Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

Ranking third in our list of the best universities in Brazil is Universidade Federal Do Rio De Janeiro (UFRJ). The Universidade Federal Do Rio De Janeiro (UFRJ), one of Brazil's major federal institutions, offers 157 undergraduate and 580 graduate programs to its 56,000 students and 9,300 employees. It also has seven museums, including the Brazilian National Museum, which houses many of UFRJ's researchers, offices, and labs.

Graduate courses in anthropology, sociology, botany, geology, paleontology, and zoology are available at the National Museum. The Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro also provides courses in health sciences, technology, natural and mathematical sciences, legal and economic studies, philosophy and humanities, and languages and arts, in addition to these disciplines.

Fundo Island was formed after a group of islands in Guanabara Bay were united following university expansions in the twentieth century. The island currently houses UFRJ's administration, many colleges and research facilities, as well as the institution's main campus, prompting many Brazilians to refer to the university simply as Fundo.

In the QS University Rankings: BRICS, UFRJ is placed 19th, with notably high marks for academic reputation, foreign faculty, and the percentage of staff having a PhD. It doesn't quite equal USP or UNICAMP in terms of research publishing rates, but it does appear to be generating research that has an effect, with a higher citations per paper score than UNICAMP. When it comes to faculty-to-student ratio and foreign student intake, UFRJ, like other prominent Brazilian universities, falls short of other BRICS schools.

Founded: 1920

Location: Av. Pedro Calmon, 550 - Cidade Universitária da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 21941-901, Brazil

Telefone: +55 21 3938-9600

Website: ufrj.br