Federal University of Amazonas: Statistics

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#1491 of 14,131 In the World
#75 of 1,756 In Latin America
#42 of 198 In Brazil
#1 of 3 In Manaus
#392 of 2,695 For Forestry
Top50% For 95 other topics
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate
10%
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Website
ufam.edu.br
Languages
Portuguese

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate10%
Admissions RequirementsSecondary school certificate and entrance examination
Academic CalendarMarch to November (March - June; August-November)

We've calculated the 10% acceptance rate for Federal University of Amazonas based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Research profile

Federal University of Amazonas is a world-class research university with 20,344 scientific papers published and 171,013 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Environmental Science, Philosophy, Medicine, Chemistry, Ecology, Engineering, Geography and Cartography, and Political Science.

Publications
20,344
Citations
171,013

Federal University of Amazonas majors

by publication & citation count

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
11,503 / 69,520
Biology
9,092 / 123,772
Environmental Science
8,285 / 101,354
Philosophy
8,280 / 28,495
Medicine
5,987 / 75,699
Chemistry
5,427 / 82,019
Ecology
4,741 / 70,282
Engineering
4,717 / 62,657
Geography and Cartography
4,500 / 51,380
Political Science
3,888 / 20,086
Physics
3,822 / 46,876
Computer Science
3,702 / 44,107
Geology
3,423 / 52,045
Biochemistry
3,262 / 55,369
Sociology
3,180 / 29,156
Genetics
2,983 / 48,447
Pathology
2,694 / 37,642
Botany
2,693 / 39,432
Organic Chemistry
2,600 / 43,216
Paleontology
2,538 / 40,745
Quantum and Particle physics
2,289 / 25,176
Psychology
2,118 / 19,885
Mathematics
2,035 / 24,237
Law
1,907 / 17,216
History
1,745 / 19,606
Materials Science
1,735 / 24,162
Statistics
1,615 / 20,043
Archaeology
1,593 / 18,979
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
1,436 / 16,571
Business
1,394 / 12,394
Public Health
1,297 / 22,455
Immunology
1,286 / 20,765
Demography
1,199 / 21,415
Horticulture
1,135 / 12,736
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
1,125 / 21,070
Zoology
1,123 / 18,004
Agricultural Science
1,060 / 11,177
Nutrition and Food Science
1,047 / 17,176
Art & Design
957 / 7,022
Surgery
938 / 11,026

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 5 23
1994 6 35
1995 7 23
1996 7 28
1997 21 21
1998 26 49
1999 21 67
2000 25 103
2001 29 108
2002 44 160
2003 81 254
2004 84 276
2005 95 449
2006 139 634
2007 174 833
2008 271 1231
2009 285 1465
2010 336 1863
2011 430 2411
2012 574 3087
2013 638 4030
2014 796 4665
2015 857 5269
2016 952 5949
2017 1052 7062
2018 1262 9097
2019 1475 10018
2020 1905 14959
2021 2073 19296
2022 1907 19849
2023 2222 21184
2024 1776 20352
2025 810 18167
Academic rankings

Tuition

The tuition table for Federal University of Amazonas 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 Undergraduate Tuition (per semester) Graduate Tuition (per semester)
Engineering R$ 1,020 R$ 1,200
Law R$ 1,020 R$ 1,200
Medicine R$ 1,020 R$ 1,200
Business Administration R$ 1,020 R$ 1,200
Computer Science R$ 1,020 R$ 1,200

All tuition costs are in Brazilian Real (R$).

The Federal University of Amazonas has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.

Programs and Degrees

Bacharelado Accountancy, Administration, Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture, Agronomy, Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Data Processing, Dentistry, Design, Economics, Education, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Fishery, Forestry, Geography, Geology, Graphic Design, Health Sciences, History, Industrial Chemistry, Industrial Design, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Journalism, Law, Library Science, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Nautical Science, Nursing, Parasitology, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physical Therapy, Private Law, Production Engineering, Psychology, Public Law, Sanitary Engineering, Social and Community Services, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Social Work, Software Engineering, Spanish, Special Education, Statistics, Telecommunications Engineering, Town Planning, Zoology
Licenciatura Biological and Life Sciences, Chemistry, English, French, Japanese, Mathematics, Music, Pedagogy, Physics, Portuguese, Spanish, Visual Arts
Especialização / Aperfeiçoamento Health Administration, Law, Mathematics Education, Media Studies, Nursing, Philosophy, Physical Therapy, Public Administration
Mestrado Anthropology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Education, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Fishery, Humanities and Social Science Education, Modern Languages, Physics, Science Education, Tropical Agriculture, Zoology
Doutorado Anthropology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Education, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Studies, Fishery, Geography, History, Immunology, Mathematics, Pharmacy, Physics, Public Health, Sustainable Development, Tropical Agriculture, Zoology

Notable alumni

  1. Malvino Salvador

    Malvino Salvador
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1976-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    actortelevision actormodel
    Biography

    Malvino Ramos Salvador is a Brazilian actor and model.

  2. Vanessa Grazziotin

    Vanessa Grazziotin
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1961-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Vanessa Grazziotin Bezerra is a Brazilian politician; a member of the Communist Party of Brazil (PC do B), she is a former Senator and currently the Director-General of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO). Although she was born in Videira, Santa Catarina, Grazziotin based her political career in the state of Amazonas. After serving three terms in the Chamber of Deputies, she was elected to the Federal Senate in the 2010 parliamentary election. She is the fourth Communist Party senator in Brazilian history after Luís Carlos Prestes, Inácio Arruda and Leomar Quintanilha. She is also Amazonas' first Communist Party senator. Vanessa served a single eight-year term as senator.

