 | #7 |
| 4 | National Museum of ArchaeologyArchive · La Paz | #14,720 | 19.2% | 73 | #3 |
| 5 | Universidad Mayor de San SimónUniversity · Cochabamba | #17,485 | 5.9% | 318 | #5 |
| 6 | Universidad La SalleUniversity · La Paz | #17,989 | 2.2% | 373 | #8 |
| 7 | Universidad LoyolaUniversity · La Paz | #18,737 | 11.7% | 241 | #4 |
| 8 | Universidad Andina Simón BolívarUniversity · Sucre | #19,016 | 10.9% | 346 | #6 |
| 9 | Universidad Privada del ValleUniversity · Cochabamba | #20,312 | 3.7% | 288 | #18 |
| 10 | Universidad Privada BolivianaUniversity · Cochabamba | #20,517 | 12.2% | 205 | #14 |
| 11 | Universidad Católica Boliviana San PabloUniversity · La Paz | #22,911 | 9.9% | 132 | #21 |
| 12 | Centro de Información y Desarrollo de la MujerNonprofit · La Paz | #23,670 | 9.3% | 88 | #17 |
| 13 | Universidad CentralUniversity · Cochabamba | #24,028 | 7.1% | 103 | #16 |
| 14 | University of Saint Francis XavierUniversity · Sucre | #25,166 | 8.3% | 157 | #26 |
| 15 | Ministerio de SaludGovernment institution · La Paz | #25,578 | 5.5% | 119 | #20 |
| 16 | Nur UniversityUniversity · Santa Cruz | #26,026 | 9.4% | 125 | #22 |
| 17 | Universidad Pública de El AltoUniversity · La Paz | #26,055 | 3.5% | 103 | #19 |
| 18 | Oruro Technical UniversityUniversity · Oruro | #26,493 | 3.6% | 163 | #25 |
| 19 | Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous UniversityUniversity · Santa Cruz | #26,513 | 7.5% | 97 | #15 |
| 20 | Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la SierraUniversity · Santa Cruz | #26,586 | 9.8% | 71 | #24 |
| 21 | Tomás Frías Autonomous UniversityUniversity · Potosí | #26,705 | 11.0% | 62 | #27 |
| 22 | Fundación PROINPAInstitution · Cochabamba | #26,888 | 4.4% | 92 | #13 |
| 23 | Universidad Privada Domingo SavioUniversity · Santa Cruz | #27,467 | 4.0% | 129 | #29 |
| 24 | Bolivia Adventist UniversityUniversity · Cochabamba | #27,508 | 4.5% | 82 | #23 |
| 25 | Universidad Técnica Privada CosmosUniversity · Cochabamba | #27,814 | 0.4% | 114 | #31 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Bolivia on the quality composite for 2022–2025; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside Bolivia
The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.
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One dot per institution in the table above.