For the third consecutive year, PUCRS is highlighted as the best private university in Brazil in Folha University Ranking (RUF) , released this Monday, October 7th. In the private segment, among the evaluated aspects, the Institution ranks 1st in Research, repeating the performance of 2018, and in the second position in Teaching and Internationalization. In the general classification of the higher-rated higher education courses, also among private institutions, are those in Medicine (1st) Social Work (2nd), Psychology (2nd), Letters (2nd), Advertising and Marketing (3rd) and Communication (3rd) place). As in the two previous surveys, the 18th position in the general scope of the ranking was maintained, which included 197 public and private higher education institutions.

“The University welcomed the result of Folha's ranking. It is important to note that national and international rankings use different criteria, which sometimes places institutions in different positions. For example, for CAPES, we are the first University in research among public and private. At Times Higher Education (THE) , we are the 20th University in Latin America. The RUF observes issues such as teaching, innovation, research, internationalization and the labor market, that is, items that the management and academic community of PUCRS has sought to develop with excellence. This recognition demonstrates how much the University invests in priority areas and positively impacts the training of students in undergraduate and graduate courses, in addition to its relevance to regional, national and international development ”, highlights Dean Evilázio Teixeira.

NATIONAL HIGHLIGHT: PUCRS AT RUF 2019

1st place among private universities (18th overall)
1st place in private research (19th overall)
2nd place in Private Education (32nd overall)
2nd place in Internationalization among private companies (14th position overall)
3rd place in Innovation among private companies (9th position overall)

AMONG THE BEST COURSES IN BRAZIL

Medicine: 1st place among private universities (15th position overall)

Letras: 2nd place among private universities (11th position overall)
Psychology: 2nd place among private universities (8th place overall)
Social Work: 2nd place among private universities (7th place overall)
Communication: 3rd place among private universities (7th place overall)
Advertising and Marketing: 3rd place among private universities (8th place overall)

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LEADERS IN THE SOUTH REGION

Architecture and Urbanism: 1st place among private universities (15th position overall)
Biology: 1st place among private universities (17th overall)
Computing: 1st place among private universities (15th overall)
Nursing: 1st place among private universities (23rd position in general)
Production Engineering: 1st place among private universities (14th position overall)
Geography: 1st place among private universities (20th position overall)
Chemistry: 1st place among private universities (20th position overall)

HIGHLIGHTS IN RS

Law: 2nd place among private universities (22nd position overall)
Economy: 2nd place among private universities (28th overall)
Physical Education: 2nd place among private universities (38th overall)
Civil Engineering: 2nd place among private universities (38th position overall)
Control and Automation Engineering: 2nd place among private universities (18th overall)
Electrical Engineering: 2nd place among private universities (39th position overall)
Mechanical Engineering: 2nd place among private universities (30th overall)
Chemical Engineering: 2nd place among private universities (19th overall)
History: 2nd place among private universities (19th overall)
Dentistry: 2nd place among private universities (25th overall)
Pedagogy: 2nd place among private universities (21st position overall)

About the RUF

This is an annual assessment of all active universities in the country - including public and private universities - which uses national and international data in addition to two Opinion polls from Datafolha, considering five aspects: research, teaching, market, internationalization and innovation. The analysis also points out that Catholic universities also have better evaluation, among the private ones, in scientific research - one of the ranking criteria.