Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

The 2024 Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) places the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) as the 10th best university or research institute in Brazil and the 5th best federal university in the country. The result places UFSC among the universities at the top of the list, in the 3.5% excellence range, out of a total of 20,966 institutions worldwide. The official publication was released on 13 May 2024, on the CWUR website.

See below UFSC’s ranking positions (universities only, excluding research institutes):

• Brazil – 9th best university and 5th best federal university.
• Latin America and the Caribbean – 14th best university.
• Global Ranking – 722nd best among the 20.966 institutions.

See the list of the 10 top Brazilian institutions:

1. Universidade de São Paulo – USP (global position: 105)
2. Universidade Estadual de Campinas – Unicamp (347)
3. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ (360)
4. Universidade Estadual Paulista – Unesp (421)
5. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS (474)
6. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – UFMG (503)
7. Universidade Federal de São Paulo – Unifesp (607)
8. Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – UERJ (620)
9. Fundação Oswaldo Cruz – Fiocruz (697)
10. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina – UFSC (728)

See full details on the CWUR  website. Despite certain distinct features, the set of indicators used by the CWUR is similar to those adopted by other world university rankings, such as teaching quality, student training, faculty reputation and research relevance.

About CWUR

The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), started in Saudi Arabia, is an organization providing policy advice, strategic insights, and consulting services to governments and universities to improve educational and research outcomes. CWUR publishes academic  rankings of global universities.

Translated by SINTER/UFSC.

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