University of São Paulo (USP) is one of the largest and most important research, technological and higher education institution of Brazil and Latin America. Founded in 1934, USP is a public state institution, and has campi located in eight cities in the state of São Paulo (Bauru, Lorena, Piracicaba, Pirassununga, Ribeirão Preto, Santos, São Carlos and São Paulo). USP offers 300 undergraduate programs and 222 graduate programs (MSc and PhD degrees), in all fields of knowledge, with tuition free for regular and exchange students. Altogether, there are about 90,000 enrolled students at USP. Its academic structure is organized into 42 schools, 6 specialized institutes, and four important museums, which receive over one-million visitors each year. USP also offers 984 extra-curricular programs for its students and the wider community that range from science and culture to innovative health care and therapy. USP has two major hospitals and dental health centers that directly benefit the population, and a partnership with two of the best hospitals in the cities of São Paulo and Ribeirão Preto. There are also sports practice centers, theaters, symphonic and chamber orchestras, and many other scientific and cultural diffusion centers. USP is a research-led institution, and since its foundation it has maintained a leadership role in Brazilian scientific and scholarly production, being responsible for 22% of all Brazilian academic output. Besides, the university graduate provision corresponds to 16% of all PhD awarded in Brazil, and 44% of the state of São Paulo. University of São Paulo also benefits from the continuous improvement of its interdisciplinary research centers in collaboration with international partners, which is demonstrated in 34% of all USP papers published with international co-authors.
Subject | Rank |
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Agricultural Sciences | 11 |
Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 11 |
Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences | 11 |
Ecology | 16 |
Public Health | 22 |
Textile Science & Engineering | 29 |
Mechanical Engineering | 39 |
Food Science & Technology | 41 |
Undergraduate Programs |
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Accounting Sciences |
Actuarial Sciences |
Administration |
Aeronautical Engineering |
Agronomic Engineering |
Applied and Computational Mathematics |
Architecture |
Astronomy |
Audiovisual Arts |
Biochemical Engineering |
Biochemical Pharmacy |
Biological Science |
Biomedical Informatics |
Biomolecular and Physical Sciences |
Business Economics and Accounting |
Chemical Engineering |
Chemistry |
Civil Engineering |
Computational Engineering |
Computational Physics |
Computer Science and Informatics |
Dentistry |
Design |
Dramatic Arts |
Economics |
Economic Sciences |
Editorial Business |
Educator In Geosciences and Environment |
Electrical Electronic Engineering and Energy and Automation Systems |
Electrical Engineering with Emphasis In Automation and Control |
Electrical Engineering with Emphasis In Electrical Energy and Automation |
Electrical Engineering with Emphasis In Electronic Systems |
Electrical Engineering with Emphasis On Telecommunications |
Environmental Engineering |
Environmental Management |
Exact Sciences |
Food Engineering |
Food Sciences |
Forest Engineering |
Fundamental Health Sciences |
Geology |
Geophysics |
Gerontology |
History |
Information and Documentation Sciences |
Information Systems |
International Relations |
Journalism |
Language and Literature |
Law |
Leisure and Tourism |
Library Sciences |
Marketing |
Marketing and Advertisement |
Materials Engineering |
Mathematics |
Mathematics Applied To Business |
Mechanical Engineering |
Mechanical Production Engineering |
Mechatronics Engineering |
Medical Physics |
Medicine and Medical Sciences |
Metallurgical Engineering |
Meteorology |
Mining Engineering |
Molecular Sciences |
Music |
Natural Sciences |
Naval Engineering |
Nursing |
Nutrition |
Nutrition and Metabolism |
Obstetrics |
Occupational Therapy |
Oceanography |
Pedagogy |
Petroleum Engineering |
Philosophy |
Physical Activity Sciences |
Physical Education |
Physics |
Physiotherapy |
Plastic Arts |
Production Engineering |
Psychology |
Public Policy Administration |
Public Relations |
Social Sciences |
Speech Therapy |
Sports |
Statistics |
Textile and Clothing Technology |
Tourism |
Veterinary Medicine |
Zootechny |
Graduate Programs |
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Administration |
Aesthetics and Art History |
Agricultural Machinery |
Agricultural Microbiology |
Allergy and Immunology |
Analytical Chemistry |
Anatomy of Domestic and Wild Animals |
Anesthesiology |
Animal Breeding |
Applied Dental Sciences |
Applied Ecology |
Applied Economics |
Applied Human Nutrition |
Applied Mathematics |
Arab and Jewish Studies |
Archaeology - Mae |
Architecture and Urbanism |
Astronomical |
Automotive Engineering |
