Brazil has 35 universities among the best in the world

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In the list of the best institutions of higher education in the world, 35 are Brazilian.

That is what the “Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Ranking” shows, one of the leading international surveys of the sector, released on Wednesday, June 8.

Compared to 2021, 8 more institutions joined the list. Brazil has the highest number of representatives among Latin American countries.

Occupying the 115th place, USP (University of São Paulo) has the best position and moved up six positions compared to the last edition of the ranking.

The São Paulo institution is followed by Unicamp (State University of Campinas), in 210th position, and by UFRJ (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro), in 333rd.

Most of the Brazilian universities included in the list are public, but some are also private universities, such as the PUCs (Pontifical Catholic Universities) of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, and Mackenzie.

MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in the United States remains the best institution of higher education in the world.

The University of Cambridge in the UK is in second place, taking over the position previously held by Oxford University, which is also British.

The third-place goes to Stanford University.

In its 19th edition, the QS World University Ranking evaluated more than 2,400 universities from 100 countries. The list included 1,422 institutions.

Scientific citations, the ratio of professors per student, academic reputation among employers, and the proportion of foreign professors are some criteria adopted to rank the universities.

THE LIST OF BRAZILIAN INSTITUTIONS:

• 115th – USP (University of São Paulo);
• 210th – Unicamp (State University of Campinas);
• 333rd – UFRJ (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro);
• 441st – Unifesp (Federal University of São Paulo);
• 477th – Unesp (Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho);
• 601st-650th – PUC-Rio (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio);
• 701st-750th – UFMG (Federal University of Minas Gerais);
• 751st-800th – UFRS (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul);
• 801st-1,000th – PUC-SP (Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo);
• 801st-1,000th – UFSC (Federal University of Santa Catarina);
• 801st-1,000th – UFSCar (Federal University of São Carlos);
• 801st-1,000th – UFPR (Federal University of Paraná);
• 801st-1,000th – UnB (University of Brasilia);
• 1,001st-1,200th – UFJF (Federal University of Juiz de Fora);
• 1,001st-1,200th – UFPel (Federal University of Pelotas);
• 1,001st-1,200th – UFPE (Federal University of Pernambuco);
• 1,001st-1,200th – Uerj (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro);
• 1,201st-1,400th – PUC-Campinas (Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas);
• 1,201st-1,400th – PUC-PR (Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná);
• 1,201st-1,400th – PUC-RS (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul);
• 1,201st-1,400th – UEL (State University of Londrina);
• 1,201st-1,400th – UFF (Universidade Federal Fluminense);
• 1,201st-1,400th – UFBA (Federal University of Bahia);
• 1,201st-1,400th – UFPB (Federal University of Paraíba);
• 1,201st-1,400th – UFG (Federal University of Goiás);
• 1,201st-1,400th – UFSM (Federal University of Santa Maria);
• 1,201st-1,400th – UFU (Federal University of Uberlândia);
• 1,201st-1,400th – UFV (Federal University of Viçosa);
• 1,201st-1,400th – UFC (Federal University of Ceará);
• 1,201st-1,400th – Unirio (Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro);
• 1,201st-1,400th – UFPA (Federal University of Pará);
• 1,201st-1,400th – UFRN (Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte);
• 1,201st-1,400th – Mackenzie Presbyterian University (São Paulo);
• 1,201st-1,400th – Udesc (Santa Catarina State University);
• Above 1,401st – PUC-Minas (Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais).