The University, ranked second in Spain in terms of reputation among employers

The University of Navarra is the second-highest-ranked Spanish university in terms of employer reputation, according to the 2027 QS World University Rankings. In the global rankings, compiled by the consulting firm Quacquarelli Symonds, the university ranks 279th worldwide among 1,504 ranked institutions, placing it among the top 18.5% of international universities.

Nationally, the University of Navarra ranks sixth in the rankings, behind major universities in Madrid and Barcelona, and is the top-ranked private university. It also ranks third in Spain in terms of employability outcomes and international students, and is among the top six in student-to-faculty ratio and number of international faculty members.

The 2027 QS World University Rankings evaluated 8,808 universities from 106 countries, of which 1,504 were included in the final rankings. In Spain, 48 universities made the list in this edition, with ten new additions. 

To compile the ranking, QS analyzed more than 21 million scientific publications, 222 million citations, 1.6 million academic reviews, and 600,000 employer evaluations. In the case of the University of Navarra, the analysis took into account 9,027 scientific articles published by its faculty members in indexed journals between 2020 and 2024 and more than 187,000 citations received from other academics.