How these universities are ranked
4 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #430 (Universidad de Valencia) to #544 (Universidad de Zaragoza); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. Universidad de Valencia has the largest research record in this group, with 11,752,084 citations and an h-index of 807. 3 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 29 public to 1 private institutions. By location, Community of Madrid (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Universidad de Valencia, founded in 1502. Universidad de Salamanca is the largest, with 30,000 students.
Levels, lengths and start dates
By level: 98 bachelor's, 21 master's, 5 phd / doctorate and 1 diploma. The usual length is 4 years and 1–2 years. 90% are full-time and 6 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (94% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (85% of courses with a stated intake). Bircham International University offers the widest choice, with 15 of these courses.
