State University of Campinas

Native Name: Universidade Estadual de Campinas
English Name: State University of Campinas
Region: Americas
Country: Brazil
Found Year: 1962
Address: Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz Campinas, BR, 13083-970
Website: http://www.unicamp.br/

The University of Campinas is a public university funded by the State of São Paulo. It was established in 1966 in the city of Campinas, with the goal to become an academic center of excellence, producing world-class basic and applied research, providing high-standards undergraduate and graduate education and serving as a catalist for economic and social development. Currently UNICAMP offers undergraduate degrees in 66 majors, including medicine, dentistry, several engineering specializations, basic natural and human sciences, applied sciences, teaching and arts. Its admission process is one of the most competitive in Brazil, with nearly 53,000 candidates for 3320 incoming students. Undergraduate education at UNICAMP is provided by the State of São Paulo for all its students free of charge. In addition, housing, meals, transportation and a living stipend may also be provided on a need basis, so that of the 17,000 undergraduate students at UNICAMP, over 2,200 receive some support.Undergraduate education at UNICAMP operates in three campuses: the School of Dentistry in Piracicaba, the College of Applied Sciences and the College of Technology in Limeira, offering undergraduate degrees in technology and business administration, among others, and its main Campus in Campinas, with eighteen other Schools and Colleges. In addition, UNICAMP operates a large teaching and research hospital complex in Campinas, serving as center of reference for millions of people, and runs several community hospitals in nearby cities. The university has 1,800 faculties, with a large research output - close to 10% of all indexed scientific papers in Brazil have a UNICAMP co-author. In addition, UNICAMP is the Brazilian organization with the largest technological output, with over 62 patents requested each year since 2002. The University budget for 2011 was close to U$$ 2,000,000,000, with 80% originating from the State budget. Overall, UNICAMP is an internationally recognized center of academic excellence, with a very distinct profile among Brazilian higher education institutions as a leader in technology, health sciences, natural sciences, human sciences and the arts.

Total Enrollment:23721
           International Students:554(2%)
Undergraduate Enrollment:12950
           International Students:95(1%)
Graduate Enrollment:10771
           International Students:459(4%)

Undergraduate Programs
           Agribusiness Management
           Agricultural Engineering
           Applied and Computational Mathematics
           Architecture and Town Planning
           Automation and Control Engineering
           Biological Sciences
           Business Administration
           Chemical Engineering
           Chemical Engineering
           Chemistry
           Chemistry
           Civil Engineering
           Communication (Media) Studies
           Computer Engineering
           Computer Science
           Dance
           Dentistry
           Earth Sciences
           Economic Sciences (Day)
           Economic Sciences (Evening)
           Electrical Engineering
           Electrical Engineering (Evening)
           Food Engineering
           Food Engineering (Evening)
           Geography
           Geography
           Geology
           History
           Languages
           Linguistics
           Literary Studies
           Management of  International Trade
           Manufacturing Engineering
           Mathematics
           Mechanical Engineering
           Medicine
           Music
           Nursing
           Nutrition
           Pedagogy (Day)
           Pedagogy (Evening)
           Performing Arts
           Pharmacy
           Philosophy
           Physical Education
           Physical Education
           Physics
           Physics
           Physics and Mathematics
           Production Engineering
           Public Policy Management
           Social Sciences
           Social Sciences
           Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
           Sports Sciences
           Statistics
           Teaching Degree in Biological Sciences
           Teaching Degree in Mathematics
           Teaching in Languages
           Teaching in Physics and Chemistry
           Technologist Degree in Civil Construction
           Technologist Degree in Environmental Sanitation
           Technologist Degree in Environmental Sanitation
           Technologist Degree in Information Technology
           Technologist Degree in Information Technology
           Technologist Degree in Telecommunications
           Visual Arts
Graduate Programs
           Graduate Program in Agricultural Engineering
           Graduate Program in Applied Linguistics
           Graduate Program in Applied Mathematics
           Graduate Program in Arts
           Graduate Program in Cellular and Structural Biology
           Graduate Program in Chemical Engineering
           Graduate Program in Chemistry
           Graduate Program in Child and Adolescent Health
           Graduate Program in Civil Engineering
           Graduate Program in Clinical Dentistry
           Graduate Program in Collective Health
           Graduate Program in Computer Science
           Graduate Program in Demography
           Graduate Program in Dental Materials
           Graduate Program in Dental Radiology
           Graduate Program in Dentistry
           Graduate Program in Ecology
           Graduate Program in Economic Development
           Graduate Program in Economics
           Graduate Program in Education
           Graduate Program in Electrical Engineering
           Graduate Program in Energy Systems Planning
           Graduate Program in Environment and Society
           Graduate Program in Food and Nutrition
           Graduate Program in Food Engineering
           Graduate Program in Food Science
           Graduate Program in Food Technology
           Graduate Program in Functional and Molecular Biology
           Graduate Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology
           Graduate Program in Geography
           Graduate Program in Geosciences
           Graduate Program in Gerontology
           Graduate Program in History
           Graduate Program in Internal Medicine
           Graduate Program in International Relations
           Graduate Program in Linguistics
           Graduate Program in Mathematics
           Graduate Program in Mechanical Engineering
           Graduate Program in Medical Pathophysiology
           Graduate Program in Medical Sciences
           Graduate Program in Multimedia Studies
           Graduate Program in Music
           Graduate Program in Nursing
           Graduate Program in Obstetrics and Gynecology
           Graduate Program in Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
           Graduate Program in Oral Biology
           Graduate Program in Parasitology
           Graduate Program in Petroleum Sciences and Engineering
           Graduate Program in Pharmacology
           Graduate Program in Phylosophy
           Graduate Program in Physical Education
           Graduate Program in Physics
           Graduate Program in Plant Biology
           Graduate Program in Political Science
           Graduate Program in Popularization of  Science and Culture
           Graduate Program in Scientific and Technological Policies
           Graduate Program in Social Anthropology
           Graduate Program in Social Sciences
           Graduate Program in Sociology
           Graduate Program in Statistics
           Graduate Program in Surgery
           Graduate Program in Technology
           Graduate Program in Theory and History of  Literature

Performance in Academic Ranking of World Universities

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ARWU 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Institutional Ranking 301-400 302-403 203-300 301-400 203-304 201-302 201-302 201-300 201-300 201-300

Performance in Academic Ranking of World Universities by Broad Subject Fields

Broad Subject Fields 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Natural Sciences and Mathematics (SCI) / / / / / /
Engineering/Technology and Computer Science (ENG) / / / / / 151-200
Life and Agriculture Sciences (LIFE) / / / / / /
Clinical Medicine and Pharmacy (MED) / / / / / /
Social Sciences (SOC) / / / / / /

Performance in Academic Ranking of World Universities by Subject Fields

Subject Fields 2009 2010 2011 2012
Mathematics / / / /
Physics / / / /
Chemistry / / / /
Computer Science / / / 101-150
Economics/Business / / / /

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