100 Best universities for Physics in Brazil

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Below is a list of best universities in Brazil ranked based on their research performance in Physics. A graph of 16.3M citations received by 879K academic papers made by 127 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

For Physics

#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
97,964
Founded
1827

4. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

For Physics

#342 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
67,329
Founded
1920

6. Federal University of Minas Gerais

For Physics

#481 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
45,038
Founded
1927

9. University of Brasilia

For Physics

#763 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1962

20. Federal University of Uberlandia

For Physics

#1099 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
25,494
Founded
1969

25. Federal University of Goias

For Physics

#1277 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1960

26. Federal University of Espirito Santo

For Physics

#1281 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
23,744
Founded
1954

29. Federal University of Lavras

For Physics

#1414 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1908

46. Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei

For Physics

#2270 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
12,446
Founded
1987

47. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

For Physics

#2337 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
23,988
Founded
1969

58. Brasil University

For Physics

#2761 in the World
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1989

62. Federal University of Pampa

For Physics

#2995 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2006

64. State University of Ceara

For Physics

#3122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

66. Nove de Julho University

For Physics

#3170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1972

69. University of Fortaleza

For Physics

#3307 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1973

70. Federal Rural University of the Semiarid Region

For Physics

#3378 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1967

77. Sao Francisco University

For Physics

#3665 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
9,622
Founded
1976

83. Bahia State University

For Physics

#4072 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1983

84. University of Mogi das Cruzes

For Physics

#4115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1962

87. University of Franca

For Physics

#4202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1970

89. Positivo University

For Physics

#4230 in the World
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1988

92. Para State University

For Physics

#4354 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1993

95. Federal University of Latin American Integration

For Physics

#4407 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
2010

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