Basic and Applied Immunology |
Biochemical Pharmaceutical Technology |
Biochemistry |
Biochemistry |
Bioengineering |
Bioinformatics |
Biological Oceanography |
Biology / Genetics |
Biosciences Applied To The Pharmacy |
Biotechnology |
Botany |
Brazilian Cultures and Identities |
Brazilian Literature |
Cardiology |
Cell Biology and Tissue |
Cellular and Molecular Biology |
Chemical and Geological Oceanography |
Chemical Engineering |
Chemical Engineering |
Chemistry |
Chemistry |
Child Health and Adolescent |
Civil Engineering |
Civil Engineering |
Classical Literature |
Clinical Analysis |
Clinical Psychology |
Communication Sciences |
Community Health |
Comp Studies. The Literat. Portuguese-Speaking |
Comparative Biology |
Computer Science |
Computer Science and Computational Mathematics |
Controlling and Accounting |
Cultural Studies |
Dental Materials |
Dental Sciences |
Dentistry |
Dentistry (Periodontics) |
Dermatology |
Drug and Drug |
Ecology |
Economic History |
Economy |
Economy |
Education |
Electrical Engineering |
Electrical Engineering |
Endocrinology |
Energy |
Entomology |
Entomology |
Environmental Engineering Sciences |
Environmental Science |
Epidemiology Exp. Applied To Zoonoses |
Experimental Pathology and Compared |
Experimental Physiopathology |
Experimental Psychology |
Food Engineering |
Food Science |
Forest Resources |
Fundamental Nursing |
Gastroenterology Clinic |
Gastrointestinal Surgery |
General Physiology |
Genetics |
Genetics and Improve. Plant |
Geochemistry and Geotectonics |
Geographical Human |
Geophysics |
Geotechnical |
German Language and Literature |
Health Sciences Applied To The Locomotor |
Human Physiology |
Husbandry |
Hydraulic and Sanitation |
Immunology |
In Adult Health Nursing |
Industrial Biotechnology |
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases |
Information Science |
Information Systems |
Integration of Latin America |
International Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology |
International Relations |
Irrigation and Drainage |
Language Esp. and Lit. Spanish and Latin Americ. |
Language, Italian Literature and Culture |
Language, Literature and Japanese Culture |
Linguistic |
Linguistic and Literary Studies In English |
Linguistic, Literary and Tradutológicos In French |
Literary Theory and Comparative Literature |
Management of Organizations |
Marine Engineering and Ocean |
Materials Engineering |
Materials Science and Engineering |
Mathematics |
Mathematics |
Means and Process Audiovisual |
Mechanical Engineering |
Mechanical Engineering |
Medical Clinic |
Medical Sciences |
Medicine and Technology and Interventions In Cardiology) |
Mental Health |
Metallurgical Engineering and Materials |
Meteorology |
Microbiology |
Mineral Engineering |
Mineral Resources and Hydrogeology |
Mineralogy, Petrology |
Modeling of Complex Systems |
Morphofunctional Sciences |
Music |
Nephrology |
Neurology |
Neurology |
Neuroscience and Behavior |
Nuclear Energy In Agriculture |
Nuclear Technology |
Nursing |
Nursing |
Nursing Management |
Nutrition and Animal Production |
Obstetrical Gynecology |
Obstetrics and Gynecology |
Oncology |
Ophthalmology |
Ophthalmology, Ent. and Head and Neck Surgery |
Oral Diagnosis |
Oral Pathology |
Oral Rehabilitation |
Orthopedic Traumatology |
Otorhinolaryngology |
Pasture and Animal Science |
Pathology |
Pediatric Dentistry |
Pediatrics |
Performing Arts |
Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Pharmacology |
Pharmacology |
Philology and Portuguese |
Philosophy |
Physical Education |
Physical Geography |
Physical Oceanography |
Physicochemical |
Physics |
Physics |
Physics Applied To Medicine and Biology |
Physics of The Agricultural Environment |
Physiology |
Phytopathology |
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry |
Plant Science |
Political Science |
Portuguese Literature |
Preventive Medicine |
Production Engineering |
Production Engineering |
Psychiatric Nursing |
Psychiatry |
Psychobiology |
Psychology |
Public Health |
Public Health Nursing |
Public Health Nutrition |
Public Health Surveillance |
Pulmonology |
Radiology |
Rehabilitation Sciences |
Rehabilitation Sciences |
Restorative Dentistry |
Right |
Russian Literature and Culture |
School Psychology and Dev. Human |
Science and Food Technology |
Social Anthropology |
Social Change and Participation |
Social History |
Social Psychology |
Sociology |
Soils and Plant Nutrition |
Speech |
Statistics |
Statistics and Experim. Agronomic |
Surgical Clinic |
Surgical Clinic |
Surgical Clinic and Veterinary |
Systematics, Taxonomy and Animal Biodiversity |
Systems Engineering, Logistics |
Teaching of Science (Physics, Chemistry and Biology) |
Textiles and Fashion |
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery |
Toxicology |
Toxicology and Toxicological Analysis |
Transport Engineering |
Transport Engineering |
Tropical Medicine - Instituto of Tropical Medicine |
Urology |
Veterinary Clinic |
Visual Arts |
Zoology |