Abstract

The growth of higher education in Brazil, since 1990, had been directly associated with the development of policies proposed by multilateral organizations, more specifically by the World Bank. This study aimed to approach the Higher Education Policies implemented in Brazil since the State Reform, which influenced in the expansion of Higher Education courses in the country from 1996 to 2010. In this study was used the method of quantitative, descriptive, exploratory and explanatory nature, making use of consolidated data from the Higher Education Census, made available by the Ministry of Education through the National Institute for Educational Studies and Research Anisio Teixeira (MEC/INEP), highlighting also the indicators of number of courses, vacancies, inflows in categories, administrative and academic organization. In addition to data analysis, the documentary collection on educational policies was consulted. It was found that higher education followed the market logic, with incentive to private education.

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