In recent years, the UAB has seen recognition for its efforts in promoting quality in teaching, in attracting international talent and in obtaining a growing impact in research, together with a progressive improvement in its classifications in the most prestigious and influential international rankings. Thus, the UAB is well as occupying an outstanding position among Spanish universities in world rankings such as the QS World University Rankings (QS WUR), the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE WUR) and the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).
The UAB is the second university in Spain in volume of scientific activity
According to the ranking elaborated by the Scimago Lab, based on the Scopus database, the UAB ranks second among Spanish universities in total number of publications, and ranks 267th in the world ranking, which includes all type of institutions.
The UAB is among the 12% of the best universities in the world
The UAB is ranked 175th in the world according to the QS World University Rankings 2025, which classifies the 1.500 best universities in the world.
The UAB ranks 12th in the world ranking
The UAB is in the 12th position worldwide, 5th at European level, and the second Spanish university in the QS Top 50 under 50 Ranking which classifies the top 50 universities of the world founded less than 50 years ago.
UAB ranks as 200 best world universities
In the 2025 edition of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, the UAB is the third Spanish university, occupying place 199 in the world ranking. In Europe, the UAB ranks in 86th positon.
3rd best Spanish university
The UAB is located between positions 301 and 400 in the World Ranking produced by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University. At Spanish level, the UAB appears as the 3rd best university sharing position with other universities.
UAB ranks 2nd in spanish universities
UAB ranks 196 in the global rank. At spanish level, occupies second place in the thirteenth edition of this ranking published by Center for World University Rankings from Saudi Arabia.
The UAB is the second Spanish university in number of papers by university and per professor
The Observatory driven by Alliance A4U shows that UAB ranks second in number of papers by university and per professor, it is also the second one in the number of papers involving national and international collaboration and in number of citations per university and per professor.
Second university in Spain in volume and third on impact of scientific activity
UAB ranks 7th in the number of publications at the Ibero-American countries, is the second Spanish university in volume and third in impact of scientific production according to the 2015 edition of the Iberoamerican Ranking Scimago SIR.
UAB ranks 125
UAB is the second university in Spain, the 47th in Europe and 125th in the world according to the 2022-2023 edition of the URAP ranking, published annually by the Middle East Technical University (Turkey). This ranking classifies 2,000 universities in the world according to the number and quality of scientific publications.
UAB ranks World's 183 university
UAB has reached 183rd place worldwide in the Global indicator published by the National Taiwan University (NTU) in 2023 on the basis of research activity. UAB remains among 200 best world's universities and consolidates as second spanish university.
UAB has nine scientific disciplines among best 100 in the World
Nine scientific disciplines at UAB are among the top 100 in the world: Veterinary (placed among 50 best worls universities on 31st place), Archaeology, Modern Languages, Agriculture, Geography, Sociology, Social Policy and Administration, Economics, and Educacion, as ranked at QS WUR by Scientific Disciplines Ranking 2020. In overall, UAB is among the top 200 universities in 28 of the 48 subjects classified by QS.
UAB ranks 262d in volume of papers
In the 2024 edition of the Leiden University Ranking of scientific productivity, UAB ranks 261nd worldwide. At Spanish level is 3rd in international collaboration and 2nd in open access publications.
Fisrt Spanish web repository
The Diposit of Digital Documents (DDD) of the UAB is the first Spanish university web repository, according to the January 2017 edition of the Web of World Repositories Ranking developed by the CSIC, and reaches 20th position in world institutional repositories.
The UAB ranks 13th in world classification
In the 2018 edition of the THE Young University Rankings, the UAB ranks 13th, ocuppying the second place among Spanish universities, and 7th among european.
The Fundació Autònoma Solidaria contributes to building a university with more solidarity and strongly committed to the realities of society.
The Environmental Office implements actions which help the university continue to advance and improve in its effort to be a more sustainable university and more respectful with the environment.
The Healthy and Sustainable Campus project has the objective of improving the health of the university community and promoting healthy lifestyles and surroundings.
The UAB Observatory for Equality is centred on the inequalities that exist in different groups which may result in unfair conditions or treatment for reasons of sex, disability or economic or social situation.