| Federal University of Alagoas | |
| Native Name: | Universidade Federal de Alagoas |
| Native Name Lang: | Pt |
| Other Names: | UFAL |
| Motto: | Scientia ad Sapientiam |
| Established: | January 25, 1961[1] (Law School dates from 1933) |
| Type: | Public university system, Federal |
| Endowment: | R$ 907.655.404,00 (2021)[2] |
| Rector: | Josealdo Tonholo |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Students: | 28,312 (2022)[3] |
| Undergrad: | 22,522 (2017) |
| Postgrad: | 1,326 (2017) |
| Faculty: | 1,826 (2017) |
| Administrative Staff: | 1,774 (2017) |
| Campus: | 3 campuses: (Maceió/A. C. Simões, Arapiraca and Delmiro Gouveia/Sertão); |
| Website: | www.ufal.br |
Located in the city of Maceió, the Federal University of Alagoas (Portuguese: Universidade Federal de Alagoas, UFAL or Ufal) is the major university in coastal state Alagoas and one of the main research centers in Brazilian north eastern region (one of the five regions of Brazil). It is located very near the city's airport.