Indicators and rankings

Today it’s quite common to compare the standing of universities based on sets of indicators to see how well they’re performing both academically and in terms of scientific output. In the case of faculties, comparisons of this kind are now starting to be made between universities in the same country or region, as well as at the international level. The resulting rankings provide a snapshot of a faculty’s academic performance and the effectiveness of the strategy that underpins its policy.

UNIVERSITY RANKINGS

The University of Barcelona is ranked 1st in Spain by most of the global university rankings. The position of our university in Europe changes according to the parameters used, although it is always ranked within the range that goes from 18th to 90th. As for its position in the world, our university fluctuates between 60th and 200th depending on the method of calculation.

 

Best Global Universities 2023

  • Ranked 1st university in Spain.
  • Ranked 27th university in Europe.
  • Ranked 86th university in the world.

 

QS World University Rankings 2023

  • Ranked 2nd university in Spain.
  • Ranked 76th university in Europe.
  • Ranked 184th university in the world.
  • Ranked 87th in the world for Academic Reputation.
  • Ranked 1st in Spain for Employability and 87th in the world.

 

THE (Times Higher Education) World University Rankings 2023

  • Ranked 1st university in Spain.
  • Ranked 80th university in Europe.
  • Ranked among the Top 200 in the world.

 

SIR (Scimago Institutions Rankings) World Report 2023

  • Ranked 1st university in Spain.
  • Ranked 2nd university in Latin-American.
  • Ranked 19th university in Europe.
  • Ranked 90th university in the world.

 

CWUR World University Rankings 2022-2023

  • Ranked 1st university in Spain.
  • Ranked 48th university in Europe.
  • Ranked 132nd university in the world.

 

Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU-Ranking de Shanghai) 2022

  • Ranked 1st university in Spain.
  • Ranked 62th university in Europe.
  • Ranked among the Top 200 in the world.

 

CWTS Leiden Ranking 2021

  • Ranked 1st university in Spain.
  • Ranked 49th university in Europe.
  • Ranked among the Top 200 in the world.

 

NTU (National Taiwan University) Ranking 2021

  • Ranked 1st university in Spain.
  • Ranked 23rd university in Europe.
  • Ranked 77th university in the world.

 

University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) 2020-2021

  • Ranked 1st university in Spain.
  • Ranked 18th university in Europe.
  • Ranked 60th university in the world.

Reference is made to some of the rankings in the field of Social Sciences, and more specifically in the field of Law, Political Science and Public Administration.

 

Shanghai Ranking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subject 2022. Social Sciences.

Public Administration:

  • Ranked 3rd university in Spain.
  • Ranked among the Top 150 in the world.


Political Sciences:

  • Ranked 3rd university in Spain.
  • Ranked among the Top 200 in the world.


Law:

  • Ranked 2nd university in Spain.
  • Ranked among the Top 300 in the world.

 

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022

Social Sciences & Management

  • Ranked 8th university in Spain.
  • Ranked 56th university in Europe.
  • Ranked 126th university in the world.


Social Policy and Administration:

  • Ranked 2nd university in Spain.
  • Ranked 34th university in Europe.
  • Ranked among the Top 100 in the world.


Politics:

  • Ranked 4th university in Spain.
  • Ranked 58th university in Europe.
  • Ranked among the Top 150 in the world.


Law and Legal Studies:

  • Ranked 3rd university in Spain.
  • Ranked 34th university in Europe.
  • Ranked 82th university in the world.

 

CWTS Leiden Ranking 2021

Social Sciences & Humanities

  • Ranked 2nd in Spain.
  • Ranked 51st in Europe.
  • Ranked 155th in the world.

 

NTU (National Taiwan University) Ranking by Field 2021

Social Sciences

  • Ranked 4th in Spain.
  • Ranked 64th in Europe.
  • Ranked 183rd in the world.

Reference is also made to the rankings of the web pages of the universities and of the cities where the universities are located according to the students.

 

Ranking Web of Universities 2023

  • Ranked 1st university in Spain.
  • Ranked 26th university in Europe.
  • Ranked 113th university in the world.

The attractiveness of the University of Barcelona is not limited to the institution, but it also includes its city. Different rankings put together by QS World University Rankings and THE World University Rankings show that cities are an important factor. In this regard, Barcelona meets all the requirements to provide a unique student experience.

 

QS Best Student Cities 2023

  • Ranked 1st in Spain for international students.
  • Ranked 13th in Europe for international students.
  • Ranked 31th in the world for international students.

 

THE Best university cities of 2018

  • 5th city in the world with more Top 200 universities.
  • 7th city in the world with more Top 500 universities.

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