University of Barcelona
Public University · 1 course in International Business
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University of Barcelona tops our list of 6 Public International Business universities in Spain at #160 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Next come Universidad de Valencia (QS World #430) and Universidad de Zaragoza (QS World #544). Across the whole list there are 10 courses to choose from.
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how we rankPublic University · 1 course in International Business
Public University · 1 course in International Business
Public University · 1 course in International Business
Public University · 1 course in International Business
Public University · 3 courses in International Business
Public University · 3 courses in International Business
in Spain
3 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. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Barcelona has the largest research record in this group, with 17,237,350 citations and an h-index of 1,022. 1 university have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 6 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Catalonia (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of Barcelona, founded in 1450. University of Barcelona is the largest, with 63,000 students.
By level: 5 master's, 4 bachelor's and 1 phd / doctorate. The usual length is 1 year and 4 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (100% of courses with a stated intake). Global Business School Barcelona offers the widest choice, with 3 of these courses.
University of Barcelona (QS World #160), Universidad de Valencia (QS World #430) and Universidad de Zaragoza (QS World #544) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
6 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 1 year, with 4 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
Global Business School Barcelona, with 3, ahead of Bircham International University (3).
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