Annex: Universities of Spain

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The following is a list of universities recognized by the Spanish authorities and authorized to grant academic degrees in Spain.

This list of universities is made up of a total of 76 Spanish universities: 50 public and 26 private.

University	Headquarters	Autonomous Community	Foundation	Type
University of Seville	Sevilla	Andalusia	1505	Public
University of Granada	Grenada	Andalusia	1531	Public
University of Córdoba	Córdoba	Andalusia	1972	Public
University of Malaga	Malaga	Andalusia	1972	Public
University of Cadiz	Cadiz	Andalusia	1979	Public
University of Almeria	Almería	Andalusia	1993	Public
University of Huelva	Huelva	Andalusia	1993	Public
University of Jaén	Jaén	Andalusia	1993	Public
International University of Andalusia	Sevilla	Andalusia	1994	Public
Universidad Pablo de Olavide	Sevilla	Andalusia	1997	Public
Loyola Andalucía University	Sevilla	Andalusia	2011	Private, Catholic
Atlantic-Mediterranean Technological University	Malaga	Andalusia	2023	Private, non-existential
University Fernando III	Bormujos	Andalusia	2023	Private
University of Zaragoza	Zaragoza	Aragon	1542	Public
Universidad San Jorge	Villanueva de Gállego	Aragon	2005	Private, Catholic
University of Oviedo	Oviedo	Asturias	1608	Public
University of the Balearic Islands	Palma de Mallorca	Balearic Islands	1978	Public
University of La Laguna	San Cristobal de La Laguna	Canary Islands	1927	Public
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria	Canary Islands	1989	Public
European University of the Canary Islands	The Orotava	Canary Islands	2012	Private
University Fernando Pessoa-Canarias	Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria	Canary Islands	2014	Private
Middle Atlantic University	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria	Canary Islands	2015	Private
University of Cantabria	Santander	Cantabria	1972	Public
European University of the Atlantic	Santander	Cantabria	2013	Private
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha	Ciudad Real	Castilla-La Mancha	1985	Public
University of Salamanca	Salamanca	Castilla y León	1218	Public
University of Valladolid	Valladolid	Castilla y León	1241	Public
Pontifical University of Salamanca	Salamanca	Castilla y León	1940	Private, Catholic
University of León	León	Castilla y León	1979	Public
University of Burgos	Burgos	Castilla y León	1994	Public
Catholic University Santa Teresa of Jesus of Avila	Avila	Castilla y León	1996	Private, Catholic
Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes	Valladolid	Castilla y León	2002	Private
IE University	Segovia	Castilla y León	2008	Private
Universidad Internacional Isabel I de Castilla	Burgos	Castilla y León	2011	Private, non-existential
University of Barcelona	Barcelona	Catalonia	1450	Public
Autonomous University of Barcelona	Sardañola del Vallés	Catalonia	1968	Public
Polytechnic University of Catalonia	Barcelona	Catalonia	1971	Public
Pompeu Fabra University	Barcelona	Catalonia	1990	Public
Ramon Llull University	Barcelona	Catalonia	1990	Private, Catholic
University of Gerona	Gerona	Catalonia	1991	Public
University of Lérida	Lérida	Catalonia	1991	Public
Rovira i Virgili University	Tarragona	Catalonia	1991	Public
Open University of Catalonia	Barcelona	Catalonia	1994	Private, non-existential
International University of Catalonia	Barcelona	Catalonia	1997	Private
University of Vich	Vich	Catalonia	1997	Private
Universidad Abad Oliva CEU	Barcelona	Catalonia	2003	Private, Catholic
University of Valencia	Valencia	Valencian Community	1499	Public
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia	Valencia	Valencian Community	1968	Public
University of Alicante	Saint Vincent de Raspeig	Valencian Community	1979	Public
Universidad Jaime I	Castellón de la Plana	Valencian Community	1991	Public
Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche	Elche	Valencian Community	1996	Public
CEU Cardenal Herrera University	Moncada	Valencian Community	1999	Private
Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir	Valencia	Valencian Community	2003	Private, Catholic
International University of Valencia	Valencia	Valencian Community	2008	Private, non-existential
European University of Valencia	Valencia	Valencian Community	2012	Private
University of Extremadura	Badajoz	Extremadura	1973	Public
University of Santiago de Compostela	Santiago de Compostela	Galicia	1495	Public
University of La Coruña	The Coruña	Galicia	1989	Public
University of Vigo	Vigo	Galicia	1990	Public
Intercontinental University of the Company	Santiago de Compostela	Galicia	2021	Private
International University of Enterprise	Madrid	Community of Madrid	2023	Private
University of La Rioja	Logroño	La Rioja	1992	Public
International University of La Rioja	Logroño	La Rioja	2008	Private, non-existential
Complutense University of Madrid	Madrid	Community of Madrid	1822	Public
Pontifical University Comillas	Madrid	Community of Madrid	1890	Private, Catholic
International Menéndez Pelayo University	Madrid Santander (historical)	Community of Madrid Cantabria (historical)	1932	Public
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid	Madrid	Community of Madrid	1968	Public
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid	Madrid	Community of Madrid	1971	Public
National University of Distance Education	Madrid	Community of Madrid	1972	Public, not a presence
University of Alcalá	Alcalá de Henares	Community of Madrid	1499	Public
Carlos III University of Madrid	Getafe	Community of Madrid	1989	Public
Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio	Villanueva de la Cañada	Community of Madrid	1993	Private
Universidad CEU San Pablo	Madrid	Community of Madrid	1993	Private, Catholic
Universidad Francisco de Vitoria	Pozuelo de Alarcón/Majadahonda	Community of Madrid	1993	Private, Catholic
Antonio University of Nebrija	Manzanares hole	Community of Madrid	1995	Private
European University of Madrid	Villaviciosa de Odón	Community of Madrid	1995	Private
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos	Móstoles	Community of Madrid	1996	Public
Universidad Camilo José Cela	Villanueva de la Cañada	Community of Madrid	1998	Private
Universidad a Distance de Madrid	Madrid	Community of Madrid	2006	Private, non-existential
San Dámaso Ecclesiastical University	Madrid	Community of Madrid	2011	Private, ecclesiastical
ESIC University	Pozuelo de Alarcón	Community of Madrid	2019	Private
Universidad Internacional Villanueva	Madrid	Community of Madrid	2019	Private, Catholic
CUNEF University	Madrid	Community of Madrid	2019	Private
University of Design, Innovation and Technology	Madrid	Community of Madrid	2022	Private
University of Murcia	Murcia	Region of Murcia	1914	Public
Universidad Católica San Antonio	Guadalupe, Murcia	Region of Murcia	1996	Private, Catholic
Polytechnic University of Cartagena	Cartagena	Region of Murcia	1998	Public
University of Navarra	Pamplona	Navarra	1952	Private, Catholic
Universidad Pública de Navarra	Pamplona	Navarra	1987	Public
University of Deusto	Bilbao	Basque Country	1886	Private, Catholic
University of the Basque Country	Lejona	Basque Country	1980	Public
University of Mondragón	Mondragon	Basque Country	1997	Private
European University Gasteiz	Vitoria	Basque Country	2021	Private

Notable facts

The oldest university in Spain is the University of Salamanca (1218).
The youngest public university in Spain is the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (1998).
The Community of Madrid is the autonomous community with more universities, 21. Followed by Catalonia with 12 and Andalusia with 11.
The Autonomous Communities with the lowest number of universities are Asturias, Balearic Islands, Castilla-La Mancha and Extremadura, with only 1.

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