Positivo University: Statistics

Updated: February 29, 2024

Position	Category
#4130 of 14,131	In the World
#283 of 1,756	In Latin America
#95 of 198	In Brazil
#4 of 5	In Curitiba
#401 of 1,067	For Plastic Surgery
Top50%	For 10 other topics

Quick Review

Enrollment: 18,000
Type: For-profit
Funding: Private
Highest Degree: Doctorate
Website: www.up.edu.br
Acceptance rate: 36%*

* Positivo University 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 Requirements	Competitive admission
Academic Calendar	Semesters
Enrollment	18,000
Full time employee	2,000
Student:staff ratio	9:1

Research profile

Positivo University has published 3,049 scientific papers with 19,260 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Medicine, Biology, Philosophy, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Political Science, Pathology, Engineering, and Physics.

Publications: 3,049
Citations: 19,260

Positivo University majors

by publication & citation count

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	1,701 / 7,852
Medicine	1,573 / 12,544
Biology	1,391 / 13,155
Philosophy	1,178 / 3,228
Environmental Science	936 / 9,556
Chemistry	842 / 10,048
Political Science	770 / 3,619
Pathology	767 / 6,033
Engineering	733 / 7,244
Physics	660 / 6,460
Surgery	588 / 4,419
Genetics	585 / 5,565
Psychology	555 / 3,906
Sociology	544 / 3,699
Geology	544 / 6,081
Computer Science	542 / 4,003
Dentistry	495 / 4,234
Biochemistry	483 / 5,853
Geography and Cartography	443 / 3,970
Paleontology	442 / 4,883
Law	435 / 2,689
Ecology	397 / 4,726
Mathematics	386 / 3,482
Organic Chemistry	385 / 5,791
Materials Science	375 / 4,092
Orthodontics	361 / 3,450
Statistics	344 / 3,343
Radiology and Nuclear medicine	339 / 2,510
Psychiatry	317 / 2,600
Business	298 / 1,890
History	277 / 2,174
Quantum and Particle physics	273 / 2,917
Anatomy and Physiology	263 / 2,186
Archaeology	258 / 2,165
Immunology	232 / 1,650
Economics	207 / 1,357
Botany	184 / 2,318
Art & Design	180 / 1,501
Public Health	169 / 2,255
Metallurgical Engineering	163 / 2,064

Annual publication & citation counts

Year	Publications	Citations
1991	0	0
1992	0	0
1993	0	0
1994	0	0
1995	0	0
1996	0	0
1997	0	0
1998	0	0
1999	0	0
2000	0	0
2001	4	0
2002	1	0
2003	1	2
2004	2	1
2005	11	4
2006	17	16
2007	18	17
2008	64	45
2009	105	87
2010	106	154
2011	120	265
2012	109	386
2013	140	584
2014	166	731
2015	156	846
2016	211	901
2017	243	988
2018	268	1195
2019	289	1539
2020	308	2258
2021	265	2765
2022	239	3012
2023	199	2962

Notable alumni

Bernardo Ribas Carli

Born in

Brazil

Years

1986-2018 (aged 32)

Occupations

officialpolitician

Biography

Bernardo Ribas Carli was a Brazilian politician and member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB). He served as a state deputy in the Legislative Assembly of Paraná from 2011 until his death in office due to plane crash in 2018.
Leandre Dal Ponte

Born in

Brazil

Years

1975-.. (age 49)

Occupations

politician

Biography

Leandre Dal Ponte, sometimes known more simply as Leandre, is a Brazilian politician and civil engineer. She has spent her political career representing her home state of Paraná, having served as state representative from 2015.