In its usual lists where it highlights the best aspects of one condition or another, this time Forbes has focused on Spain to make . A ranking drawn up together with a group of experts and according to what they offer both during studies and in later working life, which leaves the particularity of nine public and eleven private, half of them being located in Madrid.
Of the 88 universities that are registered in the (SIIU), of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, Forbes has managed to put together a list of the 20 that offer the best conditions. According to price and accessibility, student experience, preparation for working life, quality of teaching staff and research and international perspective, half of them are in Madrid, although Navarra is the best of all.
A University of Navarra that always tends to lead this type of classification. Promoted by the founder of Opus Dei, his classes have a ratio of one teacher for every eight students, which stands out for better dedication and preparation. With a price of between 166 and 200 euros per credit, it is private and has had many illustrious names in its corridors.
Behind her, appears the quintessential university of Madrid. La Complutense occupies the second step, being the first public and with recognized prestige since the 19th century. With a very open range of prices, between 21.39 and 136.44 euros, Forbes highlights its Equality Unit that promotes equal treatment between men and women.
The University of Santiago closes the podium above four institutions in the Spanish capital
Another public podium closes, although this time in the north of Spain. The University of Santiago is the third in discord, guaranteed by more than 500 years of antiquity and always at the service of the economic, cultural and social development of Galicia. With an important role in teaching and research, its price is very affordable with a cost per credit of between 9.85 and 13.93 euros.
Four more from Madrid follow the ranking, one of them being public while the other three are private. The Autonomous, with prices between 21.39 and 26.14 euros, remains ahead of Nebrija (172 euros), San Pablo-CEU (between 66 and 269 euros) and Pontificia de Comillas (200 euros), thanks to the experience of the students and the quality of their research.
Almería, Valencia, Vigo, Burgos or Ávila also make it onto this peculiar list
The University of Salamanca (public), the University of Seville (also public) and the European University (private) close the top ten institutions, where the clear predominance of the offer from the capital and the disparity between the nature of public and private are already noticeable . Lastly, as far as the rest are concerned, many other Spanish provinces already appear with Almería, Valencia on up to two occasions, Burgos, Vigo or Ávila putting the mark on the good Spanish universities.
This is the complete classification
1. University of Navarra. Private and between 166 and 200 euros (Pamplona).
2. Complutense University of Madrid. Public and between 21.39 and 136.44 euros (Madrid).
3. University of Santiago. Public and between 9.85 and 13.93 euros (Santiago de Compostela).
4. Autonomous University of Madrid. Public and between 21.39 and 26.14 euros (Madrid).
5. University of Nebrija. Private and 172 euros (Hoyo de Manzanares, Madrid).
6. San Pablo-CEU University. Private and between 66 and 269 euros (Madrid).
7. Pontifical University of Comillas. Private and 200 euros (Madrid).
8. University of Salamanca. Public and between 12.94 and 22.93 euros (Salamanca).
9. University of Seville. Public and 12.62 euros (Seville).
10. European University of Madrid. Private and 160 euros (Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid).
11. University of Almeria. Public and 12.62 euros (La Cañada de San Urbano, Almería).
12. Alfonso X El Sabio University. Private and between 150 and 366 euros (Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid).
13. CEU Cardenal Herrera University. Private and between 66 and 176 euros (Alfara del Patriarca, Valencia).
14. Carlos III University of Madrid. Public and between 22 and 88 euros (Getafe, Madrid).
15. ESIC University. Private and 163 euros (Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid).
16. Isabel I International University of Castile. Private and between 64 and 78 euros (Burgos).
17. University of Valencia. Public and between 13.86 and 20 euros (Valencia).
18. Camilo José Cela University. Private and between 90 and 175 euros (Villafranca del Castillo, Madrid).
19. University of Vigo. Public and between 9.85 and 13.93 euros (Vigo).
20. Catholic University of Avila. Private and between 50 and 140 euros (Ávila).