FIB - Faculdades Integradas de Bauru

What FIB - Faculdades Integradas de Bauru does

FIB - Faculdades Integradas de Bauru is a private higher education institution founded in 1998 in Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil, operating as an independent entity inspired by the Ranieri family legacy. It offers 19 undergraduate programs (bacharelado, tecnológico, licenciatura) and 12 postgraduate programs (Lato Sensu specializations and MBAs) spanning health sciences, engineering, law, applied social sciences, agricultural sciences, and communications. The institution serves primarily individual students from Bauru and the surrounding São Paulo state region through traditional vestibular admission exams, transfer pathways, re-entry, and second-degree options, with revenue generated almost exclusively through tuition and fees.

FIB's infrastructure includes a single main campus featuring an 880m² physical library housing approximately 10,000 titles and 36,000 copies, four teaching clinics (Psychology CEPAFIB, Physiotherapy, Nutrition, and Legal Aid SAJU), an innovation and entrepreneurship center with coworking space and a digital prototyping FAB Lab, clinical simulation and computer laboratories, sports facilities, and a production studio for TV FIB multimedia content. Digital infrastructure encompasses the Minha Biblioteca virtual library providing 24/7 unlimited concurrent access to academic content, Revista dos Tribunais Online integration for the Law program, mobile applications for student access to grades and attendance, an immersive virtual campus tour, and six institutional scientific journals—VérticeFIB holds a Qualis CAPES B2 classification. Several programs carry strong MEC assessment scores including Nota 5 (maximum) for Design and the maximum-score, best-in-region rating for Law, with multiple additional programs rated Nota 4.

The business model is tuition-driven and recurring: semester-based payments for undergraduate students plus periodic postgraduate tuition with alumni (20%) and corporate partner (15%) discounts, supplemented by extension courses and clinical services. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, but financial accessibility is supported through FIES and ProUni government programs, the proprietary PEF installment plan, company partnership agreements (Convênio FIB & Empresa), regressive discounts, and a student ambassador referral program (Programa Embaixadores FIB). GTM is multi-channel: social media across Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, TikTok, and LinkedIn, content marketing, WhatsApp enrollment support, and event-based marketing through course fairs, scientific jornadas, and academic week events. The customer base is a highly distributed set of individual B2C students with no enterprise concentration.

Name

FIB - Faculdades Integradas de Bauru

Legal name

Faculdades Integradas de Bauru

Website

https://fibbauru.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Private Brazilian higher education institution founded in 1998 in Bauru, São Paulo, offering 19 undergraduate and 12 postgraduate programs across health sciences, engineering, law, and communications to regional students, with tuition-based recurring revenue and MEC-accredited program quality ratings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Comprehensive Doctoral Research Universities (Multi-Disciplinary) (EDAHABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Makerspaces & Fab Labs (Open Build Studios) (EDAMADAC)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Undergraduate degree programs
• Postgraduate specialization programs
• Teaching clinic services
• Continuing education courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Bauru, São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees - Undergraduate Programs: Semester-based tuition payments from undergraduate students across 20+ bachelor and technology programs. Payment plans include PEF (Parcelamento Estudantil FIB) installment options. Financial aid available through FIES and ProUni government programs.
2. Tuition and Fees - Postgraduate Programs: Graduate programs including Lato Sensu specializations and MBAs with periodic payments. Discounts offered to alumni (20%) and corporate partners (15%).
3. Extension Courses and Services: Revenue from extension courses, professional training, and community services including continuing education programs and specialized workshops.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

FIB - Faculdades Integradas de Bauru is a private higher education institution delivering in-person undergraduate degrees across 19 fields of study (including Administration, Law, Design, Engineering, Health Sciences, and Communications) and 12 lato sensu postgraduate specializations and MBAs. The institution provides teaching supported by an integrated physical and virtual library (Minha Biblioteca platform with 24/7 access), on-site teaching clinics, an innovation center featuring a FAB Lab digital prototyping facility, and six institutional scientific journals for research dissemination.

