Federal University of Pernambuco

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Federal University of Pernambuco

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Other names	UFPE
Motto	Virtus impavida
Motto in English	Fearless virtue
Type	Public
Established	1946 (law school dates from 1827)
Budget	R$ 1,227,858,265.00 (2014)[1]
Rector	Alfredo Macedo Gomes
Administrative staff	1,670 academic, technical 9,400
Students	43,375
Undergraduates	30,678
Postgraduates	12,697
Location	Recife , Pernambuco , Brazil 8°3′6″S 34°57′3″W / 8.05167°S 34.95083°W / -8.05167; -34.95083
Campus	Urban, 354,909 square meters
Colors	crimson   cream
Website	official site

Federal University of Pernambuco^[2] (Portuguese: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, UFPE) is a public university in Recife, Brazil, established in 1946. UFPE has 70 undergraduate courses and 175 postgraduate courses. As of 2007^[update], UFPE had 35,000 students and 2,000 professors. The university has three campuses: Recife, Vitória de Santo Antão, and Caruaru. Its main campus, Campus Reitor Joaquim Amazonas, is located in western Recife, in the Cidade Universitária neighborhood. The Recife Law School, established in 1827,^[3] is located downtown.

UFPE ranks among the top Brazilian universities, placing ninth in the country in size and scientific production, and seventh among the federal public universities. UFPE's Center for Exact and Natural Sciences is consistently the strongest in research production in the university.

UFPE has twice elected the best university in Northern and Northeastern Brazil by Guia do Estudante and Banco Real (ABN AMRO).^{[citation needed]}

Each year over 6,000 seats are offered in its vestibular. The median and average competition rate is of about 10 applicants for each seat.^{[citation needed]}