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Cear芍 State University

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Fortaleza-CE, Brazil
1501+ in World University Rankings 2025
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The Cear芍 State University (UECE) is a public university located in Cear芍, a state in northeastern Brazil.

It was established in 1975, after an initial law was passed in 1973 granting the executive branch permission to create the Educational Foundation of the State of Cear芍 (FUNEDUCE). UECE originally incorporated the higher education units of various existing schools in the region, and today it is Cear芍's second largest university, and the largest public institution.

The university is spread across a total of 10 campuses. Two of these (including Campus du Itaperi - the main campus) are located in the State capital of Cear芍, Fortaleza. Other campuses are located in Itapipoca, Limoeiro do Norte, Quixada, Crateus, Iguatu, Pacoti and Taua. Across these campuses there are a host of well resourced libraries, including the Ant?nio Martins Filho Library, the Education School of Crate迆s Library, the Raquel de Queiroz Library, and the Humberto Teixeira Library.

Undergraduate teaching programmes at the Cear芍 State University include: biological sciences, which includes courses such as nursing, biology, physical education and medicine; humanities, which has courses including business administration, geography, pedagogy, psychology, history and social sciences; and exact sciences, with subjects such as computer science, mathematics, physics, chemistry and accounting.

The motto of Cear芍 State University is "lumen ad viam" which translates as "the way, the light", and the university aims to show students the light and the way via knowledge and wisdom, with the goal to "train professionals to promote sustainable development and quality of life in the region".

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Student gender ratio
59 F : 41 M (1)
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International student percentage
0% (1)
student per staff
Students per staff
13.6 (1)
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Student total
14791 (1)

Based on data collected for the (1) World University Rankings 2025

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Life Sciences801每1000th

  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Sport Science
  • Veterinary Science
  • Biological Sciences

Clinical and Health1001+

  • Medicine and Dentistry
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