Top Universities in Santa Catarina (state)
2026 Santa Catarina University Ranking New
What are the top universities in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2026 Santa Catarina University Ranking, which lists 13 higher-education institutions meeting uniRank's selection criteria:
- Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Brazil.
- Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
- Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.
The uniRank University Ranking aims to provide a non-academic league table of the top Santa Catarina Universities based on valid and unbiased web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves, which might not be independently audited.
2026 Santa Catarina University Ranking
| #Rank | University | Town/City |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina | Florianópolis |
| 47 | Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina | Florianópolis |
| 67 | Universidade do Vale do Itajaí | Itajaí |
| 75 | Universidade Regional de Blumenau | Blumenau |
| 94 | Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense | Criciúma |
| 106 | Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina | Joaçaba |
| 113 | Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul | Chapecó |
| 118 | Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina | Tubarão |
| 145 | Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó | Chapecó |
| 152 | Universidade da Região de Joinville | Joinville |
| 160 | Universidade do Contestado | Mafra |
| 181 | Universidade Alto Vale do Rio do Peixe | Caçador |
| 185 | Universidade do Planalto Catarinense | Lages |
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How many universities are there in Santa Catarina?
- There are 13 officially chartered, licensed or accredited Santa Catarina higher-education institutions that meet uniRank's selection criteria.
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