In recent years, the UAB has seen recognition for its efforts in promoting quality in teaching, in attracting international talent and in obtaining a growing impact in research, together with a progressive improvement in its classifications in the most prestigious and influential international rankings. Thus, the UAB is well as occupying an outstanding position among Spanish universities in world rankings such as the QS World University Rankings (QS WUR), the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE WUR) and the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).
The UAB is among the 12% of the best universities in the world
The UAB is ranked 172nd in the world, and second in Spain, according to the QS World University Rankings 2026, which classifies the 1.500 best universities in the world.
UAB ranks as 200 best world universities
In the 2026 edition of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, the UAB is the second Spanish university, occupying place 183 in the world ranking. In Europe, the UAB ranks in 76th positon.
3rd best Spanish university
The UAB is located between positions 301 and 400 in the World Ranking produced by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University. At Spanish level, the UAB appears as the 3rd best university sharing position with other universities.
UAB ranks World's 130 university
UAB is the 130th world university in the Best Global Universities ranking published by the American newspaper US News. At European level occupies the 46th position and is the second Spanish university.
UAB ranks Spanish second university
UAB ranks world's 162th university, la 52th in Europe and 2nd in Spain, in the 2025 edition of RUR Ranking Agency.
Second university in Spain
UAB ocupa ranks 166 from all world universities, and is the second spanish university in the Scimago Institutions Ranking 2025.
UAB ranks 145
UAB is the second university in Spain, the 49th in Europe and 145th in the world according to the 2024-2025 edition of the URAP ranking, published annually by the Middle East Technical University (Turkey). This ranking classifies 2,000 universities in the world according to the number and quality of scientific publications.
UAB ranks World's 171 university
UAB has reached 171st place worldwide in the Global indicator published by the National Taiwan University (NTU) in 2025 on the basis of research activity. UAB remains among 200 best world's universities and consolidates as third spanish university.
UAB ranks first in spanish universities
UAB ranks 126 in the global rank. At spanish level, occupies first place in the fourteenth edition of this ranking published by Center for World University Rankings from Saudi Arabia.
UAB ranks 279th in volume of papers
In the 2025 edition of the Leiden University Ranking of scientific productivity, UAB ranks 279th worldwide. At Spanish level is 2nd in international collaboration and 3rd in open access publications.
UAB is the best spanish university by number of high-performance criteria
In the 12th edition of the ranking held by Fundación CYD UAB is the first Spanish university in obtaining the highest number of high-performance criteria.
La UAB is in group G1 for best performance
La UAB is in group G1 for best performance in the global ranking for productivity U-Ranking 2025, that includes teaching, research and innovation, and occupabilty, and achieves 4th best puntuation.
U-Ranking is published by the BBVA Foundation and the Institut Valencià d'Investigacions Econòmiques (IVIE).
UAB ranks second in spanish universities
UAB ranks 137th in the World
The UAB ranks 137th in the World and 3rd in Spain at the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings 2025. Notably, the UAB leads Spanish universities in Energy and Climate Change. The ranking, published by the University of Indonesia, compares efforts toward sustainability and environmentally friendly management policies.
UAB best perform in equality, clean energy and sustainable communities
The UAB ranks among the 401-600 best universities in the seventh edition of THE University Impact Ranking, which aims to measure the success of institutions in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In addition to this global position, the UAB ranks in a position between 101 and 200 in Reduction of inequalities, Clean and affordable energy, and Sustainable cities and communities.
UAB libraries rank among most efficient in Spain
UAB libraries rank in 17th position in the SECABA Spanish University Libraries Ranking (SECABA-Rank 2022), based on budget incomes amb loans per capita.
DDD (UAB's institutional repository) ranks 46th of the World
In Transparent Ranking of Institutional Repositories By Google Scholar, february 2023 edition, UAB's institutional repository, Dipòsit Digital de Documents, ranks 46 th of the World, and 5th in Spain.