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Top 5 Best Universities in Madrid

Majority of us when we think of Madrid we picture the famous home to the 鈥淟os Blancos鈥� of Real Madrid, exceptional art galleries, chic fashion scene, tranquil beach resorts, beautiful architecture and who can forget the energetic and vibrant nightlife. All these are true about Madrid but it also has an exceptional education system. It is home to some of the highest-ranked universities in the world.

Spain is home to 45 universities featured in the Times Higher Education World Universities Ranking 2020. Madrid, its capital city, is home to the 3^rd best university in Spain and the 192^nd in the QS World University Rankings 2020. The official language taught in the universities is Spanish but to accommodate international students English is also used. Below are the top 5 best universities in Madrid.

1. The Autonomous University of Madrid

Campus de la Universidad Aut贸noma deMadrid – Wikimedia Commons

The Autonomous University of Madrid is a public institution of higher learning that was founded in 1968 under the 5/1968 Decree (Spanish: Decreto-Ley 5/1968) approved by the Spanish Council of Ministers during the Francoist dictatorship. It is the first Spanish institution and the third European university according to the QS Ranking of the World鈥檚 Top 50 Universities under 50 years old.

The university has two campuses: the prestigious Faculty of Medicine, close to Madrid鈥檚 La Paz Hospital, and the Cantoblanco Campus, the main campus that houses most of the university facilities, located near the cities of Alcobendas, San Sebasti谩n de los Reyes and Tres Cantos, submerged in nature.

Universidad Aut贸noma de Madrid in Spanish offers an extensive range of studies, organized into eight schools, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Business and Economic Science, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Philosophy and the Arts, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Faculty of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and School of Engineering, as well as several other affiliated centers. It has excelled in research areas of Mathematics, Nanotechnology and Theoretical Physics thus earning a prestigious international reputation.

2. Charles III University of Madrid

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid – Wikipedia

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid in Spanish has a strong reputation in business subjects, especially in Economics, for which it is often ranked amongst the Top 50 institutions in the world. The university has a selective admission policy based on the entrance examination. It is known to hold the highest admission grade requirement in Madrid for several degree programs such as Business, Law, Political Science, Economics, International Studies, Accounting, Journalism or Biomedical Engineering.

UC3M, in short, was founded in 1989 under an Act of the Spanish Parliament on 5 May 1989, within the framework of the University Reform Act of 1983. It is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the large town of Getafe. Initially, it was intended to be a fairly small, innovative, public university, providing teaching of the highest quality and focused primarily on research but it surpassed this small vision and ended up being a great university with an exceptional international reputation.

Charles III University of Madrid has four Campuses divided into the following Schools; Getafe Campus, School of Law and Social Sciences and the School of Humanities, Communication and Documentation. Legan茅s Campus, School of Engineering. Colmenarejo Campus, Degree programs from various Schools are offered here. Madrid-Puerta de Toledo Campus, Center for Graduate Studies.

3. Complutense University of Madrid

Rectorado de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Universidad Complutense de Madrid in Spanish is a non-profit public research higher education institution that started operations in 1508. It was founded by Cardinal Cisneros as a result of the 鈥渋nter cetera鈥� Papal Bull granted by Pope Alexander VI on 13^th April 1499. This 512 years old higher-education institution is one of the oldest universities in the world and the largest in Spain. In 1785, it became one of the first universities in the world to grant a Doctorate to a female student, Maria Isidra de Guzm谩n y de la Cerda.

For the curious complutense聽 means native to Complutum. The school currently offers nearly 80聽 majors, 230 individual degrees, and 221 doctorate programs. Courses in the university focus on the science faculties and including media and communication science, teaching and learning science, and computer science. As an added bonus the university offers summer courses in the world heritage site of San Lorenzo del Escorial.

Originally known as General School of Study in Alcal谩 was founded with the goal of merging education, science and culture. Today the highly competitive university offers 90 degrees, more than 170 official masters and more than 170 postgraduate programs. It is divided into two campuses; Ciudad university campus where most majors take place and the smaller Somosaguas university campus that hosts fields related to political science, sociology and business.

4. Technical University of Madrid

School of Civil Engineering of the Technical University of Madrid (Spain).

Universidad Polit茅cnica de Madrid in Spanish is a non-profit public higher education institution founded in 1971 as a result of merging different Technical Schools of Engineering and Architecture. It is also referred to as the Polytechnic University of Madrid in short UPM. It is the largest Spanish technological university.

Since they were formed by the merge of different schools that were located in various regions UPM’s Schools are spread all over Madrid, and they are: University City (Ciudad Universitaria) or Moncloa Campus, Montegancedo Campus, South Campus (Vallecas’s Politechnical Complex) and Downtown Campus (Schools inside Madrid’s historical center)

The Polytechnic University of Madrid has a double seal of Campus of International Excellence, a distinction that endorses its outstanding research activity together with its training of highly qualified professionals. The majority of its Engineering Schools are constantly ranked as leading academic institutions in Spain in their fields, and amongst the very best in Europe.

5. CEU San Pablo University

CEU San Pablo University – Wikipedia

Universidad CEU San Pablo in Spanish is a non-profit private higher education institution founded in 1933 by the Catholic Association of Propagandists (ACdP) as a University College. In 1993, it was transformed to a private university officially accredited by the Ministerio de Educaci贸n y Formaci贸n Profesional, Espa帽a (Ministry of Education and Vocational Training, Spain). It is managed and run by Centro de Estudios Universitarios, a foundation for the development of education founded by the ACdP.

Today the university offers an extensive range of courses in areas such as Economics and Business, Communication and Humanities, Architecture, Engineering and Health Science both in English and Spanish. It also has a strong international presence with students coming from more than 70 countries worldwide.