Autonomous University of Barcelona
Region: Southern Europe
Country/Region: Spain
Found Year: 1968
Address: Edifici A. Campus UAB Bellaterra
Introduction

The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) is known for its excellence in research and quality in teaching, and is a reference centre in Europe. The UAB is located only 25 minutes via public transportation from Barcelona’s city centre, a cosmopolitan metropolis lying on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. The main campus is located in Bellaterra, in the heart of one of the main industrial and technological poles of Mediterranean Europe. The UAB caters to all aspects of university life. The campus is a true city of knowledge with almost 50,000 inhabitants: students, lecturers, researchers and administrative staff. It is organised with all the necessary services for the university community: residence halls (2,100 places), specialised libraries, a language learning centre, sport facilities (with a gym, pools, football pitch, etc.), healthcare centre, restaurants, stores and cafés. The UAB offers top-level postgraduate and graduate programmes in almost all areas of knowledge: · 113 bachelor's degrees. Its international dimension can also be seen by the high number of students from abroad enrolled (1,423 international bachelor’s degree students). The degrees in Business Management and Administration, Economics, Primary Education and Tourism are offered fully in English, and many other degrees offer subjects in English. · 222 Master’s Degrees, whose aim is to provide students with an advanced-level, specialised, multidisciplinary education oriented towards both professional specialisation and research initiation. · 68 PhD programmes, providing advanced training in research techniques, culminating in a doctoral thesis (709 PhD theses in 2022-2023). They involve preparing and defending a thesis and usually last three years, with the aim of producing top-level academic and professionals. A total of 27 of the UAB’s PhD programmes have received an Excellence Award. The European Doctoral Research Component includes stays in different European countries and the participation of lecturers from foreign universities. The international dimension of the UAB can be seen by the number of students enrolled from abroad, especially in master's degrees with 1,086 international students (42%), and PhD programmes with 1,762 international students (36%). There are over 45 master's degrees taught 100% in English. Each summer, the UAB holds the UAB Barcelona Summer School, which teaches undergraduate subjects in a range of different fields. Courses are taught 100% in English. It is usually held in two different periods: June-July and July-August. The UAB promotes innovation, employability and entrepreneurship. It strives to foster research and transfer in all areas of knowledge and works closely together with the surrounding business and industrial community, as well as with scientific centres such as the Alba Synchrotron Light Facility, located five minutes away from campus. The UAB campus includes 351 research groups, 57 departments and 68 research institutes and centres, many of which were created in collaboration with important scientific institutions, and all of which conduct a large amount of research activities (4,901 articles published in indexed journals according to 2022 Scopus database). Research activities are also carried out in the five UAB-affiliated hospitals, three of which have been awarded the Carlos III Health Institute’s seal of excellence. The university actively encourages the involvement and participation of its students in volunteering activities and community service, and has been recognised by several institutes for these tasks. It also carries out awareness-raising campaigns among the university community. The UAB facilitates participation in mobility programmes and works to attract students from abroad (3,546 international mobility students). Its most important projects are Erasmus Mundus, Comenius, Leonardo Da Vinci and Erasmus K2. It also has specific programmes which welcome and aid international students once they arrive at the UAB. Under the Erasmus programme alone, the UAB has 1,300 bilateral agreements with more than 500 universities in Europe.

