About
The University of Barcelona, formerly also known as Central University of Barcelona is a public research university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was established in 1450. With 76,000 students, it is one of the biggest universities in Spain and has also been ranked 1st in the country in most of the 2025 rankings.
Ranked Top 100 worldwide across 4 major ranking systems
Ranked in 135 subject rankings
Ranking Overview
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Key Facts
Historical Trend
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Subject Rankings
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32 subjectsQS
50 subjectsARWU
43 subjectsTHE
10 subjects|
Subject
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Rank
|
Score
|
Year
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|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical & Health | =72 | 63.3 | 2026 |
| Arts & Humanities | 82 | 55.2 | 2026 |
| Law | =93 | 50.1 | 2026 |
| Life Sciences | 101–125 | 59.1 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences | 126–150 | 50.8 | 2026 |
| Education | 126–150 | 49.6 | 2026 |
| Psychology | 126–150 | 52.6 | 2026 |
| Physical Sciences | 201–250 | 50.6 | 2026 |
| Engineering & Technology | 251–300 | 45.5 | 2026 |
| Business & Economics | 251–300 | 42.5 | 2026 |