# Catholic University of Petrópolis

The Catholic University of Petrópolis (Portuguese: Universidade Católica de Petrópolis, UCP) is a private and non-profit university in Petrópolis — the capital of the State of Rio de Janeiro for nine years and the largest city of the highlands of the state. It is maintained by the Catholic Archdiocese of Petrópolis. The university had the highest score in the state of Rio de Janeiro in the National Student Performance Exam assessment for the bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy (undergraduate) and the third highest score in the bachelor's degree in Biomedicine (undergraduate). With that result, UCP is the best evaluated private university in the state in the respective courses. UCP Law School is one of the only ones recommended by the National Bar Association of Brazil in the region.

## Unities and courses
### Undergraduate Degree

| Faculty | Course | Campus |
| Center of Engineering and Computing (CEC) | Architecture and urbanism | Barão do Amazonas |
| Center of Engineering and Computing (CEC) | Civil engineering | Barão do Amazonas |
| Center of Engineering and Computing (CEC) | Electrical engineering | Barão do Amazonas |
| Center of Engineering and Computing (CEC) | Mechanical engineering | Barão do Amazonas |
| Center of Engineering and Computing (CEC) | Computer engineering | Barão do Amazonas |
| Center of Engineering and Computing (CEC) | Control and Automation engineering | Barão do Amazonas |
| Center of Engineering and Computing (CEC) | Production engineering | Barão do Amazonas |
| Center of Engineering and Computing (CEC) | Petroleum engineering | Barão do Amazonas |
| Center of Engineering and Computing (CEC) | Mechatronics Engineering | Barão do Amazonas |
| Legal Science Center (CCJ) | Law | Benjamin Constant |
| Center for Applied Social Sciences (CCSA) | Administration (Business) | Benjamin Constant |
| Center for Applied Social Sciences (CCSA) | Accountancy | Benjamin Constant |
| Center for Applied Social Sciences (CCSA) | Economic sciences | Benjamin Constant |
| Center for Applied Social Sciences (CCSA) | Communication | Benjamin Constant |
| Center for Applied Social Sciences (CCSA) | Marketing | Benjamin Constant |
| Center for Applied Social Sciences (CCSA) | International relations | Benjamin Constant |
| Center for Applied Social Sciences (CCSA) | Logistics | Benjamin Constant |
| Health Sciences Center (CCS) | Biomedicine | Barão do Amazonas |
| Health Sciences Center (CCS) | Physical therapy | Barão do Amazonas |
| Health Sciences Center (CCS) | Psychology | Barão do Amazonas |
| Health Sciences Center (CCS) | Physical education | Barão do Amazonas |
| Center of Theology and Humanities (CTH) | Philosophy | Benjamin Constant |
| Center of Theology and Humanities (CTH) | Pedagogy (education) | Benjamin Constant |
| Center of Theology and Humanities (CTH) | History | Benjamin Constant |
| Center of Theology and Humanities (CTH) | Languages | Benjamin Constant |
| Center of Theology and Humanities (CTH) | Theology | Benjamin Constant |
| Center of Theology and Humanities (CTH) | Music | Benjamin Constant (UCP Music School) |

## Admission

For undergraduate admission to UCP two exams are used: ENEM and its own vestibular test.