Complutense University of Madrid: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #160 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #53 of 2,785 | In Europe |
| #2 of 75 | In Spain |
| #1 of 8 | In Madrid |
| #44 of 6,713 | For Philosophy |
| Top100 | For 11 other topics |
Quick Review
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Bachelor
- Website
- ucm.es
- Languages
- Spanish
- Acceptance rate
- 56%*
* The Complutense University of Madrid is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.
We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Admissions Requirements | Secondary school certificate (bachiller) or foreign equivalent recognized by the Ministry of Education and Science and entrance examination (selectividad) |
|---|---|
| Academic Calendar | October to June (October - February; February-June) |
Research profile
Complutense University of Madrid is a world-class research university with 140,212 scientific papers published and 2,849,913 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, Medicine, Environmental Science, Philosophy, Computer Science, and Quantum and Particle physics.
Complutense University of Madrid majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1081 | 4417 |
| 1994 | 1190 | 5224 |
| 1995 | 1279 | 6409 |
| 1996 | 1490 | 7606 |
| 1997 | 1606 | 8862 |
| 1998 | 1586 | 10917 |
| 1999 | 1757 | 12615 |
| 2000 | 1926 | 15467 |
| 2001 | 2050 | 18386 |
| 2002 | 2108 | 22045 |
| 2003 | 2186 | 26320 |
| 2004 | 2470 | 30158 |
| 2005 | 2613 | 35306 |
| 2006 | 2852 | 40677 |
| 2007 | 3016 | 47075 |
| 2008 | 3330 | 53455 |
| 2009 | 3693 | 60781 |
| 2010 | 3938 | 69283 |
| 2011 | 4667 | 79847 |
| 2012 | 5045 | 89257 |
| 2013 | 5136 | 97893 |
| 2014 | 5563 | 107416 |
| 2015 | 5336 | 114789 |
| 2016 | 5456 | 121926 |
| 2017 | 5725 | 130835 |
| 2018 | 5948 | 141917 |
| 2019 | 6438 | 162788 |
| 2020 | 7575 | 198373 |
| 2021 | 8194 | 226796 |
| 2022 | 7849 | 223519 |
| 2023 | 8559 | 234904 |
| 2024 | 6965 | 232789 |
| 2025 | 4726 | 209686 |
Tuition
The tuition table for Complutense University of Madrid gives an overview of costs but prices are approximate and subject to change and don't include accommodation, textbooks, or living expenses. The costs of programs might differ significantly for local and international students. The only source of truth for current numbers is the university's official website.
| Program | Academic Year | Tuition Cost (EUR) |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's Degree | 2021-2022 | 1,620 |
| Master's Degree | 2021-2022 | 2,710 |
| Doctoral Degree | 2021-2022 | 3,480 |
The currency used is Euro (EUR)
Programs and Degrees
The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Complutense University of Madrid.
Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.
| Programs | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Biology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Business | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chemistry | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Computer Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Economics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Engineering | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Environmental Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mathematics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Medicine | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Physics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Psychology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Título de Graduado | Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, Engineering, Health Sciences, Law, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences |
|---|---|
| Máster Universitario | Accountancy, Actuarial Science, American Studies, Anthropology, Archaeology, Art Therapy, Behavioural Sciences, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Classical Languages, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Dentistry, Design, Dietetics, E-Business/Commerce, Economics, Education, Electronics and Automation, Environmental Management, Ethics, Finance, Gender Studies, Genetics, Geography, Geology, Health Sciences, History, Hotel Management, Immunology, Information Management, Information Technology, Journalism, Latin American Studies, Law, Library Science, Literature, Marketing, Mathematics, Medieval Studies, Meteorology, Microbiology, Mineralogy, Museum Studies, Music, Nanotechnology, Neurosciences, Optometry, Paleontology, Pharmacy, Philology, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychology, Public Health, Social Work, Sociology, Special Education, Statistics, Teacher Training, Theatre, Tourism, Translation and Interpretation, Urban Studies, Veterinary Science, Visual Arts, Writing |
| Doctor | Art History, Astrophysics, Biology, Chemistry, Fine Arts, Geology, Health Sciences, History, Linguistics, Literature, Physics, Religion, Theatre |
Complutense University of Madrid alumni
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Julio Iglesias
- Enrolled in the Complutense University of Madrid
- Graduated with licentiate in law
- Occupations
- singercomposerbusinesspersonsongwriterrecording artist
- Biography
-
Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva is a Spanish singer and songwriter. Iglesias is recognized as the most commercially successful Spanish singer in the world and one of the top record sellers in music history, having sold more than 300 million records worldwide in 14 languages. It is estimated that during his career he has performed in more than 5,000 concerts, for over 60 million people in six continents. In April 2013, Iglesias was inducted into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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Mario Vargas Llosa
- Enrolled in the Complutense University of Madrid
- 1958-1971 graduated with doctorate
- Occupations
- opinion journalistliterary criticessayistprose writerphilosopher
- Biography
-
Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa, 1st Marquess of Vargas Llosa was a Peruvian novelist, journalist, essayist and politician. Vargas Llosa was one of the most significant Latin American novelists and essayists and one of the leading writers of his generation. Some critics consider him to have had a more substantial international impact and worldwide audience than any other writer of the Latin American Boom. In 2010, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature for "his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual's resistance, revolt, and defeat".
