39 Best universities for Biomedical Engineering in Brazil

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Brazil ranked based on their research performance in Biomedical Engineering. A graph of 180K citations received by 11.2K academic papers made by 39 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 Biomedical Engineering

#1 in Latin America

#106 in the World

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

2. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Biomedical Engineering

#2 in Latin America

#228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

3. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Biomedical Engineering

#3 in Latin America

#253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

4. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Biomedical Engineering

#4 in Latin America

#441 in the World

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

5. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Biomedical Engineering

#5 in Latin America

#461 in the World

Founded: 1934

6. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Biomedical Engineering

#6 in Latin America

#478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1927

7. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Biomedical Engineering

#7 in Latin America

#492 in the World

Founded: 1933

8. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Biomedical Engineering

#11 in Latin America

#656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

9. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Biomedical Engineering

#12 in Latin America

#683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

10. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Biomedical Engineering

#13 in Latin America

#752 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

11. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Biomedical Engineering

#15 in Latin America

#811 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

12. University of Ribeirao Preto

Brazil | Ribeirao Preto

For Biomedical Engineering

#16 in Latin America

#833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1924

13. Pontifical Catholic University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Biomedical Engineering

#17 in Latin America

#859 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1959

14. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Biomedical Engineering

#18 in Latin America

#866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

15. State University of Maringa

Brazil | Maringa

For Biomedical Engineering

#20 in Latin America

#892 in the World

Founded: 1970

16. University of Paraiba Valley

Brazil | Sao Jose dos Campos

For Biomedical Engineering

#21 in Latin America

#910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1954

17. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Biomedical Engineering

#23 in Latin America

#941 in the World

Founded: 1946

18. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Biomedical Engineering

#24 in Latin America

#961 in the World

Founded: 1950

19. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Biomedical Engineering

#28 in Latin America

#977 in the World

Founded: 1948

20. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For Biomedical Engineering

#29 in Latin America

#1011 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1969

21. Federal University of ABC

Brazil | Santo Andre

For Biomedical Engineering

#32 in Latin America

#1051 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2005

22. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Biomedical Engineering

#33 in Latin America

#1084 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

23. Federal University of Goias

Brazil | Goiania

For Biomedical Engineering

#34 in Latin America

#1087 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1960

24. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Biomedical Engineering

#35 in Latin America

#1092 in the World

Founded: 1946

25. Federal University of Technology - Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Biomedical Engineering

#40 in Latin America

#1144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

26. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Biomedical Engineering

#43 in Latin America

#1192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

27. Brasil University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Biomedical Engineering

#46 in Latin America

#1246 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1989

28. Federal University of Pelotas

Brazil | Pelotas

For Biomedical Engineering

#47 in Latin America

#1247 in the World

Founded: 1969

29. Federal University of Campina Grande

Brazil | Campina Grande

For Biomedical Engineering

#50 in Latin America

#1303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 2002

30. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Biomedical Engineering

#53 in Latin America

#1360 in the World

Founded: 1922

31. Federal University of Piaui

Brazil | Teresina

For Biomedical Engineering

#55 in Latin America

#1395 in the World

Founded: 1973

32. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Biomedical Engineering

#58 in Latin America

#1450 in the World

Founded: 1960

33. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

Brazil | Natal

For Biomedical Engineering

#59 in Latin America

#1453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

34. Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Biomedical Engineering

#60 in Latin America

#1470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

35. Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Brazil | Juiz de Fora

For Biomedical Engineering

#61 in Latin America

#1501 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1960

36. Nove de Julho University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Biomedical Engineering

#63 in Latin America

#1536 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1972

37. Federal University of Espirito Santo

Brazil | Vitoria

For Biomedical Engineering

#64 in Latin America

#1542 in the World

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

38. Federal University of Sergipe

Brazil | Sao Cristovao

For Biomedical Engineering

#65 in Latin America

#1548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

39. Federal University of Alfenas

Brazil | Alfenas

For Biomedical Engineering

#67 in Latin America

#1573 in the World

Founded: 1914

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