29 Best universities for Respiratory Therapy in Brazil

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Brazil ranked based on their research performance in Respiratory Therapy. A graph of 131K citations received by 6.78K academic papers made by 29 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 Respiratory Therapy

#1 in Latin America

#28 in the World

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

2. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Respiratory Therapy

#3 in Latin America

#147 in the World

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

3. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Respiratory Therapy

#4 in Latin America

#162 in the World

Founded: 1933

4. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Respiratory Therapy

#5 in Latin America

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

5. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Respiratory Therapy

#7 in Latin America

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

6. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Respiratory Therapy

#8 in Latin America

#304 in the World

Founded: 1948

7. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Respiratory Therapy

#9 in Latin America

#308 in the World

Founded: 1934

8. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Respiratory Therapy

#10 in Latin America

#333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

9. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Respiratory Therapy

#11 in Latin America

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 45,038
Founded: 1927

10. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Respiratory Therapy

#13 in Latin America

#407 in the World

Founded: 1950

11. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Respiratory Therapy

#14 in Latin America

#419 in the World

Founded: 1946

12. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Respiratory Therapy

#16 in Latin America

#473 in the World

Founded: 1946

13. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

Brazil | Natal

For Respiratory Therapy

#17 in Latin America

#475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

14. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Respiratory Therapy

#20 in Latin America

#581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

15. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Respiratory Therapy

#21 in Latin America

#602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

16. University of Ribeirao Preto

Brazil | Ribeirao Preto

For Respiratory Therapy

#22 in Latin America

#616 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1924

17. Federal University of Health Sciences, Porto Alegre

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Respiratory Therapy

#27 in Latin America

#694 in the World

Founded: 1953

18. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Respiratory Therapy

#29 in Latin America

#699 in the World

Founded: 1960

19. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Respiratory Therapy

#30 in Latin America

#705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

20. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Respiratory Therapy

#31 in Latin America

#707 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

21. State University of Londrina

Brazil | Londrina

For Respiratory Therapy

#33 in Latin America

#736 in the World

Founded: 1970

22. Brasil University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Respiratory Therapy

#34 in Latin America

#750 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1989

23. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Respiratory Therapy

#36 in Latin America

#759 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

24. Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande

Brazil | Rio Grande

For Respiratory Therapy

#39 in Latin America

#778 in the World

Founded: 1969

25. Federal University of Pelotas

Brazil | Pelotas

For Respiratory Therapy

#40 in Latin America

#780 in the World

Founded: 1969

26. Nove de Julho University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Respiratory Therapy

#41 in Latin America

#785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1972

27. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For Respiratory Therapy

#42 in Latin America

#804 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 25,494
Founded: 1969

28. Santa Catarina State University

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Respiratory Therapy

#44 in Latin America

#828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

29. Federal University of Goias

Brazil | Goiania

For Respiratory Therapy

#47 in Latin America

#846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1960

The best cities to study Respiratory Therapy in Brazil based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Campinas, and Porto Alegre.