Enem Score Needed for Law

Law cutoffs vary heavily by university and shift

Law sits second only to Medicine in demand on SISU. At the top federals the cutoffs look like this: USP and UNICAMP 720–760, UnB ~720, UFMG 700–730, UFRGS ~700. The night-shift (noturno) course usually pulls the most candidates, since it works for people holding down a job, and that demand routinely pushes its cutoff 10–20 points above the day shift. Because the discipline lives and dies on text, the essay and the Languages/Humanities area tend to carry weight ×2 or ×3. Example: someone with 720 gets into USP's day shift but can fall short at night, where the competition drags the floor up to 745+.

Applications

SISU aside, this calculator helps with the public versus private question. A Law degree at a top federal costs nothing, while private faculties like Mackenzie, PUC, or FGV run R$ 2–5k/month. For Law, ProUni is more within reach than it is for Medicine, with partial-scholarship cutoffs starting around ~600, and FIES picks up the rest. Aim your simulado at the federal cutoff first. If that's out of reach, recalibrate toward ProUni at the private faculty you've picked.

FAQ

Why is the night shift more competitive? It soaks up working candidates and returning students who simply can't show up during the day, so demand outstrips supply.

Does the OAB exam care which university I attended? No. The OAB exam is the same for everyone. Where your school shows up is the job market and internship offers, which lean hard toward top federals and traditional privates.

Is Law easier to enter than Medicine? Yes by 50–80 points at most federals, but harder than less popular courses.

Can I use ENEM for direct OAB exemption? No. Every law graduate has to pass the OAB exam, and your ENEM score has nothing to do with it.