List of 9 best universities in Rio de Janeiro

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EduRank

Top 9 universities in Rio de Janeiro ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 1.94M citations received by 193K academic publications made by 9 universities from Rio de Janeiro, the popularity of 257 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

#2 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
67,329
Founded
1920

5. Estacio de Sa University

#68 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1970

7. University of Saint Ursula

#127 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1939

8. Veiga de Almeida University

#162 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1971

9. Castelo Branco University

#173 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1971

Universities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance, km
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University
Country rank
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City
8 Fluminense Federal University 11
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Niteroi
17 Salgado de Oliveira University 172
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Sao Goncalo
17 Grande Rio University 190
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Duque de Caxias
33 Iguacu University 194
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Nova Iguacu
44 Catholic University of Petropolis 122
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Petropolis
53 Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro 46
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Seropedica
73 Vassouras University 182
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Vassouras
127 Federal University of Juiz de Fora 30
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Juiz de Fora
196 President Antonio Carlos University 188
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Barbacena
225 Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei 95
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Sao Joao del-Rei