Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Barcelona, Cataluña
Universitat Internacional de Catalunya is a private university founded in 1997, based in Barcelona (Cataluña), with on-campus teaching. For the 2025-2026 academic year this site lists 16 of its degrees with official admission data, adding up to 1,095 new-entry places.
Of those who start a four-year degree, 72.0% graduate within four or five years. Four years after graduating, 57.5% of its graduates work in a university-level job, on an average gross salary of €37,660 a year.
At a glance
- Type
- Private · On-campus
- Estimated annual cost
- €9,400 – €24,300
- Degrees offered
- 16
- First-year places
- 1,095
- Official website
- Barcelona, Cataluña
Admissions
- First-year places
- 1,095
- Degrees offered
- 16
What it costs
- Tuition, 60-credit year
- €5,100 – €18,600
- Room
- €245–€390/month
- Food
- ≈€183/month
- Undergraduates on a general grant
- 5.8%
- Average grant per recipient
- €3,630
€9,400 – €24,300
estimated annual cost*
tuition + 10 months of room and food
* Before administrative fees, school insurance and discounts for grants, large families or honours enrolment.
Academic outcomes
Research
- Bibliometric rank
- 7
- Bibliometrics is the statistical analysis of publications and citations to measure a university’s research impact.
- Publications among the world’s most-cited 10%
- 10.9%
- Publications among the world’s most-cited 1%
- 0.9%
- Citation impact (world average = 1)
- 1.10
- Publications 2020–2023
- 1,479
- Citations per publication
- 7.8
The bibliometric rank marks the position among the 57 Spanish universities with assessable output, ordered by their share of publications among the world’s most-cited 10% (fractional counting).
Student population
1,126
Start a bachelor’s each year
- Total enrolment
- 5,252
- Undergraduate students
- 4,627
- International studentsOf undergraduate students
- 22.6%
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 | 57.5% | 48.0% |
| On a permanent contractOf those in work | 64.5% | 73.9% |
All figures are four years after graduating.
€37,660Average 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 Advertising and Public Relations | — |
| Bachelor in Architecture5 years | 60 |
| Bachelor in Audiovisual Communication | — |
| Bachelor in Bioengineering | 40 |
| Bachelor in Biomedical Sciences | 80 |
| Bachelor in Business Administration and Management | 100 |
| Bachelor in Dentistry5 years | 120 |
| Bachelor in Early Childhood Education | 80 |
| Bachelor in Humanities and Cultural Studies | 40 |
| Bachelor in Journalism | — |
| Bachelor in Law | 90 |
| Bachelor in Medicine6 years | 115 |
| Bachelor in Nursing | 120 |
| Bachelor in Physiotherapy | 100 |
| Bachelor in Primary Education | 90 |
| Bachelor in Psychology | 60 |