58 Best universities for Accounting in Brazil

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Brazil ranked based on their research performance in Accounting. A graph of 160K citations received by 14.9K academic papers made by 58 universities in Brazil was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Accounting

#1 in Latin America

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

2. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Accounting

#4 in Latin America

#532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 67,329
Founded: 1920

3. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Accounting

#5 in Latin America

#565 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

4. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Accounting

#6 in Latin America

#600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

5. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Accounting

#7 in Latin America

#617 in the World

Founded: 1934

6. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Accounting

#8 in Latin America

#686 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 45,038
Founded: 1927

7. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Accounting

#9 in Latin America

#710 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

8. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Accounting

#11 in Latin America

#755 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

9. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Accounting

#14 in Latin America

#864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

10. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Accounting

#19 in Latin America

#1048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

11. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Accounting

#20 in Latin America

#1092 in the World

Founded: 1946

12. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For Accounting

#21 in Latin America

#1106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 25,494
Founded: 1969

13. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Accounting

#22 in Latin America

#1120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

14. Mackenzie Presbyterian University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Accounting

#23 in Latin America

#1138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1952

15. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Accounting

#24 in Latin America

#1147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

16. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

Brazil | Sao Leopoldo

For Accounting

#25 in Latin America

#1187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 23,988
Founded: 1969

17. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Accounting

#27 in Latin America

#1214 in the World

Founded: 1946

18. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Accounting

#28 in Latin America

#1224 in the World

Founded: 1950

19. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

For Accounting

#30 in Latin America

#1303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

20. Federal University of Lavras

Brazil | Lavras

For Accounting

#31 in Latin America

#1308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1908

21. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Accounting

#32 in Latin America

#1348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

22. Federal University of Campina Grande

Brazil | Campina Grande

For Accounting

#33 in Latin America

#1349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 2002

23. Federal University of Goias

Brazil | Goiania

For Accounting

#34 in Latin America

#1366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1960

24. Federal University of Espirito Santo

Brazil | Vitoria

For Accounting

#35 in Latin America

#1372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,744
Founded: 1954

25. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Accounting

#36 in Latin America

#1459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

26. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Accounting

#37 in Latin America

#1481 in the World

Founded: 1960

27. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Accounting

#38 in Latin America

#1492 in the World

Founded: 1933

28. Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Accounting

#39 in Latin America

#1494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

29. University of Ribeirao Preto

Brazil | Ribeirao Preto

For Accounting

#47 in Latin America

#1668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1924

30. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Accounting

#48 in Latin America

#1671 in the World

Founded: 1948

31. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Accounting

#50 in Latin America

#1709 in the World

Founded: 1922

32. Federal University of Itajuba

Brazil | Itajuba

For Accounting

#52 in Latin America

#1731 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1913

33. State University of Maringa

Brazil | Maringa

For Accounting

#59 in Latin America

#1996 in the World

Founded: 1970

34. Federal University of Technology - Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Accounting

#64 in Latin America

#2056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

35. Nove de Julho University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Accounting

#66 in Latin America

#2123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1972

36. Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Brazil | Juiz de Fora

For Accounting

#69 in Latin America

#2165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1960

37. Pontifical Catholic University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Accounting

#70 in Latin America

#2172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1959

38. Federal University of Para

For Accounting

#74 in Latin America

#2282 in the World

Founded: 1957

39. University of Fortaleza

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Accounting

#75 in Latin America

#2302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1973

40. Federal University of ABC

Brazil | Santo Andre

For Accounting

#77 in Latin America

#2386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2005

41. Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande

Brazil | Rio Grande

For Accounting

#79 in Latin America

#2399 in the World

Founded: 1969

42. Federal University of Pelotas

Brazil | Pelotas

For Accounting

#81 in Latin America

#2410 in the World

Founded: 1969

43. Brasil University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Accounting

#83 in Latin America

#2435 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1989

44. Santa Catarina State University

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Accounting

#87 in Latin America

#2482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

45. Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Seropedica

For Accounting

#88 in Latin America

#2492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

46. Catholic University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Accounting

#89 in Latin America

#2516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1974

47. Regional Community University of Chapeco

Brazil | Chapeco

For Accounting

#91 in Latin America

#2526 in the World

Founded: 1970

48. State University of Londrina

Brazil | Londrina

For Accounting

#94 in Latin America

#2571 in the World

Founded: 1970

49. Western Parana State University

Brazil | Cascavel

For Accounting

#98 in Latin America

#2595 in the World

Founded: 1994

50. Federal Rural University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Accounting

#103 in Latin America

#2638 in the World

Founded: 1912

51. Federal University of Sergipe

Brazil | Sao Cristovao

For Accounting

#108 in Latin America

#2744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

52. Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

Brazil | Campo Grande

For Accounting

#109 in Latin America

#2745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

53. Federal University of Amazonas

Brazil | Manaus

For Accounting

#115 in Latin America

#2796 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1909

54. Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Accounting

#117 in Latin America

#2837 in the World

Founded: 1958

55. Federal University of Ouro Preto

Brazil | Ouro Preto

For Accounting

#119 in Latin America

#2864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

56. University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Accounting

#124 in Latin America

#2947 in the World

Founded: 1990

57. Federal University of Mato Grosso

Brazil | Cuiaba

For Accounting

#126 in Latin America

#2956 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1970

58. Federal University of Piaui

Brazil | Teresina

For Accounting

#129 in Latin America

#2982 in the World

Founded: 1973

The best cities to study Accounting in Brazil based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, and Florianopolis.