56 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 307K citations received by 13.1K academic papers made by 56 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
#22 in the World
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
#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1982

4. University of Valencia

For Sports / Exercise science

#35 in Europe
#142 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
58,390

5. University of Murcia

For Sports / Exercise science

#41 in Europe
#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1272

6. University of Extremadura

For Sports / Exercise science

#57 in Europe
#195 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1973

7. Autonomous University of Madrid

For Sports / Exercise science

#84 in Europe
#250 in the World
Founded
1968

8. University of Seville

For Sports / Exercise science

#94 in Europe
#270 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1505

10. University of Barcelona

For Sports / Exercise science

#99 in Europe
#282 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
64,236
Male:Female
86:14

11. Technical University of Madrid

For Sports / Exercise science

#105 in Europe
#293 in the World
Founded
1971

12. University of the Basque Country

For Sports / Exercise science

#114 in Europe
#319 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
63,000

13. University of Vigo

For Sports / Exercise science

#125 in Europe
#347 in the World
Enrollment
18,577
Founded
1989

14. University of Cadiz

For Sports / Exercise science

#131 in Europe
#357 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
12,779
Founded
1952

16. University of Oviedo

For Sports / Exercise science

#149 in Europe
#400 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1604

17. University of Jaen

For Sports / Exercise science

#152 in Europe
#409 in the World
Founded
1993

19. University of Leon

For Sports / Exercise science

#160 in Europe
#440 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1979

20. Public University of Navarre

For Sports / Exercise science

#161 in Europe
#442 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1987

21. Miguel Hernandez University of Elche

For Sports / Exercise science

#163 in Europe
#445 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
19,900
Founded
1996

23. University of Malaga

For Sports / Exercise science

#169 in Europe
#457 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
36,054
Founded
1972

24. University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

For Sports / Exercise science

#175 in Europe
#473 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1979

25. University Pablo de Olavide, Seville

For Sports / Exercise science

#182 in Europe
#491 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1997

26. Complutense University of Madrid

For Sports / Exercise science

#183 in Europe
#493 in the World
Enrollment
71,806
Founded
1508

27. University King Juan Carlos

For Sports / Exercise science

#211 in Europe
#551 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1996

28. University of Alicante

For Sports / Exercise science

#217 in Europe
#562 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1979

29. University of the Balearic Islands

For Sports / Exercise science

#224 in Europe
#587 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
11,359
Founded
1978

30. University of Almeria

For Sports / Exercise science

#230 in Europe
#602 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1993

31. University of Alcala

For Sports / Exercise science

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

32. University of A Coruna

For Sports / Exercise science

#251 in Europe
#663 in the World
Founded
1989

33. Pompeu Fabra University

For Sports / Exercise science

#258 in Europe
#686 in the World
Enrollment
15,801

34. University of Huelva

For Sports / Exercise science

#267 in Europe
#711 in the World
Founded
1993

35. University of Valladolid

For Sports / Exercise science

#269 in Europe
#719 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1346

36. University Ramon Llull

For Sports / Exercise science

#289 in Europe
#773 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
21,253

37. University of Deusto

For Sports / Exercise science

#292 in Europe
#780 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1886

38. University of Cordoba

For Sports / Exercise science

#302 in Europe
#815 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1972

39. James I University

For Sports / Exercise science

#312 in Europe
#836 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,343

40. University of Santiago de Compostela

For Sports / Exercise science

#316 in Europe
#855 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1495

41. University of Lleida

For Sports / Exercise science

#320 in Europe
#865 in the World
Enrollment
10,674

42. University of Salamanca

For Sports / Exercise science

#325 in Europe
#888 in the World
Founded
1218

43. University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia

For Sports / Exercise science

#334 in Europe
#931 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Enrollment
9,685

44. Rovira i Virgili University

For Sports / Exercise science

#342 in Europe
#956 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
11,621

45. Camilo Jose Cela University

For Sports / Exercise science

#346 in Europe
#963 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1999

46. CEU Cardenal Herrera University

For Sports / Exercise science

#354 in Europe
#976 in the World
Founded
1999

47. University of Burgos

For Sports / Exercise science

#357 in Europe
#988 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1994

48. University of La Laguna

For Sports / Exercise science

#359 in Europe
#992 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1927

49. University of Girona

For Sports / Exercise science

#363 in Europe
#1006 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
15,336

51. San Vicente Martir Catholic University of Valencia

For Sports / Exercise science

#389 in Europe
#1093 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
2003

52. University of La Rioja

For Sports / Exercise science

#414 in Europe
#1176 in the World
Founded
1992

53. Francisco de Vitoria University

For Sports / Exercise science

#417 in Europe
#1185 in the World
Founded
1992

54. University of Cantabria

For Sports / Exercise science

#430 in Europe
#1228 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1972

55. International University of Catalonia

For Sports / Exercise science

#437 in Europe
#1252 in the World
Enrollment
4,323

56. Comillas Pontifical University

For Sports / Exercise science

#438 in Europe
#1266 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.