Best Universities in Spain 2026

The top 39 universities in Spain, ranked by QS World University Rankings — explore programs, tuition and scholarships.

1
U

University of Navarra

Spain · QS World #268
2
U

University of Granada

Spain · QS World #493
3
A

Autonomous University of Barcelonas

Spain
4
B

Barcelona Graduate School of Economics

Spain
5
B

Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB)

Spain
6
B

Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology

Spain
7
B

Basque Center for Applied Mathematics

Spain
8
C

Catalonia Quantum Academy

Spain
9
C

Center for Industrial Electronics

Spain
10
C

CIC bioGUNE

Spain
11
C

Comillas Pontifical University

Spain
12
D

Deusto Business School

Spain
13
E

ESADE

Spain
14
E

ESADE Business School

Spain
15
E

European Atlantic University

Spain
16
E

European School of Economics Madrid

Spain
17
I

ICFO – The Institute of Photonic Sciences

Spain
18
I

ICMAB research institute

Spain
19
I

IED Barcelona

Spain
20
I

IESE Business School

Spain
21
I

Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia

Spain
22
I

Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands

Spain
23
I

Institute of Neurosciences of Alicante

Spain
24
I

Istituto Europeo di Design

Spain
25
L

Liceu Conservatory Foundation

Spain
26
P

Pompeu Fabra University

Barcelona · Spain
27
R

Rovira i Virgili University

Spain
28
T

TECNALIA Research & Innovation

Spain
29
T

The Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ)

Spain
30
T

The Institute of Food Science Research (CIAL)

Spain