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50 public · 46 private
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50 public · 42 private
official programmes
degree, master’s and doctorate
schools & faculties
offering official teaching
Official provision
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Degrees & double degrees
3,400 single degrees · 1,075 double degrees
Master’s & double master’s
4,162 single master’s · 163 double master’s
Doctorates
89% of doctoral provision is offered by public universities
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Public universities, region by region.
All 50 public universities are listed below, including the two state-wide institutions. Public campuses reached 153 municipalities in 2024–25; private universities reached 62.
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Andalucía
Universidad de Almería · Universidad de Cádiz · Universidad de Córdoba · Universidad de Granada · Universidad de Huelva · Universidad de Jaén · Universidad de Málaga · Universidad Pablo de Olavide · Universidad de Sevilla · Universidad Internacional de Andalucía
10 public universities02
Aragón
Universidad de Zaragoza
1 public university03
Principado de Asturias
Universidad de Oviedo
1 public university04
Illes Balears
Universitat de les Illes Balears
1 public university05
Canarias
Universidad de La Laguna · Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
2 public universities06
Cantabria
Universidad de Cantabria
1 public university07
Castilla-La Mancha
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
1 public university08
Castilla y León
Universidad de Burgos · Universidad de León · Universidad de Salamanca · Universidad de Valladolid
4 public universities09
Cataluña
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · Universitat de Barcelona · Universitat de Girona · Universitat de Lleida · Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · Universitat Pompeu Fabra · Universitat Rovira i Virgili
7 public universities10
Comunitat Valenciana
Universidad de Alicante · Universitat Jaume I · Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche · Universitat Politècnica de València · Universitat de València
5 public universities11
Extremadura
Universidad de Extremadura
1 public university12
Galicia
Universidade da Coruña · Universidade de Santiago de Compostela · Universidade de Vigo
3 public universities13
Comunidad de Madrid
Universidad de Alcalá · Universidad Autónoma de Madrid · Universidad Carlos III de Madrid · Universidad Complutense de Madrid · Universidad Politécnica de Madrid · Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
6 public universities14
Región de Murcia
Universidad de Murcia · Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
2 public universities15
Comunidad Foral de Navarra
Universidad Pública de Navarra
1 public university16
País Vasco / Euskadi
Universidad del País Vasco / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
1 public university17
La Rioja
Universidad de La Rioja
1 public university18
Ámbito estatal
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) · Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP)
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