edurank

Best Universities in ES 2026

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 2026THE 2026ARWU 2025U.S. News 2026 Consensus score
1 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) 172 183 · · 91.1
2 University of Barcelona 160 · 151-200 82 90.1
3 Autonomous University of Madrid 206 375 301-400 281 80.5
4 Pompeu Fabra University 265 · 301-400 276 79.3
5 Autonomous University of Barcelona · · 301-400 130 79.2
6 University of Valencia 430 550 201-300 261 78.2
7 Complutense University of Madrid 187 550 301-400 326 78
8 University of Navarra 262 275 501-600 366 75
9 Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya 392 700 · 457 74.2
10 University of Granada 401 700 301-400 366 72.9
11 University of the Basque Country · 700 301-400 487 68.5
12 Polytechnic University of Valencia 422 700 401-500 · 66.3
13 University of Santiago Compostela 628 700 501-600 514 63.2
14 University of Seville · 900 401-500 518 61.3
15 Universitat Ramon Llull 436 900 · 1009 60.9
16 Polytechnic University of Madrid 334 · 601-700 · 59.1
17 University of Salamanca 526 900 501-600 797 58.4
18 University Rovira i Virgili 771-780 700 601-700 797 55.3
19 University of Zaragoza 638 1100 501-600 790 54.6
20 University of Alcala 697 900 701-800 873 50.4
21 Carlos III University of Madrid 301 900 901-1000 951 49.3
22 University of Alicante 781-790 1100 601-700 · 46.9
23 University of Vigo 851-900 900 801-900 781 46.8
24 University of Murcia 1001-1200 1100 601-700 817 46
25 University of Oviedo 901-950 1100 601-700 · 44.6
26 University of La Laguna · 1100 701-800 775 43.7
27 University of the Balearic Islands · 900 701-800 · 40
28 University of Cordoba 951-1000 900 901-1000 1041 39.8
29 University of Lleida 1001-1200 900 801-900 1230 38.4
30 University of Castilla-La Mancha 1001-1200 1100 901-1000 1028 35.9
31 University of Jaen · 900 801-900 1304 34.9
32 University of Girona · 1100 901-1000 933 34.4
33 Jaume I University 1001-1200 1100 901-1000 1212 33.6
34 University of Malaga · 1350 801-900 937 33.5
35 University of Extremadura · · 701-800 1207 32.3
36 University of Cadiz · 1350 901-1000 1346 23.4
37 University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · 1350 901-1000 1387 22.7

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 2026QS 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 (2026). Best Universities in ES 2026. Retrieved June 2026, from https://edurank.co/rankings/country/es/
Independence statement: EduRank accepts no payment, sponsorship or commission from any university or ranking publisher.