15 cheapest universities in Brazil in 2026
The most affordable universities in Brazil, ranked by minimum bachelor fees. Ideal for optimising your study budget.
Lowest fee
774 BRL/yr
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15 universities ranked by increasing fees
No. 1Universidade São Judas
A private São Paulo university known for engineering and technology programs, on campus and online.
No. 2Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (UNISUL)
A major private university in Santa Catarina (1964), with campuses in Tubarão, Florianópolis and the metro area.
No. 3Universidade Metodista de São Paulo
A Methodist confessional university in São Bernardo do Campo, known for communication, theology and health programs.
No. 4Universidade da Amazônia (UNAMA)
A private university in Belém, Pará, one of the most important in eastern Amazonia.
No. 5Universidade Católica de Pernambuco (UNICAP)
A Jesuit private university in Recife, Pernambuco (1951), recognised for law and the social sciences.
No. 6Universidade Anhembi Morumbi
A private São Paulo university and pioneer in design, gastronomy and tourism, part of a major Brazilian education group.
No. 7Universidade Paulista (UNIP)
One of Brazil's largest private universities, founded in 1988 in São Paulo, with over a hundred on-campus and online degree programs.
No. 8Universidade Norte do Paraná (UNOPAR)
A large private university in Paraná and a pioneer of distance education in Brazil, with a nationwide presence.
No. 9Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE)
A large, affordable private university in São Paulo with extensive health, technology and business programs, on campus and online.
No. 10Universidade de Uberaba (UNIUBE)
A private university in Uberaba, Minas Gerais, recognised for health, law and its distance programmes.
No. 11Universidade de Caxias do Sul (UCS)
A major community university in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, recognised for engineering, law and design.
No. 12Universidade Cesumar (UniCesumar)
A large private university in Maringá, Paraná, a national leader in distance education in Brazil.
No. 13Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR)
A leading private university in Fortaleza, Ceará (1973), renowned for medicine, law and design.
No. 14Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
A leading Brazilian teaching and research institution founded in 1944, renowned for economics, management, law and public policy.
No. 15Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (SP/RJ)
A private confessional university in São Paulo, heir to an institution founded in 1870, renowned for law, architecture and engineering.