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Universities in Spain

Higher Education in Spain

2022 Ranking of Spain Universities

What are Spain’s most famous universities? Topuniversitieslist attempts to address this issue by releasing the 2022 Spanish University Ranking, which includes 75 Spanish higher education institutions that fulfill the Topuniversitieslist quality criteria:

  • being chartered, registered, or certified by the relevant Spanish higher education-related institution, and providing at least four-year undergraduate degrees (bachelor degrees) or postgraduate degrees (master or doctoral degrees) in a conventional, face-to-face, non-distance education style.

View the Topuniversitieslist League Table and University Rankings for 75 Spanish Universities. Spanish University rankings are available in the world ranking. Spanish University rankings enter the top ten in the world every year.Each of these universities has an ancient history and the universities maintain their ancient heritage. Various scientific programs are offered to students in the universities located here.These universities offer a variety of courses and programs leading to legally recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor’s and master’s degrees in various fields. University leaders are constantly working to improve the quality of education. If we look at the admission percentage of these universities, we can see that the number of students admitted here is high every year. Currently, the acceptance rate to these universities is from 70 to 75 percent. Each of the teachers teaching at the faculties has a high scientific pedagogical ability. Especially in recent times, the creation of new specialties increases the interest in education every day. Even university offers a library, accommodation, sports facilities, financial assistance and/or scholarships, study abroad and exchange programs, online courses and distance learning possibilities, as well as administrative services to students. One of the main goals of these universities is to be a university that meets international standards, has innovative, highly qualified personnel, and has the status of an international university. Students from all over the world can apply to these universities. If you want to get more information, you can see at Topuniversitieslist.

2022 Sub-rankings by provinces and territories

The Kingdom of Spain is split into 17 regional regions (Spanish: comunidades autónomas), 50 provinces (Spanish: provincias), and two autonomous cities. The overwhelming majority of higher education institutions that follow the Topuniversitieslist selection criterion are in the Madrid Community, which includes Madrid, Catalonia (Barcelona), Andalusia (Seville), Castile and Leon (Valladolid), and the Valencian Community (Valencia). Both provinces with at least two Spanish higher education institutions matching the Topuniversitieslist selection criterion are included in the following Topuniversitieslist sub-rankings or league tables.


Andalucia (11)
Aragon (2)
Basque Country (3)
Canary Islands (3)
Cantabria (2)
Castile and Leon (8)
Catalonia (11)
Community of Madrid (14)
Galicia (3)
Navarra (2)
Region of Murcia (3)
Valencian Community (7)