Product overview

FIB - Faculdades Integradas de Bauru operates as a comprehensive higher education institution offering undergraduate degrees, graduate specializations, and continuing education programs. The institution provides in-person instruction across 19 undergraduate courses spanning Management, Health Sciences, Engineering, and Communication fields, complemented by 12 postgraduate programs. Infrastructure includes physical and virtual library systems with the Minha Biblioteca platform, specialized teaching clinics delivering community services in Psychology, Physiotherapy, Nutrition and Legal Aid, TV FIB production facilities, and a FAB Lab prototyping laboratory. Additional programs include the annual Scientific Journey, six institutional scientific journals, career services, virtual campus tours, student ambassador programs, and installment-based tuition payment plans.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Graduação (Undergraduate Programs)
• Pós-Graduação (Postgraduate Programs) Twelve lato sensu specialization and MBA programs typically lasting 15-22 months with 360 hours of instruction across areas including Esthetics, Physical Therapy, Pharmacy, Business Management, and Human Resources. Alumni receive 20% discount and corporate partners receive 15% discount.
• Cursos de Extensão (Extension Courses) Revenue-generating extension courses, professional training, and continuing education programs including specialized workshops and community services.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SEBRAE-SPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for entrepreneurship and innovation programs including Maratona de Empreendedorismo e Inovação (6th edition), Programa Spark for student innovation projects, and joint events supporting startups and small businesses in the region
• CATI (Coordenadoria de Assistência Técnica Integrada)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural extension partnership hosting events like I Encontro de Mulheres Extensionistas da CATI and collaborating on rural entrepreneurship and agricultural development initiatives
• COREN-SPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for nursing professional training and certification including Sutura Habilitation course for nurses hosted at FIB facilities
• SONAFEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational physiotherapy association partnership providing official endorsement for postgraduate programs in Physiotherapy - only program in São Paulo state with this certification, now on 5th edition
• DRS-VI (Departamento Regional de Saúde)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional health department partnership for professional training including nursing capacity building programs hosted at FIB campus
• ABDA (Associação Bauruense de Desportos Aquáticos)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSports partnership providing practical training opportunities for physiotherapy students during swimming and water sports competitions
• Lar Escola Santa Luzia Para CegosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDisability inclusion partnership promoting Goalball and accessibility initiatives for visually impaired community members
• BracellminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPulp industry partnership providing internship opportunities with R$2,200 scholarships and technical visits for agronomy students to forestry production facilities
• AmbevminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeverage company partnership providing technical visits and industry exposure for administration, engineering, and production students
• Minha BibliotecacoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital library platform providing unlimited simultaneous access to 50+ publisher imprints and thousands of technical, scientific, and academic digital titles with 24/7 availability

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Universidade Paulista (UNIP): Large national private university with extensive multi-campus presence and diverse undergraduate/graduate catalog. Comparable in multi-disciplinary positioning and serves similar student demographics.
• Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE): São Paulo-based private university with multiple campuses and comprehensive program offerings in health, law, engineering, and business. Comparable academic portfolio with stronger urban presence.
• Universidade Estácio de Sá: One of the largest private HE operators in Brazil with multi-disciplinary offerings and broad distance-learning infrastructure. Competes for the same Brazilian undergraduate student pool but at vastly greater scale.
• Universidade Anhembi Morumbi: São Paulo-based private university under the Laureate network offering multi-disciplinary undergraduate and graduate programs. Comparable in academic portfolio and target student segments.
• Anhanguera Educacional (Kroton): Large national Brazilian private higher education network offering broad undergraduate and graduate programs across multiple campuses. Comparable in offering breadth but operates at far greater scale than FIB.

Regional players

• Centro Universitário Toledo (UniToledo): Private higher education institution in Araçatuba (interior São Paulo) with multi-disciplinary offerings. Comparable regional private HE peer serving interior São Paulo markets.
• Universidade Anhanguera-Uniderp: Brazilian private higher education institution with multi-disciplinary programs and significant presence in interior Brazil. Comparable regional private HE competitor with similar student target.
• Universidade de Marília (UNIMAR): Private multi-program university in the interior of São Paulo state offering similar undergraduate and postgraduate breadth. Comparable regional competitor with similar market positioning outside major metros.

Emerging players

• Faculdade Unicesumar: Private Brazilian HE institution with strong distance-learning and multi-campus presence across interior Brazil. Comparable in offering multi-disciplinary undergraduate and graduate programs targeting similar demographics.

Direct peers

• Universidade do Sagrado Coração (USC): A private multi-disciplinary university also based in Bauru, São Paulo, offering undergraduate and graduate programs across similar fields (Health, Humanities, Applied Social Sciences). The most direct geographic and portfolio peer to FIB.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/faculdadefib?lang=pt
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/MarketingFIBauru
• Facebookfacebook.com/FibBauru
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/fib---faculdades-integradas-de-bauru
• Instagraminstagram.com/fibbauru
• TikToktiktok.com/@fibbauru

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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