Top Universities in Rio de Janeiro
2025 Rio de Janeiro University Ranking New
Introduction
What are the top Universities in Rio de Janeiro? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2025 uniRank University Ranking of 17 Rio de Janeiro higher-education institutions meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:
- being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Brazil
- offering at least three-year bachelor's degrees or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees
- delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, non-distance education format
uniRank aims to provide a non-academic League Table of the top Rio de Janeiro Universities based on valid, unbiased and non-influenceable web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves.
2025 Rio de Janeiro University Ranking
| #Rank | University | Town |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro |
| 9 | Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro |
| 12 | Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro |
| 14 | Universidade Federal Fluminense | Niterói |
| 32 | Universidade Estácio de Sá | Rio de Janeiro |
| 59 | Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro | Seropédica |
| 62 | Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro |
| 114 | Universidade Veiga de Almeida | Rio de Janeiro |
| 144 | Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro | Campos dos Goytacazes |
| 154 | Universidade Salgado de Oliveira | São Gonçalo |
| 156 | Universidade de Vassouras | Vassouras |
| 170 | Universidade Católica de Petrópolis | Petrópolis |
| 171 | Universidade Cândido Mendes | Rio de Janeiro |
| 177 | Universidade do Grande Rio | Duque de Caxias |
| 185 | Universidade Castelo Branco | Rio de Janeiro |
| 190 | Universidade Iguaçu | Nova Iguaçu |
| 201 | Universidade Santa Úrsula | Rio de Janeiro |
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