Federal University of Rio de Janeiro: Statistics
| Rank | Ranking |
|---|---|
| #227 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #3 of 1,756 | In Latin America |
| #2 of 198 | In Brazil |
| #1 of 9 | In Rio de Janeiro |
| #54 of 1,105 | For Zoology |
| Top50% | For 213 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 5%
- Enrollment
- 67,329
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Doctorate
- Website
- ufrj.br
- Languages
- Portuguese
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Acceptance Rate | 5% |
|---|---|
| Admissions Requirements | Secondary school certificate and entrance examination |
| Academic Calendar | March to December (March - June; August-December) |
| Enrollment | 67,329 |
| Full time employee | 4,250 |
| Student:staff ratio | 16:1 |
Publications & Citations
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 400 | 1738 |
| 1992 | 428 | 2155 |
| 1993 | 471 | 2229 |
| 1994 | 616 | 2598 |
| 1995 | 666 | 3073 |
| 1996 | 719 | 3627 |
| 1997 | 919 | 4345 |
| 1998 | 1082 | 5120 |
| 1999 | 1216 | 6589 |
| 2000 | 1528 | 8740 |
| 2001 | 1557 | 10248 |
| 2002 | 1822 | 13537 |
| 2003 | 1908 | 16120 |
| 2004 | 2408 | 19942 |
| 2005 | 2539 | 24486 |
| 2006 | 2930 | 30710 |
| 2007 | 3376 | 37376 |
| 2008 | 3521 | 45741 |
| 2009 | 3993 | 55932 |
| 2010 | 4242 | 64603 |
| 2011 | 4598 | 80417 |
| 2012 | 5183 | 101475 |
| 2013 | 5567 | 116298 |
| 2014 | 5656 | 125788 |
| 2015 | 6318 | 138426 |
| 2016 | 6350 | 138790 |
| 2017 | 7082 | 140128 |
| 2018 | 6830 | 141176 |
| 2019 | 7056 | 157639 |
| 2020 | 8223 | 182072 |
| 2021 | 7254 | 212416 |
Tuition
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Local students | $500 | $500 |
| International students | $500 | $500 |
The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro has 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, Administration, Arabic, Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biomedicine, Biophysics, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civics, Civil Engineering, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Dentistry, Earth Sciences, Economics, Education, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Ethics, Fine Arts, Graphic Arts, Health Sciences, History, Human Rights, Hydraulic Engineering, Industrial Engineering, International Relations and Diplomacy, Italian, Journalism, Law, Marine Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine, Metallurgical Engineering, Microbiology, Modern Languages, Music, Musical Instruments, Natural Sciences, Naval Architecture, Nuclear Engineering, Nursing, Nutrition, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physical Therapy, Physics, Political Sciences, Portuguese, Production Engineering, Psychology, Public Health, Regional Planning, Sanitary Engineering, Sculpture, Social Sciences, Social Work, Sports, Statistics, Structural Architecture, Sustainable Development, Systems Analysis, Town Planning, Transport Engineering, Visual Arts |
|---|---|
| Licenciatura | Art Education, Biological and Life Sciences, Chemistry, Dance, History, Mathematics, Pedagogy, Physical Education, Physics, Social Sciences |
| Especialização / Aperfeiçoamento | Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Arabic, Architecture, Ayurveda, Business Administration, Computer Engineering, Continuing Education, Cultural Studies, Data Processing, Dentistry, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Finance, Genetics, Health Sciences, Human Rights, Information Technology, International Business, Italian, Japanese, Literature, Marketing, Mathematics Education, Medicine, Neurosciences, Nursing, Nutrition, Paediatrics, Pedagogy, Pharmacy, Portuguese, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychology, Public Health, Science Education, Spanish, Sports, Telecommunications Engineering, Tourism, Transport Management |
| Mestrado | Accountancy, Administration, Anthropology, Archaeology, Architecture, Astronomy and Space Science, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Community Health, Comparative Religion, Computer Science, Dance, Dentistry, Design, Ecology, Economics, Education, Education of the Gifted, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Food Science, Geography, Geology, Health Sciences, History, Information Sciences, Latin, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics, Medicine, Metaphysics, Meteorology, Music, Natural Sciences, Nutrition, Performing Arts, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychoanalysis, Psychology, Regional Planning, Social and Community Services, Sociology, Surgery, Town Planning |
| Doutorado | Accountancy, Accountancy, Accountancy, Accountancy, Administration, Administration, Administration, Administration, Anthropology, Anthropology, Anthropology, Anthropology, Archaeology, Archaeology, Archaeology, Archaeology, Architecture, Architecture, Architecture, Architecture, Astronomy and Space Science, Astronomy and Space Science, Astronomy and Space Science, Astronomy and Space Science, Biochemistry, Biochemistry, Biochemistry, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biological and Life Sciences, Biological and Life Sciences, Biological and Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Biotechnology, Biotechnology, Biotechnology, Community Health, Community Health, Community Health, Community Health, Comparative Religion, Comparative Religion, Comparative Religion, Comparative Religion, Computer Science, Computer Science, Computer Science, Computer