Principal Component Analysis in the Study of Satisfaction of Undergraduates UFPE the Academic Center for Victory Sharlene Neuma Henrique da Silva1 Isys Pryscilla de Albuquerque Lima2 Moacyr Cunha Filho2 Maria Cristina Falcão Raposo3 Abstract The focus of this study was to assess the level of satisfaction of undergraduates of the Federal University of Pernambuco, campus Vitória. We used the method of the principal components analysis which is an efficient alternative to determine components that explain the total variation of the data with fewest components. Keywords: Principal Components, Commonalities, Satisfaction. 1 CTG – UFPE. e-mail: [email protected] DEINFO – UFRPE. 3 CCEN – UFPE. 2