U-Ranking of Spanish Universities
Teaching, Research,
and Technological Development
The document U-Ranking (Synthetic Indicators of Spanish Universities) 2020 presents the eighth edition of results of universities in teaching and research and innovation, offering a classification of institutions for each area and for all university activities.
This report describes the methodology developed for creating the variables and indicators that serve as a basis for the different classifications and explores in detail the two types of rankings constructed, of performance (U-Ranking) and volume of results (U-Ranking Volume), comparing them with each other, with the Shanghai ranking, as well as with the results from the 2019 edition of U-Ranking. Additionally, this edition includes an in-depth analysis of the performance of university institutions in terms of graduate employability.
The eighth edition of U-Ranking now includes 48 public universities and 22 privates universities with sufficient and adequate information so that the data can be homogeneous with that of the public universities in order to construct synthetic indicators. Therefore, this year’s edition analyses a total of 70 public and private universities, representing 97% of the Spanish university system and evaluate more than 3300 degrees and dual-degrees.
The overall results of U-Ranking of Spanish Public Universities are presented in two different formats:
- U-Ranking, which classifies universities according to their performance correcting for the effect of their size in order to make them comparable
- U-Ranking Volume, which classifies universities according to their total volume of results
and taking into account the main missions of Spanish universities:
- Teaching
- Research and Innovation
The acronyms used for each university are the following:
| ABATOLIBA | U. Abat Oliba CEU | UEC | U. Europea de Canarias | UOC | U. Oberta de Catalunya |
| COMILLAS | U. Pontificia Comillas | UEM | U. Europea de Madrid | UPC | U. Politècnica de Catalunya |
| UA | U. de Alicante | UEV | U. Europea de Valencia | UPCT | U. Politécnica de Cartagena |
| UAB | U. Autònoma de Barcelona | UGR | U. de Granada | UPF | U. Pompeu Fabra |
| UAH | U. de Alcalá | UHU | U. de Huelva | UPLG | U. de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| UAL | U. de Almería | UIB | U. de les Illes Balears | UPM | U. Politécnica de Madrid |
| UAM | U. Autónoma de Madrid | UIC | U. Internacional de Catalunya | UPNA | U. Pública de Navarra |
| UANE | U. Nebrija | UIIC | U. Internacional Isabel I de Castilla | UPO | U. Pablo de Olavide |
| UAX | U. Alfonso X el Sabio | UJAEN | U. de Jaén | UPV | U. Politècnica de València |
| UB | U. de Barcelona | UJI | U. Jaume I | UPV-EHU | U. del País Vasco |
| UBU | U. de Burgos | UNILEON | U. de León | URJC | U. Rey Juan Carlos |
| UC3M | U. Carlos III | ULL | U. de La Laguna | URLL | U. Ramon Llull |
| UCA | U. de Cádiz | UM | U. de Murcia | URV | U. Rovira i Virgili |
| UCEU | U. San Pablo - CEU | UMA | U. de Málaga | UCEU | U. San Pablo CEU |
| UCH | U. Cardenal Herrera-CEU | UMH | U. Miguel Hernández de Elche | US | U. de Sevilla |
| UCLM | U. de Castilla-La Mancha | UMON | Mondragon Unibertsitatea | USAL | U. de Salamanca |
| UCM | U. Complutense | UN | U. de Navarra | USC | U. de Santiago de Compostela |
| UCO | U. de Córdoba | UNED | UNED | UV | U. de València |
| UCV | U. Católica de Valencia | UNEX | U. de Extremadura | UVA | U. de Valladolid |
| UDC | U. da Coruña | UNICAN | U. de Cantabria | UVIC-UCC | U. de Vic - U. Central de Catalunya |
| UDE | U. de Deusto | UNIOVI | U. de Oviedo | UVIGO | U. de Vigo |
| UDG | U. de Girona | UNIR | U. Internacional de la Rioja | VIU | U. Internacional Valenciana |
| UDIMA | U. a Distancia de Madrid | UNIRIOJA | U. de La Rioja | ||
| UDL | U. de Lleida | UNIZAR | U. de Zaragoza |
1. U-Ranking of Spanish Universities
U-Ranking classifies Spanish universities according to their performance (in teaching and research and innovation), correcting for the effect of their size in order to make them comparable
Universities with the same performance index are placed under the same level, classifying them alphabetically in 12 levels:
