University of the Algarve: Statistics

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#1316 of 14,131 In the World
#479 of 2,785 In Europe
#9 of 95 In Portugal
#199 of 3,409 For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
Top50% For 116 other topics
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Quick Review

Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Website
www.ualg.pt
Languages
Portuguese;English
Acceptance rate
40%*

* The University of the Algarve 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 RequirementsSecondary school certificate and entrance examination
Academic CalendarSeptember to July (September - January; February-July)

Research profile

University of the Algarve has published 16,662 scientific papers with 382,958 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Environmental Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Chemistry, Ecology, Engineering, Geology, Physics, Geography and Cartography, and Computer Science.

Publications
16,662
Citations
382,958

University of the Algarve majors

by publication & citation count

Biology
10,873 / 301,812
Environmental Science
10,354 / 261,840
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
8,452 / 166,621
Chemistry
7,754 / 222,340
Ecology
6,583 / 188,328
Engineering
6,576 / 158,806
Geology
6,014 / 159,180
Physics
5,770 / 135,197
Geography and Cartography
5,492 / 114,448
Computer Science
5,179 / 125,429
Medicine
5,109 / 125,996
Biochemistry
4,826 / 154,318
Genetics
4,321 / 135,353
Philosophy
3,989 / 61,841
Paleontology
3,674 / 100,347
Organic Chemistry
3,638 / 111,474
History
3,630 / 73,139
Political Science
3,549 / 67,038
Archaeology
3,469 / 71,127
Quantum and Particle physics
3,416 / 75,711
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
3,301 / 97,645
Oceanography
3,235 / 89,663
Law
3,194 / 65,453
Sociology
2,974 / 64,173
Botany
2,881 / 92,333
Psychology
2,707 / 54,634
Business
2,674 / 52,264
Materials Science
2,647 / 67,623
Mathematics
2,448 / 53,094
Statistics
1,961 / 47,133
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
1,799 / 38,253
Linguistics
1,736 / 31,882
Pathology
1,685 / 35,653
Economics
1,630 / 32,319
Environmental Management
1,451 / 43,289
Art & Design
1,399 / 23,667
Public Health
1,344 / 38,738
Optical Engineering
1,303 / 26,983
Demography
1,282 / 36,857
Machine Learning
1,280 / 30,827

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1992 12 56
1993 16 42
1994 27 74
1995 25 103
1996 34 171
1997 52 195
1998 93 263
1999 88 335
2000 126 529
2001 153 780
2002 227 1169
2003 259 1492
2004 247 2026
2005 335 2836
2006 365 3666
2007 427 4494
2008 466 5491
2009 469 6856
2010 484 7401
2011 602 9360
2012 694 10403
2013 709 11928
2014 788 14015
2015 808 15467
2016 874 16858
2017 902 19272
2018 933 22264
2019 945 25330
2020 1053 31594
2021 1090 38380
2022 1219 40010
2023 1144 41728
2024 928 42719
Academic rankings

Tuition

International studetns 3,000-4,000 (EUR)
Local studetns 965 (EUR)

The University of the Algarve has on-campus housing.

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 University of the Algarve.

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.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design Yes Yes No
Biology Yes Yes Yes
Business Yes Yes No
Chemistry Yes Yes Yes
Computer Science Yes Yes Yes
Economics Yes Yes No
Engineering Yes Yes Yes
Environmental Science Yes Yes Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes Yes
Mathematics Yes Yes Yes
Medicine Yes Yes Yes
Physics Yes Yes Yes
Psychology Yes Yes No
Diploma de técnico superior profissional Accountancy, Computer Graphics, Computer Networks, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Hygiene, Mechanical Engineering, Secretarial Studies, Tourism
Licenciado Agricultural Engineering, Agronomy, Applied Mathematics, Archaeology, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Biology, Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Civil Engineering, Communication Arts, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Cultural Studies, Design, Dietetics, Economics, Education of the Socially Disadvantaged, Educational Sciences, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Food Technology, Heritage Preservation, Hotel Management, Information Technology, Laboratory Techniques, Landscape Architecture, Literature, Management, Marine Biology, Marketing, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine, Modern Languages, Nursing, Nutrition, Pharmacy, Primary Education, Psychology, Radiology, Sociology, Special Education, Sports, Tourism, Treatment Techniques, Visual Arts
Mestre Accountancy, Agricultural Business, Aquaculture, Archaeology, Bioengineering, Biology, Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Clinical Psychology, Coastal Studies, Cognitive Sciences, Computer Engineering, Design, Earth Sciences, Economics, Education of the Socially Disadvantaged, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, Finance, Fishery, Food Technology, Foreign Languages Education, Gerontology, Health Administration, Heritage Preservation, History, Horticulture, Hotel Management, Human Resources, Humanities and Social Science Education, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Landscape Architecture, Management, Marine Biology, Marine Science and Oceanography, Marketing, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine, Microbiology, Modern Languages, Molecular Biology, Native Language Education, Neurosciences, Nursing, Occupational Health, Oncology, Pharmacy, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Psychology, Science Education, Secondary Education, Social Work, Sociology, Special Education, Taxation, Teacher Training, Telecommunications Engineering, Tourism, Water Management, Water Science
Doutor Agriculture, Archaeology, Biological and Life Sciences, Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Coastal Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Graphics, Economics, Electronic Engineering, Environmental Studies, Literature, Management, Marine Science and Oceanography, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Psychology, Sociology, Soil Science, Telecommunications Engineering, Tourism

