Results

  • University Rankings
  • Academic Performance
  • Student Satisfaction
  • Employment
  • UIC international students
  • UIC students from outside Catalonia
  • International mobility students

Position in the major rankings and ratings

International ratings

  • QS Stars Rating

    5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ a QS Stars Rating

    Overall⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Categories ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: “Teaching”, “Online Learning”, “Subject Ranking (Dentistry)”, “Employability” , “Good Governance”, “Environmental Impact” and “Global engagement”

    The Universitat Internacional de Catalunya has received 5 Stars in the “Overall” classification and in the categories of: “Teaching”, “Online Learning”, “Subject Ranking (Dentistry) ”, “Employability”, “Good Governance”, “Environmental Impact” and “Global engagement”. In the “Diversity, Equality and Inclusion” and “Research” categories, the University has received 4 and 3 Stars, respectively.

    QS Stars Rating is an optional university rating system that evaluates higher education institutions around the world and certifies compliance with the demanding quality standards set by QS Stars. Through this audit, QS Stars badges are awarded, highlighting the strengths and achievements of the University for a worldwide audience.

    The QS Stars badges range from 1 Star to 5+ Stars and is a seal of quality that is valid for 5 years.

    For more information: http://www.topuniversities.com/qs-stars

     

    Read the news

     

    qs
  • Times Higher Education Sustainability Impact Ratings

    301-400/1,603

    World Position

    6-8/22

    Spain Position

    THE Sustainability Impact Ratings measure the success of global universities in meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals. They use carefully calibrated indicators to provide comprehensive and balanced comparisons across four key areas: research, outreach, teaching, and stewardship.

    The minimum requirement to enter the general classification is to provide data on SDG 17 and at least three other SDGs. In this edition, UIC Barcelona has prioritized four SDGs, including SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being, SDG 5 Gender Equality, SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities, and SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals.

    In addition to the overall ranking, the results for each individual SDG are also published in 17 separate tables.

    UIC Barcelona results in the overall ranking for this 2026 edition: 

    • Global: 301-400 out of 1,603
    • National: 6-8 out of 22

    The Sustainable Development Goal Rankings in this 2026 edition:

    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being:

    • Global: 101-200 out of 1,254
    • National: 3 out of 15

    SDG 5 Gender Equality:

    • Global: =69 out of 1,254
    • National: 2-3 out of 19

    SDG 10 Reducing Inequalities:

    • Global: 301-400 out of 932
    • National: 8-11 out of 16

    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals:

    • Global: 401-600 out of 1,610
    • National: 6-8 out of 22

    Visit results
    Visit methodology

    Read the news

National ratings

  • Fundación HAZ

    =1/40

    private universities transparent

    The Fundación HAZ aims to promote the good governance, transparency, accountability and social impact of institutions, ensuring that the information on their websites is:

    • Visible: the information should be presented simply
    • Accessible: the information should be easily seen without the need for permissions
    • Updated: the information must be up-to-date
    • Integral: the information must be complete

    The Foundation uses 28 indicators, for private universities, to assess transparency and divide the universities into three categories.

    UIC Barcelona is classed as transparent, as it complies with 56 of the 56 transparency points and obtains the T seal for Transparent ***.

    Read the news.

    universidades 2025

Discover UIC Barcelona: Leading Academic Excellence

International rankings

  • QS World University Rankings

    901-950/1504

    World position

    =25/48

    Spain Position

    QS World University Rankings is one of the leading international university rankings. It evaluates universities across several key dimensions, including research, employability, teaching, internationalisation and sustainability.

    The metrics used to assess the different areas of the university according to the methodology of this ranking are:

    • Research and Discovery (50%):
      • Academic reputation
      • Citations per paper
    • Employability and Outcomes (20%):
      • Employer reputation
      • Employment outcomes
    • Learning experience (10%):
      • Faculty-student ratio
    • Global Engagement (15%):
      • International research network
      • International faculty
      • International students
    • Sustainability  (5%)

    UIC Barcelona’s results in the QS World University Rankings 2027 place Universitat Internacional de Catalunya in the following positions:

    • Global ranking: 901–950 out of 1,504 universities
    • National ranking: =25th out of 48 ranked Spanish universities 

    View Methodology

    Read the news

  • Times Higher Education World University Rankings

    801-1000/2.297

    World Position

    12-25/54

    Spain Position

    Times Higher Education World University Rankings provides a ranking of the best universities in the world, assessing their performance using the following indicators that are grouped into five areas: teaching (the learning environment); research environment (research productivity, research reputation, research income), research quality (citation impact, research weight, research excellence, influence of research), the international outlook (staff, students and research) and the industry (industry income and patents).

