Overview
- The U-Ranking study by Fundación BBVA and Ivie reports 4.1% annual growth in Spain’s foreign enrollment since 2000, below the 5.5% global pace.
- More than half of international students are concentrated in just 20 universities across the country.
- About 159,000 international students study in Spain, and 73% are in Madrid, Catalonia, Andalusia and the Valencian Community.
- Private universities enroll a higher share of foreign students at 20.7% on average compared with 8.9% in public institutions.
- Foreign students favor postgraduate study, with 18.6% in master’s programs and 20.7% in doctorates versus 3.5% at the undergraduate level.