Notable Universities in Brazil

A closer look at 20 universities in Brazil — founding, campus language, and academic strengths.

School	City	Type	Founded	Language	Notable Programs
Instituto Militar de Engenharia	Rio de Janeiro	Public	1792	Portuguese	Civil EngineeringElectrical EngineeringMechanical Engineering
Universidade de Ribeirão Preto	Ribeirão Preto	Private	1924	Portuguese	MedicineLawDentistry
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica	São José dos Campos	Public	1946	Portuguese	Aeronautical EngineeringAerospace EngineeringElectronic Engineering
Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro	Uberaba	Public	1953	Portuguese	MedicineNursingBiomedical Sciences
Universidade Federal de Goiás	Goiânia	Public	1960	Portuguese	Health SciencesAgricultural SciencesEnvironmental Sciences
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina	Florianópolis	Public	1960	Portuguese	EngineeringComputer ScienceEnvironmental Sciences
Universidade Estadual de Maringá	Maringá	Public	1969	Portuguese	AgronomyMedicineBiological Sciences
Universidade Federal do Piauí	Teresina	Public	1971	Portuguese	MedicineNursingEngineering
Universidade Católica Dom Bosco	Campo Grande	Private	1993	Portuguese	AgronomyVeterinary MedicineLaw
Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul	Santa Cruz do Sul	Private	1993	Portuguese	Health SciencesLawSocial Communication
Universidade Federal do ABC	Santo André	Public	2006	Portuguese	Interdisciplinary Science & TechnologyEngineeringComputer Science
Universidade Mackenzie	São Paulo	Private	1870	Portuguese	EngineeringArchitecture and UrbanismBusiness Administration
Centro Universitário Álvares Penteado - FECAP	São Paulo	Private	1902	Portuguese	Accounting SciencesBusiness AdministrationEconomics
Universidade Candido Mendes	Rio de Janeiro	Private	1902	Portuguese	LawInternational RelationsSocial Sciences
Universidade Federal de Lavras	Lavras	Public	1908	Portuguese	AgronomyVeterinary MedicineFood Science
Universidade do Amazonas	Manaus	Public	1909	Portuguese	Environmental SciencesBiologyTropical Medicine
Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná	Curitiba	Public	1909	Portuguese	EngineeringComputer ScienceIndustrial Design
Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro	Seropédica	Public	1910	Portuguese	AgronomyVeterinary MedicineForestry Engineering
Universidade Federal do Paraná	Curitiba	Public	1912	Portuguese	LawEngineeringAgronomy
Universidade Federal de Itajubá	Itajubá	Public	1913	Portuguese	Electrical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringCivil Engineering