Brazilian universities are not among the 100 best in the world – survey

A survey conducted by the World University Rankings (CWUR) shows that no state or federal university in Brazil is in the top 100.

According to the study, 22 institutions in the country are among the 1,000 best.

The survey analyzed students’ academic success, employability, faculty distinctions, and research conducted.

Universities in the United States lead the list.

In the top 10 are eight US institutions and two British ones.

The first American is Harvard University. Next is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

In third place is Stanford University.

Regarding Brazilian universities, the University of São Paulo (USP) is ranked best, in 109th place.

Compared to last year, the institution fell four positions.

According to the study, the second-best Brazilian university is also from São Paulo: the University of Campinas (Unicamp).

From the 347th position in 2022, it jumped to 344th.

The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), the third-best in the country among federal universities, fell from 360th to 376th.

With information from Agência Brasil

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