List of Spain's Top Universities

University of Barcelona

• The University of Barcelona is a public university that opened in 1450. The university offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. The university has 20 faculties and also offers online courses. Total enrollment exceeds 62,000 students, with 2,000 living on campus. Students from foreign universities can study temporarily at the university through exchange programs. Foreign students may enroll full time after passing the Spanish entrance exams and the university application process. Courses in Catalan and Spanish are available for foreign students. Sixty percent of classes are taught in Catalan, and 39 percent are taught in Spanish.

  University of Barcelona
  Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585
  08007 Barcelona, Spain
  011-34-934-02-11-00

Autonomous University of Madrid

• The Autonomous University of Madrid is a more recent addition to Spanish higher education. The university opened in 1968. The university's 14 faculties offer EHEA (European Higher Education Area) bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. Enrollment is more than 32,000 students. The university offers exchange programs with other European and Latin American institutions.

  Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
  Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco
  28049 Madrid, Spain
  011-34-91-497-51-00

Complutense University of Madrid

• Complutense is a public university that opened in 1499. The university offers bachelor's and master's degrees, as well as three- and five-year degrees in certain disciplines. Complutense has five faculties: Arts and Humanities, Engineering, Sciences, Health Sciences and Social and Legal Sciences. There are 11 museums on campus. Enrollment exceeds 85,000 students, which makes Complutense Spain's largest university.

  Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  Ciudad Universitaria
  28040 Madrid, Spain
  011-34-91-452-20-400

University of Valencia

• The University of Valencia is a public university with an enrollment of 53,000 students. The university opened in 1499. The university has 18 faculties, as well as online courses. The university offers EHEA bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. The university offers foreign exchange programs through the Erasmus program, which allows students from European Union countries to study abroad.

  University of Valencia
  Avenida Blasco Ibanez, 13
  46010 Valencia, Spain
  011-34-96-386-41-00