University of Barcelona
Facts & Figures
HISTORY
Founded in 1450, the University of Barcelona (UB) is a historical institution that plays a major educational, scientific, cultural, and societal role in Barcelona, Catalonia, and Spain.
RANKING
The UB is consistently ranked as a top Spanish university according to several rankings QS World University Rankings 2024 and ARWU/Shanghai Ranking 2023.
SIZE
UB is the largest university in Barcelona and Catalonia: It has over 76,000 students and 6,300 researchers and teachers, as well as 340 graduate and 47 doctorate programs in 16 faculties (including mathematics, informatics, medicine and biology).
RESEARCH
UB is part of the prestigious League of European Universities Research (LERU) and the Erasmus Chapter for Higher Education. It also coordinates CHARM-EU, the first university alliance aimed at creating a new European university model. UB manages an average of 150 European research and innovation projects per year.
LOCATION
BCN-AIM is located at UB’s historical campus (Edifici Històric) in the centre of Barcelona (Plaça Universitat), built in 1863 by the Catalan architect Elies Rogent (see photos above).