University Of Sao Paulo Is The Best University In South America
The University of Sao Paulo is the best university in South America according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities ARWU. The ARWU is produced by the Institute of Higher Education at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University and several indicators of academic or research performance are used to establish the ranking these include highly cited researchers articles indexed in major citation indices and staff winning Nobel Prizes.
There are nine South American universities in the Words Top500 universities 2008. Six are located in Brazil two in Chile and one in Argentina. The Top5 universities located in South America are: University of Sao Paulo ranked 101151 in the world University of Beunos Aires ranked 152200 University Estadual Campinas ranked 201302 University Fed Rio de Janeiro and the University Federal Minas Gerais jointly ranked 303401.
The University of Sao Paulo has been the best university in South America in every year since 2003 according to the ARWU. Brazilian universities dominate the topuniversities in South America: four of the Top5 universities in South America are located in in Brazil.
The University of So Paulo USP is the largest higher education and research institution in Brazil. It is a public and free university with open access for students selected by the vestibular the Brazilian entrance exam for universities. USP was established in 1934 it started with some already existing schools the earliest of which was established in 1827. USP has seven campuses four of which are located in the City of Sao Paulo five hospitals and five museums. The total number of students is 86187 53.5 male: 54361 undergraduates and 31826 postgraduates graduate students. USP has a faculty of 5434 and employs 15221 persons. For more details about the USP.
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