| Ranking | Index | University | Ranking | Index | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universities without score were not analyzed due to lack of information | |||||
| (*) Universities younger than 16 | |||||
| 1 | 1.5 | Universitat Pompeu Fabra | 6 | 1.0 | Universidad San Pablo - CEU |
| 2 | 1.4 | Universidad Carlos III | 6 | 1.0 | Universidade da Coruña |
| 2 | 1.4 | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona | 6 | 1.0 | Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya |
| 2 | 1.4 | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya | 7 | 0.9 | Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha |
| 2 | 1.4 | Universitat Politècnica de València | 7 | 0.9 | Universidad de Extremadura |
| 3 | 1.3 | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid | 7 | 0.9 | Universidad de Huelva |
| 3 | 1.3 | Universidad de Cantabria | 7 | 0.9 | Universidad de Jaén |
| 3 | 1.3 | Universidad de Navarra | 7 | 0.9 | Universidad de La Laguna |
| 3 | 1.3 | Universitat de Barcelona | 7 | 0.9 | Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| 3 | 1.3 | Universitat Rovira i Virgili | 7 | 0.9 | Universidad de Murcia |
| 4 | 1.2 | Universidad de Alcalá | 7 | 0.9 | Universidad Pontificia Comillas |
| 4 | 1.2 | Universidad de Deusto | 7 | 0.9 | Universitat Internacional de Catalunya |
| 4 | 1.2 | Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche | 7 | 0.9 | Universitat Oberta de Catalunya |
| 4 | 1.2 | Universidad Pablo de Olavide | 8 | 0.8 | Mondragon Unibertsitatea |
| 4 | 1.2 | Universidad Politécnica de Madrid | 8 | 0.8 | Universidad Cardenal Herrera - CEU |
| 4 | 1.2 | Universitat de Lleida | 8 | 0.8 | Universidad Europea de Madrid |
| 4 | 1.2 | Universitat de València | 8 | 0.8 | Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia |
| 4 | 1.2 | Universitat Ramon Llull | 8 | 0.8 | Universidad Nebrija |
| 5 | 1.1 | Universidad Complutense | 9 | 0.7 | Universidad Internacional de La Rioja * |
| 5 | 1.1 | Universidad de Alicante | 10 | 0.6 | Universidad a Distancia de Madrid * |
| 5 | 1.1 | Universidad de Almería | 10 | 0.6 | Universidad Católica de Valencia |
| 5 | 1.1 | Universidad de Burgos | 11 | 0.5 | Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio |
| 5 | 1.1 | Universidad de Córdoba | 11 | 0.5 | Universidad Camilo José Cela |
| 5 | 1.1 | Universidad de Granada | 11 | 0.5 | Universidad Europea de Canarias * |
| 5 | 1.1 | Universidad de La Rioja | 11 | 0.5 | Universidad Internacional Valenciana * |
| 5 | 1.1 | Universidad de Zaragoza | 11 | 0.5 | Universitat Abat Oliba CEU |
| 5 | 1.1 | Universidad del País Vasco | 12 | 0.4 | Universidad Europea de Valencia * |
| 5 | 1.1 | Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena | 12 | 0.4 | Universidad Internacional Isabel I de Castilla * |
| 5 | 1.1 | Universidade de Santiago de Compostela | IE Universidad | ||
| 5 | 1.1 | Universidade de Vigo | Universidad Católica San Antonio | ||
| 5 | 1.1 | Universitat de Girona | Universidad Católica Santa Teresa de Jesús de Ávila | ||
| 5 | 1.1 | Universitat de les Illes Balears | Universidad del Atlántico Medio * | ||
| 5 | 1.1 | Universitat Jaume I | Universidad Europea del Atlántico * | ||
| 6 | 1.0 | Universidad de Cádiz | Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes | ||
| 6 | 1.0 | Universidad de León | Universidad Fernando Pessoa-Canarias * | ||
| 6 | 1.0 | Universidad de Málaga | Universidad Francisco de Vitoria | ||
| 6 | 1.0 | Universidad de Oviedo | Universidad Internacional de Andalucía | ||
| 6 | 1.0 | Universidad de Salamanca | Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo | ||
| 6 | 1.0 | Universidad de Sevilla | Universidad Loyola Andalucía * | ||
| 6 | 1.0 | Universidad de Valladolid | Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca | ||
| 6 | 1.0 | Universidad Pública de Navarra | Universidad San Jorge * | ||
| 6 | 1.0 | Universidad Rey Juan Carlos | Universidad Tecnología y Empresa * | ||
2. U-Ranking Volume of Spanish Universities
In contrast with the previous classification, U-Ranking Volume takes into account the total volume of results - teaching and research and innovation of the Spanish universities - and, therefore, the size of the university is a factor, along with the performance of each institution.