Academic Ranking of World Universities
301-400
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201-300
2022
301-400
2023
301-400
2024
Global Ranking of Academic Subjects
All Subjects
Subject
Rank
Best Ranked Subjects
Subject Rank
Veterinary Sciences
19
Ecology
39
Geography
51-75
Mathematics
76-100
Oceanography
101-150
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
101-150
Biotechnology
101-150
Agricultural Sciences
101-150
Key Statistics
32987
Total Enrollment
4271(12.9%)
International Students
25690
Undergraduate Enrollment
1423(5.5%)
International Students
7297
Graduate Enrollment
2848(39.0%)
International Students
Programs
Undergraduate Programs
Advertising and Public Relations
Art History
Audiovisual Communication
Biochemistry
Biology
Biotechnology
Business Management and Administration
Business Management and Administration+ Law
Catalan Studies
Chemistry
Classics
Computer Engineering + Mathematics
Criminology
Documentation
East Asian Studies
Economics
Education Studies
Educational Psychology
English Studies
Environmental Science
Food Science and Technology
French Studies
Geography
Geology
History
Humanities
Journalism
Labour Studies
Law
Literary Theory and Comparative Literature
Market Research Methods
Mathematics
Mathematics + Computer Engineering
Medicine - Uab
Music and Music History
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science and Public Administration
Psychology
Social and Cultural Anthropology
Sociology
Spanish Studies
Translation and Interpreting
Veterinary Medicine
Biomedical sciences
Occupational Therapy
Speech therapy
Physiotherapy
Graduate Programs
Accounting and Finances
Administration and Management of Business Administration and Distribution
Advanced Accounting and Auditing
Advanced Accounting and Taxation
Advanced Accounting and Taxation
Advanced Dermatology
Advanced Typography
Advertising Account Management
Affective and Anxiety Disorders In Adults
Affective and Anxiety Disorders In Adults
Analytical Psychology and Psychotherapy
Analytical Psychology and Psychotherapy
Animal Law and Society
Animal Law and Society
Applied Social Research Techniques
Audiovisual Translation
Auditing
Auditing
Books and Literature For Children and Young People
Business and Institutional Communication
Business and Institutional Communication
Business and Public Employment: A Legal
Economic and Values-Based Approach
Business Management
Canine Unit Instruction
Catalan Teching For Linguistic Inclusion
Childhood Clinical Psychopathology
Childhood Clinical Psychopathology
Children'S Speech Therapy
Children'S Speech Therapy
Chronic Illness and Childhood Behavioural Disorders
Civil and Family Law
Clinical Optometry
Clinical Optometry
Clinical Psychology and Behavioural Medicine
Clinical Psychology and Health Intervention
Communication and Education
Communication and Education
Communication
International Cooperation and Socio-Cultural Mediation In The Mediterranean
Communication,International Cooperation and Socio-Cultural Mediation In The Mediterranean
Computer Assisted Translation
Conflicts and Peace Communication
Conflicts and Peace Communication
Conflicts and Social Movements Communication
Conflicts and Social Movements Communication
Contemporary Migration Movements and Interculturalism
Contemporary Migration Movements and Interculturalism
Cooperation In Health and Medical Geography
Cooperation In Health and Medical Geography
Court Psychology and Forensic Psychological Assessment
Court Psychology and Forensic Psychological Assessment
Creative Communication
Creative Communication
Creative Illustration and Visual Comunications Techniques
Creative Ilustration and Visual Comunications Techniques
Criminalistics Analysis of Information and Advanced Techniques In Forensic Sciences
Criminology
Criminology
Dance and Movement Therapy
Dance and Movement Therapy
Dance and Movement Therapy
Dependence and Domiciliary Care
Dependence and Domiciliary Care
Digital Publishing Design
Digital Publishing Design
Electronic Records Management
Electronic Records Management
Emergencies and Catastrophes
Emergencies and Catastrophes
Emergencies and Intensive Treatment: Integrated Adult Nursing Care
Emergencies and Intensive Treatment: Integrated Adult Nursing Care
Environment Specialising In Management of Basins and Natural Resources
Equestrian Injury Rehabilitation-Hippotherapy
Equestrian Injury Rehabilitation-Hippotherapy
Eu-China: Culture and Economy
Euroasian International Business
European Graphoanalysis
European Graphoanalysis
European Master In Demography
European Master In Demography
European Politics of International Cooperation For Development
Event Management Business Tourism
Event Management Business Tourism
Event Management Business Tourism
Experimental Chemistry
Fashion and Design Industry Management
Finance Office Management