Notable alumni

  1. Diogo Piçarra

    Diogo Piçarra
    Born in
    Portugal Flag Portugal
    Years
    1990-.. (age 35)
    Occupations
    singer
    Biography

    Diogo Piçarra is a Portuguese singer. He won the fifth season of the Portuguese version of Pop Idol in 2012.

  2. Edgar Pêra

    Edgar Pêra
    Born in
    Portugal Flag Portugal
    Years
    1960-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    film directorfilm editorscreenwriter
    Biography

    Edgar Henrique Clemente Pêra is a Portuguese filmmaker. Pêra is also a fine artist and a graphic comics artist. and writes fiction and cinema essays (PhD). Edgar Pêra studied Psychology, but switched to Film at the Portuguese National Conservatory, presently Lisbon Theatre and Film School (Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema). Aka Mr. Ego (scripts), Man-Kamera (image), Artur Cyanetto (sound). Edgar Pêra has auto-financed and produced many his own movies, or directed "auteur films" for cultural institutions. " If there has been in Portugal a filmmaker who has continuously filmed (apart from the well-known case, in the opposite direction, of Manoel de Oliveira), he is Edgar Pêra, as a consequence of his availability and insistence on doing so regardless of the perennial problems of juries and public subsidies. But it is also a consequence of his adaptation to light technologies, he and his camera, constituting symbiotically an "Ego" that is really making its own film-diaries". (Augusto M. Seabra) Pêra started as a screenwriter but in 1985 bought a camera, inspired by Dziga Vertov, and never stopped shooting on a daily basis. "Pêra has a penchant for odd, eccentric, obscure and sometimes twisted humor. His unique touches include an arthouse, avant-garde approach somehow combining retro and avant-garde modernities." (The Worldwide Celluloid Massacre)

  3. Adjany Costa

    Adjany Costa
    Born in
    Angola Flag Angola
    Years
    1989-.. (age 36)
    Occupations
    politicianenvironmentalist
    Biography

    Adjany da Silva Freitas Costa is an Angolan biologist and conservationist from Huambo who served as the Angolan Minister of Culture, Tourism and Environment from April to October 2020.

University of the Algarve faculties and divisions

Department/Division : Biomedical Sciences and Medicine Biomedicine, Medicine
Faculty : Economics Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing, Sociology, Tourism
Faculty : Human and Social Sciences Archaeology, Educational Sciences, History, Literature, Modern Languages, Psychology, Visual Arts
Faculty : Science and Technology Agronomy, Applied Mathematics, Bioengineering, Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Marine Biology, Marine Science and Oceanography, Mathematics, Pharmacy
Research Division : Archaeology and Evolution of Human Behaviour Archaeology, History
Research Division : Arts and Communication Performing Arts, Visual Arts
Research Division : Biomedical Research Health Sciences
Research Division : Electronics, Optoelectronics and Telecommunications Computer Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Research Division : Marine and Environmental Research Marine Science and Oceanography
Research Division : Marine Sciences Marine Science and Oceanography
Research Division : Mediterranean Bioresources and Food Biological and Life Sciences
Research Division : Spatial and Organizational Dynamics Anthropology, Demography and Population, Geography (Human), Regional Studies, Sociology
School : Education and Communication Communication Studies, Design, Educational Technology, Foreign Languages Education, Multimedia, Special Education, Sports, Teacher Training
School : Engineering Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Food Technology, Mechanical Engineering
School : Health Dietetics, Nursing, Nutrition, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Radiology
School : Management, Hospitality and Tourism Accountancy, Hotel Management, Management, Marketing, Tourism

General information

Alternative names UAlg
Universidade do Algarve
Founded 1979
Accreditation Direção-Geral do Ensino Superior (DGES)
Motto Estudar Onde é Bom Viver
Study Where You Would Like to Live
Colors blue, white

Location and contacts

Address Campus de Gambelas Ed. 2 - Piso 1, Gab. 1.6
Faro, Algarve, 8005-139
Portugal
City population 65,000

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