University of Salamanca: Statistics

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#424 of 14,131 In the World
#183 of 2,785 In Europe
#13 of 75 In Spain
#1 of 2 In Salamanca
#190 of 6,713 For Philosophy
Top50% For 179 other topics
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Quick Review

Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Website
usal.es
Languages
Spanish
Acceptance rate
53%*

* The University of Salamanca 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 RequirementsSecondary school certificate (bachiller) and pre-university examination (pruebas de acceso)
Academic CalendarOctober to June (October - December; January-March; April-June)

Research profile

University of Salamanca is a world-class research university with 52,794 scientific papers published and 983,029 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Philosophy, Chemistry, Medicine, Environmental Science, Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, and Biochemistry.

Publications
52,794
Citations
983,029

University of Salamanca majors

by publication & citation count

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
28,110 / 353,354
Biology
25,041 / 703,663
Philosophy
19,630 / 160,817
Chemistry
19,502 / 588,022
Medicine
17,623 / 454,832
Environmental Science
16,766 / 368,366
Engineering
16,055 / 360,623
Physics
15,572 / 359,104
Computer Science
15,317 / 357,167
Biochemistry
12,599 / 440,061
Genetics
12,412 / 420,492
Political Science
11,725 / 140,172
Quantum and Particle physics
10,409 / 241,076
Geography and Cartography
9,423 / 167,714
Psychology
9,285 / 182,750
Geology
9,183 / 225,934
Organic Chemistry
9,013 / 265,277
Law
7,741 / 129,222
Pathology
7,698 / 207,891
Mathematics
7,569 / 157,049
Sociology
7,144 / 126,010
Ecology
6,889 / 188,178
Paleontology
6,687 / 174,942
Materials Science
6,501 / 141,867
History
6,209 / 109,287
Business
6,033 / 122,961
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
5,474 / 98,153
Statistics
5,388 / 127,368
Archaeology
5,315 / 105,406
Immunology
5,033 / 171,008
Linguistics
4,460 / 74,377
Optical Engineering
4,370 / 111,231
Economics
4,318 / 86,068
Botany
4,317 / 135,822
Psychiatry
4,303 / 91,750
Surgery
4,118 / 92,570
Art & Design
4,038 / 61,681
Neuroscience
3,662 / 78,117
Oncology and Cancer research
3,231 / 116,156
Machine Learning
3,120 / 73,672

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 309 1619
1994 298 1520
1995 369 1924
1996 382 2184
1997 445 2406
1998 433 2724
1999 469 3372
2000 499 4235
2001 516 4948
2002 620 6195
2003 636 7322
2004 733 8252
2005 832 9787
2006 905 11505
2007 997 13136
2008 1319 16698
2009 1301 18018
2010 1604 21176
2011 1635 23930
2012 1652 27927
2013 2442 32654
2014 2043 38722
2015 2214 39912
2016 2522 42724
2017 2590 45683
2018 2690 50142
2019 2966 59438
2020 3180 71921
2021 3317 82342
2022 3240 81319
2023 3474 87254
2024 2503 85841
2025 1702 76231
Academic rankings

Tuition

Local studetns 1,400 per annum (EUR)

The University of Salamanca has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.

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 University of Salamanca.

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 Agricultural Engineering, Air Transport, Art History, Arts and Humanities, Biology, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Criminology, Dentistry, Economics, Education, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Electronics and Automation, Energy Engineering, English Studies, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, French Studies, Geography, Geological Engineering, Geology, Germanic Studies, Hispanic American Studies, History, Human Resources, Humanities and Social Science Education, Industrial Engineering, Information Sciences, Islamic Studies, Italian, Jewish Studies, Labour and Industrial Relations, Latin, Law, Management, Mass Communication, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine, Mining Engineering, Music, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Philology, Philosophy, Physical Therapy, Physics, Political Sciences, Portuguese, Psychology, Public Administration, Social Work, Sociology, Statistics, Surveying and Mapping, Textile Technology, Tourism, Translation and Interpretation
Máster Propio Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture, Air Transport, Anatomy, Archiving, Art History, Asian Studies, Biochemistry, Biology, Business Administration, Cell Biology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Engineering, Demography and Population, Documentation Techniques, Economics, Education, Engineering, English, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Genetics, Geography, Geological Engineering, Geology, Graphic Design, Hispanic American Studies, Histology, History, Industrial Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry, Labour and Industrial Relations, Law, Management, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine, Medieval Studies, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Natural Sciences, Neurosciences, Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pharmacy, Philology, Philosophy, Physical Therapy, Physics, Private Law, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychology, Public Law, Science Education, Sculpture, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Sociology, Spanish, Statistics, Teacher Training, Technology, Technology Education, Tourism, Translation and Interpretation, Tropical Medicine, Urban Studies
Doctor Applied Physics, Art History, Biology, Building Technologies, Business and Commerce, Chemistry, Classical Languages, Computer Engineering, Energy Engineering, English Studies, Gender Studies, Genetics, Geology, Government, Information Management, Literacy Education, Mathematics, Medical Parasitology, Medieval Studies, Microbiology, Modern Languages, Molecular Biology, Neurology, Oncology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physics, Prehistory, Private Law, Psychology, Public Administration, Social Sciences, Spanish, Statistics, Stomatology, Tropical Medicine, Viticulture

University of Salamanca alumni

  1. Miguel de Cervantes

    Miguel de Cervantes
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1547-1616 (aged 69)
    Occupations
    playwrighttax collectorwriterpoetnovelist
    Biography

    Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was a Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. He is best known for his two-part novel Don Quixote, a work considered to be the first modern novel. Don Quixote has been labelled by many well-known authors as the "best book of all time" and the "best and most central work in world literature".

