100 Best universities for Economics in Brazil

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Below is a list of best universities in Brazil ranked based on their research performance in Economics. A graph of 1.61M citations received by 159K academic papers made by 122 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

For Economics

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
97,964
Founded
1827

3. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

For Economics

#414 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
67,329
Founded
1920

6. University of Brasilia

For Economics

#594 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1962

8. Sao Paulo State University

For Economics

#653 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1976

17. Federal University of Ceara

For Economics

#1008 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1954

22. Federal University of Goias

For Economics

#1322 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1960

24. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

For Economics

#1468 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
23,988
Founded
1969

25. Federal University of Espirito Santo

For Economics

#1510 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
23,744
Founded
1954

29. Brasil University

For Economics

#1616 in the World
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1989

35. Federal University of Lavras

For Economics

#1828 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1908

37. Federal University of ABC

For Economics

#1996 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2005

41. Federal University of Itajuba

For Economics

#2092 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1913

44. University of Fortaleza

For Economics

#2267 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1973

45. Nove de Julho University

For Economics

#2268 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1972

52. Federal University of Maranhao

For Economics

#2556 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1966

53. State University of Ceara

For Economics

#2566 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

57. Federal University of Amazonas

For Economics

#2725 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1909

62. Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei

For Economics

#3080 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
12,446
Founded
1987

69. Federal Rural University of the Semiarid Region

For Economics

#3546 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1967

76. Federal University of Pampa

For Economics

#3851 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2006

77. Federal University of Tocantins

For Economics

#3897 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2000

80. State University of Santa Cruz

For Economics

#4075 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1972

81. Sao Francisco University

For Economics

#4096 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
9,622
Founded
1976

83. Bahia State University

For Economics

#4223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1983

84. Para State University

For Economics

#4391 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1993

85. Mato Grosso State University

For Economics

#4473 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1993

88. Positivo University

For Economics

#4575 in the World
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1988

93. FUMEC University

For Economics

#4709 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1965

97. Parana State University

For Economics

#4771 in the World
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
2013

The best cities to study Economics in Brazil based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sao Paulo, Campinas, Rio de Janeiro, and Porto Alegre.