QS World University Rankings 2026

World University Rankings

Discover and compare the world's top 38 universities by academic reputation, research, and employability

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Rank	University	Country	Score	Academic	Employer
#160	Universitat de BarcelonaBarcelona	Spain	61.0	84.9	48.9
#172	Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaBarcelona	Spain	59.2	76.4	42.1
#=187	Complutense University of MadridMadrid	Spain	57.1	78.5	73.9
#206	Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadrid	Spain	55.0	73.1	71.5
#=262	University of NavarraPamplona	Spain	49.3	40.8	78.2
#=265	Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona)Barcelona	Spain	49.0	43.7	39.5
#301	Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M)Madrid	Spain	45.4	45.2	65.3
#=334	Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)Madrid	Spain	42.3	43.0	67.8
#=392	Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC)Barcelona	Spain	38.2	40.8	32.8
#=401	University of GranadaGranada	Spain	37.4	59.3	24.3
#422	Universitat Politecnica de ValenciaValència	Spain	36.2	38.0	27.6
#=430	Universitat de ValenciaValència	Spain	35.7	49.7	17.2
#=436	Universitat Ramon LlullBarcelona	Spain	35.2	17.5	72.5
#438	IE UniversitySegovia	Spain	35.1	12.7	70.4
#=469	Universidad de SevillaSeville	Spain	33.7	52.7	20.6
#=526	University of SalamancaSalamanca	Spain	30.9	36.9	23.5
#581	Comillas Pontifical UniversityMadrid	Spain	28.9	12.3	76.7
#=624	University of the Basque CountryLeioa	Spain	27.5	28.6	10.8
#=628	Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela	Spain	27.4	33.9	16.0
#=638	Universidad de ZaragozaZaragoza	Spain	27.1	29.7	9.9
#=697	Universidad de Alcalá (Madrid)Madrid	Spain	25.1	13.8	10.2
#771-780	Universitat Rovira i VirgiliTarragona	Spain	—	9.5	4.5
#781-790	University of AlicanteAlicante	Spain	—	21.1	11.5
#851-900	Universidade de VigoVigo	Spain	—	14.0	9.1
#901-950	Universidad EuropeaMadrid	Spain	—	7.7	19.7
#901-950	Universidad de OviedoOviedo	Spain	—	18.2	8.4
#901-950	Universidad de ValladolidValladolid	Spain	—	16.1	6.4
#951-1000	Universidad de CórdobaCórdoba	Spain	—	15.5	6.5
#1001-1200	CEU UniversitiesMadrid	Spain	—	7.3	20.8
#1001-1200	Universidad Rey Juan CarlosMóstoles	Spain	—	12.5	16.9