    Times Higher Education World University Rankings continues to be the leading international ranking that underpins excellence in higher education. This year, the ranking includes 2,191 institutions from 115 countries, based on the participation from over 3000 higher education and research institutions from around the world.

    The Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC Barcelona) has been ranked in the following positions in the THE World University Rankings 2027:

    • World position: 801-1000 de 2.297
    • Spain position: 12-25 de 54

    Read the news.

  • Times Higher Education Young University Rankings

    201-250 /673

    World Position

    8-16/32

    Spain Position

    Times Higher Education Young University Rankings list the world’s best universities founded after 1974. It is based on the same 18 performance indicators as the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, which are grouped into five pillars: teaching, research quality, research environment, industry and international outlook, but the weightings have been adjusted to give less weight to reputation. 

    UIC Barcelona has been ranked in the following position in the THE Young University Rankings 2024:

    • World ranking: 201-250 out of 673
    • National ranking: 8-16 out of 32

    Read the news.

  • Times Higher Education World University Rankings by subject

    601-800/1230

    World Position Medical and Health

    601-800/1202

    World Position Social Science

    401-500/830

    World Position Education Studies

    Times Higher Education World University Rankings by subject provides a ranking of the best universities in the world by subject, covering eleven subjects and providing a general description of the best places in the world for studying a particular discipline.

    The eleven different fields are arts and humanities; business and economics; medical and health; computer science; education studies; engineering; law; life sciences; physical sciences; psychology and social sciences.

    The methodology used to compile the World University Rankings by subject is based on eighteen performance indicators, which are grouped into five areas: teaching, research environment, research quality, industry and international outlook, which are recalibrated to suit each subject individually.

    UIC Barcelona has been classified in the fields of Medical and Health, Social Sciences and Education Studies. The disciplines that are included in the field of Medical and Health are Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing and others related to health, in the field of Social Sciences, the disciplines that are included are Communication and Media, Politics and International Studies (including development studies), Sociology, Geography and Anthropology. Finally, in the field of Education Studies, the disciplines that are included are education studies, teacher training and academic studies in education.

    UIC Barcelona has been ranked in the fields of Medical and Health, Social Sciences and Education studies of the ranking in the THE World University Rankings by Subject 2026 in the following positions :

    Medical and Health

    • World ranking: 601-800 out of 1230
    • National ranking: 13-31 out of 47

    Social Science

    • World ranking: 601-800 out of 1202
    • National ranking: 18-29 out of 47

    Education Studies

    • World ranking: 401-500 out of 830
    • National ranking: 11-18 out of 47

    Read the news

  • QS World University Rankings: Europe

    406-407/958

    European Position

    36-37/62

    Spain Position

    QS World University Rankings: Europe 2026 is a ranking that focuses exclusively on European universities and analyses them in different areas of Research, Employability, Learning, Global Engagement and Sustainability, focusing especially on exchange and internationalisation, two key metrics in Europe, and introduces a new metric, which is International Student Diversity.

    The metrics used to analyse the different areas that make up the university according to the methodology of this ranking are:

    • Research:
      • Academic Reputation
      • Citations per paper
      • Papers per faculty
    • Employability:
      • Employer reputation
      • Employment Outcomes
    • Learning:
      • Faculty Student Ratio
    • Global Engagement:
      • International Research Network
      • International Faculty
      • International Student Diversity
      • Inbound Exchange Students
      • Outbound Exchange Students
    • Sustainability

    The results of UIC Barcelona in QS World University Rankings: Europe 2026 rank the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya in the following positions:
    - European Position: 406-407 of 958
    - Spain position: 36-37 of 62
     

    Methodology

    Read the news

  • QS Business Master's rankings: Management, Finance and Analytics

    201+/256

    Management

    201+/285

    Finance

    201+/234

    Analytics

    QS Business Master's Rankings analyzes and classifies the best specialized master's degrees in business education. It consists of five separate rankings covering the core areas of business education: QS Master’s in Business Analytics (MSB), QS Master’s in Finance (MIF), Master’s in Management (MIM), Master’s in Marketing (MMK) y QS Master’s in Supply Chain Management.

