The General Index of Courses (known by the Portuguese acronym IGC) is a quality indicator that assesses Higher Education Institutions. Calculated annually, the Index takes the following aspects into consideration:

1 - average Preliminary Course Concept Score (CPC) over the last three years, relative to the courses evaluated by the institution, weighted by the number of enrollments in each of the courses computed;
2 - average of the evaluation concepts of the stricto sensu postgraduate programs awarded by CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel) in the last available triennial evaluation, converted to a compatible scale and weighted by the number of enrollments in each of the corresponding postgraduate programs;
3 - distribution of students between different levels of education, undergraduate or stricto sensu post-graduate programs, excluding the item 2 information for institutions that do not offer stricto sensu post-graduate programs.

As the IGC considers the Preliminary Course Concept Score (CPC) of the courses evaluated in the year of calculation and in the two previous years, its disclosure always refers to a triennium, comprising all the areas evaluated in the National Examination of Students' Performance assessment (ENADE).

Source: Brazilian Education Ministry website (MEC).

2019 IGC Results

• 1^st place nationwide – EPGE Brazilian School of Economics and Finance (EPGE)
• 2^nd place nationwide – School of Social Sciences (CPDOC) 
• 3^rd place nationwide – Sao Paulo School of Economics (EESP)
• 6^th place nationwide – Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (EBAPE)
• 9^th place nationwide – Sao Paulo Law School (DIREITO SP)
• 17^th place nationwide – School of Applied Mathematics (EMAp)
• 27^th place nationwide – Rio de Janeiro Law School (DIREITO RIO)
• 31^th place nationwide – Sao Paulo School of Business Administration (EAESP)
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For five consecutive years, from 2010 to 2015, FGV was rated one of the world’s 150 best higher education institutions, based on the main evaluation criterion of “development of professionals ready for the labor market.” The ranking is produced by the Global Employability University Ranking and published by Times Higher Education, a British magazine.

EPGE Brazilian School of Economics and Finance (FGV EPGE) ranks first in the RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) index in Brazil. The ranking was based on the production and citation of research papers, measuring the productivity and impact on academic research. The IDEAS-RePEC is a bibliographic database dedicated to Economics, being an integral part of Research Papers in Economics (RePEc), an association that includes more than 1 million papers and research from various countries, with a focus on development in the area in several aspects.

Sao Paulo School of Business Administration (EAESP) 

The OneMBA program at FGV’s Sao Paulo School of Business Administration (EAESP) is the best executive MBA program in Latin America and it features among the world’s top 55, according to the Financial Times’ 2019 Executive MBA Ranking. In this edition, FGV climbed four places in the ranking from the previous year.

The program, which occupies 51^th place in the overall ranking, ahead of renowned international institutions, is the only Brazilian school in the top 55. Run entirely in English, OneMBA is conducted by EAESP in partnership with the EGADE Business School in Monterrey (Mexico), the Rotterdam School of Management (Netherlands), the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School (United States), and Xiamen University School of Management (China).

Based on interviews with business school graduates across the world, the Financial Times ranking evaluates items such as post-course salary growth, career progress, the number of students from other countries, the number of students with a PhD, and gender diversity. Click here to see OneMBA’s position in the FT ranking.

For the tenth consecutive year, Fundação Getulio Vargas is one of the world’s best think tanks, according to the 2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report, published by the University of Pennsylvania.

In this edition, FGV came third overall, putting it among the world’s three best think tanks. It was also rated the best think tank in Latin America for the 12^th year in a row and the world’s best administered think tank for the fifth consecutive time.

FGV also stood out in various other categories in the ranking. In 10 of them, it was rated among the planet’s 10 best think tanks. It was rated the third best regional study center, the fourth best think tank for social policy, the sixth best for multidisciplinary research, and the 10^th best in two categories: biggest impact on public policy, and best think tank for international development. 

The University of Pennsylvania has been producing its ranking since 2006, through its Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program. The ranking is based on an assessment of  more than 11,000 think tanks throughout the world. The full report can be seen on the Global Go To Think Tank Index’s website.

EPGE Brazilian School of Economics and Finance (FGV EPGE) has been ranking for several years as the best Economics Department in Latin America by the University of Tilburg’s International Ranking of Economics Departments (Tilburg criterion and full list of journals).

Click here to learn more about the ranking.