100 Best Medical schools in Brazil

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Below is a list of best universities in Brazil ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 21.4M citations received by 1.2M academic papers made by 128 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

For Medicine

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
97,964
Founded
1827

5. Federal University of Minas Gerais

For Medicine

#251 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
45,038
Founded
1927

7. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

For Medicine

#281 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
67,329
Founded
1920

12. University of Brasilia

For Medicine

#591 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1962

18. Federal University of Goias

For Medicine

#741 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1960

27. Federal University of Uberlandia

For Medicine

#916 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
25,494
Founded
1969

28. Brasil University

For Medicine

#947 in the World
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1989

29. Federal University of Espirito Santo

For Medicine

#992 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
23,744
Founded
1954

40. State University of Ceara

For Medicine

#1323 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

43. Federal University of Lavras

For Medicine

#1392 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1908

50. University of Fortaleza

For Medicine

#1540 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1973

52. Nove de Julho University

For Medicine

#1592 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1972

64. Para State University

For Medicine

#1809 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1993

65. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

For Medicine

#1833 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
23,988
Founded
1969

71. Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei

For Medicine

#2015 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
12,446
Founded
1987

73. Federal University of ABC

For Medicine

#2104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2005

76. Sao Francisco University

For Medicine

#2179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
9,622
Founded
1976

77. Federal University of Pampa

For Medicine

#2294 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2006

78. Bahia State University

For Medicine

#2334 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1983

82. Federal University of Tocantins

For Medicine

#2412 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2000

83. University of Franca

For Medicine

#2482 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1970

84. State University of Santa Cruz

For Medicine

#2490 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1972

85. Positivo University

For Medicine

#2531 in the World
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1988

88. Federal Rural University of the Semiarid Region

For Medicine

#2675 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1967

91. University of Mogi das Cruzes

For Medicine

#2801 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1962

98. Mato Grosso State University

For Medicine

#3185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1993

The best cities to study Medicine in Brazil based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sao Paulo, Campinas, Belo Horizonte, and Porto Alegre.