Higher education
In Santa Catarina, enrollment in remote courses has surpassed in-person students since 2021. In 2023, online enrollments accounted for 59% of the state's total higher education students.
Of the total enrollments in higher education in Santa Catarina, 6.9% are in Information and Communication Technology programs. Considering STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields, the share is 17.3%.
9,000
higher education graduates from STEM courses
5th
highest rate of STEM graduates from higher education
17.3%
of higher education enrollments are in STEM courses
1.1
STEM course graduates per thousand inhabitants.
Higher education in Brazil
Brazil has 1.37 million higher education enrollments (including online and in-person courses), of which 214,000 are in STEM programs.
The state of São Paulo has the highest number of students graduating from STEM programs, with 74,100 graduates, followed by the states of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, and Santa Catarina.
Distribution of higher education enrollments in Brazil
Of all higher education enrollments in Brazil, 7.3% are in Information and Communication Technology programs.
Considering STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields, the share is 17.5%.
Rate of STEM higher education graduates per thousand inhabitants
Just like the overall rate of higher education graduates, Santa Catarina has the 5th highest rate of STEM graduates, considering undergraduate programs.
The state has a total of 1.1 STEM graduates per thousand inhabitants.
Higher education in Santa Catarina
UFSC is the institution with the highest number of STEM graduates, with approximately 900 students, representing a total of 15.5%. Next in line are IFSC, UDESC, UNISUL, UNOESC, and UNIVALI.
The 10 institutions with the highest number of STEM graduates in Santa Catarina represent approximately 58% of the state's total in-person graduates, which totals 5,800 students.
Distribution of higher education enrollments in Santa Catarina
Of the total enrollments in higher education in Santa Catarina, 6.9% are in Information and Communication Technology programs.
Considering STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields, the share is 17.3%.
UFSC is the institution with the highest number of STEM graduates, with approximately 900 students, representing a total of 15.5%.
The top 10 institutions with STEM program graduates represent 58% of the state's total in-person graduates.