Best Universities in Brazil – GURI 2026

Top universities in Brazil

According to the GURI 2026 Global University Rankings, the highest-ranked universities in Brazil are Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo State University, University of Campinas and others. Brazil has 59 GURI-eligible universities in this edition, and its highest global position is #157.

1. #1Universidade de São PauloGURI #157 · Score 87.63
2. #2Sao Paulo State UniversityGURI #219 · Score 84.40
3. #3University of CampinasGURI #327 · Score 79.48
4. #4Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroGURI #403 · Score 75.87
5. #5Federal University of Minas GeraisGURI #585 · Score 67.36
6. #6Universidade Federal do Rio Grande Do SulGURI #629 · Score 65.37
7. #7Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)GURI #740 · Score 60.90
8. #8Federal University of Sao PauloGURI #784 · Score 59.10
9. #9University of BrasíliaGURI #964 · Score 52.40
10. #10Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaGURI #1033 · Score 49.96

How universities in Brazil perform globally

Across the 59 ranked institutions the average GURI Score is 35.08 and the median is 26.76. The GURI Score combines ranking achievement across QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking with ranking coverage, inter-ranking consistency, institutional legacy and momentum.

Understanding the GURI ranking

GURI does not determine which university is objectively best. This ordering reflects the published GURI 2026 methodology only, and a different methodology would produce a different order. Read the methodology.

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Edition GURI 2026 · Published by GURI Global LLC · Independent of QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking.