7 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Rio de Janeiro

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Below is a list of best universities in Rio de Janeiro ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 773K citations received by 118K 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

2. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#9 in Brazil
Founded
1950

3. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#26 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1941

4. Rio de Janeiro State Federal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#44 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1969

5. Estacio de Sa University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#106 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1970

6. Candido Mendes University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#116 in Brazil
Founded
1902

7. University of Saint Ursula

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#124 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1939

Universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences near Rio de Janeiro

Distance, km
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km
University
Country rank
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City
8 Fluminense Federal University 11
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Niteroi
44 Catholic University of Petropolis 122
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Petropolis
53 Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro 47
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Seropedica
127 Federal University of Juiz de Fora 33
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Juiz de Fora
225 Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei 68
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Sao Joao del-Rei
238 Federal University of Itajuba 84
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Itajuba
241 Federal University of Vicosa 30
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Vicosa
241 University of Taubate 94
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Taubate
264 Federal University of Lavras 48
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Lavras
282 Federal University of Ouro Preto 59
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Ouro Preto