University of San Carlos of Guatemala

Guatemala City
Guatemala

Best in History

Best moot court performance of the law school throught out the recorded history (2023-2024)

About the Law School

The Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC, University of San Carlos of Guatemala) is the largest and oldest university of Guatemala; it is also the fourth founded in the Americas. Established in the Kingdom of Guatemala during the Spanish colony, it was the only university in Guatemala until 1954, although it continues to hold distinction as the only public university in the entire country. The university grew out of the Colegio de Santo Tomás de Aquino (Saint Thomas Aquinas High School), founded in 1562 by Bishop Francisco Marroquín. After a series of major earthquakes in 1773, which destroyed many parts of the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, the crown authorities ordered the evacuation of the city and the relocation of its government, religious and university functions to the new capital La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción, the university's present location. In the early years, from the 16th to 19th centuries, it offered studies in civil and liturgical law, theology, philosophy, medicine and indigenous languages.Read more on Wiki...
Actual Ranking
World
NA / 2024,   #130 / 2023
Northern America
NA / 2024,   #16 / 2023
Guatemala
NA / 2024,   #2 / 2023
Best in the Field (World)
International Human Rights Law
# 5 / 2023
Best Ranking Ever
Best World
#130 / 2023
Best National
#2 / 2023

Current Ranking

World ranking 2023

N.
Law School
128
University of Western Ontario
flag-CA Canada
-18
129
University of Bonn
flag-DE Germany
-20
130
University of San Carlos of Guatemala
flag-GT Guatemala
-18
131
Pantheon-Sorbonne University (Paris I)
flag-FR France
+66
132
Goethe University of Frankfurt
flag-DE Germany
-19
N.
Law School
1
University of Rafael Landívar
flag-GT Guatemala
-
2
University of San Carlos of Guatemala
flag-GT Guatemala
-
3
University of the Isthmus (UNIS)
flag-GT Guatemala
-
4
Francisco Marroquín University
flag-GT Guatemala
-

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