37 Best universities for Entrepreneurship in Spain

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Spain ranked based on their research performance in Entrepreneurship. A graph of 154K citations received by 4.46K academic papers made by 37 universities in Spain was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Entrepreneurship

#8 in Europe

#18 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

2. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Entrepreneurship

#10 in Europe

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

3. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Entrepreneurship

#21 in Europe

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

4. University of Castilla La Mancha

Spain | Ciudad Real

For Entrepreneurship

#40 in Europe

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1982

5. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Entrepreneurship

#43 in Europe

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,450
Founded: 1968

6. University of Navarra

Spain | Pamplona

For Entrepreneurship

#60 in Europe

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 12,779
Founded: 1952

7. Complutense University of Madrid

For Entrepreneurship

#78 in Europe

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

8. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Entrepreneurship

#81 in Europe

#176 in the World

Founded: 1531

9. University of Deusto

For Entrepreneurship

#110 in Europe

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1886

10. University of Extremadura

Spain | Badajoz

For Entrepreneurship

#125 in Europe

#282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1973

11. University of Murcia

For Entrepreneurship

#128 in Europe

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1272

12. IE University

Spain | Segovia

For Entrepreneurship

#130 in Europe

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1997

13. University King Juan Carlos

Spain | Mostoles

For Entrepreneurship

#156 in Europe

#344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1996

14. University of Saragossa

Spain | Zaragoza

For Entrepreneurship

#159 in Europe

#355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1542

15. University of Huelva

For Entrepreneurship

#163 in Europe

#361 in the World

Founded: 1993

16. University of Salamanca

Spain | Salamanca

For Entrepreneurship

#169 in Europe

#372 in the World

Founded: 1218

17. University of Malaga

For Entrepreneurship

#179 in Europe

#388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 36,054
Founded: 1972

18. University of Alcala

Spain | Alcala de Henares

For Entrepreneurship

#196 in Europe

#420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,067
Founded: 1499

19. Carlos III University, Madrid

For Entrepreneurship

#207 in Europe

#443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1989

20. University Ramon Llull

Spain | Barcelona

For Entrepreneurship

#211 in Europe

#451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 21,253

21. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Entrepreneurship

#218 in Europe

#463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236
Male:Female: 86:14

22. Pompeu Fabra University

Spain | Barcelona

For Entrepreneurship

#227 in Europe

#488 in the World

Enrollment: 15,801

23. University of the Basque Country

For Entrepreneurship

#236 in Europe

#512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,000

24. University of Cadiz

For Entrepreneurship

#253 in Europe

#544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1979

25. University of Oviedo

For Entrepreneurship

#256 in Europe

#552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1604

26. Rovira i Virgili University

Spain | Tarragona

For Entrepreneurship

#270 in Europe

#587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 11,621

27. University Pablo de Olavide, Seville

Spain | Seville

For Entrepreneurship

#283 in Europe

#611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

28. Technical University of Madrid

For Entrepreneurship

#292 in Europe

#635 in the World

Founded: 1971

29. University of Santiago de Compostela

Spain | Santiago de Compostela

For Entrepreneurship

#296 in Europe

#647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1495

30. University of Cantabria

Spain | Santander

For Entrepreneurship

#299 in Europe

#651 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1972

31. University of Almeria

Spain | Almeria

For Entrepreneurship

#300 in Europe

#653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1993

32. James I University

Spain | Castellon de la Plana

For Entrepreneurship

#306 in Europe

#661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,343

33. University of Alicante

Spain | San Vicente del Raspeig

For Entrepreneurship

#307 in Europe

#662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1979

34. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Entrepreneurship

#347 in Europe

#780 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

35. University of Vigo

For Entrepreneurship

#409 in Europe

#952 in the World

Enrollment: 18,577
Founded: 1989

36. Polytechnic University of Cartagena

Spain | Cartagena

For Entrepreneurship

#413 in Europe

#961 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1998

37. University of A Coruna

Spain | A Coruna

For Entrepreneurship

#416 in Europe

#991 in the World

Founded: 1989

The best cities to study Entrepreneurship in Spain based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cerdanyola del Valles, Valencia, Seville, and Ciudad Real.