The
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (Mexico Autonomous Institute of Technology), commonly known as
ITAM, is a private
Ph.D.-granting
research university located in Mexico City, Mexico. It is one of the nation's preeminent institutions of higher learning according to
El Universal; the best undergraduate Accounting, Business, Political Science, International Relations and Economics school in Mexico City according to
Reforma; and the best
business school in Latin America according to
América Economía (2010). Also, it is considered one of Mexico's
think tanks and has the highest rank of admission to the Mexican Foreign Service.