Pompeu Fabra University

Pompeu Fabra University is a public university in the Catalan province of Barcelona, Spain. The university was founded in 1990 by the Autonomous Government of Catalonia and is named after Pompeu Fabra, a Catalan engineer, grammarian, and the principal author of the current Catalan language's normative reform. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings named UPF as one of the finest institutions in Spain and the world's 10th best young university in 2021.

Pompeu Fabra University is regarded as one of Spain's most distinguished institutions. Since 2009, it has ranked #1 in the national rating of scientific productivity. Academically, the university is noted for having some top university entry grades in the Catalan university system, with more than half of the degrees offered having among the highest university entrance grades.

The university consistently ranks highly in national and international rankings, particularly in economics, political science, and law. Economics studies at UPF have been placed among the top 50 in the world, with the university ranking 20th in Economics and Econometrics in the QS World University Rankings by subject in 2016 and 40th in Economics & Business in the Times Higher Education Rankings. The Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences of the university is the first and only faculty in Spain (public or private, and for any discipline) to receive the Certificate for Quality in Internationalization from a consortium of 14 European accreditation agencies. In 2010, the Spanish Ministry of Education classified UPF as a "International Excellence Campus."

Established: June 18, 1885