Federal University of Pernambuco: Statistics

Quick Review

Type

Non-profit

Funding

Public-private
partnership

Highest Degree

Bachelor

Website

www.ufpe.br

Languages

Portuguese

Acceptance rate

17%*

* The Federal University of Pernambuco 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

Research profile

Federal University of Pernambuco is a world-class research university with 69,468 scientific papers published and 766,053 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Philosophy, Environmental Science, Medicine, Chemistry, Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, and Political Science.

Publications

69,468

Citations

766,053

Federal University of Pernambuco majors

by publication & citation count

Annual publication & citation counts

Tuition

The tuition table for Federal University of Pernambuco 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.

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Federal University of Pernambuco.

Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.

Federal University of Pernambuco alumni

1. Paulo Freire

   

   Born in

   Brazil

   Years

   1921-1997 (aged 76)

   Occupations

   pedagoguepoetlawyerwriterteacher

   Biography

   Paulo Reglus Neves Freire was a Brazilian educator and Marxist philosopher whose work revolutionized global thought on education. He is best known for Pedagogy of the Oppressed, in which he reimagines teaching as a collaborative act of liberation rather than transmission. A founder of critical pedagogy, Freire’s influence spans literacy movements, liberation theology, postcolonial education, Marxism, and contemporary theories of social justice and learning. He is widely regarded as one of the most important educational theorists of the twentieth century, alongside figures such as John Dewey and Maria Montessori, and considered "the Grandfather of Critical Theory".

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2. Ariano Suassuna

   

   Born in

   Brazil

   Years

   1927-2014 (aged 87)

   Occupations

   novelistlawyerwriterplaywrightpoet

   Biography

   Ariano Vilar Suassuna was a Brazilian playwright and author. He was the driving force behind the creation of the Movimento Armorial. He founded the Student Theater at Federal University of Pernambuco. Four of his plays have been filmed, and he was considered one of Brazil's greatest living playwrights of his time. He was also an important regional writer, doing various novels set in the Northeast of Brazil. He received an honorary doctorate at a ceremony performed at a circus. He was the author of, among other works, the Auto da Compadecida and A Pedra do Reino. He was a staunch defender of the culture of the Northeast, and his works dealt with the popular culture of the Northeast.

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3. Ruy Barbosa

   

   Born in

   Brazil

   Years

   1849-1923 (aged 74)

   Occupations

   diplomatwriterministerjudgejurist

   Biography

   Ruy Barbosa de Oliveira, also known as Rui Barbosa, was a Brazilian politician, writer, jurist, and diplomat.

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4. Antônio Frederico de Castro Alves

   

   Born in

   Brazil

   Years

   1847-1871 (aged 24)

   Occupations

   poetwriter

   Biography

   Antônio Frederico de Castro Alves was a Brazilian poet and playwright famous for his abolitionist and republican poems. One of the most famous poets of the Condorist movement, he wrote classics such as Espumas Flutuantes and Hinos do Equador, which elevated him to the position of greatest among his contemporaries, as well as verses from poems such as "Os Escravos" and "A Cachoeira de Paulo Afonso", in addition to the play Gonzaga, which earned him epithets such as "O Poeta dos Escravos" (The Poet of the Slaves) and "republican poet" by Machado de Assis, or descriptions of being "a national poet, if not more, nationalist, social, human and humanitarian poet", in the words of Joaquim Nabuco, of being "the greatest Brazilian poet, lyric and epic", in the words of Afrânio Peixoto, or even of being the "walking apostle of Condorism" and "a volcanic talent, the most enraptured of all Brazilian poets", in the words of José Marques da Cruz. He was part of the romantic movement, being part of what scholars call the "third romantic generation" in Brazil.

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All 75 notable alumni

Federal University of Pernambuco faculties and divisions

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