  2. Gustavo Petro

    Gustavo Petro
    Born in
    Colombia Flag Colombia
    Years
    1960-.. (age 66)
    Enrolled in the University of Salamanca
    Studied in 1995
    Occupations
    partisanpoliticianwriterenvironmentalisteconomist
    Biography

    Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego ODB ODSC Odie is a Colombian politician and economist who has served as the 35th president of Colombia since 2022. Upon inauguration, he became the first left-wing president in the recent history of Colombia.

  3. Manuel Belgrano

    Manuel Belgrano
    Born in
    Argentina Flag Argentina
    Years
    1770-1820 (aged 50)
    Occupations
    economistjuristlawyermilitary personnelpolitician
    Biography

    Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano, usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano ( Spanish pronunciation: [maˈnwel βelˈɣɾano]), was an Argentine public servant, economist, lawyer, politician, journalist, and military leader. He took part in the Argentine Wars of Independence and designed what became the flag of Argentina. Argentines regard him as one of the main Founding Fathers of the country. He was also a supporter of free trade.

  4. David Muir

    David Muir
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1973-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    journalist
    Biography

    David Jason Muir is an American journalist and anchor for ABC World News Tonight and co-anchor of the ABC News magazine 20/20, part of the news department of the ABC broadcast-television network, based in New York City. Muir previously served as the weekend anchor and primary substitute anchor on ABC's World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer before succeeding her on September 1, 2014.

All 100 notable alumni

University of Salamanca faculties and divisions

Faculty : Agriculture and Environmental Studies Agriculture, Environmental Studies
Faculty : Biology Biochemistry, Biology, Genetics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology
Faculty : Chemistry Chemistry
Faculty : Economics and Business Administration Business Administration, Economics
Faculty : Education Education
Faculty : Fine Arts Art History, Fine Arts, Painting and Drawing, Sculpture
Faculty : Geography and History Geography, History
Faculty : Law Economics, History of Law, Law, Private Law, Public Law
Faculty : Medicine Anatomy, Cell Biology, Histology, Medicine, Molecular Biology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychology
Faculty : Pharmacy Pharmacy
Faculty : Philology Philology
Faculty : Philosophy Philosophy
Faculty : Psychology Psychology
Faculty : Science Computer Engineering, Geological Engineering, Geology, Inorganic Chemistry, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Natural Sciences, Physics, Statistics
Faculty : Social Sciences Labour and Industrial Relations, Social Sciences, Sociology
Faculty : Translation and Documentation Archiving, Documentation Techniques, Translation and Interpretation
Institute : Biology and Functional Genomics (IBFG) Cell Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology
Institute : Community Integration (INICO) Demography and Population, Social Studies, Urban Studies
Institute : Education Sciences (IUCE) Teacher Training
Institute : Fundamental Physics and Mathematics Mathematics, Physics
Institute : Latin America Hispanic American Studies
Institute : Luso Hispanic for Agricultural Research Agriculture
Institute : Medieval and Renaissance Studies (IEMYR) Medieval Studies
Institute : Molecular and Cell Biology of Cancer Cell Biology, Molecular Biology
Institute : Multidisciplinary Institute for Enterprise (IME) Management
Institute : Neuroscience (Castilla y León) Neurosciences
Institute : Research in Art and Animation Technology (ATA) Graphic Design
Institute : Studies of Science and Technology Science Education, Technology Education
School : Education (Ávila) Education, Tourism
School : European College of Aeronautics (Matacán, Salamanca) Air Transport
School : Industrial Engineering Industrial Engineering, Technology
School : Labour Relations (Zamora) Labour and Industrial Relations
School : Nursing (Ávila) Nursing
School : Nursing (INSALUD, Zamora) Nursing
School : Nursing and Physiotherapy Nursing, Physical Therapy
School : Polytechnic Engineering, Technology
School : Polytechnic Engineering, Technology
School : Teacher Training (Zamora) Teacher Training

General information

Alternative names USAL
Universidad de Salamanca
Founded 1218
Accreditation Ministry of Universities
Motto Quod Natura Non Dat, Salmantica non praestat
What nature does not provide, Salamanca does not add
Colors dark red

Location and contacts

Address Patio de Escuelas, 1
Salamanca, 37008
Spain
City population 146,000

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