圣保罗大学致力于以下领域的教育人文科学，哲学，神学和教会法规，圣保罗大学开设了以下研究生课程，教会法律法规，神学，天主教实践，教会行政，冲突研究，咨询和心灵，公共伦理，艺术，哲学，教牧神学，牧师。圣保罗大学同时开设了以下本科和专科课程，圣公会研究，神学，教会法典，东方基督教研究，伦理学，宗教间对话，使命研究，哲学，教牧学，艺术，文学学士，哲学和神学等。
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Institutes, colleges and schools as following:
Schoool of Arts, Sciences and Humanities (EACH);School of Communication and Arts (ECA);School of Physical Education and Sports (EEFE);School of Nursing (EE);Polytechnic School (Poli);School of Architecture and Urbanism (FAU);School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (FCF);Law School (FD);School of Economics, Administration and Accounting (FEA);School of Education (FE);School of Philosophy, Literature and Human Sciences (FFLCH);School of Medicine (FM);School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry (FMVZ);School of Dentistry (FO);School of Public Health (FSP);Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Science (IAG);Institute of Bioscience (IB);Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICB);Electro-Technical and Energy Institute (IEE); Physics Institute (IF);Geosciences Institute (IGc);Institute of Mathematics and Statistics (IME);São Paulo Institute of Tropical Medicine (IMT);Psychology Institute (IP);Chemistry Institute (IQ);Institute of International Relations (IRI);Oceanographic Institute (IO)
圣保罗大学有着当地的，本国的以及国际的学生从而组成一个学术团体。推动先进的教学，研究和专业演讲。圣保罗大学有很多以宗教为主的学术交流，提供学生讨论和研究。
