Federal University of Ceará

Ceará Federal University
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Other names
UFC
Motto
Virtvs Vnita Fortior
Motto in English
The more united the virtues, the stronger
TypePublic
Established1954 (1954)
EndowmentR$1.2 billion (2014)
ChancellorCustódio Luís Silva de Almeida
Vice-ChancellorDiana Cristina Silva de Azevedo
Academic staff
2,052 (1,883 effective) (2012)
Administrative staff
1,385 (2007)
Students34,597 (2012)
Undergraduates26,956 (2012)
Postgraduates7,641 (2012)
1,346 (2012)
Location, ,
AffiliationsCRUB, RENEX
Websitewww.ufc.br

The Federal University of Ceará (Portuguese: Universidade Federal do Ceará, UFC) is a federal university with campuses in the cities of Fortaleza, Sobral, Russas, Quixadá, Crateús and Itapajé, in the state of Ceará, Brazil. UFC is a public and tuition-free university, with several academic programs in most areas of knowledge.

In Fortaleza, the university has three main campuses: "Campus do Pici", with most of the programs in science and technology areas, "Campus do Benfica", which harbors the university's administration and the programs in humanities, business, and the law school, and the "Campus do Porangabussu", with the medical school. The campus of Sobral has a Medical School, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Finance, Economy, Dentistry, Psychology and Teaching Music. The campus of Quixadá offers graduations in Information System, Software Engineering, Computer Networks, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Design. The campus of Russas is home to courses in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Civil Engineering, Production Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. The campus of Crateús offers graduations in Computer Science, Environmental and Sanitary Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mining Engineering, and Information System.