  3. Amazonino Mendes

    Amazonino Mendes
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1939-2023 (aged 84)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Amazonino Armando Mendes was a Brazilian politician. He had served as the Governor of the Brazilian state of Amazonas for three non-consecutive tenures.

  4. Eduardo Braga

    Eduardo Braga
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1960-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Carlos Eduardo de Sousa Braga is a Brazilian politician and businessman, currently a republic senator from Amazonas. Better known as Eduardo Braga, he was a councilman of Manaus (1981–1985), state deputy of amazonas (1987–1991), federal deputy from amazonas (1991–1993), vice-mayor of Manaus (1993–1994) and mayor of Manaus (1994–1997). He campaigned for the government of Amazonas in 1998 and for the city hall of Manaus in 2000 without success. He was elected governor of Amazonas in October 2002, in the first turn, with 52.4% of the votes, and assumed office on 1 January 2003. In 2006, Braga was re-elected, in the first turn. He renounced in 2010 to run for the Senate on the elections of that year.

  5. José Melo de Oliveira

    José Melo de Oliveira
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1946-.. (age 80)
    Occupations
    politicianeconomist
    Biography

    José Melo de Oliveira is a Brazilian politician and was governor of state of Amazonas, Brazil.

  6. Alfredo Nascimento

    Alfredo Nascimento
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1952-.. (age 74)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Alfredo Pereira do Nascimento is Brazil's businessman, linguist, mathematician and politician affiliated with the Liberal Party, former minister of Transport. He is a member of the Republic Party, and was the party's president until he resigned in 2016 in support of the Impeachment process against Dilma Rousseff. He was Minister of Transportation on three occasions during the Lula and Dilma Rousseff governments. He has occasionally been at odds with environmental minister Carlos Minc over projects in Amazonas and Rondônia. Nascimento was mayor of Manaus in the year 1988 and between 1997 until 2004, when he resigned to take over the Ministry of Transport of Brazil

  7. Larissa Ramos

    Larissa Ramos
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1989-.. (age 37)
    Occupations
    modelbeauty pageant contestant
    Biography

    Larissa Ribeiro Ramos Tramontin is a Brazilian model and beauty queen who won Miss Earth 2009. She was previously crowned Miss Terra Brasil 2009, becoming the second Brazilian to win the title.

  8. Jefferson Peres

    Jefferson Peres
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1932-2008 (aged 76)
    Occupations
    university teachereconomistpolitician
    Biography

    José Jefferson Carpinteiro Peres, commonly known as Jefferson Peres, was a Brazilian professor and politician and a member of the Brazilian Senate (Senado Federal).

  9. Pauderney Avelino

    Pauderney Avelino
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1954-.. (age 72)
    Enrolled in the Federal University of Amazonas
    Studied in 1975-1979
    Occupations
    politiciandeputy
    Biography

    Pauderney Tomaz Avelino is a Brazilian civil engineer, businessman, and politician, affiliated with the Brazil Union (UNIÃO).

Federal University of Amazonas faculties and divisions

Faculty : Agricultural Sciences Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture, Fishery, Forestry
Faculty : Arts Music, Visual Arts
Faculty : Dentistry Dentistry
Faculty : Education Education
Faculty : Information and Communication Communication Studies, Information Sciences
Faculty : Law Law, Private Law, Public Law
Faculty : Letters French, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Special Education
Faculty : Medicine Medicine
Faculty : Pharmacy Pharmacy
Faculty : Physical Education and Physical Therapy Physical Education, Physical Therapy
Faculty : Psychology Psychology
Faculty : Social Studies Accountancy, Administration, Economics, Social Studies
Faculty : Technology Architecture, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Design, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Production Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Town Planning
Institute : Biological Sciences Biological and Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Nautical Science, Parasitology
Institute : Computer Science Computer Science
Institute : Education, Agriculture and Environment (Humaita) Agriculture, Education, Environmental Studies
Institute : Exact Sciences Chemistry, Data Processing, Geology, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Physics, Statistics
Institute : Exact Sciences and Technology (Itacoatiara) Agronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Industrial Chemistry, Information Technology, Mathematics, Pharmacy, Physics, Production Engineering, Sanitary Engineering, Software Engineering
Institute : Health and Biotechnology (Coari) Biotechnology, Health Sciences
Institute : Philosophy, Humanities and Social Sciences Arts and Humanities, Geography, History, Journalism, Library Science, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Social Work
Institute : Social Sciences, Education and Animal Science (Parintins) Administration, Education, Fine Arts, Journalism, Pedagogy, Physical Education, Social and Community Services, Social Sciences, Zoology
Institute : Society and Culture in the Amazon Cultural Studies, Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences
School : Nursing Nursing

General information

Alternative names UFAM
Universidade Federal do Amazonas
Founded 1909
Accreditation Ministry of Education
Motto In universa scientia veritas
Colors green, white

Location and contacts

Address Avenida General Rodrigo Otávio Jordão Ramos 3000 Campus Universitário Coroado II
Mánaus, Amazonas, 69077-000
Brazil
City population 2,304,000

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