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University of Barcelona tops our list of 40 Business & Management universities in Spain at #160 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Complutense University of Madrid (QS World #187) and Universidad Politécnica de Cataluna (QS World #392) complete the top three. The universities on this list offer 393 matching courses between them.
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7 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #160 (University of Barcelona) to #544 (Universidad de Zaragoza); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: University of Barcelona is cited most (17,237,350 citations). 6 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
39 are public and 1 private (98% public). By location, Community of Madrid (2) and Catalonia (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of Barcelona, founded in 1450. Universidad Europea de Madrid is the largest, with 130,000 students.
By level: 171 bachelor's, 143 master's, 46 phd / doctorate and 29 professional. The usual length is 4 years and 9 to 12 months. 90% are full-time and 10 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (93% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (74% of courses with a stated intake). Bircham International University offers the widest choice, with 123 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 3 of these universities. Complutense University of Madrid is the least expensive at USD 3,000 a year and IE University the most at USD 25,000; the middle of the range is about USD 3,500. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
University of Barcelona (QS World #160), Complutense University of Madrid (QS World #187) and Universidad Politécnica de Cataluna (QS World #392) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, Complutense University of Madrid is the least expensive at about USD 3,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
39 public and 1 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 9 to 12 months the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 93% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
10 of these courses are listed as online.
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