Universities in Santa Catarina rank highly in RUF 2026

The 2026 Ranking Universitário Folha (RUF) has highlighted the performance of higher education institutions in Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Universidade Regional de Blumenau (Furb) secured the third-place position among universities in the state. Nationally, the institution reached 72nd place. Furb showed significant progress in Innovation, climbing 18 positions in the national ranking to become the second-best university in the state for that category. It also saw improvements in Teaching and maintains its status as the highest-ranked municipal public university in Brazil.

Additionally, Unesc emerged as one of the top-rated non-state community universities in the region. Out of 29 analyzed undergraduate courses, 20 ranked among the top three in the state within its group. Nationally, 14 of Unesc's courses placed within the top 15 for non-state community institutions, with Visual Arts and Biomedicine ranking fourth and fifth, respectively.