Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Plaça de la Mercè, 10-12, Barcelona

  • #=265 QS Global World Ranking
  • PublicStatus
  • Very HighResearch Output
  • 10,731Total Students
  • 751Faculty
  • 1,599Int'l Students

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Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) is a public Spanish university that was founded in 1990. UPF offers Masters and Doctorate degrees in the following subject areas:

  • Communication
  • Economic and Business Science
  • Education
  • Health and Life Sciences
  • Humanities and History
  • Information and Communication Technologies
  • Interdisciplinary Programs
  • Law
  • Political and Social Sciences
  • Translation and Language Sciences

Out of all of UPF’s Masters programs, 22 are taught in English.

Awarded with a CEI label (International Excellence Campus) by the Spanish Ministry of Education, UPF's indicators have made it a benchmark for the Spanish and European university systems. While it is a newer university, UPF has begun to figure prominently in some prestigious international rankings. UPF structures its studies on three main fields of knowledge, closely interconnected and structured on three campuses:

  •       Social sciences and humanities, Ciutadella campus
  •       Health and life sciences, Mar campus
  •       Communication and information technologies, Communication campus

 

The University is currently developing the UPF Research Park in the fields of social sciences, humanities, communication and information technologies in order to better support its researchers and provide them with more international vibisility.

About

Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) is a public Spanish university that was founded in 1990. UPF offers Masters and Doctorate degrees in the following subject areas:

  • Communication
  • Economic and Business Science
  • Education
  • Health and Life Sciences
  • Humanities and History
  • Information and Communication Technologies
  • Interdisciplinary Programs
  • Law
  • Political and Social Sciences
  • Translation and Language Sciences

Out of all of UPF’s Masters programs, 22 are taught in English.

Awarded with a CEI label (International Excellence Campus) by the Spanish Ministry of Education, UPF's indicators have made it a benchmark for the Spanish and European university systems. While it is a newer university, UPF has begun to figure prominently in some prestigious international rankings. UPF structures its studies on three main fields of knowledge, closely interconnected and structured on three campuses:

  •       Social sciences and humanities, Ciutadella campus
  •       Health and life sciences, Mar campus
  •       Communication and information technologies, Communication campus

 

The University is currently developing the UPF Research Park in the fields of social sciences, humanities, communication and information technologies in order to better support its researchers and provide them with more international vibisility.

University highlights

QS World University Ranking

  • 2012
    #266
  • 2014
    #=281
  • 2015
    #=298
  • 2016
    #=295
  • 2017
    #=283
  • 2018
    #=296
  • 2019
    #298
  • 2020
    #=285
  • 2021
    #=287
  • 2022
    #=248
  • 2023
    #=233
  • 2024
    #=310
  • 2025
    #=265

Student & Staff

Total students
10,731

23%
77%

International students
1,599

74%
26%

Total faculty staff
751

218
533

Total students
10,731

23%
77%

International students
1,599

74%
26%

Total faculty staff
751

533
218
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Campus locations

Plaça de la Mercè, 10-12, Barcelona, ES,

Plaça de la Mercè, 10-12 , Barcelona , Spain , 08002

Ciutadella Campus,

Ramon Trias Fargas, 25-27 08005 , Barcelona , Barcelona , Spain , 08005

Mar Campus,

Doctor Aiguader, 80 , Barcelona , Barcelona , Spain , 08003

Poblenou Campus,

Roc Boronat, 138 , Barcelona , Barcelona , Spain , 08018

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English language requirements

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