CNAE 8531-7/00 · Brazil
Educação superior - graduação
2,113 active companies in the Brazilian CNPJ registry have this CNAE as their main activity. Look up companies and explore their distribution by state and city.
Source: Receita Federal, CNPJ Open Data · October 2026 publication
What this list shows
We count each active company in the Brazilian CNPJ registry once, by its head office and this CNAE as its main activity. Branches and secondary activities are excluded from this scope. The total describes the registry, not market revenue or company quality.
- Active companies
- 2,113
- 592nd of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 96
- −24.4% · 710th by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.0
- do this activity
- Openings per 100 active
- 5
- in the country: 21
Active companies in this activity
More active establishments and higher registered capital first. This order is not a quality assessment or recommendation.- CEUDESP EDUCACIONAL LTDAFortaleza (CE)
- ASSUPERO ENSINO SUPERIOR LTDA.São Paulo (SP)
- UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRORio de Janeiro (RJ)
- UNIESP S.A. EM RECUPERACAO JUDICIALOlímpia (SP)
- ASSOBES ENSINO SUPERIOR LTDA.Goiânia (GO)
- SOCIEDADE DE ENSINO SUPERIOR ESTACIO DE SA LTDARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- FUNDACAO UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE MATO GROSSO DO SULDourados (MS)
- UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL PAULISTA JULIO DE MESQUITA FILHOSão Paulo (SP)
- FUNDACAO UNIVERSIDADE DE CAXIAS DO SULCaxias do Sul (RS)
- UNIDADE DE ENSINO SUPERIOR INGA LTDAMaringá (PR)
- IREP SOCIEDADE DE ENSINO SUPERIOR, MEDIO E FUNDAMENTAL LTDA.São Paulo (SP)
- UNINTER EDUCACIONAL S/ACuritiba (PR)
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Where the companies are
Weight in each federative unit: of every 100 active companies, how many have this main activity
- 0.0
- 0.0
- 0.0
- 0.0
- 0.0
Federative units with the most companies
- 1 São Paulo 506
- 2 Minas Gerais 211
- 3 Paraná 165
- 4 Bahia 126
- 5 Maranhão 107
- 6 Rio de Janeiro 96
- 7 Goiás 94
- 8 Rio Grande do Sul 94
- 9 Pernambuco 65
- 10 Espírito Santo 64
See the 27 federative units
- 11 Mato Grosso 63
- 12 Pará 60
- 13 Distrito Federal 56
- 14 Ceará 53
- 15 Santa Catarina 53
- 16 Mato Grosso do Sul 47
- 17 Paraíba 44
- 18 Piauí 43
- 19 Alagoas 37
- 20 Rondônia 24
- 21 Amazonas 23
- 22 Tocantins 23
- 23 Rio Grande do Norte 22
- 24 Roraima 12
- 25 Sergipe 8
- 26 Acre 7
- 27 Amapá 7
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 176
- 2 Brasília (DF) 56
- 3 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 47
- 4 Curitiba (PR) 35
- 5 Belo Horizonte (MG) 34
- 6 Goiânia (GO) 34
- 7 Salvador (BA) 30
- 8 São Luís (MA) 28
- 9 Imperatriz (MA) 22
- 10 Vitória (ES) 22
See the 30 cities
- 11 Porto Alegre (RS) 22
- 12 Teresina (PI) 19
- 13 Fortaleza (CE) 19
- 14 Maceió (AL) 17
- 15 Campinas (SP) 17
- 16 Cuiabá (MT) 16
- 17 Belém (PA) 14
- 18 São José do Rio Preto (SP) 14
- 19 Maringá (PR) 14
- 20 Campo Grande (MS) 14
- 21 Recife (PE) 12
- 22 Feira de Santana (BA) 12
- 23 Uberlândia (MG) 12
- 24 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 12
- 25 Manaus (AM) 11
- 26 Campina Grande (PB) 11
- 27 João Pessoa (PB) 11
- 28 Londrina (PR) 11
- 29 Florianópolis (SC) 11
- 30 Boa Vista (RR) 9
What activity 8531-7/00 is
- Section P — Educação
- Division — Educação
- Group — Educação superior
- Class — Educação superior - graduação
What it covers
- As instituições de educação superior que oferecem exclusivamente cursos de graduação abertos a candidatos que tenham concluído o ensino médio ou equivalente e tenham sido classificados em processo seletivo, podendo ou não oferecer cursos de extensão universitária
What it does not cover
- As atividades de pesquisa e desenvolvimento (divisão 72)
- As instituições de educação superior que oferecem cursos de graduação e pós-graduação (8532-5/00)Classified under: 8532-5/00 Educação superior - graduação e pós graduação
Typical activities
- Educação superior - graduação
- Ensino superior graduação - ead
- Ensino superior militar - (graduação)
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 8531-7/00
How many CNAE 8531-7/00 companies are there in Brazil?
2,113 active companies have CNAE 8531-7/00 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 592nd among the country's activities by companies.
Which federative unit has the most companies in this activity?
São Paulo, with 506. There, 0.0 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 0.0 in the national registry.
Does this total include branches and secondary activities?
No. Each active company is counted once, by its head office and registered main activity. A company may carry out this activity as a secondary activity and be excluded from the count. Geographic distribution uses the registered location; records without a recognized federative unit may be counted nationally without appearing in local groups.
Does active status mean a company is qualified for a contract?
No. Active status describes the Receita Federal registration. It does not establish tax compliance, creditworthiness, licences, ability to fulfil a contract or quality. Check the relevant official documents and the contract's requirements.
How we count
Active companies in the Brazilian CNPJ registry with this as their main activity, counted once by head office. Location is taken from the registry. Where available, openings are for the last 12 months, compared with the previous 12 months.