    QS Master’s in Business Analytics (MSB): Master's in Business Analytics programmes prepare students for roles involving the processing and analysis of business data at scale. This includes aspects of data processing, analysis, visualisation, statistics, and how to utilise the technology used for these functions.

    QS Master’s in Finance (MIF): Master's in Finance programmes prepare students for roles in the financial services sector or roles related to it. This includes aspects of accounting, corporate finance, investments, and data análisis.

    Master’s in Management (MIM): Master's in Management programmes prepare students for roles involving people management and leadership in a business context. This includes aspects of business, finance, marketing, and soft skills.

    Master’s in Marketing (MMK): Master's in Marketing programmes prepare students for marketing manager roles in a business context. This includes understanding consumer behaviour, data analysis, pricing and brand strategies, designing campaigns, and research methods.

    QS Master’s in Supply Chain Management: Master's in Supply Chain Management programmes prepare students for roles relating to the production and delivery of products and services. This includes aspects of operations, processes, data analytics, purchasing, finance, risk management, and technology.

    The methodology for this ranking is measured through five pillars: Employability, Thought Leadership, Value for Money, Diversity, and Alumni Outcomes. Its methodology seeks to highlight programs with a strong connection to the industry, high professional profitability, and excellent value for money.

    UIC Barcelona has been ranked in the QS Business Master’s Rankings in the following categories:

    Master’s in Management, represented by the University Master’s Degree in Arts and Cultural Management, is ranked as follows:

    Worldwide: 201+/256
    In Spain: 14-19/19

    Master’s in Business Analytics, represented by the Master Executive in Advanced Analytics & Data Science, is ranked as follows:

    Worldwide: 201+/234
    In Spain: 8-12/12

    Master’s in Finance, represented by the University Master’s Degree in Entrepreneurial Financing: Venture Capital and Private Equity, is ranked as follows:

    Worldwide: 201+/285
    In Spain: 9-12/12
     

    Visit results: QS Business Master’s Rankings 2027 

    Read the news.

    management

    finance

    analitycs

     

     

  • QS World University Rankings by Subject - Dentistry

    36/150

    World Position

    2/5

    Spain Position

    QS World University Rankings by Subject ranks the best institutions in the world in 55 disciplines distributed in five areas: “Arts and Humanities”, “Engineering and Technology”, “Life Sciences and Medicine”, “Natural Sciences” and “Social Sciences and Management”. The total of the best Universities varies according to the discipline, in the case of "Dentistry" it classifies the 150 best institutions in the world.

    In the QS-WUR by subject ranking, the different areas and disciplines are analysed through the reputation indicators between academics and employers, and the amount and impact of their research. These are individually recalibrated to adapt to each area and discipline, seeing as research and publication vary significantly between different academic disciplines. 

    The indicators used in this ranking to measure “academic and employer reputation” and “research” are: 

    • Reputation:
      • Academic reputation: academic assessment of the different areas of universities.
      • Employer reputation: assessment of employers on the different universities through their hired employees.
    • Research:
      • Citations: research citations per article over a period of five years.
      • H-index: The index is based on the total number of most cited articles of the academic, and the number of citations they have received in other publications.
    • International outlook:
      • IRN ( International Research Network): It reflects the ability of universities to diversity the geography of their international research networking by establishing sustainable research partnership with other higher education institutions.  

    Since research and publication rates vary significantly across academic areas and disciplines, the QS World University Rankings by Subject apply a different weighting of the above indicators in each subject.

