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Institutional development · Rankings, reputation and performance · Brazil

Federal University of Santa Catarina law degree ranked fifth in Brazil by The Impact Lawyers

The Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) says its law degree placed fifth nationally in a ranking by the international digital legal magazine The Impact Lawyers.

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Why it matters: Applicants weighing law degrees in Brazil can see UFSC placed fifth in a ranking that assesses study plans and programme structure.

UFSC reported that its undergraduate law degree was ranked the fifth best in Brazil by The Impact Lawyers, which it describes as an international digital legal magazine.

According to the university, the ranking considers each institution's study plans, the structure of its programmes and the way it organises teaching.

Editor’s view

Sarah Williamson, Teaching, Digital and AI Editor

The result concerns UFSC's law degree, its students and prospective applicants; as reported by the university, the placing rests on criteria covering curricula, programme structure and how teaching is organised.

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