100 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in Brazil
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Below is a list of best universities in Brazil ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 1.43M citations received by 131K academic papers made by 115 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
28. Federal University of Espirito Santo
- Acceptance Rate
- 26%
- Enrollment
- 23,744
- Founded
- 1954
40. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Enrollment
- 23,988
- Founded
- 1969
44. Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Enrollment
- 12,446
- Founded
- 1987
50. University of Fortaleza
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Founded
- 1973
52. Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul
- Acceptance Rate
- 15%
- Founded
- 1969
53. Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro
- Acceptance Rate
- 27%
- Founded
- 1910
55. Nove de Julho University
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Founded
- 1972
59. Mackenzie Presbyterian University
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Founded
- 1952
61. Federal University of Pampa
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Founded
- 2006
62. Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Founded
- 1946
64. Rio de Janeiro State Federal University
- Acceptance Rate
- 15%
- Founded
- 1969
65. State University of Feira de Santana
- Acceptance Rate
- 16%
- Founded
- 1976
66. Catholic University of Brasilia
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Founded
- 1974
68. State University of Ceara
- Acceptance Rate
- 15%
- Founded
- 1975
70. Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Founded
- 1941
72. State University of Southwest Bahia
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Founded
- 1980
73. Federal University of Grande Dourados
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Founded
- 2005
76. Federal Rural University of the Semiarid Region
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Enrollment
- 12,000
- Founded
- 1967
78. University of Paraiba Valley
- Acceptance Rate
- 33%
- Founded
- 1954
79. State University of Santa Cruz
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Founded
- 1972
81. Sao Francisco University
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Enrollment
- 9,622
- Founded
- 1976
83. Pontifical Catholic University of Goias
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Founded
- 1959
84. Federal University of Latin American Integration
- Acceptance Rate
- 15%
- Enrollment
- 5,000
- Founded
- 2010
89. State University of Paraiba
- Acceptance Rate
- 25%
- Founded
- 1966
92. Federal University of Reconcavo da Bahia
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Founded
- 2005
95. University of Mogi das Cruzes
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Enrollment
- 30,000
- Founded
- 1962
96. University of Franca
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Enrollment
- 15,000
- Founded
- 1970
99. Mato Grosso State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Founded
- 1993
The best cities to study Mechanical Engineering in Brazil based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sao Paulo, Campinas, Rio de Janeiro, and Porto Alegre.