World University Index

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Porto Alegre, Brazil

Ranked 8th in the world

Source: THE Latin America University Rankings, 2026

Full ranking profile 26 placements

Every placement the Index records for Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. The headline figure is the strongest of these.

Ranking table Publisher World rank
THE Latin America 2026 Headline Times Higher Education 8
QS Latin America 2026 Quacquarelli Symonds 16
QS Latin America 2027 Quacquarelli Symonds 19
THE by Subject 2025 Clinical and Health Times Higher Education 301
THE by Subject 2026 Clinical and Health Times Higher Education 301
THE by Subject 2025 Education Times Higher Education 301
THE by Subject 2026 Education Times Higher Education 301
THE by Subject 2025 Law Times Higher Education 301
THE by Subject 2026 Law Times Higher Education 301
THE by Subject 2025 Arts and Humanities Times Higher Education 401
THE by Subject 2026 Arts and Humanities Times Higher Education 401
THE by Subject 2025 Psychology Times Higher Education 401
THE by Subject 2026 Psychology Times Higher Education 401
THE by Subject 2025 Business and Economics Times Higher Education 501
THE by Subject 2025 Computer Science Times Higher Education 501
THE by Subject 2026 Computer Science Times Higher Education 501
THE by Subject 2025 Social Sciences Times Higher Education 501
THE by Subject 2026 Social Sciences Times Higher Education 501
THE by Subject 2026 Business and Economics Times Higher Education 601
THE by Subject 2025 Engineering Times Higher Education 601
THE by Subject 2025 Life Sciences Times Higher Education 601
THE by Subject 2026 Life Sciences Times Higher Education 601
THE 2027 Times Higher Education 701
THE by Subject 2026 Engineering Times Higher Education 801
THE by Subject 2025 Physical Sciences Times Higher Education 801
THE by Subject 2026 Physical Sciences Times Higher Education 801

Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.

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