Universities in Salvador, Brazil
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Salvador
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  • Universities in Salvador
  • Ranked in at least one ranking
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  • Universities in Salvador
  • (13 institution and 4 subject rankings)
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  • Universities in Salvador
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Latest ranking updates related to universities in Salvador
  • 01 Jan, 2023: Publication of Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities. Federal University of Bahia with highest ranking among universities in Salvador ranked #1194.
  • 28 Nov, 2022: Publication of URAP World Ranking - University Ranking by Academic Performance. Federal University of Bahia ranked #840.
  • 26 Oct, 2022: Publication of QS World University Rankings: Sustainability. Federal University of Bahia ranked #601.
  • 26 Oct, 2022: Publication of THE World University Rankings by Subject (Arts and Humanities). Federal University of Bahia with highest ranking among universities in Salvador ranked #501.

Highest subject rankings of universities in Salvador

Public Health ARWU by subject - Academic Ranking of World Universities - ShanghaiRanking
#401 
Federal University of Bahia
Psychology THE World University Rankings by Subject
#501 
Federal University of Bahia
Education THE World University Rankings by Subject
#501 
Federal University of Bahia
Arts and Humanities THE World University Rankings by Subject
#501 
Federal University of Bahia
Biological Sciences URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Subject
#718 
Federal University of Bahia
Computer Science THE World University Rankings by Subject
#801 
Federal University of Bahia
Engineering THE World University Rankings by Subject
#1001 
Federal University of Bahia

Rankings of universities in Salvador, Brazil 2023

#1

Federal University of Bahia

Student satisfaction: 4.3 / 5.0 (237 reviews)
  • #17 
  • #1201 
THE World University Rankings
[Published 12 October, 2022]
  • #23 
  • #1201 
QS World University Rankings
[Published 08 June, 2022]
  • #18 
  • #1002 
US News: Best Global Universities
[Published 24 October, 2022]


#2

Bahia State University

Student satisfaction: 4.3 / 5.0 (234 reviews)
  • #103 
  • #542 
Scimago Institutions Rankings
[Published 04 April, 2022]
  • #89 
  • #89 
RUF Ranking de universidades
[Published 07 October, 2019]
  • #56 
  • #201 
QS University Rankings: Latin America
[Published 22 September, 2022]

#3

Salvador University

Student satisfaction: 2.3 / 5.0 (143 reviews)
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  • #120 
  • #122 
RUF Ranking de universidades
[Published 07 October, 2019]
  • #85 
  • #301 
QS University Rankings: Latin America
[Published 22 September, 2022]
  • #98 
  • #614 
StuDocu World University Ranking - Latin America
[Published 06 September, 2021]


#4

Catholic University of Salvador

Student satisfaction: 4.6 / 5.0 (260 reviews)
  • #165 
  • #171 
RUF Ranking de universidades
[Published 07 October, 2019]
  • #166 
  • #6440 
Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities
[Published 01 January, 2023]

Salvador Key Facts for International Students

Population: 2712000

Time: GMT -3

District/province: Bahia, Salvador

Living costs for students in Salvador:

* 100 = prices in London

  • Living costs without accommodation 60* (40% cheaper than London)
  • All costs including accommodation 42* (58% cheaper than London)
  • Meals (grocery & lower cost restaurants) 46* (54% cheaper than London)
  • Average Big Mac price 22.17 BRL
  • Plug Type C
    • Residential voltage: 127 V / 220 V
    • Frequency: 60 Hz
  • Plug Type N
    • Residential voltage: 127 V / 220 V
    • Frequency: 60 Hz

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Federal University of Bahia ranks #1 in Salvador in our meta ranking composed of 133 university rankings.

Among all universities in Salvador Federal University of Bahia is listed in the largest number of rankings. See all 21 rankings where Federal University of Bahia is listed.

Federal University of Bahia is ranked best in Salvador for Medicine & Health (Public Health). See all rankings for the Federal University of Bahia.

Federal University of Bahia is ranked best in Salvador for Social Studies & Humanities (Psychology). See all rankings for the Federal University of Bahia.

Federal University of Bahia is ranked best in Salvador for Education (Education). See all rankings for the Federal University of Bahia.

