Federal University of Minas Gerais: Statistics

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#285 of 14,131 In the World
#7 of 1,756 In Latin America
#5 of 198 In Brazil
#1 of 4 In Belo Horizonte
#36 of 1,008 For Veterinary
Top50% For 195 other topics
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate
6%
Enrollment
45,000
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Website
ufmg.br
Languages
Portuguese

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate6%
Admissions RequirementsSecondary school certificate and entrance examination
Academic CalendarFebruary to December (February - June; August-December)
Enrollment45,000
Full time employee3,750
Student:staff ratio12:1

Publications & Citations

Publications
77,881
Citations
1,179,292

Federal University of Minas Gerais majors

by publication & citation count

Medicine
18,215 / 429,666
Biology
13,823 / 346,418
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
10,033 / 159,787
Engineering
7,071 / 148,275
Chemistry
7,018 / 178,104
Environmental Science
5,689 / 119,270
Physics
5,506 / 139,149
Computer Science
4,396 / 79,957
Materials Science
3,352 / 88,775
Psychology
3,254 / 58,242
Demography
3,148 / 106,798
Business
2,288 / 30,623
Immunology
2,261 / 95,455
Geography and Cartography
2,229 / 35,150
Sociology
2,130 / 16,280
Ecology
1,756 / 57,809
Art & Design
1,540 / 6,991
Mathematics
1,539 / 25,618
Surgery
1,498 / 25,807
Microbiology
1,480 / 40,590
Pathology
1,440 / 33,730
Political Science
1,383 / 8,695
Public Health
1,308 / 53,581
Botany
1,227 / 26,354
Health Science
1,208 / 24,603
Virology
1,197 / 33,831
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
1,148 / 21,038
Philosophy
1,053 / 1,756
Animal Science
1,003 / 8,139
Physical Therapy
997 / 20,868
Economics
979 / 14,924
Pharmacology
969 / 26,421
Biochemistry
883 / 24,499
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
860 / 13,839
Genetics
841 / 30,560
Anatomy and Physiology
797 / 10,080
Gerontology
791 / 55,851
Pediatrics
774 / 25,222
Molecular Biology
734 / 18,285
Zoology
727 / 10,141

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 210 509
1992 264 623
1993 296 859
1994 377 962
1995 391 1273
1996 469 1487
1997 538 1891
1998 742 2650
1999 837 3515
2000 963 4401
2001 1048 5483
2002 1257 7511
2003 1323 9772
2004 1409 12211
2005 1690 15659
2006 2198 20555
2007 2513 26669
2008 2854 32757
2009 3016 39881
2010 3439 48286
2011 4000 58521
2012 4624 70473
2013 5203 80013
2014 5378 89307
2015 5734 93944
2016 6291 92407
2017 6713 99993
2018 6512 105172
2019 6696 121323
2020 7545 153702
2021 6736 179377

