The Federal University of Mato Grosso is located in Cuiabá (headquarters campus) and in three others cities in the state of Mato Grosso: Médio Araguaia, Sinop and Várzea Grande - city adjoining the capital, and the second unit of Cuiabá’s campus, that is under construction.

Foundaded in 1970, the UFMT is the most comprehensive institution of higher education in the State, with a strong presence in all the regions of Mato Grosso, a territory of more than 900 thousand square kilometers. In addition to the Campuses, the UFMT is present in 24 poles of distance education.