University 7 of September - UNI7

What University 7 of September - UNI7 does

UNI7 (Universidade 7 de Setembro) is a private Brazilian higher education institution headquartered in Fortaleza and operating multiple units within the city. Founded in 1984, it is part of the Ser Educacional educational group, a diversified Brazilian education conglomerate. The institution serves prospective undergraduate and graduate students primarily in the Fortaleza region of Northeast Brazil, holding recognition from the Brazilian Ministry of Education (MEC) and participating in PROUNI (scholarships) and FIES (government student financing) programs. Marketing positions the institution as a regional reference in higher education with over 40 years of tradition and high graduate employability.

The core offering is undergraduate education delivered through approximately 25+ Bacharelado (4-5 year bachelor's degree) and Tecnólogo (2-year technologist) programs across five academic areas: Health, Exact Sciences, Humanities, Business, and Education. Delivery modalities include presencial (on-campus), semipresencial (hybrid), and EAD (distance learning). A specialized postgraduate program in Private Law and Legal Technology extends the product portfolio into professional specialization. Student entry pathways include an online vestibular (entrance exam), ENEM score utilization (last five years), institutional transfers, and diploma-holder entry.

The business model is tuition-based subscription revenue with monthly billing. Pricing is promotional — first two installments at R$ 99 across programs, with remaining balance varying by program. Revenue is supplemented by PROUNI/FIES subsidies and partner-provided student financing that allows up to 100% installment coverage. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer, leveraging the official website (vest.uni7.edu.br), WhatsApp, and phone contact. All educational services are delivered through on-campus facilities in Fortaleza; no enterprise customers, B2B contracts, or external revenue streams are disclosed.

Name

University 7 of September - UNI7

Legal name

Universidade 7 de Setembro

Website

https://uni7.edu.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Short description

UNI7 (Universidade 7 de Setembro) is a private Brazilian higher education institution founded in 1984 in Fortaleza, part of the Ser Educacional group. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs across Health, Sciences, Humanities, Business, and Education to students in Northeast Brazil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Educational Services (611), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Transfer/University-Parallel Community Colleges (EDAHADAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Online International & Cross-Border Universities (Global/Transnational Providers) (EDAHALAL), University/College Continuing Education (Extension) Programs (EDAAAEAA)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Undergraduate degree programs
• Postgraduate education
• Legal tech education
• University admission services

Headquarters

HQ city

Fortaleza

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Academic Fees: Revenue generated from tuition payments by enrolled students across undergraduate and graduate programs. Pricing starts at R$ 99 for first two installments. Accepts PROUNI and FIES government subsidies, as well as private student financing through partner institutions allowing up to 100% installment coverage.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

UNI7 is a private higher education institution that delivers in-person undergraduate and postgraduate academic programs, including a postgraduate specialization in Private Law and Legal Tech. It admits students through an online entrance examination (Vestibular Online) and an online candidate portal, and operates as part of the Ser Educacional group of educational institutions in Brazil.

Product overview

UNI7 is a higher education institution offering undergraduate (Graduação) and postgraduate (Pós-Graduação) programs. The core offering consists of undergraduate degree programs including Bacharelado (4-5 year bachelor's degrees) and Tecnólogo (2-year associate degrees) across five academic areas: Saúde (Biomedicina, Educação Física, Enfermagem, Farmácia, Fisioterapia, Fonoaudiologia, Medicina Veterinária, Nutrição, Terapia Ocupacional), Exatas (Análise e Desenvolvimento de Sistemas, Engenharia Civil, Engenharia de Produção, Engenharia Elétrica, Engenharia Mecânica, Sistemas de Informação), Humanas (Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Direito, Jornalismo, Psicologia, Publicidade e Propaganda), Negócios (Administração, Ciências Contábeis), and Educação (Pedagogia). Programs are delivered in presencial (on-campus), semipresencial (hybrid), and EAD (distance learning) modalities. The institution also offers a specialized postgraduate program in Private Law and Legal Technology (Pós-Graduação em Direito Privado e Legal Tech).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Undergraduate Degree Programs

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Unicesumar: Unicesumar is a Brazilian private university with strong EAD and presencial programs across multiple states. Comparable to UNI7 on program breadth and target market, with a more developed digital acquisition infrastructure that may pressure UNI7's presencial-first model.
• UNINASSAU: UNINASSAU is a sister brand under Ser Educacional, operating as a private for-profit university across multiple Brazilian states. It offers overlapping undergraduate and postgraduate programs with presencial, semipresencial, and EAD modalities, making it the closest direct comparable to UNI7 within the same parent group.
• UNAMA - Universidade da Amazônia: UNAMA is a Ser Educacional institution serving the Amazon region, comparable to UNI7's stated positioning as a reference institution in the Amazon region. Both operate multi-program private university models with presencial and EAD modalities in northern Brazil.
• Uninorte: Uninorte is a Ser Educacional brand operating in Amazonas (Manaus), directly comparable to UNI7 as a regional Amazon-region private university with overlapping program mix and modality options within the same corporate parent.
• UNINTER: UNINTER is a Brazilian private university specializing in distance learning (EAD) with a national footprint. Comparable to UNI7's EAD modality offerings and target student persona, but operates an asset-light model that competes for the same price-sensitive Brazilian student.
• Universidade Potiguar (UnP): UnP is another Ser Educacional brand operating primarily in Rio Grande do Norte with multi-campus delivery. It mirrors UNI7's structure: a regional private university within the Ser Educacional portfolio offering health, business, and humanities programs across modalities.

Broad incumbents

• Universidade Anhembi Morumbi: Anhembi Morumbi, part of Cogna, is a São Paulo-based private university with broad program coverage in Health, Business, and Design. Comparable to UNI7 on multi-discipline undergraduate portfolio and MEC-validated private higher education delivery model.
• Estácio: Estácio is one of Brazil's largest for-profit higher education groups, operating nationally with presencial, semipresencial, and EAD modalities. It overlaps with UNI7 on program portfolio and target student persona but at substantially greater scale and geographic reach.
• FMU - Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas: FMU is a long-established São Paulo-based private university group offering undergraduate, postgraduate, and technical programs. Comparable to UNI7 as a MEC-recognized private university serving undergraduate students, though concentrated in a different Brazilian region.
• Anhanguera (Kroton/Velox): Anhanguera, part of Cogna Educação (formerly Kroton), is Brazil's largest for-profit higher education operator. Comparable to UNI7 in serving price-sensitive undergraduates pursuing recognized credentials via PROUNI/FIES, but at vastly larger national scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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