Universidad a Distancia de Madrid
Collado Villalba, Madrid
Universidad a Distancia de Madrid is a private university founded in 2006, based in Collado Villalba (Madrid), with distance teaching. For the 2025-2026 academic year this site lists 16 of its degrees with official admission data, adding up to 3,020 new-entry places.
Of those who start a four-year degree, 33.8% graduate within four or five years. Four years after graduating, 55.0% of its graduates work in a university-level job, on an average gross salary of €37,332 a year.
At a glance
- Type
- Private · Distance learning
- Degrees offered
- 16
- First-year places
- 3,020
- Official website
- Collado Villalba, Madrid
Admissions
- First-year places
- 3,020
- Degrees offered
- 16
What it costs
- Tuition
- —
- Undergraduates on a general grant
- 3.6%
- Average grant per recipient
- €1,477
— The university does not publish its tuition fee.
Academic outcomes
Research
- Bibliometric rank
- —
- Bibliometrics is the statistical analysis of publications and citations to measure a university’s research impact.
- Publications 2020–2023
- 387
- Citations per publication
- 8.8
No position in the bibliometric rank: the university does not reach the minimum publication volume the analysis requires, which orders the 57 Spanish universities with the largest output by their share of publications among the world’s most-cited 10%.
Student population
877
Start a bachelor’s each year
- Total enrolment
- 7,199
- Undergraduate students
- 3,026
- International studentsOf undergraduate students
- 8.0%
Student profile
Undergraduate enrolment, 2024-2025 academic year.
What happens after graduation
| Indicator | This university | Average in Spain |
|---|---|---|
| In graduate-level employmentContributing in a bracket that requires a degree; out of all graduates, in work or not | 55.0% | 48.0% |
| On a permanent contractOf those in work | 77.5% | 73.9% |
All figures are four years after graduating.
€37,332Average gross annual pay four years after finishing
Average across graduates in Spain: €32,219
It is the Social Security contribution base: gross pay, with legal caps at both ends.
Degrees taught
| Degree | Places |
|---|---|
| Bachelor in Business Administration and Management | 225 |
| Bachelor in Business and Technology | 75 |
| Bachelor in Criminology | 175 |
| Bachelor in Early Childhood Education | 275 |
| Bachelor in Economics | 20 |
| Bachelor in History | 175 |
| Bachelor in Industrial Management Engineering | 220 |
| Bachelor in Informatics Engineering | 175 |
| Bachelor in Labour Relations and Human Resources | 160 |
| Bachelor in Law | 270 |
| Bachelor in Marketing | 200 |
| Bachelor in Philosophy, Politics and Economics | 80 |
| Bachelor in Primary Education | 325 |
| Bachelor in Psychology | 320 |
| Bachelor in Speech Therapy | 75 |
| Bachelor in Tourism Business and Activities | 250 |