Universidade Católica Dom Bosco

What Universidade Católica Dom Bosco does

Universidade Católica Dom Bosco (UCDB) is a private, non-profit Catholic university located in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Founded in 1975 with its initial Psychology program and operating as a full university since 1993, UCDB delivers undergraduate and graduate education across multiple schools and offers the maximum CAPES grade (7/7) in its graduate evaluations. It is governed by Missão Salesiana de Mato Grosso, the Salesian Mission entity that anchors its Catholic institutional identity.

The institution's core products are academic programs (undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education), supported by applied research, extension projects, and a network of partnerships with public-sector agencies (Escola Gov, Fundect, Agraer, Sesau) and private companies (Kepler Weber), as well as cross-institutional academic alliances (e.g., PUC-Rio). UCDB's research output is evidenced by its 1st-place Latin America and Caribbean ranking for citations per article in QS 2026 and its 76th-place national ranking in RUF 2025 (2nd best private university in the Centro-Oeste region). The business model is tuition-based for the student segment, supplemented by grant-funded research, corporate training contracts, and continuing-education programs; it operates as a 501-1,000-employee institution under non-profit governance.

Name

Universidade Católica Dom Bosco

Legal name

Universidade Católica Dom Bosco

Website

https://site.ucdb.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Universidade Católica Dom Bosco is a private non-profit Catholic university in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, offering undergraduate and graduate programs to students while serving government and corporate partners through applied research, extension, and continuing education under the Missão Salesiana de Mato Grosso.

Ownership category

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Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Affiliated Private Research Universities (EDAHABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Veterinary Medicine Universities (EDAHAGAG)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Undergraduate degree programs
• Graduate research programs
• Catholic university education
• Professional development courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Campo Grande

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Academic Fees: The university generates revenue primarily through tuition fees from undergraduate programs (presencial and semipresencial/EAD), graduate specializations and MBAs, master's and doctoral programs (stricto sensu), and free courses. Additional revenue comes from transfer application fees (R$92.00 analysis fee) and clinical services at the Clínica-Escola (R$10 per psychology session).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Universidade Católica Dom Bosco is a private Catholic university that delivers higher education programs across multiple modalities (presencial, semipresencial/EAD), encompassing undergraduate degrees in fields such as Law, Nursing, Veterinary Medicine, Civil Engineering, Agronomy, Psychology, and Biotechnology, as well as specialization/MBA courses, Master's and Doctoral research programs, and free/short professional development courses. The university also operates ancillary teaching and community services including a teaching clinic (Clínica-Escola), veterinary hospital (HOVET), teaching farm (Fazenda-Escola), research and innovation hub (S-Inova), publishing house (Editora UCDB), and FM Educativa radio station.

Product overview

Universidade Católica Dom Bosco (UCDB) is a private Catholic university in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, offering a comprehensive educational portfolio structured across five main product lines: Graduação (undergraduate programs in-person and hybrid), Pós-graduação Especialização e MBA (specialization and MBA programs), Mestrado e Doutorado (Stricto Sensu graduate research programs in Psychology, Education, Biotechnology, Environmental Sciences, and Local Development), Cursos Livres (professional development and short courses), and support services including the Clínica-Escola, Laboratories, FM Educativa radio station, Publishing House, and S-Inova innovation center. The university operates under Salesiana/Marianist educational values and has achieved recognition as the second-best private university in the Centro-Oeste region and among the top 16 private institutions in Brazil according to RUF 2025 rankings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Undergraduate Programs (Graduação)

