Federal University of Mato Grosso

The Federal University of Mato Grosso is a public university in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Responsible for serving the entire state, its main campus is in the capital city of Cuiabá. Smaller campuses are located in Barra do Garças, Pontal do Araguaia, Sinop, and Várzea Grande, while the former campus at Rondonópolis is now the Federal University of Rondonópolis, split off in 2018.

A total of 21,301 students were enrolled across all five campuses in 2019. The contemporary institution was created by a federal law passed in 1970, combining the Federal Faculty of Law of Cuiabá, and the Institute of Sciences and Letters of Cuiabá. Today UFMT is a comprehensive university offering degrees and diplomas, and producing research, in many fields. The medical and health science schools are affiliated with the Hospital Universitário Júlio Müller, the only federally-funded hospital in the state.