Financial Solutions
Fine Chemicals Experimentation
Fine Chemicals Experimentation
Fiscal Policy
Food Safety
Food Safety
Food Safety and Quality Management
Food Safety and Quality Management
Forensic Psychological Assessment and Consulting In Civil
Family and Labour Law
Forensic Psychological Assessment and Consulting In Civil
Family and Labour Law
Forensic Psychological Assessment For Criminal Court
Forensic Psychological Assessment For Criminal Court
Forensichandwritinganalysis,Graphistics
Document Examination and Forensic Sociolinguistics
Forensichandwritinganalysis,Graphistics,Document Examination and Forensic Sociolinguistics
Gender and Equality
Gender and Equality
Geographical Information Systems
Geographical Information Systems
Glaucoma Fellowship
Global Business Management
Graphic Communication
Graphic Communication
Graphic Communication
Graphic Communication Strategies
Graphic Communication Strategies
Graphic Elements Design
Graphic Elements Design
Guidelines and Strategies For Educational Debate In The Context of The Family
Guidelines and Strategies For Educational Debate In The Context of The Family
Gynecology Endoscopic
Holistic Urgent and Emergency Care
Holistic Urgent and Emergency Care
Hotel Management
Hotel Marketing and Finance
Hotel Marketing and Finance
Human Dietetics and Nutrition
Human Dietetics and Nutrition
Human Reproductive Medicine
Human Reproductive Medicine
Information Sciences In Business and Marketing
Insurance Company Management
Insurance Company Management
Insurance-Specialist Techniques
Insurance-Specialist Techniques
Integral Conflict Management and Promotion of Peaceful Coexistence
Integral Conflict Management and Promotion of Peaceful Coexistence
Integrated Care For Serious Trauma
Integrated Freight Transportation
Integrated Nursing Care For The Fragile
Integrated Nursing Care For The Fragile
Integrated Protection and Self-Protection For Public Safety Professionals
Integrated Protection and Self-Protection For Public Safety Professionals
Intensive Nursing
Interactive Creativity and Strategy
Interactive Creativity and Strategy
Interdisciplinary Studies In Contemporary Migration
Intermediterranean Relations: Economic Investment and Intercultural Integration
Intermediterranean Relations: Economic Investment and Intercultural Integration
International Armed and Social Conflicts Communication
International Armed and Social Conflicts Communication
International Business and Marketing
International Business Management
International Comparative Rural Policies Studies
International Comparative Rural Policies Studies
International Comparative Rural Policies Studies
International Comparative Rural Policies Studies
International In Family Law
International In Family Law
International Trade and Marketing
Introduction To Business
Landscape Management For Land Use and Environmental Planning
Landscape Management For Land Use and Environmental Planning
Language Consultancy For Audiovisual Media
Language Consultancy For Audiovisual Media Legal Translation
Language Consultancy In Catalan For Audiovisual Media
Legal Translation
Management and Strategic Planning In Safety Organizations
Management and Strategic Planning In Safety Organizations
Management of Financial Institutions
Management of Geriatrics Centres
Management of Geriatrics Centres
Management of Political and Electoral Communication
Management of Political and Electoral Communication
Management of Sports Services Companies
Management Planning In Safety Organizations
Management Planning In Safety Organizations
Managing People In Organizations
Managing People In Organizations
Marketing and Supply Chain
Mathematics For Finance
Mathematics For Finance
Mathematics For Finance
Mathematics For Finance
MBA In Hotel Management
Mediation: Community Mediation Specialization
Mediation: Community Mediation Specialization
Medical Education
Medicinal Plants and Natural Medicine
Medicinal Plants and Natural Medicine
Mfs-Orthodontic
Mobility Planning and Road Safety
Mobility Planning and Road Safety
Mobility Planning and Road Safety
Mobility Planning and Road Safety
Multimedia Design
Multimedia
Information and Documentary Infographics
Multimedia
Information and Documentary Infographics
Music Education
Music Education
Nephrological Nursing
Neurologopedics
Newborn and Paedriatic Intensive Nursing Care
Obesity and Eating Disorders
Obesity and Eating Disorders
Ocular Photography
Oncologic Surgery
Ophthalmic and Orb Plastic Surgery
Organization and Management of Musical Training Centres
Organization and Management of Musical Training Centres
Osteopathy
Out-Of-Hospital Emergency Care
Out-Of-Hospital Emergency Care
Out-Of-Hospital Emergency Care
Out-Of-Hospital Emergency Care
Peace Culture
Peace Culture
Perioperative Nursing
Photojournalism
Physical Therapy In Paediatrics
