In addition, the university has a postgraduate course in Complex Systems Applied to Life Sciences, the only one in Latin America. The Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) elected the UFRN Law course as the third best in the country, the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) also received the best evaluation among Higher Education institutions in the North and Northeast regions, according to the General Course Index (IGC). The post was previously occupied by the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE).