The University of Granada dates back as far as the Middle Ages with the founding of the Madrasa Yusufiyya in 1349 by Yusuf I, the Sultan of Granada. Accordingly, it is considered one of the most important universities in the world in terms of its historical value.
National and international ranking agencies collectively indicate that the UGR continues to make strides as a higher education institution, including it among the top 3% of universities worldwide. The 2018 edition of the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) places the University of Granada in 278th position in the world and as the third-highest ranked university in Spain, reaffirming its position as an institution at the forefront of national and international research.
Founding of the UGR: 1531
Current rector: Pedro Mercado Pacheco
University structure
| Entity | # |
|---|---|
|
Faculties |
22 |
|
Schools |
4 |
|
Associate schools |
1 |
|
Departments |
124 |
|
Research institutes |
16 |
|
Research centres |
5 |
Degrees and programmes
|
Bachelor’s degrees |
# |
|---|---|
|
Arts and Humanities |
15 |
|
Social Sciences and Law |
21 |
|
Sciences |
11 |
|
Health Sciences |
9 |
|
Technology, Engineering and Architecture |
7 |
|
International Dual Degrees |
12 |
|
Double Bachelor’s Degrees |
14 |
|
Total |
89 |
|
Master’s degrees |
# |
|---|---|
|
Arts and Humanities |
20 |
|
Social Sciences and Law |
34 |
|
Experimental Sciences |
17 |
|
Health Sciences |
23 |
|
Technology, Engineering and Architecture |
13 |
|
Interdisciplinary Programmes |
1 |
|
Total |
108 |
|
…..of which are Erasmus Mundus Programmes |
3 |
|
…..of which are Double International Master’s Degrees |
10 |
|
…..of which are blended learning programmes |
15 |
|
…..of which are bilingual (English-Spanish) |
5 |
|
…..of which are taught completely in English |
3 |
|
…..of which are interuniversity programmes |
18 |
|
Doctoral programmess |
# |
|---|---|
| Doctoral School in Health Sciences (EDCS) | 6 |
|
Doctoral School in Science, Technology and Engineering (EDCTI) |
10 |
|
Doctoral School in Humanities, Social Sciences and Law (EDHCSJ) |
12 |
|
Total |
28 |
University community
|
Undergraduate students |
Percentage |
Totals |
|
Female |
59.6% |
28,068 |
|
Male |
40.4% |
19,028 |
|
|
Total |
47,096 |
|
Background of undergraduate students |
|
|
|
From Granada |
20,693 |
43.9% |
|
From other Spanish provinces |
22,312 |
47.4% |
|
From abroad |
4,091 |
8.7% |
|
Master’s degree students |
|
|
TOTAL |
5,785 |
|
…of whom are international students |
941 (16%) |
|
Doctoral students |
|
|
TOTAL |
3,077 |
|
…of whom are international students |
913 (30%) |
|
…of whom are graduates from foreign universities |
488 |
|
Theses submitted between 1/10/2017 and 31/05/2018 |
204 |
|
Theses conducted within the framework of a cotutelle agreement (in 2016-2017) |
11% |
|
Theses with International Doctorate Mentions in 2016-2017 |
68 (30%) |
|
Other programmes and courses (No. of students) |
|
|
Online (on MOOCs etc.) |
30,158 |
|
Mediterranean Summer School |
3,787 |
|
Open and lifelong learning (students over 50) |
925 |
|
UGR-specific programmes (títulos propios) |
998 |
|
Language students (at CLM) |
|
|
Spanish as a foreign language (CLM) |
3,346 |
|
Other languages |
1,683 |
|
Total CLM language students |
5,029 |
Academic and administrative staff
|
Academic and research staff |
3,621 |
|
Teacher-student ratio |
1:15 |
|
Administrative and support staff |
2,345 |
Internationalization
|
Overview of international mobility (2017-2018) |
|
|
International incoming students received |
2,905 |
|
UGR students on international mobility programmes |
2,606 |
|
Total |
5,511 |
|
|
|
|
Erasmus+ Programme 2017-2018 |
|
|
No. of international higher education institutions with which the UGR maintains mobility agreements |
1,000+ |
|
International mobility places offered to UGR students |
5,557 |
|
International mobility places allocated to UGR students (sent abroad) |
2,161 |
|
International mobility places offered to foreign students to study at the UGR |
6,591 |
|
International mobility places allocated to foreign students to study at the UGR (received by UGR) |
2,070 |
|
|
|
|
UGR International Mobility Programme |
|
|
International students received by the UGR |
358 |
|
UGR students who completed a mobility period abroad |
369 |
|
|
|
|
Staff mobility |
|
|
UGR teaching staff who completed a mobility period abroad |
283 |
|
International teaching staff received by the UGR |
313 |
|
UGR staff who received specific training abroad through mobility programmes |
154 |
|
International staff who completed training at the UGR through mobility programmes |
408 |
|
|
|
|
General indicators of internationalization |
|
|
No. of UGR faculties and schools with internationalization strategies |
27 (100%) |
|
Percentage of graduates with considerable international experience abroad |
21% |
|
Percentage of UGR academic and research staff with considerable international experience abroad |
19.5% |
|
Percentage of international students on master’s degree |
16% |
|
Percentage of international students on doctoral programmes |
30% |
|
Percentage of publications jointly produced with other international researchers or research groups |
56% |
|
No. of international doctoral students, postdocs, and visiting lecturers and researchers received on mobility programmes |
410 |
|
% of courses with a significant international dimension |
40% |
|
|
|
|
Double, joint and multiple degrees |
|
|
Undergraduate level |
12 |
|
Master’s degree level |
10 |
|
International double degrees integrated with a master’s degree |
2 |
|
|
|
|
International academic cooperation projects |
|
|
No. of active projects |
33 |
|
No. of active projects coordinated by the UGR |
10 |
|
|
|
|
Networks and groups |
|
|
No. of international networks and associations in which the UGR is involved |
46 |
|
International bilateral and multilateral agreements signed in 2017-2018 |
90 |
|
|
|
|
Language policy |
|
|
No. of foreign languages in which the UGR currently offers free language accreditation exams (B1 level or higher) for undergraduate students |
11 |
|
No. of students who applied to sit language accreditation exams |
2,114 |
|
No. of international students enrolled on Spanish language courses at the Modern Languages Centre (CLM) |
3,346 |
Research and knowledge transfer
|
Overview |
|
|
|
Academic and research staff |
3,621 |
|
|
Research groups |
500+ |
|
|
Research lines |
1,564 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Performance in international rankings |
Spain |
World |
|
Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) |
3rd |
278th |
|
CWTS Leiden Ranking |
4th |
251st |
|
No. of academic subjects in ARWU ranking |
34 |
|
|
No. of academic subjects in ARWU world top 100 |
5 |
|
|
Highly Cited Papers in 2016 (Web of Science) |
27 |
|
|
Percentage of papers in top 10% of most cited papers in the world (Web of Science 2016) |
10.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research projects |
|
|
|
FP7 projects (until 2017) |
66 |
|
|
H2020 projects (until 2017) |
52 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Knowledge transfer |
|
|
|
New patents (2017-2018) |
15 |
|
|
International Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications |
9 |
|
|
New university spin-off companies created (2017-2018) |
6 |
|
|
Total active university spin-off companies |
65 |
|
|
No. of services and products offered by UGR spin-offs |
287 |
