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Best Universities in ES 2027

A consensus ranking of 42 universities in ES, aggregating QS, THE, ARWU (Shanghai) and U.S. News into one transparent table.

Data verified: June 2026 · Latest published edition of each ranking
How these rankings work: each university's position in QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News is converted to a percentile, averaged with equal weight, and re-ordered by that average. Only universities appearing in at least one major ranking are shown. Full details on the methodology page.
#
University
QS 2027
THE 2026
ARWU 2025
U.S. News 2026
Consensus score
1
University of Barcelona
165
·
151-200
82
90.9
2
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
211
183
·
·
90.2
3
Autonomous University of Barcelona
·
·
301-400
130
81.7
4
Autonomous University of Madrid
226
375
301-400
281
81.5
5
Pompeu Fabra University
263
·
301-400
276
81
6
University of Valencia
449
550
201-300
261
79.2
7
Complutense University of Madrid
199
550
301-400
326
79
8
University of Navarra
279
275
501-600
366
76
9
University of Granada
447
700
301-400
366
73.6
10
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
434
700
·
457
73.5
11
University of the Basque Country
677
700
301-400
487
69.2
12
Polytechnic University of Valencia
434
700
401-500
·
67.7
13
University of Santiago Compostela
629
700
501-600
514
64.4
14
University of Seville
·
900
401-500
518
63
15
Polytechnic University of Madrid
364
·
601-700
·
60.9
16
Universitat Ramon Llull
474
900
·
1009
60.3
17
University of Salamanca
560
900
501-600
797
59.3
18
University Rovira i Virgili
851
700
601-700
797
55.6
19
University of Zaragoza
701
1100
501-600
790
55.1
20
University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia
·
900
·
·
55
21
Open University of Catalonia
·
900
·
·
55
22
University of Alcala
731
900
701-800
873
51.2
23
Carlos III University of Madrid
314
900
901-1000
951
50.4
24
University of Vigo
801
900
801-900
781
48.9
25
University of Murcia
1001
1100
601-700
817
48.5
26
Pablo de Olavide University
1201
900
·
·
47.5
27
University of Alicante
851
1100
601-700
·
47.4
28
University of Oviedo
901
1100
601-700
·
46.6
29
University of the Balearic Islands
·
900
701-800
·
42.5
30
University of La Laguna
1401
1100
701-800
775
41.5
31
University of Cordoba
951
900
901-1000
1041
41.3
32
University of Lleida
1001
900
801-900
1230
40.8
33
University of Cantabria
1001
·
701-800
·
39.9
34
University of Extremadura
1001
·
701-800
1207
39.8
35
University of Malaga
1001
1350
801-900
937
38.9
36
University of Castilla-La Mancha
1001
1100
901-1000
1028
38.4
37
University of Jaen
·
900
801-900
1304
36.6
38
University of Girona
·
1100
901-1000
933
36.1
39
Jaume I University
1001
1100
901-1000
1212
36.1
40
Polytechnic University of Catalonia
·
·
701-800
·
29.9
41
University of Cadiz
1201
1350
901-1000
1346
28.8
42
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
·
1350
901-1000
1387
24.3

About ES higher education

Universities in ES are included in major global rankings including QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News. The consensus scores above provide a balanced view by averaging across these four systems.

Data sources

QS World University Rankings 2027QS Quacquarelli Symonds · Jun 2025 · official release
THE World University Rankings 2026Times Higher Education · Oct 2025 · official release
ARWU 2025ShanghaiRanking Consultancy · Aug 2025 · official release
U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026U.S. News & World Report · official release
Cite this page:
EduRank (2027). Best Universities in ES 2027. Retrieved June 2026, from https://edurank.co/rankings/country/es/
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