Psychology cut-off score: the average of public universities

If you want to attend a public college in the area of mental health, you will need to know the psychology cut-off score.

This will give you a more targeted objective to actually get into the college of your dreams.

To the federal colleges are institutions of higher education funded and operated by the government, usually at the state or federal levels. In Brazil, they are considered the best colleges in the country.

They generally accept students based on academic criteria and often have quota policies to increase diversity.

It is also common for monthly fees to be low or non-existent, as there is state financing.

What is the cutoff score?

Used in university and college selection processes, the term cut-off score means the minimum limit of points that a candidate must have in order to be classified to enter the university.

Depending on the type of course, the cutoff score may change according to different factors, which take into account the number of vacancies, average performance of candidates, amount of competition and the admission rules themselves.

The idea is that only candidates who reach or exceed this minimum score can move on to the next phase of the selection process or guarantee their place.

Remembering that reaching the cut-off score does not necessarily mean that you will enter, because the number of effective places that the university has for the course must be considered.

Furthermore, admission to college may depend on the modality in which you are competing, which could be:

• Broad competition;
• 1 place for people in a refugee or political asylum situation;
• Transsexual and transgender candidates;
• Quota for black people;
• Quota for disabled people;
• And quota for people who have studied their entire secondary education in a public school.

What is the psychology cut-off score?

In order for the student to enter the federal college, it is necessary to participate in the main university selection process, the Sisu.

Sisu is the Unified Selection System, managed by the Federal Government and which takes place twice a year, in January and June.

There are currently 52 federal colleges that offer psychology courses in Brazil.

See which 5 colleges have highest cutoff score in SISU 2023 according to enem 2022:

• Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) – 770.67;
• Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB) – 768.28;
• Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) – 762.05;
• Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) – 759.14;
• Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) – 757.88.

Now, let's get to know the 5 faculties with the lowest cutoff score of psychology at SISU 2023:

• Federal University of Roraima (UFRR) – 665.23;
• State University of the Midwest (UNICENTRO) – 682.23;
• Federal University of Delta do Parnaíba (UFDPAR) – 684.77;
• Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia (UFRB) – 698.28;
• Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL) – 699.24.

With the highest and lowest grades you will be able to analyze your possible chances of entering the federal psychology university you choose.