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The Autonomous University of Madrid (Spanish: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) is commonly known by its Spanish initials UAM or as "la Autónoma". 

Autonomous University of Madrid Key Statistics & Highlights

  • #206 Ranking
  • 2,225 Academic Staff
  • 29,813 Students
  • 4,472 Students (int'l)
  • 18,186 Students (female)

History

 UAM is a Spanish public university established in 1968, along with the autonomous universities of Barcelona and Bilbao (now University of the Basque Country) during one of Spain's most ambitious educational reforms, which took place during the late 1960s and the early 1970s.

Education

Since 1971, the university's main campus has been located in Cantoblanco, a rural area in the northern outskirts of Madrid. Despite being part of the municipality of Madrid, the campus is nearer the towns of Alcobendas and Tres Cantos. 

Student services

The mission of the Office of Studies and Institutional Evaluation (GEEI) consists in carrying out the evaluation and quality control activities entrusted to it by the governing team, focusing mainly on the quality of teaching and the activity of the teaching staff, as well as on conventional activities in support of teaching such as automated marking of examinations.

Housing services

The UAM offers university housing through the Colegio Mayor Juan Luis Vives and the Residencia Universitaria Erasmo on campus.

Library services

The Library  supports research, teaching and study, providing access to the necessary information resources from this university or elsewhere. The different service points serve the entire University community and are available in eight faculty or school libraries. There are also specialised documentation centres. 

Campus life

  • Cantoblanco Campus Map-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
  • Medicine Campus Map-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Accreditation

The university was established in 1968. It is accredited by Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, España.

Autonomous University of Madrid Overview

Autonomous University of Madrid Rankings

Study Portals Meta Ranking

Top 3.7% Spain
Top 2% Worldwide

Studyportals ranking look at the scores of the most used ranking systems and present you with one number of how well this University performs.

QS World University Rankings

206

By TopUniversities

Dropped 8 places compared to 2025

QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.

3 year trend QS World University Rankings

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199 198 206

Best Global Universities Rankings

281

By U.S. News & World Report

Dropped 4 places compared to 2025

Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.

3 year trend Best Global Universities Rankings

2024 2025 2026
231 277 281

Academic Ranking of World Universities

301

By Shanghai Jiao Tong University

The university hasn’t moved up or down in the rankings over the past year.

ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.

3 year trend Academic Ranking of World Universities

2023 2024 2025
301 301 301

World University Rankings

351

By Times Higher Education

The university hasn’t moved up or down in the rankings over the past year.

World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.

3 year trend World University Rankings

2024 2025 2026
351 351 351

Autonomous University of Madrid Campus Locations

#1 Main Campus
Spain Country
Madrid City

Autonomous University of Madrid Student Reviews & Awards

4.1

Based on 56 reviews

  • 5 Star
    20 Reviews
  • 4 Star
    22 Reviews
  • 3 Star
    12 Reviews
  • 2 Star
    1 Review
  • 1 Star
    1 Review
5/5

I still not sure but ,I hope to be good

I think I shortly misunderstood the review because I can't search my past school ,but I hope I can surely be good for it

Posted by Anonymous
Studied from Jun 2025 - Mar 2026
Posted on Aug 2025
4/5

Not bad for Spain

Despite having lost a whole academic year due to bureaucracy, compared to other universities in Spain I am quite satisfied with my experience.

Posted by Anonymous
Studied from Sep 2020 - Aug 2025
Posted on Feb 2025
3/5

My studies

The International Studies programm was still growing and changing. Throughout the degree there were many positive and negative things, but overall I do reccomend it.

Posted by Anonymous
Studied from Sep 2021 - Jan 2026
Posted on Jan 2026
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