How these universities are ranked
6 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #149 (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) to #544 (Universidad de Zaragoza); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona has the largest research record in this group, with 12,957,789 citations and an h-index of 788. 5 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
Public, private and where they are
The split is 38 public to 1 private institutions. By location, Catalonia (1) and Community of Madrid (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Universidad de Valencia, founded in 1502. Universidad Europea de Madrid is the largest, with 130,000 students.
What the courses look like
The most common subjects are Business & Management (171), Engineering (166), Medicine & Health Sciences (140) and Education (98). The usual length is 4 years and Duration ranges from 1 to 3 years.. 95% are full-time and 41 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (97% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (91% of courses with a stated intake). Bircham International University offers the widest choice, with 265 of these courses.
What it costs
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona is the least expensive at USD 3,500 a year and IE University the most at USD 25,000; the middle of the range is about USD 25,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
