University of São Paulo

The University of São Paulo (Portuguese: Universidade de São Paulo or USP) is one of the three public universities funded by the State of São Paulo. USP is one of the largest institutions of higher education in Brazil and Latin America, with approximately 75,000 enrolled students. It has eleven campuses, four of them in the City of São Paulo (the main campus is called Campus Armando de Salles Oliveira, with an area of 7,443,770 m²). There are cam... more

The University of São Paulo (Portuguese: Universidade de São Paulo or USP) is one of the three public universities funded by the State of São Paulo. USP is one of the largest institutions of higher education in Brazil and Latin America, with approximately 75,000 enrolled students. It has eleven campuses, four of them in the City of São Paulo (the main campus is called Campus Armando de Salles Oliveira, with an area of 7,443,770 m²). There are campuses in the cities of Bauru, Lorena, Piracicaba, Pirassununga, Ribeirão Preto and two in São Carlos. USP is involved in teaching, research and university extension in all areas of knowledge. In 2009, the International Professional Ranking of Higher Education Institutions ranked USP as the 42nd in the world, and first in Latin America. USP was also ranked by Webometrics Ranking of World Universities as the 38th best university in the world for quantity and quality of web publication, the best ranking in the Southern Hemisphere. The Times... less