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Queen Letizia of Spain
- Enrolled in the Complutense University of Madrid
- 1990-1995 graduated with licence in informational sciences in journalism
- Occupations
- aristocratjournalisttelevision presenterwar correspondent
- Biography
-
Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano is Queen of Spain as the wife of King Felipe VI.
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José Rizal
- Occupations
- ophthalmologist
- Biography
-
José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda was a Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is popularly considered a national hero of the Philippines. An ophthalmologist by profession, Rizal became a writer and a key member of the Filipino Propaganda Movement in the 1880s, which advocated political reforms for the colony under Spain.
Complutense University of Madrid faculties and divisions
| Centre : Centro de Enseñanza Superior Real Centro Universitario Escorial-María Cristina | Business Administration, Law |
|---|---|
| Centre : European Economics | European Studies |
| Centre : European Law | European Union Law |
| Faculty : Biology | Biology, Cell Biology |
| Faculty : Chemistry | Chemistry |
| Faculty : Computer Science | Computer Science |
| Faculty : Dentistry | Dentistry |
| Faculty : Economics and Business Administration | Actuarial Science, Business Administration, Economics, Finance |
| Faculty : Education | Education |
| Faculty : Fine Arts | Fine Arts, Heritage Preservation |
| Faculty : Geography and History | Archaeology, Art History, Geography, History, Musicology |
| Faculty : Geology | Geology |
| Faculty : Information Sciences | Advertising and Publicity, Information Sciences, Journalism, Public Relations |
| Faculty : Law | Labour and Industrial Relations, Law, Political Sciences |
| Faculty : Library Science | Documentation Techniques, Library Science |
| Faculty : Mathematics | Mathematics |
| Faculty : Medicine | Medicine |
| Faculty : Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podology | Nursing, Orthopaedics, Physical Therapy |
| Faculty : Optics and Optometry | Optics, Optometry |
| Faculty : Pharmacy | Pharmacy |
| Faculty : Philology | Arabic, French, German, Hebrew, Islamic Studies, Italian, Latin, Philology, Slavic Languages |
| Faculty : Philosophy | Philosophy |
| Faculty : Physics | Physics |
| Faculty : Political Science and Sociology | Political Sciences, Sociology |
| Faculty : Psychology | Psychology |
| Faculty : Statistics | Statistics |
| Faculty : Teacher Training | Teacher Training |
| Faculty : Veterinary Science | Veterinary Science |
| Institute : Astronomy and Geodesy | Astronomy and Space Science, Environmental Engineering, Mathematics |
| Institute : Biochemistry | Biochemistry, Immunology |
| Institute : Geoscience | Geology |
| Institute : Mathematics | Mathematics |
| Institute : Musicology | Musicology |
| Institute : Nutrition and Bromatology | Food Science, Immunology, Nutrition |
| Institute : Public Health | Public Health |
| Institute : Religion Studies | Religious Studies |
General information
| Alternative names | UCM Universidad Complutense de Madrid |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1508 |
| Accreditation | Ministry of Universities |
| Motto | Libertas Perfundet Omnia Luce Freedom will flood all things with light |
Location and contacts
| Address | Avenida de Séneca, 2 Madrid, 28040 Spain |
|---|---|
| City population | 3,507,000 |