List of universities in Spain

See also: Higher education in Spain

List of universities in Spain:

University	Seat of the Rectorate	Autonomous community	Established	Type
University of Almería	Almería	Andalusia	1993	Public
University of Cádiz	Cádiz	Andalusia	1979	Public
University of Córdoba	Córdoba	Andalusia	1972	Public
University of Granada	Granada	Andalusia	1531	Public
University of Huelva	Huelva	Andalusia	1993	Public
University of Jaén	Jaén	Andalusia	1993	Public
University of Málaga	Málaga	Andalusia	1972	Public
University of Seville	Seville	Andalusia	1505	Public
International University of Andalusia	Seville	Andalusia	1994	Public
Pablo de Olavide University	Seville	Andalusia	1997	Public
Loyola University Andalusia	Seville	Andalusia	2011	Catholic
University of Zaragoza	Zaragoza	Aragon	1542	Public
San Jorge University Template:Sp icon	Villanueva de Gállego	Aragon	2005	Catholic
University of Oviedo	Oviedo	Asturias	1608	Public
University of the Balearic Islands	Palma	Balearic Islands	1978	Public
University of the Basque Country	Leioa	Basque Country	1980	Public
University of Deusto	Bilbao	Basque Country	1886	Catholic
Mondragon University	Arrasate/Mondragón	Basque Country	1997	Private
University of La Laguna	San Cristóbal de La Laguna	Canary Islands	1927	Public
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria	Canary Islands	1989	Public
European University of Canarias	La Orotava	Canary Islands	2010	Private
University of Cantabria	Santander	Cantabria	1972	Public
European University of the Atlantic	Santander	Cantabria	2013	Private
University of Castile–La Mancha	Ciudad Real	Castile–La Mancha	1985	Public
University of Burgos	Burgos	Castile and León	1994	Public
University of León	León	Castile and León	1979	Public
University of Salamanca	Salamanca	Castile and León	1218	Public
University of Valladolid	Valladolid	Castile and León	1241	Public
Catholic University of Ávila	Ávila	Castile and León	1996	Catholic
IE University	Segovia	Castile and León	2008	Private
Isabel I University Template:Sp icon	Burgos	Castile and León	2011	Private
Miguel de Cervantes European University	Valladolid	Castile and León	2002	Private
Pontifical University of Salamanca	Salamanca	Castile and León	1940	Catholic
Autonomous University of Barcelona	Cerdanyola del Vallès	Catalonia	1968	Public
Polytechnic University of Catalonia	Barcelona	Catalonia	1971	Public
Pompeu Fabra University	Barcelona	Catalonia	1990	Public
Rovira i Virgili University	Tarragona	Catalonia	1991	Public
University of Barcelona	Barcelona	Catalonia	1450	Public
University of Girona	Girona	Catalonia	1991	Public
University of Lleida	Lleida	Catalonia	1297/1991	Public
Abat Oliba CEU University	Barcelona	Catalonia	2003	Catholic
International University of Catalonia	Barcelona	Catalonia	1997	Private
Open University of Catalonia	Barcelona	Catalonia	1990	Public
Ramon Llull University	Barcelona	Catalonia	1990	Private
European University	Barcelona	Catalonia	1973	Private
University of Vic	Vic	Catalonia	1997	Private
University of Extremadura	Badajoz	Extremadura	1973	Public
University of A Coruña	A Coruña	Galicia	1989	Public
University of Santiago de Compostela	Santiago de Compostela	Galicia	1495	Public
University of Vigo	Vigo	Galicia	1990	Public
University of La Rioja	Logroño	La Rioja	1992	Public
International University of La Rioja	Logroño	La Rioja	2008	Private
Menéndez Pelayo International University	Madrid	Madrid	1932	Public
Autonomous University of Madrid	Madrid	Madrid	1968	Public
Carlos III University of Madrid	Getafe	Madrid	1989	Public
Complutense University of Madrid	Madrid	Madrid	1499	Public
National University of Distance Education	Madrid	Madrid	1972	Public
Rey Juan Carlos University	Móstoles	Madrid	1996	Public
Technical University of Madrid	Madrid	Madrid	1971	Public
University of Alcalá	Alcalá de Henares	Madrid	1977	Public
Alfonso X University	Villanueva de la Cañada	Madrid	1993	Private
Antonio de Nebrija University	Hoyo de Manzanares	Madrid	1995	Private
Camilo José Cela University	Villanueva de la Cañada	Madrid	1998	Private
CEU San Pablo University	Madrid	Madrid	1993	Catholic
European University of Madrid	Villaviciosa de Odón	Madrid	1995	Private
Francisco de Vitoria University	Pozuelo de Alarcón	Madrid	1993	Private
Comillas Pontifical University	Madrid	Madrid	1890	Catholic
Saint Damasus Ecclesiastical University Template:Sp icon	Madrid	Madrid	2011	Ecclesiastical
Universidad a Distancia de Madrid Template:Sp icon	Collado Villalba	Madrid	2006	Private
University of Murcia	Murcia	Region of Murcia	1914	Public
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena	Cartagena	Region of Murcia	1998	Public
Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia	Murcia	Region of Murcia	1996	Catholic
University of Navarre	Pamplona	Navarre	1952	Catholic
Universidad Pública de Navarra	Pamplona	Navarre	1987	Public
James I University	Castellón de la Plana	Valencian Community	1991	Public
Valencian International University	Castellón de la Plana	Valencian Community	2008	Private
Miguel Hernández University of Elche	Elche	Valencian Community	1996	Public
Polytechnic University of Valencia	Valencia	Valencian Community	1968	Public
University of Alicante	San Vicente del Raspeig	Valencian Community	1979	Public
University of Valencia	Valencia	Valencian Community	1499	Public
Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent Martyr	Valencia	Valencian Community	2003	Catholic
Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera	Moncada	Valencian Community	1999	Catholic
European University of Valencia	Valencia	Valencian Community	2012	Private

The Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), is headquartered in Madrid, but it has campuses all over Spain. It the country's largest university, with more than 180,000 students

International rankings

According to the THE–QS World University Rankings:

Institution	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
University of Barcelona (Universitat de Barcelona/Universidad de Barcelona)	NR	NR	190	194	186	171	148
Autonomous University of Madrid (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)	159	183	NR	NR	NR	NR

See also

• Higher education in Spain
• List of colleges and universities by country
• List of colleges and universities

External links

• Universities in Spain
• Fundación Universidad.es
• Universities Directory