Notable Universities in Spain

A closer look at 20 universities in Spain — founding, campus language, and academic strengths.

School	City	Type	Founded	Language	Notable Programs
Universidad de Salamanca	Salamanca	Public	1218	Spanish, English	Spanish Language & CultureLawHumanities
Universidad de Valladolid	Valladolid	Public	1241	Spanish, English	LawMedicineArchitecture
Universidad Complutense de Madrid	Madrid	Public	1293	Spanish, English	LawMedicineJournalism
Universitat de Lleida	Lleida	Public	1300	Catalan, Spanish	Agrifood ScienceHealth SciencesEducation
Universitat de Barcelona	Barcelona	Public	1450	Catalan, Spanish, English	MedicineLawPhilosophy
University of Barcelona	Barcelona	Public	1450	Catalan, Spanish, English	MedicineLawHumanities
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela	Santiago de Compostela	Public	1495	Galician, Spanish	MedicinePharmacyLaw
Universidad de Alcalá de Henares	Alcalá de Henares	Public	1499	Spanish, English	HumanitiesLawArchitecture
Universidad de Valencia	Valencia	Public	1499	Spanish, Valencian, English	MedicineLawPsychology
Universidad de Sevilla	Seville	Public	1505	Spanish, English	LawHumanitiesFine Arts
Universidad de Granada	Granada	Public	1531	Spanish, English	Spanish Language and CultureTranslation and InterpretingComputer Science
Universidad de Zaragoza	Zaragoza	Public	1542	Spanish, some English-taught programs	EngineeringMedicineVeterinary Medicine
Universidad de Oviedo	Oviedo	Public	1608	Spanish, English	Mining EngineeringChemistryLaw
Universidad de La Laguna	San Cristóbal de La Laguna	Public	1792	Spanish, English	AstrophysicsMarine SciencesHealth Sciences
Universidad de Deusto	Bilbao	Private	1886	Spanish, English, Basque	BusinessLawInternational Relations
Universidad Pontificia Comillas	Madrid	Private	1890	Spanish, English	Business AdministrationLawEngineering
La Salle - Universitat Ramon Llull	Barcelona	Private	1903	Spanish, Catalan, English	Computer ScienceTelecommunications EngineeringArchitecture
La Salle Universities - International Programmes	Barcelona	Private	1903	Spanish, English	EngineeringArchitectureBusiness Management
Universidad de Murcia	Murcia	Public	1915	Spanish, English	MedicineLawPsychology
Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo	Santander	Public	1932	Spanish, English	Spanish Language & CultureHumanitiesAdvanced Studies