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Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Urban
PublicResearchCoed
Acceptance
12.0%
QS World
#361
Tuition/yr
$0
Students
55,000
Founded
1920
About
Brazil's oldest federal university and the flagship of Rio de Janeiro, spread across the island Cidade Universitária campus and historic downtown faculties. It is the country's reference point for medicine, naval and petroleum engineering, and hosts nationally famous schools of fine arts and journalism. Tuition-free and fiercely contested through ENEM/SiSU.
- University type
- Public (federal)
- Acceptance rate
- 12.0%
- Total enrolment
- 55,000
- Student : faculty
- 14:1
- Founded
- 1920
Courses & majors
MedicineLawCivil EngineeringNaval EngineeringComputer ScienceEconomicsArchitecturePharmacyDentistryJournalismFine ArtsBiology
Cost of studying
Tuition / yr
$0
Cost of attendance
$8,000
Application fee
$20
Rankings
#361
QS World
#901
Times Higher Ed
#3
National
Scholarships & financial aid
No tuition is charged; federal student-assistance grants (housing, meals) exist but are means-tested and mostly for domestic students.
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