University of Barcelona
Region: Southern Europe
Country/Region: Spain
Found Year: 1450
Address: Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585
Introduction

Since it was founded in 1450, the University of Barcelona has become a benchmark institution for teaching, scientific research and knowledge creation in Spain and abroad. Its dynamic, critical and constructive qualities have always been placed at the service of the community and the country, where it strives to uphold the principles of freedom and equality and pursue its commitment to progress. In its eighteen centres, located within the inner city, the UB offers a wide range of subjects to more than sixty-four thousand undergraduate and postgraduate students of 120 different nationalities studying on its six campuses. In research, the UB works in innovative disciplines such as biomedicine and biotechnology but is also active in more traditional fields including experimental sciences, social sciences, health, the humanities and fine arts, and its researchers publish in the most prestigious international journals. The University of Barcelona is also actively involved in the work of the League of European Research Universities (LERU) and has fully consolidated the actions of its two campuses of international excellence, the HUBc health sciences campus and the BKC knowledge campus, the latter in conjunction with the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Alongside teaching and research, areas such as internationalization, innovation, social and environmental responsibility, good governance and gender equality complete the portfolio of activities and initiatives carried out by the UB.

Academic Ranking of World Universities
201-300
Academic Ranking of World Universities
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151-200
2021
151-200
2022
201-300
2023
Global Ranking of Academic Subjects
All Subjects
Subject
Rank
Best Ranked Subjects
Subject Rank
Clinical Medicine
45
Public Health
49
Human Biological Sciences
51-75
Nursing
51-75
Physics
76-100
Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
76-100
Ecology
101-150
Atmospheric Science
101-150
Key Statistics
57214
Total Enrollment
7635(13.3%)
International Students
44444
Undergraduate Enrollment
2626(5.9%)
International Students
12770
Graduate Enrollment
5009(39.2%)
International Students
Programs
Undergraduate Programs
Advertising and Public Relations
Arabic and Hebrew Studies
Archaeology
Art History
Audiovisual Communication
Basic Medical Sciences
Biochemistry
Biology
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Sciences
Biotechnology
Business Administration and Management
Catalan
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Cinema and Audiovisual Media
Classics
Communication and the Culture Industry
Computer Engineering
Conservation-Restoration of Cultural Heritage
Criminology
Dentistry
Design
Dual Pathways: Economics - Statistics
Dual Pathways: Law - Business Administration and Management
Dual Pathways: Law - Political and Administrative Sciences
Dual Pathways: Mathematics - Business Administration and Management
Dual Pathways: Mathematics - Computer Engineering
Dual Pathways: Mathematics - Physics
Early Childhood Education
Economics
Education
Electronic Engineering and Telecommunications
Engineering Geology
English Studies
Environmental Sciences
Fine Art
Food Science and Technology
French Studies
Geography
Geology
History
Human Nutrition and Dietetics
Industrial Relations
Information and Documentation
Law
Linguistics
Literary Theory and Comparative Literature
Materials Engineering
Mathematics
Medicine
Modern Language and Literature
Nursing
Nursing - Sant Joan De Déu
Pharmacy
Philosophy
Physical Activity and Sport Sciences
Physics
Podiatry
Political and Administrative Sciences
Primary Education
Psychology
Public Management and Administration
Romance Languages
Social and Cultural Anthropology
Social Education
Social Work
Sociology
Spanish
Statistics
Tourism
Graduate Programs
Advanced and Applied Studies in Catalan Language and Literature
Advanced and Professional Mathematics
Advanced Chemistry
Advanced Medical Skills New
Advanced Microbiology
Advanced Public Management
Advanced Studies in History of Art
Analytical Philosophy
Ancient Culture and Language
Anthropology and Ethnography
Aquaculture
Archaeology
Artificial Intelligence
Artistic Creation: Realisms and Environments
Artistic Productions and Research
Asian and Pacific Studies
Astrophysics, Particle Physics and Cosmology
Autoimmune Diseases
Biodiversity
Biohealth Computing New