    The results of UIC Barcelona in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 classify the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya in the following discipline in the subject of “Dentistry”:

    - World Ranking: 36 of 150
    - National Ranking: 2 of 5

    Methodology

    Read the news

  • QS World University Rankings: Sustainability

    1151-1200/2021

    World Position

    39-42/58

    Spain position

    QS World University Rankings: Sustainability, ranking specifically designed to evaluate universities based on Social Impact, Environmental Impact and Governance.

    The methodology of the QS WUR: Sustainability, analyzes the university through three areas: “Environmental Impact”, which is measured through the indicators of environmental education, environmental research and environmental sustainability; “Social Impact” which measures the impact of a university's commitment to indicators such as equality, employability and partnerships with industry and improving Health and Wellbeing  and finally, “Governance” which assesses whether the university has strong governance through of transparency in decision-making, ethical organizational culture, student representation in university bodies and financial transparency among others.

    The results of UIC Barcelona in QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026 rank the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya in the following positions:

    • World ranking: 1151-1200 of 2021
    • National ranking: 39-42 of 58

    Read the news

  • GRAS - Dentistry and Oral Sciences

    101-150/300

    World Position

    3-4/9

    Spain Position

    ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects ranks the world’s top institutions in 57 subjects across 5 fields: natural sciences, engineering, life sciences, medical sciences and social sciences. The total number of institutions included in the ranking varies by subject. In the case of Dentistry and Oral Sciences, for example, the ranking lists the world’s top 300 institutions.

    This ranking analyse roughly 2,000 higher education institutions.

    Each subject is assessed using nine indicators, split into five categories:

     Gras method 2024

    Methodology

    With regards to UIC Barcelona, the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2026 ranks the at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya in the subject “Dentistry and Oral Sciences” as follows:

    • World rank: 101-150 of 300.
    • National rank: 3-4 of 9.

    Read the news

    Global Research University Profiles

    The Global Research University Profiles (GRUP) Survey is an institutional survey conducted by ShanghaiRanking to collect data on universities’ research capacity, academic staff, doctoral education, scientific output, and international research activity. Its objective is to build comparative research profiles of universities worldwide and support ShanghaiRanking’s analytical and benchmarking activities.

    Data provided to the GRUP Survey, by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, publishers of the Shanghai Rankings (ARWU and GRAS). May 2026.

    ShanghaiRanking GRUP Survey

  • uniRank

    2387/14000

    World Position

    60/76

    Spain Position

    UniRank is the leading international higher education directory and search engine featuring reviews and rankings of over 14,000 officially recognised universities in 200 countries. uniRank includes higher education institutions from across the world which satisfy the following requirements:

    • They are officially recognised, licensed and/or accredited by national or regional bodies.
    • They are officially authorised to grant at least four-year bachelor's degrees and/or postgraduate degrees.
    • They provide higher-education programmes predominantly in a traditional, on-site, non-distance education format.

    UniRank is an university ranking based on online data. Their objective it is to provide an approximate global ranking of world universities based upon their web presence and popularity in terms of estimated traffic, trust/authority and quality link popularity. This is especially intended to help international students and academic staff to understand how popular a specific higher education institution is in a foreign country.

    uniRank University Ranking’s data sources based upon an algorithm including four unbiased and independent web metrics extracted from three different web intelligence sources:

    • Moz Domain Authority
    • SimilarWeb Global Rank
    • Majestic Referring Domains
    • Majestic Trust Flow

    Web metrics data are collected on the same week to minimize temporal fluctuations and maximize comparability.

    uniRank offers rankings per country, which for Spain includes a ranking of 76 national universities.

    Number of ranked institutions: 200 across the world and 76 in Spain

    UIC Barcelona Ranking 2026

    Global position: 2.387
    National position: 60

    Since 2018, uniRank has published four new university rankings aimed at appraising the social media presence and popularity of higher education institutions in the two main social platforms:

     

    uniRank X (Twitter) University Ranking

    This uniRank page provides some information on the adoption of the social platform X (Twitter) among higher education institutions and leads to the most comprehensive list of Universities and Colleges with an official presence on X (Twitter). The aim is to provide a popularity index for each university on X (Twitter), based on the total number of followers, not to rank the higher education institutions for the educational quality or academic level of the services provided.

