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 10.4M citations received by 733K 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

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

3. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

For Physics

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

9. University of Brasilia

For Physics

#787 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1962

25. Federal University of Espirito Santo

For Physics

#1305 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
23,744
Founded
1954

27. Federal University of Goias

For Physics

#1370 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1960

32. Federal University of Lavras

For Physics

#1567 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1908

45. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

For Physics

#2292 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
23,988
Founded
1969

46. Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei

For Physics

#2308 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
12,446
Founded
1987

53. Brasil University

For Physics

#2519 in the World
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1989

62. Federal University of Pampa

For Physics

#2991 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2006

64. State University of Ceara

For Physics

#3125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

66. Nove de Julho University

For Physics

#3174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1972

71. University of Fortaleza

For Physics

#3375 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1973

73. Federal Rural University of the Semiarid Region

For Physics

#3470 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1967

76. Sao Francisco University

For Physics

#3563 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
9,622
Founded
1976

82. University of Mogi das Cruzes

For Physics

#3958 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1962

83. University of Franca

For Physics

#4074 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1970

88. Bahia State University

For Physics

#4184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1983

91. Positivo University

For Physics

#4315 in the World
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1988

98. Federal University of Latin American Integration

For Physics

#4537 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.