U-Ranking Volume classification is as follows:
| Ranking | Index | University | Ranking | Index | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universities without score were not analyzed due to lack of information | |||||
| (*) Universities younger than 16 | |||||
| 1 | 5.6 | Universidad Complutense | 23 | 0.9 | Universidad Pablo de Olavide |
| 2 | 4.7 | Universitat de Barcelona | 23 | 0.9 | Universitat de les Illes Balears |
| 3 | 4.2 | Universidad de Granada | 24 | 0.8 | Universidad de Deusto |
| 4 | 4.1 | Universidad de Sevilla | 24 | 0.8 | Universidad de León |
| 4 | 4.1 | Universitat de València | 24 | 0.8 | Universidad Europea de Madrid |
| 5 | 3.9 | Universidad del País Vasco | 24 | 0.8 | Universitat de Lleida |
| 6 | 3.5 | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona | 25 | 0.7 | Universidad de Huelva |
| 7 | 3.4 | Universidad Politécnica de Madrid | 25 | 0.7 | Universidad Pública de Navarra |
| 7 | 3.4 | Universitat Politècnica de València | 26 | 0.6 | Universidad de Burgos |
| 8 | 3.3 | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya | 26 | 0.6 | Universidad San Pablo - CEU |
| 9 | 3.0 | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid | 27 | 0.5 | Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena |
| 10 | 2.8 | Universidad de Zaragoza | 27 | 0.5 | Universidad Pontificia Comillas |
| 10 | 2.8 | Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia | 28 | 0.4 | Universidad Cardenal Herrera - CEU |
| 11 | 2.4 | Universidad de Málaga | 28 | 0.4 | Universidad Católica de Valencia |
| 12 | 2.3 | Universidade de Santiago de Compostela | 28 | 0.4 | Universidad de La Rioja |
| 13 | 2.0 | Universidad Carlos III | 28 | 0.4 | Universidad Internacional de La Rioja * |
| 13 | 2.0 | Universidad de Murcia | 29 | 0.3 | Mondragon Unibertsitatea |
| 14 | 1.9 | Universidad de Alicante | 29 | 0.3 | Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio |
| 14 | 1.9 | Universidad de Salamanca | 29 | 0.3 | Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya |
| 15 | 1.8 | Universidad de Oviedo | 29 | 0.3 | Universitat Internacional de Catalunya |
| 15 | 1.8 | Universidad Rey Juan Carlos | 30 | 0.2 | Universidad Camilo José Cela |
| 16 | 1.7 | Universidad de Valladolid | 30 | 0.2 | Universidad Nebrija |
| 17 | 1.6 | Universidad de Alcalá | 31 | 0.1 | Universidad a Distancia de Madrid * |
| 17 | 1.6 | Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha | 31 | 0.1 | Universidad Internacional Isabel I de Castilla * |
| 17 | 1.6 | Universidade de Vigo | 31 | 0.1 | Universidad Internacional Valenciana * |
| 18 | 1.4 | Universidad de Cádiz | 32 | < 0.1 | Universidad Europea de Canarias * |
| 18 | 1.4 | Universidad de Córdoba | 32 | < 0.1 | Universidad Europea de Valencia * |
| 18 | 1.4 | Universidad de La Laguna | 32 | < 0.1 | Universitat Abat Oliba CEU |
| 19 | 1.3 | Universidad de Extremadura | IE Universidad | ||
| 19 | 1.3 | Universidade da Coruña | Universidad Católica San Antonio | ||
| 19 | 1.3 | Universitat Pompeu Fabra | Universidad Católica Santa Teresa de Jesús de Ávila | ||
| 20 | 1.2 | Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | Universidad del Atlántico Medio * | ||
| 20 | 1.2 | Universidad de Navarra | Universidad Europea del Atlántico * | ||
| 20 | 1.2 | Universitat Rovira i Virgili | Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes | ||
| 21 | 1.1 | Universidad de Cantabria | Universidad Fernando Pessoa-Canarias * | ||
| 21 | 1.1 | Universitat Jaume I | Universidad Francisco de Vitoria | ||
| 21 | 1.1 | Universitat Ramon Llull | Universidad Internacional de Andalucía | ||