    Currently 8,444 out of a total of 14,103 higher education institutions in the world, included in the uniRank database, have adopted an official institutional X (Twitter) page.

    Results from the 2025 Ranking Universitat Internacional de Catalunya National position 53 out of the 75 Spanish universities with 15,778 followers

     

    uniRank Facebook University Ranking

    This Ranking provides some information on the adoption of the social platform Facebook among higher education institutions and leads to the most comprehensive list of universities with an official presence on Facebook. The aim is to provide a popularity index for each university on Facebook, based on the total number of likes, not to rank the higher education institutions for the educational quality or academic level of the services provided.

    Currently 10,864 out of a total of 14,113 higher education institutions in the world, included in the uniRank database, have adopted an official institutional Facebook page.

    Results from the 2025 Ranking Universitat Internacional de Catalunya National position
    31 out of the 76 Spanish universities with 36,188 followers

  • University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP)

    1879/3000

    World Position

    52/65

    Spain Position

    University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) aims to help universities identify potential areas of progress through 6 specific indicators of academic performance based on the quality, quantity and internationality of the publications. The weight of each indicator is distributed as follows.

    Article: 21%

    Total Document: 10%

    Citation: 21%

    Article Impact Total: 18%

    Citation Impact Total: 15%

    International Collaboration: 15%

    Outcome UIC by indicator:

    ArticleCitationTotal DocumentAITCITCollaborationTotal
    27,0752,5421,2940,6537,6230,88210,05

     

    Outcome UIC at the national rank: 52/65 universities

    Outcome UIC world rank: 1848/3000 universities

    Outcome by subject:

    Dentistry

    Outcome UIC by indicator:

    ArticleCitationTotal DocumentAITCITCollaborationTotal
    51,9363,8720,8148,1944,9946,60276,38

     

    Outcome UIC at the national rank: 4/6 universities

    Outcome UIC world rank: 132/250 universities

    Medical and Health Sciences

    Outcome UIC by indicator:

    ArticleCitationTotal DocumentAITCITCollaborationTotal
    63,1163,0630,0345,2354,0545,01300,50

     

    Outcome UIC at the national rank: 33/63 universities

    Outcome UIC world rank: 814/2000 universities

    Methodology

    URAP - University Ranking by Academic Academic Performance

  • Scimago Institutions Rankings (SIR)

    =1800/5491

    World Position

    =58/79

    Spain Position

    The Scimago Institutions Rankings (SIR) is a classification of academic and research-related institutions from around the world ranked by a composite indicator that combines three different sets of indicators based on research performance, innovation outputs and societal impact measured by their web visibility. This ranking is based on data from Scopus.

    The calculation is generated each year from the results obtained over a period of five year ending two years before the edition of the ranking.

    Scimago ranks UIC Barcelona:

    • World position: = 1800/5491
    • Spain position: =58/79

    Scimago Institutions Rankings (SIR) by subject

    Dentistry

    World Rank: 130/795

    Western Europe Rank: 41/178

    National Rank: 7/17

    Medicine

    World Rank: =1809/3022

    Western Europe Rank: 461/588

    National Rank: 57/68

    Psychology

    World Rank: =1795/2466

    Western Europe Rank: =558/614

    National Rank: 71/73

    Arts and Humanities

    World Rank: 1502/2482

    Western Europe Rank: 494/605

    National Rank: 63/70

    Business, Management and Accounting

    World Rank: =2219/3053

    Western Europe Rank: 587/659

    National Rank: 65/68

    Economy, Econometry and Finance

    World Rank: =1907/2504

    Western Europe Rank: 513/570

    National Rank: 62/65

    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

    World Rank: 1481/3398

    Western Europe Rank: 428/557

    National Rank: 51/64

    Social Sciences

    World Rank: 1596/3909

    Western Europe Rank: 484/723

    National Rank: 61/79

  • ​​​​​​​Best Global Universities Rankings

    1.853/2.604

    World Position

    563/711

    Western Europe Position

    51/61

    Spain position

    The Best Global Universities is an international ranking prepared by the U.S. magazine News & World Report that analyzes Higher Education institutions in more than 100 countries and based on 13 indicators that measure the global research performance of each of them. The data provider is Clarivate.

    UIC Barcelona results:

    World ranking: 1853 out of 2604 universities

    European ranking: 563 out of 711 universities

    Spain ranking: 51 out of 61 universities

    UIC Barcelona subject rankings

    Clinical Medicine: 1034 out of 1250

  • UI GreenMetric World University Ranking on Sustainability

    364/2016

    World Position

    11/32

    Spain Position

    UI GreenMetric World University Ranking on Sustainability is a Universitas Indonesia initiative first launched in 2010.

    The aim of this ranking is to assess the current conditions and policies related to green campuses and sustainability in universities all over the world, by conducting an online survey that gathers information from six indicators:

    1. Setting and infrastructure (SI) (15%)
    2. Energy and climate change (CE) (21%)
    3. Waste (WS) (18%)
    4. Water (WR) (10%)
    5. Transport /TR) (18%)
    6. Education and research (ED) (18%)

    The Universitat Internacional de Catalunya has been ranked 364st out of 2016 universities from around the world and 11 out of 32 Spanish universities.  

    View results here.

    Read the news.

National rankings

  • Ranking CYD

    6/84

    Overall results

    1/57

    Education field

    8/59

    ADE field

    23/58

    Law field

    23/36

    Journalism field

    In this 13th edition of the CyD Ranking, 84 Spanish universities participated (of which 48 are public and 34 are private).

    The CyD Ranking, with a multidimensional approach, provides indicators to measure and compare universities’ performance in their different areas of activity through the analysis of indicators —36 at the institutional level— classified by performance groups (high, medium, and low) and grouped into six dimensions: Teaching and Learning; Research; Knowledge Transfer; International Orientation; Regional Development Contribution; and Employment Outcomes (the latter in the Field Ranking).

    The CyD Ranking allows the measurement and comparison of university performance in two categories:

    Institutional category.
    Provides an analysis of the university as a whole.

    Field of knowledge category.
    Provides an analysis of the set of undergraduate and master’s degrees that, due to their degree of homogeneity, make up a specific thematic field. In this edition, UIC Barcelona
    participated in the fields of ADE, Law, Journalism and Education.

    Although the CyD Ranking does not assign a single position to each university, it ranks them according to the number of indicators with high, medium, and low performance.
    In this 13th edition, UIC Barcelona stood out for its high number of top-performing indicators:

    In the institutional category, UIC Barcelona ranks 6th out of 84 Spanish universities.

    Overall results

    In the field of knowledge category, UIC Barcelona stands out in:

    • Education field: 1st out of 57 spanish universities.
    • ADE field: 8th out of 59 spanish universities.
    • Law field: 23th out of 58 spanish universities.
    • Journalist field: 23 out of 36 spanish universities.

    Results by field

    Read the news.

    Ranking CYD de Universidades Sostenibles

    The Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC Barcelona) has been evaluated in the rankings CYD de Universidades Sostenibles 2026, prepared by the Fundación Conocimiento y Desarrollo (Fundació CYD), which analyses the performance of Spanish universities in terms of social and environmental sustainability.

    In this second edition, integrated into the 2026 CYD Ranking, 84 Spanish universities were assessed through 18 indicators grouped into two dimensions: social environment and environmental commitment.

    UIC Barcelona's results show a predominantly intermediate performance profile: 2 indicators of higher relative performance, 9 of intermediate performance and 7 of lower relative performance.

    In the social environment dimension, UIC Barcelona obtains 1 indicator of higher relative performance, 3 of intermediate performance and 5 of lower relative performance. The “Female research talent” indicator stands out with higher relative performance.

    In the environmental commitment dimension, UIC Barcelona obtains 1 indicator of higher relative performance, 6 of intermediate performance and 2 of lower relative performance. “Energy consumption per m²” stands out in particular, while 7 of the 9 indicators in this dimension are at intermediate or high performance levels.

    Methodology and relevance of the ranking

    The CYD Ranking of Sustainable Universities assesses institutional performance through 18 indicators:

    • 9 related to the social environment (female leadership and talent, prevention of harassment and gender-based violence, disability, social action and health promotion).
    • 9 linked to environmental commitment (degree programmes, theses and research groups in environmental sustainability, SDG publications, waste, water and energy consumption, renewable energy and investment in sustainability).

