UNISUAM

Name

UNISUAM

Legal name

SOCIEDADE UNIFICADA DE ENSINO AUGUSTO MOTTA

Website

https://www.unisuam.edu.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio De Janeiro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition Fees (Graduação): Monthly tuition payments from undergraduate students across presencial, semipresencial, and digital modalities. Fixed pricing model with tuition protection against inflation from enrollment to graduation
2. Pós-Graduação Fees: Revenue from specialization, MBA, and Lato Sensu programs in both presencial and digital formats
3. Stricto Sensu Programs: Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Doctorate programs generating revenue through tuition
4. Corporate Training Solutions: B2B corporate education programs, apprenticeship training (Aprendiz Coruja), and space rental services for enterprise partners
5. Convention Partnerships: Corporate partnership agreements offering employee tuition discounts (55% Graduação, 65% Pós-Graduação) in exchange for company partnerships

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

UNISUAM is a private higher education institution that sells undergraduate (Graduação), postgraduate (Pós-Graduação), and Stricto Sensu (Master's, Doctorate, Post-Doctorate) academic programs delivered via presencial, semipresencial, and digital (EaD) modalities. It also operates corporate training programs and apprenticeships (Aprendiz Coruja), supported by clinical-school service units (CLESAM, CLESAM Vet, NPJ, NAPP, SPA, UNATI, Pólen) used as student internship and community service platforms.

Product overview

UNISUAM (Centro Universitário Augusto Motta) is a higher education institution offering a comprehensive portfolio of educational products and student services. The core offerings include undergraduate (Graduação) programs in three modalities: Presencial (on-campus), Digital (EaD/online), and Semipresencial (hybrid). Graduate programs (Pós-Graduação) include specializations and Stricto Sensu research degrees (Master's, Doctorate, Post-Doctorate). Teaching is delivered through a Competency-Based Modular System (Ensino Modular) that organizes learning into practical knowledge blocks. Student service units include CLESAM (interdisciplinary healthcare clinic), NPJ (legal practice center), NAPP (psychopedagogical support), SPA (psychology service), UNATI (senior university), and Pólen (innovation/entrepreneurship hub). Additional offerings include the Aprendiz Coruja apprenticeship program and fixed-tuition pricing. The institution operates physical campuses in Bangu, Bonsucesso, and Campo Grande, plus over 30 digital learning poles across Brazil.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Graduação Presencial (On-Campus Undergraduate) Undergraduate bachelor's and technologist programs delivered in-person at campus locations (Bangu, Bonsucesso, Campo Grande) with complete infrastructure including laboratories, clinic-schools, libraries, and modern facilities, focused on practical learning and market-relevant skills.
• Graduação Digital (EaD) - Online Undergraduate

Quantifiable outcome

• 85% discount available through ENEM scores
• +3 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SOS ComunidadecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial scholarship partnership providing partial and full scholarships to students from low-income backgrounds. Partnership includes renewal procedures and documentation requirements per semester.
• Corporate Convention PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBusiness partnerships offering employee tuition discounts (55% Graduação, 65% Pós-Graduação, 10% Master's, 5% Doctorate) with fixed pricing. Companies include public institutions, private companies, churches, associations, and partner entities.
• FIES (Fundo de Financiamento Estudantil)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment student financing program allowing payment after graduation. Students need minimum ENEM score of 450 points and family income below 3 minimum wages (or 5 for P-FIES).
• FIEScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal Student Financing program enabling students to fund education and begin payments after graduation
• International Partner InstitutionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnerships for student exchange, academic collaboration, and global exposure

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Universidade Anhembi Morumbi: São Paulo-based private university offering presencial, semipresencial, and digital undergraduate and graduate programs across multiple disciplines. Highly comparable to UNISUAM in multi-modality delivery, target student segments, and positioning in the Brazilian private higher-education market.
• Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE): Large São Paulo private university with multiple campuses and a strong distance-learning (EaD) presence, offering undergraduate and graduate programs. Directly comparable to UNISUAM in modality mix, scale, and urban private-university positioning.
• Universidade Veiga de Almeida (UVA): Private Rio de Janeiro university offering presencial and digital undergraduate and graduate programs with multiple campuses. Shares UNISUAM's geographic base, target audience, and modality mix.
• Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas (FMU): São Paulo-based private higher-education institution with multi-modality programs and a strong professional/technological orientation. Comparable to UNISUAM in offering breadth, modality strategy, and career-focused positioning.
• Universidade Anhanguera: Brazilian private university with a heavy emphasis on distance learning (EaD) and broad geographic pole coverage. Directly comparable to UNISUAM in modular and digital pedagogy as well as pole-based delivery model.
• Centro Universitário IBMR: Rio de Janeiro private higher-education institution offering undergraduate and graduate programs with presencial and digital modalities. Operates in the same metro market and serves overlapping student segments as UNISUAM.

Broad incumbents

• Yduqs (formerly Estácio Participações): One of Brazil's largest publicly listed for-profit higher-education groups operating multiple brands and universities nationwide. Overlaps with UNISUAM in modality (presencial/EaD), target segments, and Rio presence, but at materially larger scale.
• Anima Holding: Listed Brazilian higher-education and K-12 group operating multiple brands including Universidade São Judas and Una. Overlaps with UNISUAM in undergraduate and graduate offerings but at multi-state scale with stronger digital infrastructure.
• Ser Educacional: Listed Brazilian higher-education group operating UNINASSAU, UNG, and UNAMA across multiple states with strong EaD presence. Comparable to UNISUAM in modality mix and Northeast/Southeast focus, though at broader geographic scale.

BROAD_INCINCUMBENTs

• Cogna Educação (formerly Kroton Educacional): Brazil's largest listed education company, operating K-12, English-language, and higher-education brands including Anhanguera and Unopar. Competes with UNISUAM across modalities and student segments, but at national scale and across multiple price tiers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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