About Autonomous University of Barcelona:
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World University Rankings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 178 | 180 | 181 | 180 | 183 | 165 | 183 | 185 | 171 |
| Field | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | 118 | 108 | 96 | 88 | 104 | 72 | 81 | 95 | 100 | 103 | 104 | 96 | 90 | 97 | 102 | 111 | 119 | 121 |
| 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 | 163 | 184 |
| Medicine | 235 | 213 | 251 | 200 | 190 | 186 | 192 | 174 | 171 | 168 | 173 | 162 | 153 | 148 | 140 | 136 | 137 | 145 |
| Natural Sciences | 147 | 182 | 200 | 188 | 194 | 156 | 140 | 195 | 190 | 194 | 204 | 220 | 220 | 244 | 254 | 252 | 221 | 206 |
| Social Sciences | - | 252 | 260 | 232 | 217 | 191 | 188 | 163 | 197 | 180 | 167 | 150 | 145 | 138 | 150 | 181 | 170 | 172 |
| Subject | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Sciences | 103 | 104 | 123 | 140 | 137 | 143 | 126 | 145 | 164 | 175 | 156 | 207 | 199 | 235 | 263 |
| Biology & Biochemistry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 173 | 179 | 176 | 209 | 227 | 155 | 203 |
| Chemistry | 214 | 245 | 220 | 182 | 212 | 234 | 267 | 280 | 298 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 401-450 | 401-450 | 401-450 |
| Chemical Engineering | - | 249 | 276 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 296 | - | - | - | 451-500 |
| Civil Engineering | 120 | 125 | 139 | 176 | 192 | 199 | 213 | 216 | 232 | 211 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clinical Medicine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 162 | 153 | 152 | 141 | 137 | 145 | 147 |
| Computer Science | - | 264 | 243 | - | 252 | 267 | 289 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 401-450 | 451-500 | - | 451-500 | 451-500 | - |
| Economics & Business | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 178 | 193 | 179 | 218 | 252 | 268 | 301-350 |
| Electrical Engineering | 182 | 221 | 209 | 230 | 183 | 214 | 249 | 263 | 277 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 351-400 | 401-450 | 351-400 | 351-400 |
| Environment / Ecology | 101 | 90 | 83 | 108 | 111 | 101 | 112 | 115 | 105 | 111 | 102 | 117 | 136 | 137 | 150 |
| Geosciences | 211 | 202 | 211 | 206 | 223 | 188 | 181 | 164 | 195 | 203 | 196 | 222 | 191 | 227 | 244 |
| Immunology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 108 | 111 | 131 | 143 | 122 | 152 | 146 |
| Materials Science | - | - | 296 | - | - | - | 401-450 | 401-450 | 401-450 | 351-400 | 351-400 | 401-450 | 401-450 | - | 451-500 |
| Mathematics | 107 | 97 | 91 | 92 | 109 | 104 | 93 | 119 | 151 | 163 | 152 | 163 | 226 | 282 | 301-350 |
| Mechanical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Microbiology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 146 | 154 | 158 | 192 | 199 | 171 | 194 |
| Molecular Biology & Genetics | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 212 | 172 | 153 | 185 | 186 | 199 | 199 |
| Neuroscience & Behavior | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 109 | 105 | 112 | 100 | 85 | 94 | 85 |
| Pharmacology & Toxicolog | - | 151 | 179 | 164 | 166 | 156 | 136 | 151 | 164 | 182 | 226 | 179 | 200 | 248 | 262 |
| Physics | 175 | 184 | 143 | 130 | 174 | 162 | 175 | 182 | 183 | 177 | 183 | 176 | 190 | 202 | 193 |
| Plant & Animal Science | 76 | 62 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 73 | 75 | 63 | 63 | 67 | 76 | 72 | 100 | 89 |
| Psychiatry / Psychology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 175 | 166 | 201 | 189 | 180 | 199 | 181 |
| Social Sciences, General | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 135 | 135 | 130 | 138 | 160 | 140 | 133 |
| Space Science | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 215 | 206 | 234 | - | - | 170 | 165 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 401-450 |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 107 | 129 | 195 | 201 | 195 |
| Biomedical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |