Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana

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Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, commonly known as UEFS, is a public, tuition-free state university in Feira de Santana, Bahia. It was legally created in 1970, authorized and installed in 1976, and now operates as an autonomous state entity. Its main campus is in the Novo Horizonte neighborhood, with additional academic, cultural, clinical, research, and extension facilities elsewhere in Feira de Santana and Bahia. The university’s 2026 Graduation Fair reports 35 undergraduate courses, 10,262 undergraduate students, and 1,821 postgraduate students. Study is primarily in Portuguese, and the academic portfolio spans teacher education, humanities, health, science, engineering, agriculture, business, and professional fields. Undergraduate selection principally uses Brazil’s SiSU system and ENEM results, while master’s and doctoral programs conduct their own selection processes.

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Key Highlights

Public, tuition-free university maintained by the State of Bahia
Installed in 1976 and operating as a state autarchy
2026 institutional event reports 35 undergraduate courses and 12,083 undergraduate and postgraduate students combined
Main campus in Feira de Santana, with additional academic and cultural sites in Bahia

Student Life & Environment

Student life is centered primarily on the main Feira de Santana campus, although UEFS activities also extend into cultural, clinical, museum, observatory, legal-service, and community facilities elsewhere in the city. The university’s teaching, research, and extension sites can give students opportunities to participate in cultural programming and community-facing work beyond conventional classrooms. UEFS’s Student Assistance Program covers university residences, the university restaurant, resident support, emergency assistance, support for students and student organizations, and psychosocial, pedagogical, clinical, and outpatient services. It also supports cultural, sporting, and recreational activities. Bahia’s Mais Futuro student-retention program is administered locally through the university’s affirmative-action and student-affairs office. These services are not automatically available to every student. The official assistance page directs students to the applicable regulations, current notices, and competitive or eligibility-based selection procedures. Applicants who require housing or financial support should not assume that admission guarantees a residence place or allowance. They should consult the current PROPAAE notices before planning a budget. The 2026 Graduation Fair also provides a practical way to explore programs, speak with university participants, and learn about student mobility, assistance, special academic initiatives, and professional pathways.

Location & Surroundings

UEFS’s main campus is located at Avenida Transnordestina, S/N, in the Novo Horizonte neighborhood of Feira de Santana, Bahia. Feira de Santana lies in the Portal do Sertão region, and the university’s origin is closely connected to the state policy of expanding higher education into Bahia’s interior. Applicants should use the exact campus address when assessing their journey, housing options, and daily transport rather than assuming that all university facilities are in the city center. The institution has a geographically distributed footprint. Facilities in different parts of Feira de Santana include the Centro Universitário de Cultura e Arte, the Antares astronomical observatory and science museum, dental clinics, libraries, a legal-assistance service, and agricultural and environmental sites. UEFS also identifies an advanced campus in Lençóis and UAB activity in Rio Real. These sites support teaching, research, extension, culture, and professional practice, but they do not mean that every degree can be completed at every location. Course-specific documents should determine where attendance is required.

Costs & Career Outcomes

UEFS describes itself as a public and tuition-free university, so students in its regular public degree provision are not charged conventional tuition. That does not eliminate the cost of attendance. Students should budget for accommodation, meals, local transportation, study materials, personal expenses, and any costs attached to required professional or field activities. No reliable current university-wide estimate for these living costs was located, and the database supplies no tuition or room-and-board figure. The Student Assistance Program may provide access to university residences, subsidized food services, resident support, and other assistance, but eligibility criteria and selection notices apply. Applicants should not treat these benefits as guaranteed financing. Current award values, restaurant prices, residence availability, and application calendars were not consistently stated in the strongest 2026 sources, so students should request current information from PROPAAE before making a financial commitment. Career preparation varies substantially by course. Teacher-training degrees emphasize preparation for educational work, while health, engineering, law, business, agricultural, scientific, and humanities programs lead toward different regulated and nonregulated fields. UEFS’s course showcase uses contributions from faculty, students, graduates, and working professionals to explain possible occupations. However, no current institution-wide graduate-employment rate, salary figure, or employer list was verified. Candidates should review the curriculum, professional recognition requirements, practical components, and course-specific career materials rather than infer outcomes from the university name alone.