29 Best universities for Agricultural Engineering 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 Agricultural Engineering. A graph of 63.6K citations received by 4.79K academic papers made by 29 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 Agricultural Engineering

#1 in Latin America

#10 in the World

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

2. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Agricultural Engineering

#2 in Latin America

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

3. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Agricultural Engineering

#3 in Latin America

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

4. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Agricultural Engineering

#4 in Latin America

#63 in the World

Founded: 1922

5. Federal University of Lavras

Brazil | Lavras

For Agricultural Engineering

#6 in Latin America

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1908

6. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Agricultural Engineering

#7 in Latin America

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

7. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Agricultural Engineering

#8 in Latin America

#167 in the World

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

8. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Agricultural Engineering

#12 in Latin America

#230 in the World

Founded: 1960

9. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Agricultural Engineering

#13 in Latin America

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

10. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Agricultural Engineering

#14 in Latin America

#311 in the World

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

11. Federal University of Pelotas

Brazil | Pelotas

For Agricultural Engineering

#15 in Latin America

#327 in the World

Founded: 1969

12. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For Agricultural Engineering

#16 in Latin America

#338 in the World

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

13. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Agricultural Engineering

#17 in Latin America

#373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

14. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Agricultural Engineering

#18 in Latin America

#376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

15. State University of Londrina

Brazil | Londrina

For Agricultural Engineering

#19 in Latin America

#392 in the World

Founded: 1970

16. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Agricultural Engineering

#20 in Latin America

#438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

17. Federal University of Espirito Santo

Brazil | Vitoria

For Agricultural Engineering

#21 in Latin America

#442 in the World

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

18. Federal University of Technology - Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Agricultural Engineering

#22 in Latin America

#447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

19. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Agricultural Engineering

#27 in Latin America

#517 in the World

Founded: 1934

20. State University of Maringa

Brazil | Maringa

For Agricultural Engineering

#29 in Latin America

#539 in the World

Founded: 1970

21. Federal Rural University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Agricultural Engineering

#30 in Latin America

#568 in the World

Founded: 1912

22. Western Parana State University

Brazil | Cascavel

For Agricultural Engineering

#31 in Latin America

#580 in the World

Founded: 1994

23. Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

Brazil | Campo Grande

For Agricultural Engineering

#33 in Latin America

#594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

24. Federal University of Itajuba

Brazil | Itajuba

For Agricultural Engineering

#35 in Latin America

#664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1913

25. Federal University of Grande Dourados

Brazil | Dourados

For Agricultural Engineering

#37 in Latin America

#679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2005

26. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Agricultural Engineering

#39 in Latin America

#705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

27. Federal University of Goias

Brazil | Goiania

For Agricultural Engineering

#40 in Latin America

#708 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1960

28. Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Seropedica

For Agricultural Engineering

#42 in Latin America

#747 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

29. Federal University of Campina Grande

Brazil | Campina Grande

For Agricultural Engineering

#43 in Latin America

#758 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 2002

The best cities to study Agricultural Engineering in Brazil based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sao Paulo, Campinas, Vicosa, and Lavras.