Quantifiable outcome

• Ranked 1st in Latin America and Caribbean for citations per article (QS 2026)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Escola Gov (Mato Grosso do Sul Government)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 July 2025UCDB signed a protocol of intentions with Escola Gov to implement a postgraduate program focused on the Bioceânica Route. This strategic partnership aims to develop academic programs addressing the economic development opportunities presented by the Bioceânica Corridor passing through Mato Grosso do Sul.
• Kepler WeberminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry partnership providing engineering students with practical experience through technical visits. Currently employs one graduate and one current student. Partnership aims to integrate university and industry, strengthen internship opportunities and job placement.
• Mason Agro (Massey Ferguson Dealer)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Spray Day agricultural event bringing together students from Agronomy and Zootechnics courses. Massey Ferguson is a world reference in agricultural equipment, providing demonstrations at UCDB's teaching farm.
• Ministério Público Estadual de MS (MPE-MS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for 'Projeto Transforme' where engineering and computing students restore confiscated mobile phones for donation to public schools. Also involves Agepen and Semed.
• PUC-Rio (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement for Master's and Doctoral program in Systematic-Pastoral Theology. UCDB serves as a regional hub for the stricto sensu theology program, part of the PCI (Qualificação de Profissionais de Nível Superior) national project for qualifying higher education professionals.
• Università degli Studi di Roma La SapienzaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic cooperation hosting professor Adriana Flores from Nutrition department who delivered seminar 'Entre Sabores e Saberes do Brasil' to Italian students of medicine and nutrition. Part of UCDB's internationalization efforts.
• Agraer (Agência de Desenvolvimento Agrário e Extensão Rural)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership discussions for research cooperation, technology transfer, scientific production, and continuing education focused on family farming in Mato Grosso do Sul. Includes potential use of Agraer's Research and Training Center (Cepaer).
• Fundect (Fundação de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento do Ensino, Ciência e Tecnologia de MS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for research funding and support. Fundect is financing three UCDB projects through the Humanidades call for proposals worth R$3.2 million total. Also involved in discussions for joint research initiatives with Agraer.
• Escolagov (Fundação Escola de Governo de MS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for training public servants through Master's in Local Development program. Eight public servants from various state departments completed the first cohort. Partnership renewed for additional cohort.
• Sesau (Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Campo Grande)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for PET-Saúde Digital program involving 62 participants from multiple health and non-health courses. Program aims to strengthen public health through interprofessional digital health actions.
• TV MorenaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Media 360 Acceleration Program where Advertising and Propaganda students participate in training activities at TV Morena facilities, gaining practical media experience.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás (PUC Goiás): A private, faith-affiliated Catholic university in the neighboring state of Goiás with very similar offerings (undergraduate, Stricto Sensu graduate programs, on-campus practical facilities) and comparable scale—UCDB's most direct structural and regional peer within the Pontifícia/Catholic system.
• Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS): The main federal/public university headquartered in the same city (Campo Grande), offering overlapping undergraduate and graduate programs in Health, Agronomy, Engineering, and Education—UCDB's closest direct competitor for prospective students in Mato Grosso do Sul.
• Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (PUC Minas): A large private Catholic university with multiple campuses, a Salesian-adjacent educational mission, integrated teaching hospitals/clinics, and a wide array of graduate and undergraduate programs—UCDB's most structurally similar counterpart in the Pontifícia network.
• Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR): A private, faith-affiliated Pontifícia universidade with strong graduate research output (CAPES scores, citations) and a similar multi-program Catholic university model—highly comparable on mission, governance and academic structure.
• Universidade Católica de Brasília (UCB): A private Catholic university located in Brasília, sharing the same faith-based mission and offering undergraduate and Stricto Sensu graduate programs—closely comparable in mission and academic structure to UCDB.

Broad incumbents

• Universidade Anhanguera (Anhanguera/Kroton-Educacional network): A national-scale private higher-education operator in Brazil with broad offerings and significant distance-learning (EAD) presence—competing for the same working-adult and regional student pool as UCDB but at much larger scale and through different modalities.
• Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP): A larger, well-established Pontifícia Catholic university in São Paulo with a much broader research and graduate portfolio; a comparable Catholic private university model but operating at significantly greater scale and recognition.
• Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio): A leading private Catholic university in Brazil and a UCDB cooperation partner (Master's/Doctoral in Systematic-Pastoral Theology); comparable as a Catholic private research university but significantly larger and more internationally ranked.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/UCDBoficial
• Facebookfacebook.com/ucdboficial
• LinkedInbr.linkedin.com/school/ucdboficial
• Instagraminstagram.com/ucdb
• TikToktiktok.com/@ucdb

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Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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