To join the university they must pass an annual examination, known as the "ENEM" (National High School Exam).

The actual installation of the university took place on July 2, 1946, the oldest center of higher education in the country, the School of Medicine at the Shrine of Jesus.

On December 4, 1950, the government enacted the 2234 law setting the Federal System of Higher Education.

UFBA is one of the first universities in Brazil, having locations throughout the capital of Bahia and one inside, in Vitória da Conquista (south-west).

[6] The UFBA's Cooperation Agreements has 32 countries (such as the United States, Sweden, Argentina, South Africa, New Zealand, and others).