    Results are classified into three levels of relative performance (higher, intermediate and lower), together with the category “Not applicable/No data”.

    In this edition, 84 Spanish universities were assessed in the ranking's institutional results.

  • U-Ranking

    G3/G7

    Global. U-Ranking

    G10/G10

    Global. U-Ranking Volume

    The U-Ranking of Spanish universities (synthetic indicators of the Spanish university system) is a joint project of the BBVA Foundation and the IVIE (Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas). At the 14th edition 2026 a total of 71 universities are analyzed, 48 public and 23 private. The results are presented in two different formats:

    • The U-Ranking, which classifies universities according to their performance - teaching and research, innovation and employability rate- according to the size of the institution in order to make them comparable.
    • The U-Ranking Volum, which classifies universities according to the total volume of results-teaching and research and innovation of Spanish universities-and, therefore, the size of the university plays a role in it along with the performance of each institution.

    The three dimensions analyzed in this ranking are: teaching and research, innovation and employability rate.

    U-Ranking UIC Barcelona overall result 

    University

    Group

    Index

    UIC Barcelona

    G3

    77

    (1) Distinguishing 7 groups

    U-Ranking UIC Barcelona results by dimensions

    Dimension

    Group

    Index

    Teaching11

    G1

    92

    Research and innovation 2

    G5

    52

    Employability rate 2G199

    (1) Distinguishing 5 groups
    (2) Distinguishing 9 groups
    (2) Distinguishing 3 groups

    U-Ranking Volume UIC Barcelona, overall result

    University

    Group

    Index

    UIC Barcelona

    G10

    8

    (1) Distinguishing 10 groups

    U-Ranking Volume UIC Barcelona by dimensions 

    Dimension

    Level

    Index

    Teaching1

    G10

    8

    Research and innovation 2

    G10

    6

    Employability rate 2G109

    (1) Distinguishing 10 groups
    (2) Distinguishing 10 groups
    (2) Distinguishing 10 groups

     

    U-Ranking 2026 Report

    UIC Barcelona 2026 Report

  • Dyntra

    =43/79

    Spanish universities

    1/29

    Spanish private universities

    Dynamic Transparency Index (Dyntra) aims to measure public information from governments, public authorities, political parties, elected representatives and the various stakeholders in a dynamic, efficient, transparent, open way. A study has been conducted to assess the public transparency of Spanish universities based on an assessment of their transparency level using the Dyntra methodology.

    Methodology
    An analysis of universities’ transparency using 169 indicators in five different groups: 1. Institutional transparency; 2. Public communication; 3. Citizen participation and collaboration; 4. Economic-financial transparency; 5. Transparency when contracting services.

     

    Indicators2026
    Global91 of 169 indicators (53,85%)
    Institutional transparency53 of 84 indicators (65,48%)
    Public communication18 of 25 indicators (72%)
    Citizen participation and collaboration13 of 21 indicators (61,9%)
    Economic-financial transparency3 of 20 indicators (15%)
    Contracting services2 of 19 indicators (10,53%)
  • Ranking El Mundo 2026: top 50 degree programmes

    2nd position in its category

    Bachelor’s degree in Dentistry

    The ranking analyses the most popular fifty degree programmes among students and the five best universities to study them at.  To write this report, the newspaper analysed 25 selection criteria in detail, the opinion of 2.000 lecturers and also external studies (international rankings and reports for the Spanish National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation, etc.).

    UIC Barcelona has once more appeared in the best Spanish universities ranking in the El Mundo newspaper.  Specifically, the Bachelor's Degree in Dentistry is ranked among the best in Spain for another year.

    El Mundo particularly highlights the University Dental Clinic in the Faculty of Dentistry and its facilities that are equipped with the most cutting-edge technology. 

    Read the news.

  • Ranking El Mundo 2025: top 250 master's degrees

    2nd position in its category

    Master International Cooperation Sustainable Emergency Architecture

    3rd position in its category

    Master’s Degree in Periodontology

    The El Mundo ranking of best master’s degree programmes analyses 250 master's programmes of different universities and business schools in 50 specialisations. Each category includes the top five universities that teach the best master’s degrees, and includes a comprehensive MBA guide of the best business schools that offer them.

