Only private institution from the south of Brazil featured among 22 other Brazilian institutions
The most recent edition of QS World University Ranking features PUCRS among the best universities of Brazil and the only private institution from the south of Brazil. Brazil has 22 institutions in the list. The ranking was published on Wednesday, Jun 6, and includes 1000 universities from 85 countries.
The ranking, which is published every year, relies on five performance indicators: academic reputation (40% of final score), employer reputation (10% of final score), faculty/student ratio (20% of final score), citations per faculty (20% of final score) and internationalization (10% of final score). Check out the full list.
About QS
The initiative has been brought forth by QS Quacquarelli Symonds, a British company specialized in higher education. It has more than 250 employees in 5 continents. QS is best known for publishing QS World University Rankings, which is regarded as one of the most popular university rankings all over the globe.
Ranking
World
1st – Massachusetts Institute of University (MIT)
2nd – Stanford University
3rd – Harvard University
Brazil – Private institutions
1st – PUC-SP
2nd – PUC-Rio
3rd – PUCRS
Brazil – Public institutions
1st – Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
2nd – Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp)
3rd – Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