| 22 | 1.0 | Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche | Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo | ||
| 22 | 1.0 | Universitat de Girona | Universidad Loyola Andalucía * | ||
| 22 | 1.0 | Universitat Oberta de Catalunya | Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca | ||
| 23 | 0.9 | Universidad de Almería | Universidad San Jorge * | ||
| 23 | 0.9 | Universidad de Jaén | Universidad Tecnología y Empresa * | ||
3. U-Ranking Volume vs. Shanghai Ranking
The following graph compares the results of our U-Ranking Volume with the results of the most cited international ranking, that of Shanghai, which is also based mainly on variables that are not corrected for by the effect of university size. For this analysis, we rank Spanish universities listed in the 2019 Shangai Ranking Top 1000 by the five normalized indicators published by ARWU, allowing for a better comparison. Although there is some discrepancy, partly because the U-Ranking Volume considers the role of teaching, there is a great deal of similarity between both classifications. The universities listed in the Shanghai Ranking Top 500 are highlighted in the graph.
4. U-Ranking vs. Shanghai Ranking
The similarity between the two rankings is less apparent than that observed in the previous graph, given that the Shanghai Ranking hardly takes into account the differences in size. However, both rankings coincide in the universities which are at the top of the Spanish system and which are situated mainly in the first tercile of both classifications.
5. U-Ranking (Performance and Volume) vs. Shanghai Ranking
The following diagram compares the results of the first quartiles of U-Ranking, U-Ranking Volume and Shanghai Ranking. Although the intersections are frequent, there are some differences. The diagram identifies a group of five universities which are at the top of the three rankings. We can observe than from the thirteen Spanish universities at the Top 500 of Shangai Ranking, ten are in the first quantile of U-Ranking Volume and six among the best in U-ranking.
6. U-Ranking vs. U-Ranking Volume
The comparison of our two main rankings once again shows a group that appears at the top of the rankings in the areas that have been examined. The shaded area of the graph contains a group of 14 universities which stand out in U-Ranking in both performance and volume of results. From this point of view, there is a group of universities that show the best practices in the university system. In turn, the universities listed in the Shanghai Ranking have been highlighted in red. The results are very clear, the universities in the shaded area which have the best results in volume and performance in U-Ranking are almost all present in the Shanghai Ranking.
7. The role of research and innovation
How does U-Ranking change if we give more weight to the research and innovation dimension in universities? The following chart analyzes the evolution of universities when using three different weights for research and innovation, warning of the sensitivity of the results to these weights, especially in the case of private universities:
8. The role of research and innovation (II)
The following diagram illustrates the universities belonging to the highest positions for the different weights considered in the research and innovation dimension. As a whole, the results are fairly stable indicating that quality of research and innovation and teaching are correlated, at least at the universities that show a better performance.
9. U-Ranking for Teaching
The following classification focuses entirely on the teaching results of Spanish universities.