    25 selection criteria have been analysed in the research: among them the demand of the master's degree, human resources, curriculum, results and material resources.

Lists and Recognitions

National lists and recognitions

  • Forbes List: The 20 best universities 2026

    The Universitat Internacional de Catalunya joins the Forbes list: Best Universities 2025, according to the Spanish edition of Forbes magazine.

    In this edition, 92 universities registered by the Integrated University Information System (SIIU) of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport were included, of which only 20 have stood out on this list.

    This list evaluates the academic content of the courses, diversity, the balance between research and preparation of students for working life, career opportunities, prestige perceived by students, networking and internationalisation.

    The evaluation criteria for this ranking have been analysed by an international committee of experts in higher education.

    The criteria are divided into 5 blocks: Price and accessibility (10%); student experience (30%); preparation for working life (30%); quality of research and teaching staff (15%) and international perspective (15%). 

    Forbes based the analysis of the Forbes list: The 20 best universities 2026 on data from the Barometer of University Employability and Employment, from the Observatory of University Employability and Employment, statistics and indicators from the SIIU, as well as the data collected by the universities themselves through a survey with more than 50 questions.

    Read the news

Employment rate 8th edition AQU Catalunya
93,75 %
Bachelor’s degrees
90,79 %
Master’s degrees
100 %
Doctorate

Actions

The Alumni & Careers department of the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya aims to build the bridges necessary to allow our graduates to join the job market, which is why it organises different initiatives throughout the academic year:

Alumni Community

  • Lifelong learning, continuing education
  • Mentorship

Professional careers

  • Career Center: We have a job portal where we publish job offers from different professional levels to our students and Alumni, facilitating their integration into the national and international job market.
  • Guidance for searching for a job: Advice is provided on how to improve job search tools through personalised sessions.
  • Career coaching: One-to-one coaching to help achieve professional objectives, job transition and to improve employability.
  • Training for employment: Talks, conferences, training to improve job searches and employability at all levels.
  • Continuous guidance: (legal, other.)

Results

The Universitat Internacional de Catalunya is also collaborating with the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency (AQU Catalunya) in carrying out an employment survey to obtain reliable data and evidence on the employability of graduates of higher education programmes (bachelor's, master's degrees and doctorates), which will enable us to take decisions that help improve teaching.

AQU Catalunya has conducted the employment survey of the entire Catalan university system every three years since 2001, and in its twenty years of existence it has already accumulated more than 100,000 records, with a response rate of approximately 50%. These data confirm the validity of the survey, the reliability of the data and consolidate the survey as one of the most representative, comprehensive and important surveys in Europe. The population surveyed are graduates who completed their studies at least three years ago, which provides an accurate picture of their progression and integration into the labour market, providing information on the timescale, quality and pathway they have followed, as well as their degree of satisfaction with the education they have received.

UIC Barcelona has participated in this study since 2014, given that the results and conclusions drawn from the survey are considered representative. At the same time, the fact of being able to obtain comparative data with the rest of the universities in Catalonia is highly valued.

The most up-to-date data are those corresponding to the 8th edition of the survey. The fieldwork was carried out between November and December 2022 in the electronic phase and between January and May 2023 in the telephone phase.

Almost 41.000 people were surveyed in this latest study: almost 23.000 bachelor's degree and higher artistic education graduates, more than 15,000 master's degree graduates and almost 2,500 doctoral degree graduates, figures that represent half of the reference population (bachelor's degree graduates between 2018 and 2019, except for medicine graduates from the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 graduating cohort, and higher artistic education, master's degree and doctoral degree graduates from the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 academic years). In the case of Degrees, only the 2017-2018 promotion was considered if the population of this promotion was equal to or greater than 65 graduates.

The general results of all studies carried out by AQU Catalunya can be viewed via this link.

Employability

Higher educationEmployment rate 7th edition AQU Catalunya
Bachelor's degrees93,75 %
Master's degrees90,79 %
Doctorate100 %