Science, Dance, Dance, Dance, Dance, Dentistry, Dentistry, Dentistry, Dentistry, Design, Design, Design, Design, Ecology, Ecology, Ecology, Ecology, Economics, Economics, Economics, Economics, Education, Education, Education, Education, Education of the Gifted, Education of the Gifted, Education of the Gifted, Education of the Gifted, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Engineering, Engineering, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Environmental Studies, Environmental Studies, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Fine Arts, Fine Arts, Fine Arts, Food Science, Food Science, Food Science, Food Science, Geography, Geography, Geography, Geography, Geology, Geology, Geology, Geology, Health Sciences, Health Sciences, Health Sciences, Health Sciences, History, History, History, History, Information Sciences, Information Sciences, Information Sciences, Information Sciences, Latin, Latin, Latin, Latin, Law, Law, Law, Law, Linguistics, Linguistics, Linguistics, Linguistics, Literature, Literature, Literature, Literature, Mathematics, Mathematics, Mathematics, Mathematics, Medicine, Medicine, Medicine, Medicine, Metaphysics, Metaphysics, Metaphysics, Metaphysics, Meteorology, Meteorology, Meteorology, Meteorology, Music, Music, Music, Music, Natural Sciences, Natural Sciences, Natural Sciences, Natural Sciences, Nutrition, Nutrition, Nutrition, Nutrition, Performing Arts, Performing Arts, Performing Arts, Performing Arts, Pharmacy, Pharmacy, Pharmacy, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Philosophy, Philosophy, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physical Education, Physical Education, Physical Education, Physics, Physics, Physics, Physics, Political Sciences, Political Sciences, Political Sciences, Political Sciences, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychoanalysis, Psychoanalysis, Psychoanalysis, Psychoanalysis, Psychology, Psychology, Psychology, Psychology, Regional Planning, Regional Planning, Regional Planning, Regional Planning, Social and Community Services, Social and Community Services, Social and Community Services, Social and Community Services, Sociology, Sociology, Sociology, Sociology, Surgery, Surgery, Surgery, Surgery, Town Planning, Town Planning, Town Planning, Town Planning |
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro alumni
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Oscar Niemeyer
- Occupations
- architectdesigneruniversity teacherwriterpolitician
- Biography
-
Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho, known as Oscar Niemeyer (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈoskaʁ ni.eˈmajeʁ]), was a Brazilian architect considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture. Niemeyer was best known for his design of civic buildings for Brasília, a planned city that became Brazil's capital in 1960, as well as his collaboration with other architects on the headquarters of the United Nations in New York. His exploration of the aesthetic possibilities of reinforced concrete was highly influential in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
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Clarice Lispector
- Occupations
- modelscreenwritertranslatorjournalistnovelist
- Biography
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Clarice Lispector was a Ukrainian-born Brazilian novelist and short story writer acclaimed internationally for her innovative novels and short stories. Born to a Jewish family in Podolia in Western Ukraine, as an infant she moved to Brazil with her family, amidst the disasters engulfing her native land following the First World War.
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Enéas Carneiro
- Occupations
- politicianphysicianmilitary personnelteacherauthor
- Biography
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Enéas Ferreira Carneiro was a Brazilian polymath, cardiologist, physicist, mathematician, professor, writer, military serviceman and politician. He represented the state of São Paulo in the National Chamber of Deputies (the lower house of the National Congress) and ran for presidency three times. He was founder and leader of the nationalist and conservative Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order (PRONA), which was usually seen as being far-right.
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João Dionísio Amoêdo
- Occupations
- politicianengineer
- Biography
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João Dionisio Filgueira Barreto Amoêdo, also known as João Amoêdo, is a Brazilian banker, engineer and businessman. He is one of the founders of the New Party (NOVO), which he presided from September 2015 to July 2017, and was its candidate in the Brazilian presidential election of 2018.
General info
| Alternative names | UFRJ Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1920 |
| Accreditation | Ministry of Education |
| Motto | A Universidade do Brasil The University of Brazil |
| Academic structure | Mathematical and Natural Sciences Center Arts and Letters Center Philosophy and Human Sciences Center Legal and Economic Sciences Center Health Sciences Center Technology Center |
| Affiliations and memberships | Conselho de Reitores das Universidades Brasileiras (CRUB) Rede Nacional de Extensão (RENEX) |
Location and Contacts
| Address | Avenida Pedro Calmon, 550 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-901 Brazil |
|---|---|
| City population | 6,748,000 |
| Phone | +55 (21) 2598 9603 |
| Fax | +55 (21) 2598 1605 |