9 Best Universities in Rio de Janeiro [2023 Rankings]

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

#3 in Latin America

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

2. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

#12 in Brazil

#18 in Latin America

Founded: 1950

3. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

#16 in Brazil

#24 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

4. Rio de Janeiro State Federal University

#44 in Brazil

#90 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

5. Estacio de Sa University

#68 in Brazil

#165 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1970

6. Candido Mendes University

#123 in Brazil

#380 in Latin America

Founded: 1902

7. University of Saint Ursula

#127 in Brazil

#420 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1939

8. Veiga de Almeida University

#162 in Brazil

#680 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1971

9. Castelo Branco University

#173 in Brazil

#737 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1971

Universities near Rio de Janeiro

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