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Pompeu Fabra University

Coordinates: 41°22′45″N 2°10′47″E / 41.37917°N 2.17972°E / 41.37917; 2.17972
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Pompeu Fabra University
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
TypePublic university
Established18 June 1990
Budget€150.5m (2020)[1]
RectorLaia de Nadal i Clanchet
Administrative staff
592 professors (full-time equivalent) and 670 administration staff
Students9,945 undergraduates (2015/2016) and 2,613 graduates[2] (2014/2015)
Address
Plaça de la Mercè, 10-12, 08002 Barcelona
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Barcelona, Catalonia
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Spain
CampusUrban
LanguageCatalan[3]
Colours   
AffiliationsEuropaeum, The Guild, TPC, Vives network, EUA, EUTOPIA, ACUP, A4U
Websitewww.upf.edu
Map
University Ranking
International Global
National Europe World
THE 2022 General
3
69
156
THE 2022 Under 50
1
7
16
QS 2023 General
5
97
233
QS 2021 Under 50
1
8
28
ARWU 2021
top 9-12
-
top 400-500
U-Multirank 2022
1
4
-
More info on the UPF rankings website

Pompeu Fabra University (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, UPF; pronounced [univəɾsiˈtat‿pumˈpɛw ˈfaβɾə]; Spanish: Universidad Pompeu Fabra) is a public university located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Established in 1990 by the Autonomous Government of Catalonia, the university is named after renowned Catalan philologist Pompeu Fabra. UPF is recognized for its academic excellence, strong research output, and commitment to innovation in higher education.[4]

UPF has consistently ranked among the top universities in Spain, earning the title of the best university in the country since 2015. It also ranked 16th among the world’s best young universities in 2022, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. The university is especially known for its selective admissions process and academic rigor, with many programs requiring high entrance scores.[5]

UPF excels in the fields of economics, political science, and law, with its Economics program ranked among the global top 50. The Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences is the only faculty in Spain to have received the Certificate for Quality in Internationalization. In recognition of its growing academic prestige, UPF was designated as an "International Excellence Campus" by the Spanish Ministry of Education in 2010.

The university maintains a strong international orientation, offering numerous English-taught programs, joint degrees, and partnerships with prestigious institutions such as Sciences Po, LSE, and UCLA. Its urban campus in Barcelona offers access to vibrant cultural life and industry connections, particularly in the fields of media, technology, and biomedical research.

Campuses

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Dipòsit de les Aigües (library), Ciutadella Campus
Roger de Llúria building, Ciutadella Campus
Poblenou Campus

The university offers its studies around three areas of knowledge, each one developed on a different campus:

Teaching

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Specifically, teaching is organized in seven faculties and one engineering school:

  • Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
  • Faculty of Economics and Business
  • Faculty of Political and Social Sciences
  • Faculty of Communication
  • Faculty of Law
  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Faculty of Translation and Language Sciences
  • Engineering School

Higher education affiliated centers

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Finally, the university also has several higher education affiliated centers:

Research

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Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB), Pompeu Fabra University

Research is organized in eight departments:

  • Department of Experimental and Health Sciences
  • Department of Political and Social Sciences
  • Department of Communication
  • Department of Law
  • Department of Economics and Business
  • Department of Humanities
  • Department of Information and Communications Technologies
  • Department of Translation and Language Sciences

Moreover, in order to promote research and transfer activities undertaken by university researchers and provide them with greater international visibility, the university is developing the UPF Research Park in the fields of social sciences, humanities, communication and information technologies. The UPF Research Park, which develops its activity at Ciutadella and Poblenou Campuses, coordinates its activities in the fields of health and life sciences with the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB), located at Mar Campus.

University institutes and research centres

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The Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) is located in the Merce Rodoreda Building, Ciutadella Campus

Research Centre for International Economics

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The Research Centre for International Economics (Centre de Recerca en Economia Internacional (CREI)) is a research institute sponsored by the government of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya) and the UPF led by the economist Jordi Galí. Its headquarters is on the campus of UPF in Barcelona, near the Department of Economics and Business at UPF (Ciutadella Campus), which collaborates in many research and teaching fields.

The research activities are focused on international economics and macroeconomics (including growth, business cycles, monetary economics, macroeconometrics, trade and international finance, economic geography, etc.). It tries to emphasize these fields of studies in the European dimension.

Governance

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Enric Argullol served as rector from the founding until June 2001, followed by M. Rosa Virós i Galtier (2001–2005), Josep Joan Moreso (2005–2013), Jaume Casals (2013–2021) and Oriol Amat (2021–2023). The current rector, Laia de Nadal, was elected in May 2023.[6]

Rankings

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University rankings
Global – Overall
ARWU World[7]301–400 (2023)
QS World[8]=310 (2024)
THE World[9]201–250 (2024)
USNWR Global[10]=196 (2023)

The position of UPF is presented in the following international rankings: Times Higher Education (THE), Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the one published by Shanghai University (ARWU) Archived 11 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine, U-Multirank (promoted by the EU), and the Leiden ranking, which is focused on research.

UPF's position in university rankings
RANKING Spain Europe World
THE 2021 "150 Under 50" 1 7 15
QS 2021 "50 Under 50" 1 8 28
U-Ranking 2021 (national) 1 - -
U-Multirank 2021 1 4 -
Leiden 2021 "% of Top 10% publications" 1 29 78

Notable alumni

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Notable faculty

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References

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  1. ^ "Pressupost 2020 Aprovat en sessió de 19.12.2019 del Consell Social Sumari". 19 December 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  2. ^ "UPF in figures". Pompeu Fabra University. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Regulation and promotion of the use of Catalan at Pompeu Fabra University". Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Pompeu Fabra University". Times Higher Education (THE). 1 March 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  5. ^ Yocket. "Pompeu Fabra University Ranking 2026: QS & World Rankings". Yocket Study Abroad. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Laia de Nadal toma posesión como rectora de la Universitat Pompeu Fabra". 6 March 2023.
  7. ^ "ARWU World University Rankings 2034". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  8. ^ "QS World University Rankings 2024". topuniversities.com. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  9. ^ "World University Rankings". timeshighereducation.com. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  10. ^ "U.S. News Education: Best Global Universities 2022-23". Retrieved 23 November 2023.
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