# Rankings of universities in Brazil

Universities in Brazil are ranked in a number of ways, including both national and international ranks.

## National Rankings
### Ranking Universitário Folha

Brazil's largest newspaper Folha de S. Paulo organizes, since 2012, a national ranking of universities with criteria akin to those used by the better known worldwide rankings: research, teaching, internationalization, innovation and market value.
| 2019 | 2016 | 2015 | 2012 | University |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | USP - University of São Paulo |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Unicamp - University of Campinas |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | UFRJ - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | UFMG - Federal University of Minas Gerais |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | UFRGS - Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Unesp - São Paulo State University |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | UFSC - Federal University of Santa Catarina |
| 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | UFPR - Federal University of Paraná |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | UnB - University of Brasília |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | UFPE - Federal University of Pernambuco |
| 11 | 10 | 11 | 18 | UFC - Federal University of Ceará |
| 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | UFSCar - Federal University of São Carlos |
| 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | UERJ - Rio de Janeiro State University |
| 14 | 14* | 15 | 12 | UFBA - Federal University of Bahia |
| 15 | 17 | 16 | 22 | UFV - Federal University of Viçosa |
| 16 | 16 | 22 | 14 | UNIFESP - Federal University of São Paulo |
| 17 | 14* | 13 | 15 | UFF - Fluminense Federal University |
| 18 | 22 | 20 | 16 | PUCRS - Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 13 | PUCRJ - Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro |
| 20 | 20 | 17 | 23 | UFG - Federal University of Goiás |
| 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | UFSM - Federal University of Santa Maria |
| 22 | 23 | 25 | 21 | UFRN - Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte |
| 26 | 19 | 20* | 38 | UFJF - Federal University of Juiz de Fora |
* tied.

### Brazilian government evaluation

Higher education evaluations are also conducted by the Brazilian Government; specifically by Inep (Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais; English: National Institute of Studies and Research). The Government uses a General Index of Courses (Portuguese: Índice Geral de Cursos [pt]; IGC) to determinate the quality of Brazilian's higher education (graduate and post-graduate courses) in Brazil. Universidade de São Paulo, one of the most prestigious universities in the country, has been participating in the IGC since 2013 as part of a technical cooperation with Inep that will last three years, during which time the results concerning the university's courses will not be disclosed. Only then will the university decide whether to fully participate in the government evaluation.

#### 2012 Índice Geral de Cursos

| 2012 rankings | University |
| 1 | UFRGS - Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul |
| 2 | UFLA - Federal University of Lavras |
| 3 | UFABC - Federal University of ABC |
| 4 | UNICAMP - University of Campinas |
| 5 | UFMG - Federal University of Minas Gerais |
| 6 | UFTM - Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro |
| 7 | UFSCar - Federal University of São Carlos |
| 8 | UFV - Federal University of Viçosa |
| 9 | UFCSPA - Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre |
| 10 | UFSC - Federal University of Santa Catarina |
| 11 | UNIFESP - Federal University of São Paulo |
| 12 | UENF - Darcy Ribeiro North Fluminense State University |
| 13 | UnB - University of Brasília |
| 14 | UFRJ - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro |
| 15 | UNESP - São Paulo State University |
| 16 | PUC-RIO - Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro |
| 17 | UFSM - Federal University of Santa Maria |
| 18 | UDESC - University of the State of Santa Catarina |
| 19 | UFRN - Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte |
| 20 | UNIFAL-MG - Federal University of Alfenas |
| 21 | UFJF - Federal University of Juiz de Fora |
| 22 | UFG - Federal University of Goiás |
| 23 | UFPEL - Federal University of Pelotas |
| 24 | PUCSP - Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo |
| 25 | UEL - State University of Londrina |
| 26 | UNIFEI - Federal University of Itajuba |
| 27 | UTFPR - Federal University of Technology – Paraná |
| 28 | UFPE - Federal University of Pernambuco |
| 29 | PUCRS - Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul |
| 30 | UEM - State University of Maringá |

