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University of Minho

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Braga, Portugal
601–800th in World University Rankings 2025
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The University of Minho was founded in 1973 as part of a wave of ‘new universities’ revitalising education in Portugal. Three campuses are in the northwestern city of Braga, as well as the Campus of Azurém inGuimarães. In total there are eleven schools and institutes at Minho.

The school of architecture is located in Guimarães, which in 2001 had its historic city centre designated as a UNESCO world heritage site, and in 2012 was a European City of Culture. An integrated masters in architecture will take five years and a bachelors in product design is a three year course.

There are 32 research centres within the University of Minho umbrella. The Confucius institute in Braga was established in partnership with Nankai university in Tianjin, and is a research centre with the targeted aim of the development of Minho’s Chinese studies arm. There is also an extensive school of sciences at Minho, and on average 30 patents a year are registered with the university.

Over 400 universities worldwide have established partnerships with Minho, and a foundation course for international students is available. The university conducts two international master’s degrees as part of the Erasmus Mundus programme, Structural Analysis of Monuments and Engineering Rheology. At the beginning of each semester Minho offers 60 hours worth of starter lessons in speaking and writing the Portuguese language, and at PhD level there are four courses taught in English; Bioengineering, Engineering Design, Computer Science, and Telecommunications.

After graduation from Minho, students will be granted access to the Portal Alumni, being able maintain contacts and network in their professional field.

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Key Student Statistics

A breakdown of student statistics at the University of Minho

gender ratio
Student gender ratio
55 F : 45 M (1)
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International student percentage
13% (1)
student per staff
Students per staff
21 (1)
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Student total
21765 (1)

Based on data collected for the (1) World University Rankings 2025

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Subjects Taught at the University of Minho

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Law176–200th

  • Law

Education151–175th

  • Education

Arts and Humanities301–400th

  • Languages, Literature and Linguistics
  • History, Philosophy and Theology
  • Archaeology
  • Art, Performing Art and Design
  • Architecture

Business and Economics401–500th

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Business and Management
  • Accounting and Finance

Clinical and Health401–500th

  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Other Health

Computer Science601–800th

  • Computer Science

Engineering401–500th

  • General Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Social Sciences401–500th

  • Sociology
  • Politics and International Studies
  • Geography
  • Communication and Media Studies

Psychology301–400th

  • Psychology

Physical Sciences601–800th

  • Chemistry
  • Geology, Environmental, Earth and Marine Sciences
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Mathematics and Statistics