How higher education works in Spain
Spain's system includes public and private universities alongside business schools and centres attached to a university. Official bachelor's (grado), master's (máster universitario) and doctoral degrees are listed in the national RUCT register; many schools also award their own qualifications (títulos propios), which are not official Spanish degrees, so check the award type for the exact programme.
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Use the live Spain catalogue to compare institutions, study levels, teaching languages and tuition data where universities have published them.
What to verify before choosing
Historic public universities, specialist business schools and programmes taught in both Spanish and English. Shortlist a programme only after checking its teaching language, campus and current intake.
Information you can trust
Reviewed 2026-09-14 against Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, Registry of Universities, Centres and Degrees (RUCT), UNEDasiss, Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Programme records remain managed centrally in SIT Connect.
National references: Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities; Registry of Universities, Centres and Degrees (RUCT); UNEDasiss; Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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