Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
(UFRGS)
About
The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul is a Brazilian public federal research university based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. UFRGS is among the largest and highest-rated universities in Brazil, having one of the largest number of scientific publications. From 2012 to 2019, the university was elected as the best federal university of Brazil. UFRGS has over 31,000 undergraduate students, over 12,000 graduate students, and more than 2,600 faculty members. As a Brazilian public federal institution, students do not pay tuition fees to enroll in courses offered by the university.
Ranked Top 464 worldwide across 4 major ranking systems
Ranked in 97 subject rankings
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29 subjectsQS
34 subjectsUS News
23 subjects|
Subject
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Rank
|
Score
|
Year
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|---|---|---|---|
| Psychiatry/Psychology | =145 | 53.5 | 2026 |
| Agricultural Sciences | 160 | 53.5 | 2026 |
| Endocrinology and Metabolism | 175 | 53.5 | 2026 |
| Food Science and Technology | 202 | 53.5 | 2026 |
| Plant and Animal Science | =211 | 53.5 | 2026 |
| Space Science | 218 | 53.5 | 2026 |
| Neuroscience and Behavior | =227 | 53.5 | 2026 |
| Polymer Science | 229 | 53.5 | 2026 |
| Microbiology | 236 | 53.5 | 2026 |
| Clinical Medicine | =298 | 53.5 | 2026 |
| Public, Environmental and Occupational Health | =344 | 53.5 | 2026 |
| Environment/Ecology | 345 | 53.5 | 2026 |
| Molecular Biology and Genetics | 385 | 53.5 | 2026 |
| Geosciences | =389 | 53.5 | 2026 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | =393 | 53.5 | 2026 |
| Physics | =411 | 53.5 | 2026 |
| Engineering | =417 | 53.5 | 2026 |
| Computer Science | =431 | 53.5 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences and Public Health | =438 | 53.5 | 2026 |
| Biology and Biochemistry | =460 | 53.5 | 2026 |
| Chemistry | =484 | 53.5 | 2026 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | =636 | 53.5 | 2026 |
| Materials Science | =689 | 53.5 | 2026 |
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11 subjects|
Subject
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Rank
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Score
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Year
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|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical & Health | 301–400 | 40.1 | 2026 |
| Education | 301–400 | 36.3 | 2026 |
| Law | 301–400 | 24.7 | 2026 |
| Arts & Humanities | 401–500 | 27.4 | 2026 |
| Psychology | 401–500 | 33.6 | 2026 |
| Computer Science | 501–600 | 35.5 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences | 501–600 | 31.7 | 2026 |
| Life Sciences | 601–800 | 29.3 | 2026 |
| Business & Economics | 601–800 | 28.8 | 2026 |
| Engineering & Technology | 801–1000 | 27.1 | 2026 |
| Physical Sciences | 801–1000 | 27.5 | 2026 |