Tuition

UndergraduateGraduate
Local students $500$500
International students $500$500

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

Programs and Degrees

Programs Associate's degree Bachelor's Master's Doctoral
Design | Arts | Humanities +++
Business | Politics | Social Sciences +++
Languages | Culture | Linguistics +++
Nursing | Health | Pharmacy | Medicine +++
Engineering | IT +++
Maths | Natural Sciences +++
Bacharelado Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Administration, Advertising and Publicity, Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, Anthropology, Aquaculture, Architecture, Archiving, Arts and Humanities, Biology, Biomedicine, Business Administration, Chemistry, Computer Science, Dentistry, Design, Ecology, Economics, Education, Engineering, Finance, Fine Arts, Geology, Health Administration, History, Information Technology, International Relations and Diplomacy, Journalism, Law, Library Science, Marketing, Mathematics, Medicine, Museum Studies, Music, Nursing, Nutrition, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physical Therapy, Physics, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Relations, Restoration of Works of Art, Social Sciences, Statistics, Tourism, Town Planning, Veterinary Science, Visual Arts, Zoology
Licenciatura Chemistry, Dance, English, Geography, Mathematics, Physics, Portuguese, Primary Education
Especialização / Aperfeiçoamento Administrative Law, Construction Engineering, Dentistry, Education, Engineering, English, Environmental Studies, Health Sciences, Management, Mathematics, Microbiology, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Physical Therapy, Portuguese, Statistics, Taxation, Water Science
Mestrado Accountancy, Anthropology, Architecture, Biological and Life Sciences, Chemistry, Demography and Population, Dentistry, Ecology, Economics, Education, Engineering, English, Environmental Studies, Food Science, Genetics, Geography, Geology, Health Administration, Health Sciences, History, Law, Leisure Studies, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Mathematics, Medicine, Music, Neurosciences, Nursing, Nutrition, Pathology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Health, Sanitary Engineering, Sociology, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Sports, Statistics, Town Planning, Vegetable Production, Veterinary Science, Zoology
Doutorado Accountancy, Anthropology, Architecture, Biological and Life Sciences, Chemistry, Demography and Population, Dentistry, Ecology, Economics, Education, Engineering, English, Environmental Studies, Food Science, Genetics, Geography, Geology, Health Administration, Health Sciences, History, Law, Leisure Studies, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Mathematics, Medicine, Music, Neurosciences, Nursing, Nutrition, Pathology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Health, Sanitary Engineering, Sociology, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Sports, Statistics, Town Planning, Vegetable Production, Veterinary Science, Zoology

Federal University of Minas Gerais alumni

  1. Juscelino Kubstchek

    Juscelino Kubstchek
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1902-1976 (aged 74)
    Occupations
    physicianpolitician
    Biography

    Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, known also by his initials JK, was a prominent Brazilian politician who served as the 21st president of Brazil from 1956 to 1961. His term was marked by economic prosperity and political stability, being most known for the construction of a new capital, Brasília.

  2. Tancredo Neves

    Tancredo Neves
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1910-1985 (aged 75)
    Occupations
    entrepreneurlawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Tancredo de Almeida Neves was a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and entrepreneur. He served as Minister of Justice and Interior Affairs from 1953 to 1954, Prime Minister from 1961 to 1962, Minister of Finance in 1962, and as Governor of Minas Gerais from 1983 to 1984. He was elected President of Brazil in 1985, but died before he took office.

  3. Carlos Drummond de Andrade

    Carlos Drummond de Andrade
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1902-1987 (aged 85)
    Occupations
    journalistnovelistchildren's writerwriterscreenwriter
    Biography

    Carlos Drummond de Andrade was a Brazilian poet and writer, considered by some as the greatest Brazilian poet of all time.

  4. João Guimarães Rosa

    João Guimarães Rosa
    Born in
    Brazil Flag Brazil
    Years
    1908-1967 (aged 59)
    Occupations
    physicianEsperantistdiplomatnovelistpoet
    Biography

    João Guimarães Rosa was a Brazilian novelist, short story writer and diplomat.

All 51 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names UFMG
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Founded 1927
Accreditation Ministry of Education
Motto Incipit Vita Nova
A new life begins
Colors white, red
Academic structure Faculty of Economic Sciences
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Odontology
Faculty of Pharmacy
Faculty of Philosophy and Human Sciences
Institute of Agrarian Sciences
Institute of Biological Sciences
Institute of Exact Sciences
Institute of Geosciences
School of Architecture
School of Engineering
School of Fine Arts
School of Information Science
School of Music
School of Nursing
School of Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy
School of Veterinary Medicine
Vocational School
Affiliations and memberships Conselho de Reitores das Universidades Brasileiras (CRUB)
Rede Nacional de Extensão (RENEX)

Location and Contacts

Address Avenida Presidente Antônio Carlos 6627 - Pampulha
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 31270-901
Brazil
City population 2,513,000
Phone +55 (31) 3409 5000
Fax +55 (31) 3409 4188

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