Physiotherapy In Neurology: Assessment and Treatment Practical Application
Physiotherapy In Neurology: Assessment and Treatment Practical Application
Physiotherapy In Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery
Physiotherapy of The Thorax
Physiotherapy of The Thorax
Podiatry Outpatient Minor Surgery
Podiatry Outpatient Minor Surgery
Political Analysis and Communication
Political Analysis and Communication
Political and Institutional Communication
Political and Institutional Communication
Pre-Hospital Care
Pre-Hospital Care
Press and Public Relations Offices
Press and Public Relations Offices
Primary Health Care
Primary Health Care
Production of Graphic Messages
Professional Psycho-Pedagogical Intervention and Consulting
Professional Psycho-Pedagogical Intervention and Consulting
Programme For Updating Techniques For Human Assisted Reproduction
Programme For Updating Techniques For Human Assisted Reproduction
Projective Tests
Proofreading and Language Quality Control
Proofreading and Language Quality Control
Psychobiology and Cognitive Neuroscience
Psychobiology and Cognitive Neuroscience
Psychocreativity
Psychocreativity
Psychological Analysis of Handwriting Familiy Orientation and Professional
Psychological Analysis of Handwriting Familiy Orientation and Professional
Psychological Analysis of Handwriting
Graphoanalysis
Graphopathology and Graphic
Psychological Analysis of Handwriting
Graphoanalysis
Graphopathology and Graphic Projective Tests
Psychology Applied To Sports Performance
Psychology Applied To Sports Performance
Psychology of Creativity
Psychology of Creativity
Psychomotor Development From 0 To 8 Years
Psychosocial Rehabilitation In Mental Health
Psychosocial Rehabilitation In Mental Health
Psychotherapy of Group Based On The Clinical Practice
Psychotherapy of Group Based On The Clinical Practice
Psychotherapy of Group Based On The Clinical Practice
Psychotherapy of Group Based On The Clinical Practice
Public Relations and Press Office
Public Relations and Press Office
Publishing
Quality Control and Food Safety Legislation
Quality Control and Food Safety Legislation
Refractive Corneal Surgery
Remote Sensing and Gis From Satellite Images To Internet Cartography
Remote Sensing and Gis From Satellite Images To Internet Cartography
Reproductive Biology and Assisted Human Reproduction Techniques
Reproductive Biology and Assisted Human Reproduction Techniques
Research Methodology: Design and Statistics In Health Sciences
Research Methodology: Design and Statistics In Health Sciences
Retail Management
Sap Erp
Sap Erp Financials
Sap Erp Financials
Schizophrenia and Dementia
Schizophrenia and Dementia
School Libraries
Written Culture and Web-Based Society
Science and Welfare of Laboratory Animals
Scientific Computation and Simulation
Scientific Computation and Simulation
Social Agent Integral Training Sanitary Branch
Social Agent Integral Training Sanitary Branch
Social Agent Integral Training Sanitary Branch
Social Research Techniques
Sport and Physical Activity Nursing
Sport Traumatology
Sports Physical Therapy and Recovery To Physical Activity
Sports Physical Therapy and Recovery To Physical Activity
Start Date Access To The Legal Profession
Start Date Addictive Behaviors: Prevention and Nursing Intervention
Start Date Adult Clinical Psychopathology
Start Date Adult Clinical Psychopathology
Start Date Advanced Accounting and Auditing
Start Date Environment Specialising In Management of Basins and Natural Resources
Statistics and Design In The Health Sciences
Statistics and Design In The Health Sciences
Strabismus and Pediatric Ophthalmology
Strategy and Interactive Creativity
Strategy and Interactive Creativity
Strategy For Graphic Communication
Strategy For Graphic Communication
Structural Osteopathy
Support For Educational and Social Inclusion
Surgery and Anaesthesia In Small Animals
Surgical Nursing
Systemic Coaching
Systemic Coaching
Systemic Family Therapy
Systemic Family Therapy
Teacher Training
Theory and Practice of Creative Documentary Making
Theory and Practice of Prosociality and The Application of Logotherapy
Theory and Practice of Prosociality and The Application of Logotherapy
Thinking Contemporary Art
Tourist Landscape and New Technologies: Aesthetic Theory and Cultural Heritage Management
Tourist Landscape and New Technologies: Aesthetic Theory and Cultural Heritage Management
Travel Agency Management and Consulting
Travel Agency Management and Consulting
Travel Journalism
Travel Journalism
Treatment and Pathogenesis of Aids
Treatment and Pathogenesis of Aids
Typography: From The Creation of Type To Publishing
Typography: From The Creation of Type To Publishing
Urban Law
Urban Law
Vent Management Business Tourism
Video Game Design
Video Game Design
Vitreoretinal Studies
Winery Management
Writing For Television and Cinema