Rio de Janeiro's 7 best Engineering universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Rio de Janeiro ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 958K citations received by 67.6K academic papers made by 7 universities in Rio de Janeiro 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. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

For Engineering

#3 in Brazil

#4 in Latin America

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

2. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

For Engineering

#15 in Brazil

#23 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

3. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

For Engineering

#20 in Brazil

#31 in Latin America

Founded: 1950

4. Estacio de Sa University

For Engineering

#68 in Brazil

#151 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1970

5. Rio de Janeiro State Federal University

For Engineering

#69 in Brazil

#156 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

6. University of Saint Ursula

For Engineering

#124 in Brazil

#389 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1939

7. Candido Mendes University

For Engineering

#126 in Brazil

#397 in Latin America

Founded: 1902

Universities for Engineering near Rio de Janeiro

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
8	Fluminense Federal University	12	Niteroi
53	Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro	51	Seropedica
127	Federal University of Juiz de Fora	35	Juiz de Fora
225	Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei	53	Sao Joao del-Rei
238	Federal University of Itajuba	36	Itajuba
241	Federal University of Vicosa	21	Vicosa
264	Federal University of Lavras	32	Lavras
282	Federal University of Ouro Preto	37	Ouro Preto
284	University of Paraiba Valley	59	Sao Jose dos Campos
328	Federal University of Alfenas	65	Alfenas

Engineering subfields in Rio de Janeiro

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