State University of Feira de Santana

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State University of Feira de Santana

Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
Other name	UEFS
Motto	Sitientibus (Latin)
Type	Public University
Established	31 May 1976
Chancellor	Amali de Angelis Mussi
Location	Feira de Santana , Bahia , Brazil 12°11′51″S 38°58′00″W / 12.19750°S 38.96667°W / -12.19750; -38.96667
Website	www.uefs.br

The State University of Feira de Santana (Portuguese: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, UEFS) is a public institution of higher education in Brazil, based in the city of Feira de Santana, Bahia. Until the 1990s, it was also the only university in this city.

Currently, the university has 27 graduate courses, offering 765 places by year for the third degree, with an average of 17.85 candidates per seat.