About Autonomous University of Barcelona:

The Autonomous University of Barcelona also known as UAB is a public university mostly located in Cerdanyola del Vallès, near the city of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. The UAB campus is about 20 km away from the centre of Barcelona. The Autonomous University of Barcelona was officially created by legislative decree on June 6, 1968. As of 2012, the university consists of 57 departments in the experimental, life, social and human sciences, spread among 13 faculties/schools.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
World University Rankings 253 224 217 228 227 191 169 157 165 172 178 180 181 180 183 165 183

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agriculture 118 108 96 88 104 72 81 95 100 103 104 96 90 97 102 111
Engineering 193 282 - 256 262 228 241 294 - 301-350 351-400 351-400 351-400 401-450 451-500 -
Life Sciences 289 271 265 226 178 181 169 162 159 169 170 147 142 156 179 171
Medicine 235 213 251 200 190 186 192 174 171 168 173 162 153 148 140 136
Natural Sciences 147 182 200 188 194 156 140 195 190 194 204 220 220 244 254 252
Social Sciences - 252 260 232 217 191 188 163 197 180 167 150 145 138 150 181

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agricultural Sciences 103 104 123 140 137 143 126 145 164 175 156 207 199
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - 173 179 - 209 227
Chemistry 214 245 220 182 212 234 267 280 298 301-350 301-350 301-350 401-450
Chemical Engineering - 249 276 - - - - 301-350 301-350 301-350 296 - -
Civil Engineering 120 125 139 176 192 199 213 216 232 211 - 351-400 -
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 162 153 152 141 137
Computer Science - 264 243 - 252 267 289 301-350 301-350 401-450 451-500 - 451-500
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - 178 193 - 218 252
Electrical Engineering 182 221 209 230 183 214 249 263 277 301-350 301-350 351-400 401-450
Environment / Ecology 101 90 83 108 111 101 112 115 105 111 - 117 136
Geosciences 211 202 211 206 223 188 181 164 195 203 - 222 191
Immunology - - - - - - - - 108 111 - 143 122
Materials Science - - 296 - - - 401-450 401-450 401-450 351-400 351-400 401-450 401-450
Mathematics 107 97 91 92 109 104 93 119 151 163 152 163 226
Mechanical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Microbiology - - - - - - - - 146 154 - - 199
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - 212 172 - 185 186
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - 109 105 - 100 85
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - 151 179 164 166 156 136 151 164 182 226 179 200
Physics 175 184 143 130 174 162 175 182 183 177 183 176 190
Plant & Animal Science 76 62 62 69 68 69 73 75 63 63 67 76 72
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - 175 166 - 189 180
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 135 135 130 138 160
Space Science - - - - - - - - 215 206 - 301-350 -
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - 301-350 -
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 107 129 195
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -