All 3 Colleges and Universities in Recife

Are you looking for all the colleges and universities in Recife? Here, we will go over the list of private and public universities and colleges in Recife.

In our database, there are a total of 3 institutions in Recife. Out of those institutions, 2 are public and 1 are private.

1. University of Pernambuco

The University of Pernambuco (FESP) is a public university in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. It was formed in 1965 by the merger of the faculties of Medical Sciences, Dentistry, Sciences of Pernambuco, and the Pernambuco Polytechnic School. UPE is ranked highly in Brazilian university rankings like Guia do Estudante and RUF.

2. Catholic University of Pernambuco

The Catholic University of Pernambuco is a private Catholic university in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. It was founded in 1951 as an expansion of the region's first Catholic school, Manoel da Nóbrega College of Philosophy, Sciences, and Letters, which was founded in 1943 by the Jesuits of the northeast region. Undergraduate and postgraduate programs are available in law, social sciences, engineering, business, architecture, and medicine.

3. Federal Rural University of Pernambuco

The Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE) is a public university in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. It was started in 1914 as a library that also offered veterinary and agricultural courses. The university currently provides a range of undergraduate and graduate courses in addition to research in rural development and the natural sciences.