# The best universities in Spain (Shanghai Ranking 2025)

The best-placed Spanish universities in the ARWU or Shanghai Ranking 2025, published in August 2025, with their world band. Spain has 36 universities among the world top 1,000.

- 3 votes · 21 items
- Sep 16, 2025 · Ana B.
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## Top 15

1. **Universidad de Barcelona** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Barcelona; founded in 1450. World band 151–200 in ARWU 2025.
2. **Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Barcelona; founded in 1971. World band 701–800 in ARWU 2025.
3. **Universitat de València** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Valencia; founded in 1499. World band 201–300 in ARWU 2025.
4. **Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès); founded in 1968. World band 301–400 in ARWU 2025.
5. **Universidad Autónoma de Madrid** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Madrid; founded in 1968. World band 301–400 in ARWU 2025.
6. **Universidad Complutense de Madrid** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Madrid; heir to the Alcalá college of 1499. World band 301–400 in ARWU 2025.
7. **Universidad de Granada** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Granada; founded in 1531. World band 301–400 in ARWU 2025.
8. **Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Leioa and other campuses; founded in 1980. World band 301–400 in ARWU 2025.
9. **Universitat Politècnica de València** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Valencia; the highest-ranked Spanish technical university. World band 401–500 in ARWU 2025.
10. **Universidad de Sevilla** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Sevilla; founded in 1505. World band 401–500 in ARWU 2025.
11. **Universidad de Navarra** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Pamplona; private, founded in 1952. World band 501–600 in ARWU 2025.
12. **Universidad de Salamanca** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Salamanca; founded in 1218, Spain's oldest university still operating. World band 501–600 in ARWU 2025.
13. **Universidad de Santiago de Compostela** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Santiago de Compostela; founded in 1495. World band 501–600 in ARWU 2025.
14. **Universidad de Zaragoza** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Zaragoza; founded in 1542. World band 501–600 in ARWU 2025.
15. **Universidad Politécnica de Madrid** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Madrid; founded in 1971. World band 601–700 in ARWU 2025.
16. **Universidad de Alicante** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — San Vicente del Raspeig; founded in 1979. World band 601–700 in ARWU 2025.
17. **Universidad de Murcia** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Murcia; founded in 1915. World band 601–700 in ARWU 2025.
18. **Universidad de Oviedo** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Oviedo; founded in 1608. World band 601–700 in ARWU 2025.
19. **Universidad Rovira i Virgili** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Tarragona; founded in 1991. World band 601–700 in ARWU 2025.
20. **Carlos III University of Madrid** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Public university founded in 1989 in Getafe and Leganés, strong in economics, law and engineering.
21. **Universidad Pompeu Fabra** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Barcelona; founded in 1990. World band 301–400 in ARWU 2025.

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