In this case, the results are the following:
| Ranking | Index | University | Ranking | Index | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universities without score were not analyzed due to lack of information | |||||
| (*) Universities younger than 16 | |||||
| 1 | 1.3 | Mondragon Unibertsitatea | 4 | 1.0 | Universidad de Oviedo |
| 1 | 1.3 | Universidad Carlos III | 4 | 1.0 | Universidad de Salamanca |
| 1 | 1.3 | Universidad de Navarra | 4 | 1.0 | Universidad de Zaragoza |
| 1 | 1.3 | Universidad Europea de Madrid | 4 | 1.0 | Universidad del País Vasco |
| 1 | 1.3 | Universidad Internacional de La Rioja * | 4 | 1.0 | Universidad Internacional Valenciana * |
| 1 | 1.3 | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya | 4 | 1.0 | Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche |
| 1 | 1.3 | Universitat Politècnica de València | 4 | 1.0 | Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena |
| 1 | 1.3 | Universitat Ramon Llull | 4 | 1.0 | Universidad Rey Juan Carlos |
| 2 | 1.2 | Universidad de Deusto | 4 | 1.0 | Universidade de Santiago de Compostela |
| 2 | 1.2 | Universidad Nebrija | 4 | 1.0 | Universidade de Vigo |
| 2 | 1.2 | Universidad Pontificia Comillas | 4 | 1.0 | Universitat de Girona |
| 2 | 1.2 | Universidad San Pablo - CEU | 4 | 1.0 | Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya |
| 2 | 1.2 | Universitat Pompeu Fabra | 5 | 0.9 | Universidad de Burgos |
| 3 | 1.1 | Universidad a Distancia de Madrid * | 5 | 0.9 | Universidad de Extremadura |
| 3 | 1.1 | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid | 5 | 0.9 | Universidad de Huelva |
| 3 | 1.1 | Universidad Complutense | 5 | 0.9 | Universidad de Jaén |
| 3 | 1.1 | Universidad de Alcalá | 5 | 0.9 | Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| 3 | 1.1 | Universidad de Cantabria | 5 | 0.9 | Universidad de Murcia |
| 3 | 1.1 | Universidad Europea de Canarias * | 5 | 0.9 | Universidad de Sevilla |
| 3 | 1.1 | Universidad Europea de Valencia * | 5 | 0.9 | Universidad de Valladolid |
| 3 | 1.1 | Universidad Pablo de Olavide | 5 | 0.9 | Universidad Internacional Isabel I de Castilla * |
| 3 | 1.1 | Universidad Politécnica de Madrid | 5 | 0.9 | Universidade da Coruña |
| 3 | 1.1 | Universidad Pública de Navarra | 5 | 0.9 | Universitat de les Illes Balears |
| 3 | 1.1 | Universitat Abat Oliba CEU | 5 | 0.9 | Universitat Oberta de Catalunya |
| 3 | 1.1 | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona | 6 | 0.8 | Universidad de Cádiz |
| 3 | 1.1 | Universitat de Barcelona | 6 | 0.8 | Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha |
| 3 | 1.1 | Universitat de Lleida | 6 | 0.8 | Universidad de La Laguna |
| 3 | 1.1 | Universitat de València | 7 | 0.7 | Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia |
| 3 | 1.1 | Universitat Internacional de Catalunya | IE Universidad | ||
| 3 | 1.1 | Universitat Jaume I | Universidad Católica San Antonio | ||
| 3 | 1.1 | Universitat Rovira i Virgili | Universidad Católica Santa Teresa de Jesús de Ávila | ||
| 4 | 1.0 | Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio | Universidad del Atlántico Medio * | ||
| 4 | 1.0 | Universidad Camilo José Cela | Universidad Europea del Atlántico * | ||
| 4 | 1.0 | Universidad Cardenal Herrera - CEU | Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes | ||
| 4 | 1.0 | Universidad Católica de Valencia | Universidad Fernando Pessoa-Canarias * | ||
| 4 | 1.0 | Universidad de Alicante | Universidad Francisco de Vitoria | ||
| 4 | 1.0 | Universidad de Almería | Universidad Internacional de Andalucía | ||
| 4 | 1.0 | Universidad de Córdoba | Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo | ||
| 4 | 1.0 | Universidad de Granada | Universidad Loyola Andalucía * | ||
| 4 | 1.0 | Universidad de La Rioja | Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca | ||
| 4 | 1.0 | Universidad de León | Universidad San Jorge * | ||
| 4 | 1.0 | Universidad de Málaga | Universidad Tecnología y Empresa * | ||
10. U-Ranking for Research
The classification below contains the results of the assessment of research and innovation activity.
