| Type | Sociedade Anônima |
|---|---|
| Traded as | BM&F Bovespa:ESTC3 |
| Industry | Higher education |
| Founded | (1970) |
| Headquarters | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Key people | Antonio Carlos A. Ribeiro Bonchristiano, (Chairman) Eduardo Alcalay, (CEO) |
| Revenue | US$ 619.8 Million (2010) [1] |
| Net income | US$ 50.1 Million (2010) [2] |
| Employees | 10.769 |
| Website | www.estacio.br |
Estácio (BM&F Bovespa:ESTC3) is a private educacional company focused in the universities sector founded in 1970 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
It is named after the Portuguese knight and military officer Estácio de Sá, who was the founder of the city of Rio de Janeiro. It is Brazil's second largest university with over 248.00 students in 54 campuses around the country, 39 of which are located in the state of Rio de Janeiro.
Estácio is the third largest higher education company in Brazil by number of students, after Anhanguera Educacional and Kroton Educacional and the second largest by revenue, after Anhanguera Educacional.
The football club Universidade Estácio de Sá Futebol Clube is owned by the university.