Sao Paulo's 9 best Physical Therapy schools [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Sao Paulo ranked based on their research performance in Physical Therapy. A graph of 548K citations received by 28K academic papers made by 9 universities in Sao Paulo 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 Physical Therapy

#1 in Brazil

#1 in Latin America

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

2. Federal University of Sao Paulo

For Physical Therapy

#2 in Brazil

#2 in Latin America

Founded: 1933

3. Sao Paulo State University

For Physical Therapy

#3 in Brazil

#3 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

4. Nove de Julho University

For Physical Therapy

#19 in Brazil

#21 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1972

5. Brasil University

For Physical Therapy

#38 in Brazil

#45 in Latin America

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1989

6. Mackenzie Presbyterian University

For Physical Therapy

#42 in Brazil

#56 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1952

7. Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo

For Physical Therapy

#43 in Brazil

#57 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

8. Sao Judas Tadeu University

For Physical Therapy

#46 in Brazil

#63 in Latin America

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1971

9. Anhembi Morumbi University

For Physical Therapy

#94 in Brazil

#168 in Latin America

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1972

Universities for Physical Therapy near Sao Paulo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
15	Federal University of ABC	57	Santo Andre
46	University of Mogi das Cruzes	62	Mogi das Cruzes
79	University of Paraiba Valley	58	Sao Jose dos Campos
90	Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas	75	Campinas
93	State University of Campinas	4	Campinas
217	Federal University of Sao Carlos	7	Sao Carlos
246	Federal University of Alfenas	60	Alfenas
286	University of Ribeirao Preto	27	Ribeirao Preto
302	Federal University of Lavras	71	Lavras
338	Estacio de Sa University	55	Rio de Janeiro