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 22.7M citations received by 2.48M academic papers made by 127 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

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

7. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

For Medicine

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

13. University of Brasilia

For Medicine

#617 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1962

19. Federal University of Goias

For Medicine

#793 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1960

24. Brasil University

For Medicine

#858 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1989

26. Federal University of Vicosa

For Medicine

#890 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1922

30. Federal University of Espirito Santo

For Medicine

#1041 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
23,744
Founded
1954

41. State University of Ceara

For Medicine

#1342 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

42. Federal University of Lavras

For Medicine

#1413 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1908

50. University of Fortaleza

For Medicine

#1637 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1973

53. Nove de Julho University

For Medicine

#1678 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1972

58. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

For Medicine

#1794 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
23,988
Founded
1969

65. Federal University of Alfenas

For Medicine

#1904 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1914

68. University of Passo Fundo

For Medicine

#1947 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
1968

70. Para State University

For Medicine

#1997 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1993

73. Sao Francisco University

For Medicine

#2134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1976

74. Federal University of ABC

For Medicine

#2160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2005

75. Federal University of Pampa

For Medicine

#2205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2006

79. University of Franca

For Medicine

#2392 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1970

81. State University of Santa Cruz

For Medicine

#2498 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1972

82. University of Mogi das Cruzes

For Medicine

#2499 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1962

83. Federal University of Tocantins

For Medicine

#2527 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2000

84. Federal Rural University of the Semiarid Region

For Medicine

#2528 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1967

86. Bahia State University

For Medicine

#2648 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1983

87. Positivo University

For Medicine

#2651 in the World
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1988

98. Mato Grosso State University

For Medicine

#3228 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.