Rio de Janeiro's 7 best Psychology universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Rio de Janeiro ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 402K citations received by 29.2K 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 Psychology

#5 in Brazil

#5 in Latin America

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

2. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

For Psychology

#12 in Brazil

#16 in Latin America

Founded: 1950

3. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

For Psychology

#30 in Brazil

#46 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

4. Rio de Janeiro State Federal University

For Psychology

#44 in Brazil

#75 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

5. Estacio de Sa University

For Psychology

#59 in Brazil

#105 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1970

6. University of Saint Ursula

For Psychology

#123 in Brazil

#376 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1939

7. Candido Mendes University

For Psychology

#126 in Brazil

#401 in Latin America

Founded: 1902

Universities for Psychology near Rio de Janeiro

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
8	Fluminense Federal University	16	Niteroi
53	Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro	75	Seropedica
127	Federal University of Juiz de Fora	32	Juiz de Fora
225	Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei	72	Sao Joao del-Rei
241	Federal University of Vicosa	45	Vicosa
264	Federal University of Lavras	64	Lavras
282	Federal University of Ouro Preto	58	Ouro Preto
328	Federal University of Alfenas	71	Alfenas
343	Sao Francisco University	56	Braganca Paulista
344	Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais	53	Belo Horizonte

Psychology subfields in Rio de Janeiro