Bioinformatics For Health Sciences
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedicine
Biophysics
Business Law
Business Management and Strategy in Tourism
Citizenship and Human Rights: Ethics and Politics
Citizenship and Values Education
Clinical and Health Psychology
Cognitive Science and Language
Computational and Applied Physics
Conservation and Restoration Project Management: Collections and Heritage
Construction and Representation of Cultural Identities
Contemporary Thought
Creation and Management of New Technology-Based Firms
Criminology and Sociology of Criminal Law
Criminology, Criminal Justice Policy and Community Safety
Critical and Emergency Care
Cultural Management
Developmental Biology and Genetics
Drug Research, Development and Control
Economic History
Economics
Educational Psychology - Mipe
Electronic Engineering
Energy Engineering
Environmental Agrobiology
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Management and Restoration
Erasmus Mundus in Learning and Teaching of Spanish in Multilingual and International Contexts
Erasmus Mundus On Work, Organizational, and Personnel Psychology
Essential and Applied Ecology
European Joint Quality in Analytical Laboratories
Experimental Organic and Industrial Chemistry
Expert in Spanish As A Foreign Language in Professional Environments
Fisheries Economics and Management
Food Research, Development and Innovation
Food Safety
Geology
Geophysics
Higher Education
History and Culture of Food
History of Science: Science, History and Society
History Studies
Homogeneous Catalysis
Hotel and Restaurant Management
Human Biology
Immunology
Integrative Physiology
Interdisciplinary Education of the Arts
International Health
International Relations
Internationalization
Latin American Studies
Law New
Leadership and Management in Nursing
Lexis and Communication
Lifelong Education
Management of Cultural Heritage
Management of Digital Contents
Marine Sciences: Oceanography and Marine Environmental Management
Medieval Cultures
Meteorology
Molecular Biotechnology
Motor Activity and Education
Music As An Interdisciplinary Art
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Neurosciences
Nuclear Physics
Nursing Care: Method and Application
Nutrition and Metabolism
Occupational Safety and Health - Prevention of Occupational Hazards
Organ, Tissue and Cell Donation and Transplant
Organic Chemistry
Paleontology
Palliative Care
Pharmaceutical Care
Philosophy and Classical Studies
Photonics
Photonics Engineering, Nanophotonics and Biophotonics
Physical Activity and Sport
Physical Engineering
Podiatric Surgery
Political Analysis and Institutional Assessment
Primatology
Psychogerontology
Psychology and Education
Psychology of Work, Organizations and Human Resources
Psychosocial Intervention
Public Management
Public Policy and International Development
Pure and Applied Logic
Quality of Drugs, Cosmetics and Food
Research in Business, Finance and Insurance
Research in Clinical Science
Research in Education in Sciences, Mathematics, Social Sciences and Heritage Studies
Research in Language and Literature Teaching
Research in Liver Diseases
Research in Odontological Science
Research in Personality and Behaviour
Research in Teaching, Teacher Training and Educational Assessment
Respiratory Medicine
Rural Education and Development
Social and Educational Action
Social Sciences and Development Studies: Cultures and Development in Africa
Sociological Research
Soil and Water Management
Spanish Language and Hispanic Literature
Sport Business Management
Sporting Performance: From Specialization To Elite Competition
Statistics and Operations Research
Synchrotron Radiation and Particle Accelerators
Teacher Training in Catalan For Adults
Teacher Training in Obligatory Secondary and Upper Secondary School Education, Vocational Training and Languages
Teaching and Learning in Digital Environments
Territorial Planning and Environmental Management
The Deaf Community, Education and Sign Language
The School Library and the Promotion of Reading
The Training of Teachers of Spanish As A Foreign Language
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
Theory of Literature and Comparative Literature
Tourism Management Innovation New
Translational Medicine
Typography: Discipline and Uses
Up Applied Linguistics and Language Acquisition in Multilingual Contexts
Urban Design: Art, City and Society
Visual Arts and Education: A Constructionist Approach
Water. Interdisciplinary Analysis and Sustainable Management.
Women, Gender and Citizenship
Youth and Society