University of Buenos Aires

University of Buenos Aires is a public research university located in the city of Buenos Aires, in Argentina.

Founded in 1821, it is the second old-age university in the country. It was properly established by a decree of the government of the Province of Buenos Aires, and the official foundation was marked with a ceremony held at the Church of Saint Ignatius. UBA was originally but a small establishment with only a few faculties and departments. Quickly, however, it grew in dimensions and importance: by the end of the 19th century it was among the foremost in universities in Latin America. UBA occurred as the great player in the political, economical, and cultural life of Argentina. It has produced some of the most important leaders of this country, like 7 presidents, 4 inheritors of the Nobel Prize, writers, artists, and scholars. UBA, besides, was a center of intellectual and political dissent. During the military dictatorship of 1976-83, many students and lecturers at UBA were persecuted and imprisoned. Still, UBA remained in its time as the bulwark of resistance to the regime, and in 1983 it played a key role in getting the country back on track towards democracy. Today, UBA is large and representational: over 300,000 students and over 20,000 teachers offer all types of undergraduate and postgraduate programs across an equally vast range of disciplines. UBA is also a great research institution whereby professors found many breakthroughs in the different domains of knowledge. UBA has already trained 17 Argentine presidents, 4 out of the 5 Nobel Prize winners in the country, and OP-40% of the national research put forward is developed at UBA.

Based on the QS World University Rankings of 2025, University of Buenos Aires is positioned as the #71 top university in the world, which makes it the #1 top university in Argentina. The university's global rank is improved by 24 points from last year.