Institutional development · Rankings, reputation and performance · Brazil
UFSC ranks fifth among Brazil's federal universities in Research.com 2026 table
The Federal University of Santa Catarina says it placed fifth among Brazilian federal universities and eighth among all Brazilian institutions in Research.com's Best Universities in the World 2026 Ranking.
Why it matters: The Federal University of Santa Catarina reports placing eighth among all Brazilian institutions in Research.com's 2026 world ranking.
The Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) reported in its newsletter Divulga UFSC that it came fifth among Brazil's federal universities in the Best Universities in the World 2026 Ranking published by the platform Research.com.
According to UFSC, the same ranking placed it eighth among all institutions in Brazil.
Editor’s view
Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor
The Federal University of Santa Catarina is directly affected: by its own account, the Research.com 2026 ranking places it fifth among Brazil's federal universities and eighth nationally among all institutions.
