36 Best Occupational Therapy (OT) schools in Brazil

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Brazil ranked based on their research performance in Occupational Therapy. A graph of 89.4K citations received by 8.68K academic papers made by 36 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 Occupational Therapy

#1 in Latin America

#38 in the World

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

2. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in Latin America

#150 in the World

Founded: 1933

3. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in Latin America

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1927

4. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Occupational Therapy

#4 in Latin America

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

5. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Occupational Therapy

#5 in Latin America

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

6. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Occupational Therapy

#6 in Latin America

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

7. State University of Londrina

Brazil | Londrina

For Occupational Therapy

#7 in Latin America

#291 in the World

Founded: 1970

8. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

Brazil | Natal

For Occupational Therapy

#8 in Latin America

#343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

9. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Occupational Therapy

#9 in Latin America

#386 in the World

Founded: 1934

10. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Occupational Therapy

#10 in Latin America

#394 in the World

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

11. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Occupational Therapy

#11 in Latin America

#482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

12. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Occupational Therapy

#12 in Latin America

#489 in the World

Founded: 1946

13. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Occupational Therapy

#14 in Latin America

#555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

14. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Occupational Therapy

#15 in Latin America

#580 in the World

Founded: 1946

15. Nove de Julho University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Occupational Therapy

#16 in Latin America

#596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1972

16. Brasil University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Occupational Therapy

#17 in Latin America

#597 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1989

17. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Occupational Therapy

#18 in Latin America

#606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

18. Santa Catarina State University

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Occupational Therapy

#19 in Latin America

#616 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

19. Federal University of Health Sciences, Porto Alegre

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Occupational Therapy

#20 in Latin America

#659 in the World

Founded: 1953

20. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For Occupational Therapy

#21 in Latin America

#691 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1969

21. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Occupational Therapy

#22 in Latin America

#694 in the World

Founded: 1950

22. Federal University of Pelotas

Brazil | Pelotas

For Occupational Therapy

#25 in Latin America

#767 in the World

Founded: 1969

23. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Occupational Therapy

#27 in Latin America

#799 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

24. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Occupational Therapy

#28 in Latin America

#829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

25. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Occupational Therapy

#29 in Latin America

#839 in the World

Founded: 1948

26. Federal University of Espirito Santo

Brazil | Vitoria

For Occupational Therapy

#31 in Latin America

#849 in the World

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

27. University of Ribeirao Preto

Brazil | Ribeirao Preto

For Occupational Therapy

#33 in Latin America

#866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1924

28. University of Northern Parana

Brazil | Londrina

For Occupational Therapy

#35 in Latin America

#917 in the World

Enrollment: 200,000
Founded: 1972

29. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Occupational Therapy

#36 in Latin America

#926 in the World

Founded: 1960

30. Federal University of Sergipe

Brazil | Sao Cristovao

For Occupational Therapy

#37 in Latin America

#928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

31. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Occupational Therapy

#39 in Latin America

#939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

32. Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Brazil | Juiz de Fora

For Occupational Therapy

#42 in Latin America

#974 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1960

33. Federal University of Para

Brazil | Belem

For Occupational Therapy

#44 in Latin America

#1013 in the World

Founded: 1957

34. Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Occupational Therapy

#46 in Latin America

#1023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

35. University of Fortaleza

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Occupational Therapy

#47 in Latin America

#1033 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1973

36. Federal University of Goias

Brazil | Goiania

For Occupational Therapy

#48 in Latin America

#1058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1960

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