Sao Paulo's 9 best Physical Therapy schools [2024 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Sao Paulo ranked based on their research performance in Physical Therapy. A graph of 362K citations received by 24.5K 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

#18 in Brazil

#20 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1972

5. Brasil University

For Physical Therapy

#30 in Brazil

#34 in Latin America

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1989

6. Mackenzie Presbyterian University

For Physical Therapy

#40 in Brazil

#49 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1952

7. Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo

For Physical Therapy

#41 in Brazil

#53 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

8. Sao Judas Tadeu University

For Physical Therapy

#45 in Brazil

#62 in Latin America

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1971

9. Anhembi Morumbi University

For Physical Therapy

#98 in Brazil

#183 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	59	Santo Andre
46	University of Mogi das Cruzes	49	Mogi das Cruzes
79	University of Paraiba Valley	56	Sao Jose dos Campos
93	State University of Campinas	5	Campinas
217	Federal University of Sao Carlos	8	Sao Carlos
246	Federal University of Alfenas	66	Alfenas
286	University of Ribeirao Preto	29	Ribeirao Preto
338	Estacio de Sa University	42	Rio de Janeiro
339	Federal University of Parana	11	Curitiba
339	Federal University of Technology - Parana	52	Curitiba