Universities and research institutes in Brazil

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 695 universities and research institutes in Brazil.

Universities and research institutes train the workforce and produce the research a regional economy builds on. Their technology transfer offices license discoveries, spin out companies and partner with industry.

The largest concentrations are in São Paulo (98), Rio de Janeiro (62) and Belo Horizonte (20).

Brazil scores 51.9 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 60 of 117 economies.

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695 universities and research institutes

• Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
  University or research institute · Uberlândia · ufu.br
• Universidade Federal de Viçosa
  University or research institute · Viçosa · ufv.br
• Universidade Federal do ABC
  University or research institute · Santo André · ufabc.edu.br
• Universidade Federal do Acre
  University or research institute · Rio Branco · ufac.br
• Universidade Federal do Agreste de Pernambuco
  University or research institute · Garanhuns · ufape.edu.br
• Universidade Federal do Amapá
  University or research institute · Macapá · unifap.br
• Universidade Federal do Amazonas
  University or research institute · Manaus · ufam.edu.br
• Universidade Federal do Cariri
  University or research institute · Juazeiro do Norte · ufca.edu.br
• Universidade Federal do Ceará
  University or research institute · Fortaleza · ufc.br
• Universidade Federal do Delta do Parnaíba
  University or research institute · Parnaíba · ufdpar.edu.br
• Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
  University or research institute · Vitória · ufes.br
• Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
  University or research institute · Rio de Janeiro · unirio.br
• Universidade Federal do Maranhão
  University or research institute · São Luís · portais.ufma.br
• Universidade Federal do Norte do Tocantins
  University or research institute · Araguaína · ufnt.edu.br
• Universidade Federal do Oeste da Bahia
  University or research institute · Barreiras · ufob.edu.br
• Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará
  University or research institute · Santarém · ufopa.edu.br
• Universidade Federal do Pampa
  University or research institute · Bagé · unipampa.edu.br
• Universidade Federal do Pará
  University or research institute · Belém · ufpa.br
• Universidade Federal do Paraná
  University or research institute · Curitiba · ufpr.br
• Universidade Federal do Piauí
  University or research institute · Teresina · ufpi.br
• Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia
  University or research institute · Cruz das Almas · ufrb.edu.br
• Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
  University or research institute · Rio de Janeiro · ufrj.br
• Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
  University or research institute · Rio Grande · furg.br
• Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
  University or research institute · Natal · ufrn.br
• Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  University or research institute · Porto Alegre · ufrgs.br
• Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia
  University or research institute · Itabuna · ufsb.edu.br
• Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará
  University or research institute · Marabá · unifesspa.edu.br
• Universidade Federal do Tocantins
  University or research institute · Palmas · ww2.uft.edu.br
• Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
  University or research institute · Uberaba · uftm.edu.br
• Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco
  University or research institute · Petrolina · univasf.edu.br
• Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri
  University or research institute · Diamantina · ufvjm.edu.br
• Universidade Federal Fluminense
  University or research institute · Niterói · uff.br
• Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia
  University or research institute · Belém · novo.ufra.edu.br
• Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
  University or research institute · Recife · ufrpe.br
• Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
  University or research institute · Seropédica · ufrrj.br
• Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido
  University or research institute · Mossoró · ufersa.edu.br
• Universidade Feevale
  University or research institute · Novo Hamburgo · feevale.br
• Universidade Franciscana
  University or research institute · Santa Maria · ufn.edu.br
• Universidade Fundação Mineira de Educação e Cultura
  University or research institute · Belo Horizonte · fumec.br
• Universidade Ibirapuera
  University or research institute · São Paulo · ibirapuera.br
• Universidade Iguaçu
  University or research institute · Nova Iguaçu · unig.br
• Universidade José do Rosário Vellano
  University or research institute · Alfenas · unifenas.br
• Universidade La Salle
  University or research institute · Canoas · unilasalle.edu.br
• Universidade Luterana do Brasil
  University or research institute · Canoas · ulbra.br
• Universidade Metodista de São Paulo
  University or research institute · São Bernardo do Campo · metodista.br
• Universidade Metropolitana de Santos
  University or research institute · Santos · unimes.br
• Universidade Municipal de São Caetano do Sul
  University or research institute · São Caetano do Sul · uscs.edu.br
• Universidade Nilton Lins
  University or research institute · Manaus · universidadeniltonlins.com.br
• Universidade Norte do Paraná
  University or research institute · Londrina · unopar.com.br
• Universidade Nove de Julho
  University or research institute · São Paulo · uninove.br
• Universidade para o Desenvolvimento do Alto Vale do Itajaí
  University or research institute · Rio do Sul · unidavi.edu.br
• Universidade Paranaense
  University or research institute · Umuarama · unipar.br
• Universidade Paulista
  University or research institute · São Paulo · unip.br
• Universidade Paulista Campinas
  University or research institute · Campinas · unip.br
• Universidade Positivo
  University or research institute · Curitiba · up.edu.br
• Universidade Potiguar
  University or research institute · Natal · unp.br
• Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
  University or research institute · São Paulo · up.mackenzie.br
• Universidade Presidente Antônio Carlos
  University or research institute · Barbacena · unipac.br
• Universidade Regional de Blumenau
  University or research institute · Blumenau · furb.br
• Universidade Regional do Cariri
  University or research institute · Crato · urca.br
• Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul
  University or research institute · Ijuí · unijui.edu.br
• Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões
  University or research institute · Erechim · uricer.edu.br
• Universidade Sagrado Coração
  University or research institute · Bauru · usc.br
• Universidade Salgado de Oliveira
  University or research institute · São Gonçalo · universo.edu.br
• Universidade Salvador
  University or research institute · Salvador · unifacs.br
• Universidade Santa Cecília
  University or research institute · Santos · unisanta.br
• Universidade Santa Úrsula
  University or research institute · Rio de Janeiro · usu.br
• Universidade São Francisco
  University or research institute · Bragança Paulista · usf.edu.br
• Universidade São Judas Tadeu
  University or research institute · São Paulo · usjt.br
• Universidade São Marcos
  University or research institute · São Paulo · universidadesaomarcos.edu.br
• Universidade SENAI CIMATEC
  University or research institute · Salvador · senaicimatec.com.br
• Universidade Sociedade Educacional de Santa Catarina
  University or research institute · Joinville · sociesc.org.br
• Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
  University or research institute · Curitiba · utfpr.edu.br
• Universidade Tiradentes
  University or research institute · Aracaju · unit.br
• Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná
  University or research institute · Curitiba · tuiuti.edu.br
• Universidade Unigranrio
  University or research institute · Rio de Janeiro · unigranrio.br
• Universidade Vale do Rio Doce
  University or research institute · Governador Valadares · univale.br
• Universidade Vale do Rio Verde
  University or research institute · Três Corações · unincor.br
• Universidade Veiga de Almeida
  University or research institute · Cabo Frio · uva.br
• Universidade Vila Velha
  University or research institute · Vila Velha · uvv.br
• Universidade Virtual do Estado de São Paulo
  University or research institute · São Paulo · univesp.br
• University Alto Vale do Rio do Peixe
  University or research institute · Caçador · uniarp.edu.br
• University Center Augusto Motta
  University or research institute · Rio de Janeiro · unisuam.edu.br
• University Center of Brasília
  University or research institute · Brasília · uniceub.br
• University for International Integration of the Afro-Brazilian Lusophony
  University or research institute · Redenção · unilab.edu.br
• University Gama Filho
  University or research institute · Rio de Janeiro · ugf.br
• University of Cruz Alta
  University or research institute · Cruz Alta · unicruz.edu.br
• University of Gurupi
  University or research institute · Gurupi · unirg.edu.br
• University of the Federal District
  University or research institute · Brasília · universidade.df.gov.br
• University of Vassouras
  University or research institute · Vassouras · universidadedevassouras.edu.br
• Vale Technological Institute
  University or research institute · Belém · itv.org
• Valongo Observatory
  University or research institute · Rio de Janeiro · ov.ufrj.br
• Fundação Centro de Estudos do Universo
  University or research institute · Brotas
• Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia Translacional em Medicina
  University or research institute · Porto Alegre
• Universidade Livre de Música
  University or research institute · São Paulo

