7 Best Medical schools in Rio de Janeiro

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Below is a list of best universities in Rio de Janeiro ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 1.06M citations received by 68K academic papers made by 7 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 Medicine

#7 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
67,329
Founded
1920

3. Estacio de Sa University

For Medicine

#36 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1970

4. Rio de Janeiro State Federal University

For Medicine

#48 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1969

6. University of Saint Ursula

For Medicine

#119 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1939

Universities for Medicine near Rio de Janeiro

Distance, km
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University
Country rank
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City
8 Fluminense Federal University 17
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Niteroi
53 Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro 50
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Seropedica
127 Federal University of Juiz de Fora 31
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Juiz de Fora
225 Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei 72
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Sao Joao del-Rei
241 Federal University of Vicosa 26
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Vicosa
241 University of Taubate 79
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Taubate
264 Federal University of Lavras 44
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Lavras
282 Federal University of Ouro Preto 53
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Ouro Preto
284 University of Paraiba Valley 80
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Sao Jose dos Campos
312 University of Mogi das Cruzes 86
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Mogi das Cruzes