University of Salamanca: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #435 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #179 of 2,785 | In Europe |
| #13 of 75 | In Spain |
| #1 of 2 | In Salamanca |
| #211 of 6,566 | For Philosophy |
| Top50% | For 179 other topics |
Quick Review
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Doctorate
- Website
- usal.es
- Languages
- Spanish
- Acceptance rate
- 55%*
* 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 Requirements | Secondary school certificate (bachiller) and pre-university examination (pruebas de acceso) |
|---|---|
| Academic Calendar | October to June (October - December; January-March; April-June) |
Research profile
University of Salamanca is a world-class research university with 43,494 scientific papers published and 676,415 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Philosophy, Medicine, Environmental Science, Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, and Biochemistry.
University of Salamanca majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 231 | 995 |
| 1992 | 238 | 1175 |
| 1993 | 290 | 1408 |
| 1994 | 279 | 1379 |
| 1995 | 342 | 1770 |
| 1996 | 368 | 2005 |
| 1997 | 416 | 2108 |
| 1998 | 396 | 2445 |
| 1999 | 428 | 3046 |
| 2000 | 463 | 3757 |
| 2001 | 472 | 4429 |
| 2002 | 552 | 5381 |
| 2003 | 559 | 7596 |
| 2004 | 673 | 7196 |
| 2005 | 725 | 8318 |
| 2006 | 803 | 9882 |
| 2007 | 937 | 11572 |
| 2008 | 1160 | 13706 |
| 2009 | 1057 | 15215 |
| 2010 | 1422 | 18125 |
| 2011 | 1418 | 20267 |
| 2012 | 1388 | 23540 |
| 2013 | 2246 | 27126 |
| 2014 | 1859 | 30441 |
| 2015 | 1999 | 32198 |
| 2016 | 2281 | 34643 |
| 2017 | 2327 | 35368 |
| 2018 | 2350 | 38834 |
| 2019 | 2692 | 46428 |
| 2020 | 2790 | 54930 |
| 2021 | 2969 | 63520 |
| 2022 | 2775 | 65574 |
| 2023 | 2844 | 66943 |
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
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Miguel de Cervantes
- Occupations
- writertax collectorplaywrightlyricistaccountant
- Biography
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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was an Early Modern 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 novel Don Quixote, a work often cited as both the first modern novel and "the first great novel of world literature". A 2002 poll of 100 well-known authors voted it the "most meaningful book of all time", from among the "best and most central works in world literature".
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Manuel Belgrano
- Occupations
- lawyerjuristeconomistjournalistpolitician
- Biography
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Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano y González, 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.
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Gustavo Petro
- Enrolled in the University of Salamanca
- Studied in 1995
- Occupations
- partisanwriterinternational forum participanteconomistpolitician
- Biography
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Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego is a Colombian politician, economist, and former member of the M19 armed guerrilla movement. He has been serving as the president of Colombia since 2022. Upon his inauguration, he became the first left-wing president in the recent history of Colombia.
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David Muir
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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David Jason Muir is an American journalist and the anchor of 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 succeeding her on September 1, 2014. At ABC News, Muir has won multiple Emmy and Edward R. Murrow awards for his national and international journalism.
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 | 142,000 |