Federal University of Bahia is ranked best in Salvador for Arts Visual & Performing (Arts and Humanities). See all rankings for the Federal University of Bahia.

Federal University of Bahia is ranked best in Salvador for Natural Sciences (Biological Sciences). See all rankings for the Federal University of Bahia.

Federal University of Bahia is ranked best in Salvador for Computer Science (Computer Science). See all rankings for the Federal University of Bahia.

Federal University of Bahia is ranked best in Salvador for Engineering (Engineering). See all rankings for the Federal University of Bahia.

Ranking publishers

British Quacquarelli Symonds, UK

Criteria used in ranking -QS World University Rankings:
Academic Reputation 40%
Employer Reputation 10%
Faculty/Student Ratio 20%
Citations per faculty 20%
International Faculty Ratio 5%
International Student Ratio 5%

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CWUR Center for World University Rankings

Criteria used in ranking -CWUR Center for World University Rankings:
Research Performance (40%)
-Research Output 10%
-High-Quality Publications 10%
-Influence 10%
-Citations 10%

Quality of Education 25%

Alumni Employment 25%

Quality of Faculty 10%

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Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, Netherlands

Criteria used in ranking -CWTS Leiden Ranking:
-Scientific Impact
-Number of Publications
-Collaboration
-Open Access
-Gender Diversity

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RUF

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Scimago Institutions

Criteria used in ranking -Scimago Institutions Rankings:
Research (50%)
- Normalized Impact 13%
- Excellence with Leadership 8%
- Output 8%
- Scientific Leadership 5%
- Not Own Journals 3%
- Own Journals 3%
- Excellence 2%
- High Quality Publications 2%
- International Collaboration 2%
- Open Access 2%
- Scientific Talent Pool 2%

Innovation (30%)
- Innovative Knowledge 10%
- Patents 10%
- Technological Impact 10%

Societal (20%)
- Altmetrics 10%
- Inbound Links 5%
- Web Size 5%

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ShanghaiRanking Consultancy

Criteria used in ranking -ARWU Academic Ranking of World Universities - ShanghaiRanking:
Quality of Education 10%
- Alumni winning Nobel Prizes/Field Medals 10%

Quality of Faculty 40%
- Staff winning Nobel Prizes/Field Medals 20%
- Highly Cited Researchers 20%

Research Output 40%
- Papers published in Nature and Science 20%
- Papers indexed in Science Citation Index-Expanded & Social Science Citation Index 20%

Per Capita Performance 10%

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StuDocu

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THE Times Higher Education, UK

Criteria used in ranking -THE World University Rankings:
30% Teaching (the Learning Environment)
- Reputation survey: 15%
- Staff-to-student ratio: 4.5%
- Doctorate-to-bachelor’s ratio: 2.25%
- Doctorates-awarded-to-academic-staff ratio: 6%
- Institutional income: 2.25%

30% Research (Volume, Income and Reputation)
- Reputation survey: 18%
- Research income: 6%
- Research productivity: 6%

30% Citations (Research Influence)

7.5% International Outlook (Staff, Students and Research)
- Proportion of international students: 2.5%
- Proportion of international staff: 2.5%
- International collaboration: 2.5%

2.5% Industry Income (Knowledge Transfer)

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Urap

Criteria used in ranking -URAP World Ranking - University Ranking by Academic Performance:
Articles (Current Scientific Productivity) 21%
Total Documents (Scientific Productivity) 10%
Citations (Research Impact) 21%
Article Impact Total (Research Quality) 18%
Citation Impact Total (Research Quality) 15%
International Collaboration (International Acceptance) 15%

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Us News

Criteria used in ranking -US News: Best Global Universities:
Reputation 25%
-Global research reputation 12.5%
-Regional research reputation 12.5%
Research (Publications, Citations, Conferences, Research collaboration) 65%
-Publications 10%
-Books 2.5%
-Conferences 2.5%
-Normalized citation impact 10%
-Total citations 7.5%
-Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited 12.5%
-Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited 10%
-International collaboration relative to country 5%
-International collaboration 5%
Scientific Excellence 10%
-Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited in their respective field 5%
-Percentage of total publications that are among the top 1% most highly cited papers 5%

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Webometrics

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