In this case, the results are the following:
| Ranking | Index | University | Ranking | Index | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universities without score were not analyzed due to lack of information | |||||
| (*) Universities younger than 16 | |||||
| 1 | 1.9 | Universitat Pompeu Fabra | 10 | 1.0 | Universidad de Murcia |
| 2 | 1.8 | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona | 10 | 1.0 | Universidad de Oviedo |
| 3 | 1.7 | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya | 10 | 1.0 | Universidad de Salamanca |
| 4 | 1.6 | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid | 10 | 1.0 | Universidad de Valladolid |
| 4 | 1.6 | Universidad Carlos III | 10 | 1.0 | Universidad Pública de Navarra |
| 4 | 1.6 | Universidad de Cantabria | 10 | 1.0 | Universidad Rey Juan Carlos |
| 4 | 1.6 | Universitat Rovira i Virgili | 10 | 1.0 | Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya |
| 5 | 1.5 | Universidad Politécnica de Madrid | 10 | 1.0 | Universitat Ramon Llull |
| 5 | 1.5 | Universitat de Barcelona | 11 | 0.9 | Universidad de Jaén |
| 5 | 1.5 | Universitat Politècnica de València | 11 | 0.9 | Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| 6 | 1.4 | Universidad de Burgos | 11 | 0.9 | Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia |
| 6 | 1.4 | Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche | 12 | 0.7 | Universidad San Pablo - CEU |
| 7 | 1.3 | Universidad de Alcalá | 12 | 0.7 | Universitat Internacional de Catalunya |
| 7 | 1.3 | Universidad de Deusto | 13 | 0.6 | Universidad Cardenal Herrera - CEU |
| 7 | 1.3 | Universidad de La Rioja | 13 | 0.6 | Universidad Pontificia Comillas |
| 7 | 1.3 | Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena | 14 | 0.5 | Mondragon Unibertsitatea |
| 7 | 1.3 | Universidade de Santiago de Compostela | 14 | 0.5 | Universidad Europea de Madrid |
| 7 | 1.3 | Universidade de Vigo | 14 | 0.5 | Universidad Nebrija |
| 7 | 1.3 | Universitat de Girona | 15 | 0.3 | Universidad a Distancia de Madrid * |
| 7 | 1.3 | Universitat de les Illes Balears | 15 | 0.3 | Universidad Católica de Valencia |
| 7 | 1.3 | Universitat de Lleida | 15 | 0.3 | Universidad Internacional de La Rioja * |
| 7 | 1.3 | Universitat de València | 16 | 0.2 | Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio |
| 8 | 1.2 | Universidad Complutense | 16 | 0.2 | Universidad Camilo José Cela |
| 8 | 1.2 | Universidad de Córdoba | 16 | 0.2 | Universidad Europea de Canarias * |
| 8 | 1.2 | Universidad de Granada | 16 | 0.2 | Universidad Internacional Isabel I de Castilla * |
| 8 | 1.2 | Universidad de Navarra | 16 | 0.2 | Universidad Internacional Valenciana * |
| 8 | 1.2 | Universidad de Sevilla | 16 | 0.2 | Universitat Abat Oliba CEU |
| 8 | 1.2 | Universidad Pablo de Olavide | 17 | 0.1 | Universidad Europea de Valencia * |
| 8 | 1.2 | Universitat Jaume I | IE Universidad | ||
| 9 | 1.1 | Universidad de Alicante | Universidad Católica San Antonio | ||
| 9 | 1.1 | Universidad de Almería | Universidad Católica Santa Teresa de Jesús de Ávila | ||
| 9 | 1.1 | Universidad de Cádiz | Universidad del Atlántico Medio * | ||
| 9 | 1.1 | Universidad de Málaga | Universidad Europea del Atlántico * | ||
| 9 | 1.1 | Universidad de Zaragoza | Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes | ||
| 9 | 1.1 | Universidad del País Vasco | Universidad Fernando Pessoa-Canarias * | ||
| 9 | 1.1 | Universidade da Coruña | Universidad Francisco de Vitoria | ||
| 9 | 1.1 | Universitat Oberta de Catalunya | Universidad Internacional de Andalucía | ||
| 10 | 1.0 | Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha | Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo | ||
| 10 | 1.0 | Universidad de Extremadura | Universidad Loyola Andalucía * | ||
| 10 | 1.0 | Universidad de Huelva | Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca | ||
| 10 | 1.0 | Universidad de La Laguna | Universidad San Jorge * | ||
| 10 | 1.0 | Universidad de León | Universidad Tecnología y Empresa * | ||
11. U-Ranking for Teaching vs. U-Ranking for Research
As we have seen previously, there is a positive relationship between performance in teaching and research and innovation among leading universities. However, this relationship is generally less defined. Therefore, considering the results of research and innovation as an approximation of teaching results may not be suitable, justifying the effort to use specific information on each area of university activity.
12. U-Ranking 2019 and 2020
The results obtained by universities in 2020 are highly correlated with those presented in the sixth edition in 2019. The results confirm remarkable stability of U-Ranking and U-Ranking Volume with few exceptions.
