Rio de Janeiro's 5 best Physical Therapy schools [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Rio de Janeiro ranked based on their research performance in Physical Therapy. A graph of 84.3K citations received by 5.38K academic papers made by 5 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 Physical Therapy

#8 in Brazil

#8 in Latin America

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

2. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

For Physical Therapy

#16 in Brazil

#16 in Latin America

Founded: 1950

3. Rio de Janeiro State Federal University

For Physical Therapy

#47 in Brazil

#64 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

4. Estacio de Sa University

For Physical Therapy

#55 in Brazil

#77 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1970

5. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

For Physical Therapy

#78 in Brazil

#117 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

Universities for Physical Therapy near Rio de Janeiro

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
8	Fluminense Federal University	28	Niteroi
127	Federal University of Juiz de Fora	20	Juiz de Fora
241	Federal University of Vicosa	35	Vicosa
264	Federal University of Lavras	71	Lavras
282	Federal University of Ouro Preto	67	Ouro Preto
284	University of Paraiba Valley	58	Sao Jose dos Campos
312	University of Mogi das Cruzes	62	Mogi das Cruzes
328	Federal University of Alfenas	60	Alfenas
344	Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais	52	Belo Horizonte
347	Federal University of Minas Gerais	6	Belo Horizonte