187 Best Public Universities in Brazil

Universidade de São Paulo tops our list of 187 Public universities in Brazil at #108 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Next come Universidade Estadual de Campinas (QS World #233) and Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (QS World #317).

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169Ranked

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Faculdade Integradas do Ceará

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170Ranked

Brazil

Universidade do Amazonas

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171Ranked

Brazil

Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada - IMPA

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172Ranked

Brazil

Faculdade Italo Brasileira

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173Ranked

Brazil

Universidade de Tocantins

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174Ranked

Brazil

Universidade Santa Cecília dos Bandeirantes

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175Ranked

Brazil

Faculdades Integradas Toledo

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176Ranked

Brazil

Universidade Católica de Goiás

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177Ranked

Brazil

Universidade Bandeirante de São Paulo

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178Ranked

Brazil

Faculdades Integradas UPIS

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179Ranked

Brazil

Centro Universitário UniFatecie

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180Ranked

Brazil

Faculdade Dom Bosco

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181Ranked

Brazil

Universidade Virtual do Estado de São Paulo

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182Ranked

Brazil

Faculdade Do Instituto Nacional De Pós-Graduação - Faculdade INPG

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183Ranked

Brazil

Centro Universitário De Goiás - UNIGOIÁS

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184Ranked

Brazil

Centro Universitário Álvares Penteado - FECAP

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185Ranked

Brazil

Centro Universitário Facens - UniFACENS

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186Ranked

Brazil

Faculdade Impacta - IMPACTA

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187Ranked

Brazil

Instituto de Tecnologia e Liderança - Inteli

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How these universities are ranked

5 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #108 (Universidade de São Paulo) to #595 (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. Universidade de São Paulo has the largest research record in this group, with 23,207,820 citations and an h-index of 882. 24 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".

Public, private and where they are

The split is 187 public to 0 private institutions.

Frequently asked questions

Which is the best university in Brazil for Public?

Universidade de São Paulo (QS World #108), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (QS World #233) and Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (QS World #317) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.

How many public universities offer Public in Brazil?

187 public and 0 private universities are on this list.

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