Students research universities to decide which fit best with their educational and professional goals. When doing so, it’s a good idea to check the rankings of the best universities in Spain. Although there is no universal scale to measure the relative excellence of universities, there is a series of metrics which are taken into account to produce the university classification.
These metrics include:
While some experts believe it is impossible to objectively measure the quality of a university, it is possible to give a number of examples of criteria which could help you choose your future university. For example, the specialisms offered, the background of staff, teaching methods, student attendance, and the exchange programmes and student accommodation offered, among others.
There are 83 universities in Spain, 50 public and 33 private. Their faculties and facilities are distributed across 169 towns. The total number of students at the 83 universities in the 2019-2020 academic year was 1,633,358.
Taking into account everything we’ve already said, according to the international rankings the best 5 universities in Spain are:
Whichever university you choose in the Comunidad de Madrid, our student residence in Madrid will always be the best option for accommodation because of how near it is to the universities, although it’s also worth considering other options such as our university residences in Getafe and Aranjuez.
There are several different rankings of the best universities in Spain, and the institutions change their positions in each of them. This makes it difficult to know which is the best university in the whole country. Each ranking uses different criteria, but the final decision has to be yours. In addition to the criteria used by the different rankings you also have to take into account other factors, such as the type of studies you want to do, the city, the accommodation, the graduate job opportunities, etc.
According to data from the Occupations Observatory of the Spanish Public Employment Service (SEPE), the university graduate employment rate in Spain is 38.5%. In Europe, Spain is one of the countries with the highest percentage of university graduates.
Will you soon be starting at university and you’re wondering if you should live in a student residence or not? Go ahead, it’s a great idea and this post will explain why you shouldn’t hesitate when it comes to choosing this option.
If you have not reached the cut-off mark in Selectividad to study your desired degree, at micampus residences we would like to offer you a series of options to consider and some details on how the cut-off mark works. Attention!
To start university life it’s important to be certain of your destination. In Spain there are many options, which explains why the decision about where to study can be a difficult one. There are many factors to take into account, such as enrolment fees, and the costs of food and socializing, among others.
