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 2.1M citations received by 151K academic papers made by 118 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
7. Federal University of Minas Gerais
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Enrollment
- 45,038
- Founded
- 1927
9. Federal University of Uberlandia
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Enrollment
- 25,494
- Founded
- 1969
26. 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
45. Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Enrollment
- 12,446
- Founded
- 1987
47. Federal University of Mato Grosso
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Founded
- 1970
48. Federal University of Maranhao
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Founded
- 1966
49. Mackenzie Presbyterian University
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Founded
- 1952
50. University of Fortaleza
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Founded
- 1973
51. Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul
- Acceptance Rate
- 15%
- Founded
- 1969
55. Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro
- Acceptance Rate
- 27%
- Founded
- 1910
56. Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Founded
- 1946
57. Nove de Julho University
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Founded
- 1972
63. Federal University of Pampa
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Founded
- 2006
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. State University of Ceara
- Acceptance Rate
- 15%
- Founded
- 1975
68. Catholic University of Brasilia
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Founded
- 1974
70. Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Founded
- 1941
71. Federal University of Grande Dourados
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Founded
- 2005
75. State University of Southwest Bahia
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Founded
- 1980
76. Federal Rural University of the Semiarid Region
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Enrollment
- 12,000
- Founded
- 1967
79. State University of Santa Cruz
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Founded
- 1972
80. Pontifical Catholic University of Goias
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Founded
- 1959
81. University of Paraiba Valley
- Acceptance Rate
- 33%
- Founded
- 1954
84. Sao Francisco University
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Enrollment
- 9,622
- Founded
- 1976
86. Federal University of Latin American Integration
- Acceptance Rate
- 15%
- Enrollment
- 5,000
- Founded
- 2010
88. State University of Paraiba
- Acceptance Rate
- 25%
- Founded
- 1966
94. Federal University of Reconcavo da Bahia
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Founded
- 2005
95. Federal University of Tocantins
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Founded
- 2000
100. 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.