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Cities

• Universities and research institutes in São Paulo 98
• Universities and research institutes in Rio de Janeiro 62
• Universities and research institutes in Belo Horizonte 20
• Universities and research institutes in Campinas 19
• Universities and research institutes in Salvador 17
• Universities and research institutes in Brasília 16
• Universities and research institutes in Curitiba 16
• Universities and research institutes in Porto Alegre 14
• Universities and research institutes in Recife 13
• Universities and research institutes in Fortaleza 10
• Universities and research institutes in Manaus 10
• Universities and research institutes in Belém 9
• Universities and research institutes in Cuiabá 8
• Universities and research institutes in Florianópolis 8
• Universities and research institutes in Vitória 8
• Universities and research institutes in Maceió 6
• Universities and research institutes in São Carlos 6
• Universities and research institutes in Campo Grande 5
• Universities and research institutes in Londrina 5
• Universities and research institutes in Natal 5
• Universities and research institutes in Porto Velho 5
• Universities and research institutes in Santos 5
• Universities and research institutes in São José dos Campos 5
• Universities and research institutes in Foz do Iguaçu 4
• Universities and research institutes in Goiânia 4
• Universities and research institutes in João Pessoa 4
• Universities and research institutes in Marília 4
• Universities and research institutes in Petrópolis 4
• Universities and research institutes in Santa Maria 4
• Universities and research institutes in São José do Rio Preto 4
• Universities and research institutes in São Luís 4
• Universities and research institutes in Teresina 4
• Universities and research institutes in Aracaju 3
• Universities and research institutes in Araraquara 3
• Universities and research institutes in Bauru 3
• Universities and research institutes in Boa Vista 3
• Universities and research institutes in Campina Grande 3
• Universities and research institutes in Canoas 3
• Universities and research institutes in Dourados 3
• Universities and research institutes in Franca 3
• Universities and research institutes in Itajubá 3
• Universities and research institutes in Joinville 3
• Universities and research institutes in Juiz de Fora 3
• Universities and research institutes in Macapá 3
• Universities and research institutes in Maringá 3
• Universities and research institutes in Montes Claros 3
• Universities and research institutes in Niterói 3
• Universities and research institutes in Novo Hamburgo 3
• Universities and research institutes in Palmas 3
• Universities and research institutes in Pelotas 3
• Universities and research institutes in Ribeirão Preto 3
• Universities and research institutes in Santo André 3
• Universities and research institutes in São Bernardo do Campo 3
• Universities and research institutes in São José 3
• Universities and research institutes in São Leopoldo 3
• Universities and research institutes in Taubaté 3
• Universities and research institutes in Uberaba 3