41 Best universities for Criminology and Criminal Justice in Brazil

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Brazil ranked based on their research performance in Criminology and Criminal Justice. A graph of 43.4K citations received by 7.47K academic papers made by 41 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

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#1 in Latin America

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

2. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#3 in Latin America

#404 in the World

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

3. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#6 in Latin America

#456 in the World

Founded: 1934

4. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#7 in Latin America

#459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 45,038
Founded: 1927

5. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#10 in Latin America

#489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

6. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#11 in Latin America

#497 in the World

Founded: 1950

7. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#13 in Latin America

#532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

8. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#14 in Latin America

#549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

9. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#16 in Latin America

#625 in the World

Founded: 1946

10. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#18 in Latin America

#669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

11. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#19 in Latin America

#687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

12. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#20 in Latin America

#699 in the World

Founded: 1948

13. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#22 in Latin America

#720 in the World

Founded: 1946

14. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#25 in Latin America

#764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

15. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#26 in Latin America

#777 in the World

Founded: 1933

16. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#29 in Latin America

#834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

17. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#31 in Latin America

#894 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

18. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#32 in Latin America

#911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

19. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

Brazil | Sao Leopoldo

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#33 in Latin America

#914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 23,988
Founded: 1969

20. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#35 in Latin America

#941 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

21. Federal University of Espirito Santo

Brazil | Vitoria

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#36 in Latin America

#970 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,744
Founded: 1954

22. Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#40 in Latin America

#1017 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

23. University of Ribeirao Preto

Brazil | Ribeirao Preto

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#43 in Latin America

#1048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1924

24. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

Brazil | Natal

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#44 in Latin America

#1056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

25. University of Fortaleza

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#50 in Latin America

#1115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1973

26. Brasil University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#51 in Latin America

#1137 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1989

27. Federal University of Alagoas

Brazil | Maceio

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#54 in Latin America

#1174 in the World

Founded: 1961

28. Federal University of Pelotas

Brazil | Pelotas

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#56 in Latin America

#1221 in the World

Founded: 1969

29. Federal University of Piaui

Brazil | Teresina

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#57 in Latin America

#1240 in the World

Founded: 1973

30. State University of Maringa

Brazil | Maringa

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#58 in Latin America

#1246 in the World

Founded: 1970

31. Federal University of Para

Brazil | Belem

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#59 in Latin America

#1251 in the World

Founded: 1957

32. Federal University of Goias

Brazil | Goiania

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#60 in Latin America

#1258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1960

33. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#64 in Latin America

#1338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 25,494
Founded: 1969

34. Federal University of Maranhao

Brazil | Sao Luis

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#65 in Latin America

#1357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1966

35. Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#66 in Latin America

#1358 in the World

Founded: 1958

36. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#69 in Latin America

#1383 in the World

Founded: 1960

37. State University of Londrina

Brazil | Londrina

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#72 in Latin America

#1410 in the World

Founded: 1970

38. Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

Brazil | Campo Grande

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#73 in Latin America

#1414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

39. Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Brazil | Juiz de Fora

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#74 in Latin America

#1418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1960

40. Federal University of Sergipe

Brazil | Sao Cristovao

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#75 in Latin America

#1420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

41. Pontifical Catholic University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#78 in Latin America

#1446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1959

The best cities to study Criminology and Criminal Justice in Brazil based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, and Belo Horizonte.