College education in Brazil - Holly Pullan

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 Brazil offers free public colleges and for-profit private universities. 

Brazil's federal universities offer tuition-free education to admitted students. However, the majority of students who are accepted into the free universities are predominantly middle-class or wealthy students, in essence the students who can already afford to pay for college. 

MIddle-class and wealthy individuals typically go to private high schools, so they have more of an edge when it comes to going to the college of their choice. There’s a limit to the amount of people who are accepted to public universities- ¾ of all students attend private universities.

In order to gain admittance to both public and private universities, students are required to sit an entrance examination called the ‘Vestibular’ in addition to holding a secondary school diploma. The admission requirements vary depending upon the field of study and the institution to which you are applying. If your chosen course of study is not taught in English, you will need to submit a Portuguese Language Proficiency certificate.

About 18% of adults (25-64 year olds) in Brazil have attained tertiary education. This is similar to the attainment rate in Mexico, but well below other Latin American countries such as Argentina (36%), Chile (25%), Colombia (23%) and Costa Rica (23%). USA: 61% of adults have received some college education.


UFSC is in the top 10 best universities in Brazil (it is a public university).

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