Rankings of universities in Brazil

Universities in Brazil are ranked in a number of ways, including both national and international ranks.

National Rankings

Ranking Universitário Folha

Since 2012, Brazil's largest newspaper Folha de S. Paulo has organized a national ranking of universities with criteria akin to those used by better known worldwide rankings: research, teaching, internationalization, innovation and market value.

2019	2016	2015	2012	University
1	2	1	1	USP - University of São Paulo
2	3	4	5	Unicamp - University of Campinas
3	1	2	3	UFRJ - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
4	4	3	2	UFMG - Federal University of Minas Gerais
5	5	5	4	UFRGS - Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
6	6	6	6	Unesp - São Paulo State University
7	8	7	9	UFSC - Federal University of Santa Catarina
8	7	8	7	UFPR - Federal University of Paraná
9	9	9	8	UnB - University of Brasília
10	12	10	10	UFPE - Federal University of Pernambuco
11	10	11	18	UFC - Federal University of Ceará
12	11	12	17	UFSCar - Federal University of São Carlos
13	13	14	11	UERJ - Rio de Janeiro State University
14	14*	15	12	UFBA - Federal University of Bahia
15	17	16	22	UFV - Federal University of Viçosa
16	16	22	14	UNIFESP - Federal University of São Paulo
17	14*	13	15	UFF - Fluminense Federal University
18	22	20	16	PUCRS - Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
19	21	19	13	PUCRJ - Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
20	20	17	23	UFG - Federal University of Goiás
21	18	18	20	UFSM - Federal University of Santa Maria
22	23	25	21	UFRN - Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
26	19	20*	38	UFJF - Federal University of Juiz de Fora

* tied.

Brazilian government evaluation

Higher education evaluations are also conducted by the Brazilian Government; specifically by Inep. The Government uses a General Index of Courses to determine the quality of Brazilian's higher education in Brazil. Universidade de São Paulo, one of the most prestigious universities in the country, has been participating in the IGC since 2013 as part of a technical cooperation with Inep that will last three years, during which time the results concerning the university's courses will not be disclosed. Only then will the university decide whether to fully participate in the government evaluation.