How these universities are ranked
3 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #392 (Universidad Politécnica de Cataluna) to #539 (Universidad de Salamanca); 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. 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 32 public to 0 private institutions. The oldest is Universidad de Valencia, founded in 1502. Universidad Europea de Madrid is the largest, with 130,000 students.
Inside the course list
By level: 78 bachelor's, 32 master's and 11 phd / doctorate. The usual length is 4 years and 1–2 years. 93% are full-time and 8 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (95% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (85% of courses with a stated intake). Bircham International University offers the widest choice, with 33 of these courses.
