57 Best universities for Sports / Exercise science in Spain

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Below is a list of best universities in Spain ranked based on their research performance in Sports / Exercise science. A graph of 342K citations received by 13.9K academic papers made by 57 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. University of Granada

For Sports / Exercise science

#5 in Europe
#21 in the World
Enrollment
56,842
Founded
1531

2. University of Saragossa

For Sports / Exercise science

#29 in Europe
#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1542

3. University of Castilla La Mancha

For Sports / Exercise science

#30 in Europe
#124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1982

4. University of Valencia

For Sports / Exercise science

#32 in Europe
#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
58,390

5. University of Murcia

For Sports / Exercise science

#43 in Europe
#159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1272

6. University of Extremadura

For Sports / Exercise science

#53 in Europe
#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1973

7. Autonomous University of Madrid

For Sports / Exercise science

#84 in Europe
#252 in the World
Founded
1968

8. University of Seville

For Sports / Exercise science

#93 in Europe
#268 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1505

10. Technical University of Madrid

For Sports / Exercise science

#98 in Europe
#280 in the World
Founded
1971

11. University of Barcelona

For Sports / Exercise science

#100 in Europe
#283 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
64,236

12. University of the Basque Country

For Sports / Exercise science

#111 in Europe
#313 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
63,000

13. University of Vigo

For Sports / Exercise science

#127 in Europe
#340 in the World
Enrollment
18,577
Founded
1989

14. University of Cadiz

For Sports / Exercise science

#128 in Europe
#342 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
22,500
Founded
1979

15. University of Navarra

For Sports / Exercise science

#139 in Europe
#373 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
13,835
Founded
1952

16. University of Jaen

For Sports / Exercise science

#153 in Europe
#409 in the World
Founded
1993

17. Public University of Navarre

For Sports / Exercise science

#155 in Europe
#414 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1987

18. University of Oviedo

For Sports / Exercise science

#156 in Europe
#417 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1604

19. Miguel Hernandez University of Elche

For Sports / Exercise science

#162 in Europe
#440 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
19,900
Founded
1996

22. University of Malaga

For Sports / Exercise science

#165 in Europe
#443 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
36,054
Founded
1972

23. University of Leon

For Sports / Exercise science

#166 in Europe
#447 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1979

24. University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

For Sports / Exercise science

#176 in Europe
#476 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1979

25. Complutense University of Madrid

For Sports / Exercise science

#179 in Europe
#485 in the World
Founded
1508

26. University Pablo de Olavide, Seville

For Sports / Exercise science

#186 in Europe
#494 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1997

27. University King Juan Carlos

For Sports / Exercise science

#197 in Europe
#514 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1996

28. University of Alicante

For Sports / Exercise science

#210 in Europe
#553 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1979

29. University of Almeria

For Sports / Exercise science

#216 in Europe
#565 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1993

30. University of the Balearic Islands

For Sports / Exercise science

#218 in Europe
#568 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
11,359
Founded
1978

31. University of Alcala

For Sports / Exercise science

#245 in Europe
#651 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
28,067
Founded
1499

32. University of A Coruna

For Sports / Exercise science

#253 in Europe
#670 in the World
Enrollment
17,304
Founded
1989

33. Pompeu Fabra University

For Sports / Exercise science

#257 in Europe
#682 in the World
Enrollment
15,801

34. University of Huelva

For Sports / Exercise science

#269 in Europe
#706 in the World
Founded
1993

35. University of Valladolid

For Sports / Exercise science

#272 in Europe
#717 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1346

36. University Ramon Llull

For Sports / Exercise science

#291 in Europe
#783 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
21,253

37. University of Deusto

For Sports / Exercise science

#300 in Europe
#810 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1886

38. University of Cordoba

For Sports / Exercise science

#305 in Europe
#823 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1972

39. James I University

For Sports / Exercise science

#309 in Europe
#830 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,343

40. University of Santiago de Compostela

For Sports / Exercise science

#317 in Europe
#858 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,095
Founded
1495

41. University of Lleida

For Sports / Exercise science

#318 in Europe
#860 in the World
Enrollment
10,674

42. University of Salamanca

For Sports / Exercise science

#328 in Europe
#901 in the World
Founded
1218

43. University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia

For Sports / Exercise science

#332 in Europe
#926 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Enrollment
22,266

44. Camilo Jose Cela University

For Sports / Exercise science

#348 in Europe
#966 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1999

45. Rovira i Virgili University

For Sports / Exercise science

#350 in Europe
#972 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
11,621

46. University of Girona

For Sports / Exercise science

#361 in Europe
#996 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
15,336

47. CEU Cardenal Herrera University

For Sports / Exercise science

#363 in Europe
#1000 in the World
Founded
1999

48. University of La Laguna

For Sports / Exercise science

#367 in Europe
#1013 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1927

49. University of Burgos

For Sports / Exercise science

#368 in Europe
#1015 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1994

51. San Vicente Martir Catholic University of Valencia

For Sports / Exercise science

#393 in Europe
#1101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
2003

52. University of La Rioja

For Sports / Exercise science

#414 in Europe
#1174 in the World
Founded
1992

53. Francisco de Vitoria University

For Sports / Exercise science

#419 in Europe
#1185 in the World
Founded
1992

55. International University of Catalonia

For Sports / Exercise science

#441 in Europe
#1257 in the World
Enrollment
4,323

56. University of Cantabria

For Sports / Exercise science

#443 in Europe
#1265 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1972

57. Comillas Pontifical University

For Sports / Exercise science

#447 in Europe
#1283 in the World
Founded
1890

The best cities to study Sports / Exercise science in Spain based on the number of universities and their ranks are Granada, Zaragoza, Ciudad Real, and Valencia.