Education Overview


As a developing nation, Brazil also has a developing education system, but there are currently three Brazilian universities ranked in the QS World University Rankings® top 500, with three more close behind: Universidad de São Paulo is the highest ranked university at 253, followed by Universidade Estadual de Campinas, also in the world’s top 300, ranked at 292. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro is ranked at 381. Three other Brazilian universities, Universidade


Universities in Brazil Institution


Universidade de São Paulo Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP) Universidade de Brasilia


Universidade Federal Fluminense Pontificia Universidade Católica do Campinas (PUC Campinas)


Universidade Federal de São Paulo Universidade Federal de Campina Grande Universidade Gama Filho Pontificia Universidade Católica do Minas Gerais Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS) Universidade de Caxias do Sul


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Federal de Minas Gerais, Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, and Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho are just outside the official top 500+ in 2010.


An undergraduate degree in Brazil, in one of the following subject areas - arts or humanities, social sciences, mathematical or natural sciences - takes four years to complete. Students wishing to pursue a degree in a ‘professional’ subject, such as architecture, engineering,


medicine or law, will be required to undertake a minimum of five years of university study. The Ministry of Education also encourages Brazilian universities to promote research, particularly at graduate (Masters and PhD) level.


There are over 2,000 programs of study available to international students. Universidade de São Paulo alone has 230 undergraduate courses on offer.


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