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
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Enrollment
- 97,964
- Founded
- 1827
3. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Enrollment
- 67,329
- Founded
- 1920
24. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Enrollment
- 23,988
- Founded
- 1969
25. Federal University of Espirito Santo
- Acceptance Rate
- 26%
- Enrollment
- 23,744
- Founded
- 1954
62. Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Enrollment
- 12,446
- Founded
- 1987
69. Federal Rural University of the Semiarid Region
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Enrollment
- 12,000
- Founded
- 1967
81. Sao Francisco University
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Enrollment
- 9,622
- Founded
- 1976
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.