## World rankings
### 2019 Academic Ranking of World Universities

| World Rank | Institution |
| 101-150 | University of São Paulo |
| 301-400 | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro |
| 301-400 | São Paulo State University |
| 301-400 | University of Campinas |
| 401-500 | Federal University of Minas Gerais |
| 401-500 | Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul |
| 501-600 | Federal University of Paraná |
| 601-700 | Federal University of Goiás |
| 601-700 | Federal University of Santa Catarina |
| 601-700 | Federal University of São Paulo |
| 601-700 | Universidade Federal de Pelotas |
| 701-800 | Federal University of São Carlos |
| 701-800 | Federal University of Viçosa |
| 701-800 | University of Brasília |
| 801-900 | Federal University of Ceará |
| 801-900 | Federal University of Pernambuco |
| 801-900 | Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte |
| 801-900 | Federal University of Santa Maria |
| 901-1000 | Federal University of Bahia |
| 901-1000 | Federal University of Pará |
| 901-1000 | Fluminense Federal University |
| 901-1000 | Rio de Janeiro State University |
| 901-1000 | Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul |

### 2020 QS World University Rankings

| World Rank | Institution |
| 116 | University of São Paulo |
| 214 | University of Campinas |
| 358 | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro |
| 439 | Federal University of São Paulo |
| 482 | São Paulo State University |
| 601-650 | Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro |
| 651-700 | Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo |
| 651-700 | Federal University of Minas Gerais |
| 651-700 | Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul |
| 701-750 | Federal University of Santa Catarina |
| 801-1000 | Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul |
| 801-1000 | University of Brasília |
| 801-1000 | Rio de Janeiro State University |
| 801-1000 | State University of Londrina |
| 801-1000 | Federal University of São Carlos |
| 801-1000 | Federal University of Viçosa |
| 801-1000 | Federal University of Paraná |
| 801-1000 | Federal University of Pernambuco |
| 801-1000 | Fluminense Federal University |

### 2020 Times Higher Education World University Rankings

| World Rank | Institution |
| 251–300 | University of São Paulo |
| 501–600 | University of Campinas |
| 601–800 | Federal University of Minas Gerais |
| 601–800 | Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul |
| 601–800 | Federal University of Santa Catarina |
| 601–800 | Federal University of São Paulo |
| 601–800 | Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro |
| 801–1000 | University of Brasília |
| 801–1000 | Federal University of Pelotas |
| 801–1000 | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro |
| 801–1000 | Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul |
| 801–1000 | São Paulo State University |
| 1001+ | University of Caxias do Sul |
| 1001+ | Ceará State University |
| 1001+ | Federal University of ABC |
| 1001+ | Federal University of Alagoas |
| 1001+ | Federal University of Bahia |
| 1001+ | Federal University of Ceará |
| 1001+ | Federal University of Espírito Santo |
| 1001+ | Federal University of Goiás |
| 1001+ | Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre |
| 1001+ | Federal University of Itajubá |
| 1001+ | Federal University of Lavras |
| 1001+ | Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul |
| 1001+ | Federal University of Ouro Preto |
| 1001+ | Federal University of Pará |
| 1001+ | Federal University of Paraná |
| 1001+ | Federal University of Pernambuco |
| 1001+ | Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte |
| 1001+ | Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid Region |
| 1001+ | Federal University of Santa Maria |
| 1001+ | Federal University of São Carlos |
| 1001+ | Federal University of Technology – Paraná |
| 1001+ | Federal University of Viçosa |
| 1001+ | Fluminense Federal University |
| 1001+ | University of Fortaleza |
| 1001+ | Londrina State University |
| 1001+ | Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais |
| 1001+ | Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná |
| 1001+ | Rio de Janeiro State University |
| 1001+ | Santa Catarina State University |
| 1001+ | University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos |
| 1001+ | State University of Maringá |
| 1001+ | State University of Ponta Grossa |
| 1001+ | State University of Santa Cruz |
| 1001+ | State University of Western Paraná |