Federal University of Alfenas: Statistics

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#4305 of 14,131 In the World
#308 of 1,756 In Latin America
#105 of 198 In Brazil
#1 of 2 In Alfenas
#803 of 2,490 For Dentistry
Top50% For 48 other topics
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Quick Review

Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Website
unifal-mg.edu.br
Languages
Portuguese
Acceptance rate
28%*

* The Federal University of Alfenas is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Admissions RequirementsCompetitive admission
Academic CalendarSemesters

Research profile

Federal University of Alfenas has published 9,462 scientific papers with 97,882 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Medicine, Chemistry, Philosophy, Environmental Science, Biochemistry, Engineering, Physics, and Organic Chemistry.

Publications
9,462
Citations
97,882

Federal University of Alfenas majors

by publication & citation count

Biology
4,999 / 74,377
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
4,389 / 24,346
Medicine
3,962 / 50,340
Chemistry
3,915 / 66,202
Philosophy
3,174 / 11,915
Environmental Science
3,142 / 41,546
Biochemistry
2,660 / 49,480
Engineering
2,553 / 41,008
Physics
2,357 / 38,600
Organic Chemistry
2,331 / 44,714
Genetics
2,151 / 36,208
Computer Science
1,693 / 24,171
Pathology
1,693 / 23,398
Geology
1,554 / 22,846
Political Science
1,455 / 7,800
Quantum and Particle physics
1,452 / 26,351
Materials Science
1,444 / 23,574
Psychology
1,424 / 16,914
Ecology
1,418 / 19,728
Geography and Cartography
1,254 / 10,661
Botany
1,151 / 20,791
Paleontology
1,143 / 17,723
Sociology
1,129 / 7,926
Mathematics
929 / 11,796
Psychiatry
874 / 11,774
Immunology
836 / 13,672
Law
804 / 6,740
Surgery
786 / 10,591
Statistics
773 / 10,504
Metallurgical Engineering
736 / 11,018
Nutrition and Food Science
648 / 15,917
Pharmacology
644 / 12,425
History
633 / 5,525
Archaeology
586 / 5,401
Chemical Engineering
575 / 11,154
Optical Engineering
574 / 11,515
Neuroscience
546 / 7,006
Nursing
513 / 4,701
Physical chemistry
504 / 10,665
Microbiology
504 / 10,804

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 4 3
1994 4 8
1995 6 0
1996 10 5
1997 8 7
1998 11 6
1999 19 21
2000 25 26
2001 20 41
2002 17 49
2003 30 70
2004 33 83
2005 31 129
2006 52 163
2007 82 292
2008 90 411
2009 211 594
2010 203 879
2011 248 1272
2012 278 1687
2013 345 2012
2014 416 2464
2015 532 2928
2016 489 3374
2017 554 3853
2018 597 5162
2019 628 6322
2020 808 8547
2021 962 11287
2022 828 11616
2023 800 12322
2024 678 12214
2025 492 11465
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Tuition

The tuition table for Federal University of Alfenas gives an overview of costs but prices are approximate and subject to change and don't include accommodation, textbooks, or living expenses. The costs of programs might differ significantly for local and international students. The only source of truth for current numbers is the university's official website.

Program Annual Tuition Cost (in Brazilian Real)
Undergraduate Free
Graduate (Master's) R$ 1,500
Graduate (Doctorate) R$ 2,200

Programs and Degrees

Bacharelado Biological and Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Dentistry, Engineering, Geography, Health Sciences, Nursing, Nutrition, Pedagogy, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physics, Social Sciences
Licenciatura Biological and Life Sciences, Chemistry, English, Geography, Mathematics, Pedagogy, Physics, Spanish
Especialização / Aperfeiçoamento Clinical Psychology, Commercial Law, Dentistry, Education, Finance, Haematology, Health Sciences, Management, Microbiology, Nursing, Pharmacology, Physiology, Technology
Mestrado Agriculture, Biological and Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Dentistry, Economics, Education, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Studies, Geography, Health Sciences, History, Management, Materials Engineering, Nursing, Nutrition, Pharmacy, Physics, Physiology, Public Administration, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Statistics
Doutorado Biological and Life Sciences, Chemistry, Environmental Studies, Health Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physiology

Federal University of Alfenas faculties and divisions

Faculty : Dentistry Dentistry
Faculty : Medicine Medicine
Faculty : Nutrition Nutrition
Faculty : Pharmacy Pharmacy
Institute : Applied Social Sciences Social Sciences
Institute : Arts and Humanities and Literature Arts and Humanities, Education, History, Literature
Institute : Biomedicine Biomedicine, Health Sciences
Institute : Chemistry Chemistry
Institute : Exact Sciences Mathematics, Physics
Institute : Natural Sciences Natural Sciences
Institute : Physical Therapy Physical Therapy
Institute : Science and Technology Engineering, Natural Sciences
School : Nursing Nursing

General information

Alternative names UNIFAL-MG
Universidade Federal de Alfenas
Founded 1914
Accreditation Ministry of Education
Colors blue, white

Location and contacts

Address Rua Gabriel Monteiro da Silva 700 Centro
Alfenas, Minas Gerais, 37130-001
Brazil
City population 79,000

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