Best Universities in Spain 2018
Based on US News Best Global Universities Rankings 2018
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| world rank | domestic rank | university | global score |
| 81= | 1 | University of Barcelona | 67.5 |
| 164= | 2 | Autonomous University of Barcelona | 60.4 |
| 176= | 3 | Pompeu Fabra University | 59.5 |
| 213= | 4 | Autonomous University of Madrid | 57.3 |
| 260= | 5 | University of Valencia | 54.2 |
| 316= | 6 | University of Granada | 51.6 |
| 338= | 7 | Complutense University of Madrid | 50.3 |
| 405= | 8 | University of the Basque Country | 47.3 |
| 416= | 9 | University of Santiago of Compostela | 46.7 |
| 429= | 10 | Polytechnic University of Catalonia | 45.9 |
| 479= | 11 | University of Oviedo | 44.1 |
| 497= | 12 | University of Zaragoza | 43.8 |
| 503= | 13 | Polytechnic University of Valencia | 43.7 |
| 513= | 14 | University of Navarra | 43.3 |
| 539= | 15 | University of Rovira i Virgili | 42.3 |
| 543= | 16 | University of Seville | 42.2 |
| 555= | 17 | University of Salamanca | 41.7 |
| 583= | 18 | Polytechnic University of Madrid | 40.6 |
| 620= | 19 | Universitat de Girona | 38.9 |
| 701= | 20 | Universidad Carlos III de Madrid | 35.9 |
| 714= | 21 | Universitat de les Illes Balears | 35.5 |
| 726= | 22 | Universitat Jaume I | 35 |
| 735= | 23= | University of Murcia | 34.6 |
| 735= | 23= | University of Vigo | 34.6 |
| 742= | 25 | University of La Laguna | 34.4 |
| 790= | 26 | Universidad de Cantabria | 32.7 |
| 826= | 27= | Universidad de Cordoba | 31.6 |
| 826= | 27= | Universidad de Malaga | 31.6 |
| 834 | 29 | University of Castilla-La Mancha | 31.3 |
| 849= | 30 | Universidad de Alcala | 30.6 |
| 914= | 31 | Universitat de Lleida | 28 |
| 931= | 32 | Universidad de Extremadura | 27.3 |
| 936= | 33 | Universidad Rey Juan Carlos | 27.1 |
| 966= | 34 | Universidad de Valladolid | 26 |
| 973= | 35 | Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche | 25.8 |
| 999= | 36 | Universidad de Jaen | 24.9 |
| 1003= | 37 | Universidade da Coruna | 24.8 |
| 1025= | 38 | Universidad Pablo de Olavide | 24.2 |
| 1032= | 39 | Universidad Publica de Navarra | 23.9 |
| 1044= | 40 | Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | 23.2 |
| 1059= | 41 | Universidad de Cadiz | 22.3 |
| 1084= | 42 | Universidad de Huelva | 21.4 |
| 1106= | 43 | Universidad de Almeria | 20.4 |
| 1132= | 44= | Universidad de Leon | 18.9 |
| 1132= | 44= | University of Alicante | 18.9 |
| 1137= | 46 | Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED) | 18.7 |