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Monitoring, measuring, evaluating are all necessary conditions for progress. One of the most universal and standard instruments for assessing the quality of universities are the rankings, which provide information on results in teaching and research, sustainability, employability and social impact, among others.

Deusto wants to consolidate its presence in the top university rankings and improve its position in the major accreditations at international, national and Basque level. These rankings - in which the University's leadership is increasingly significant - are an endorsement of the work and day-to-day excellence of the entire university community. However, the main ranking for Deusto is social recognition and its transformative contribution to a fairer, more humane and sustainable world.

TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION Rankings

The Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings are the only global performance ranking that assess universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

In the 2024 edition of the THE Impact Rankings, the University of Deusto was ranked 94th in the world out of 1,026 participating institutions from 99 countries, and 1st in Spain for its performance in SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. It was also placed among the top 101–200 universities worldwide (out of 1,149 institutions from 107 countries) for SDG 8.

Deusto is a university recognised for its close collaboration with the business sector, its internship opportunities, and its focus on training ethical and responsible professionals. In line with SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), it stands out for its strong commitment to quality education, employment, entrepreneurship, and engagement with economic and social stakeholders in the surrounding area. In addition, the ranking has especially recognised the University of Deusto’s contribution to making cities more inclusive and sustainable (SDG 11), highlighting its support for culture and heritage, as well as the implementation of policies across its campuses.

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The Times Higher Education World University Rankings provide a list of the world’s top universities. In the latest edition, published in September 2024, a total of 2,092 universities from 115 countries took part. The University of Deusto is positioned in the 1001-1200 bracket. Considering the total number of universities worldwide—more than 22,000—the University of Deusto ranks within the top 4% to 5% of universities globally.

This prestigious ranking uses 18 indicators across five areas: teaching, research environment, research quality, industry income, and international outlook. Among the indicators where the university has excelled most is the Research Environment, in which it ranks 14th among Spanish universities due to its scientific productivity, demonstrated by the robustness, excellence, and impact of its research.

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It is the world’s first international university ranking to cover institutions across all of Europe, placing students’ needs at the centre, with a complete focus on teaching and learning, teaching excellence, and student success. The ranking uses a balanced scorecard approach, composed of 14 individual performance indicators that are combined to create an overall score reflecting the overall strength of an institution. These high-performance indicators are grouped into four areas: Engagement, Resources, Outcomes, and Environment.

The ranking examines key aspects such as student engagement in their studies, interaction with teaching staff, opportunities to develop skills, and perceptions of the quality of the institution’s services.

The 2019 edition included participation from 258 European institutions across 18 countries. The University of Deusto ranks between 126th and 150th in the overall classification.

In the subject-area rankings, the University of Deusto stands out in the Engagement category. In this area, the UD is in 25th place in the overall European ranking out of a total of 258 universities. Aspects analysed include commitment to student teaching and learning, and student satisfaction with factors such as the quality of education, learning resources, skills development, teaching quality, and links to the job market, among others.

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Shanghai Ranking

Deusto has entered in this prestigious ranking for the first time. This ranking is highly recognised in the university world and one of the most influential for assessing the international scope of academic institutions.

Business Administration

SHANGHAI RANKING

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Business Administration

SHANGHAI RANKING

The Shanghai Ranking evaluates 54 fields of knowledge or subjects arranged in 5 blocks: Natural Sciences, Engineering, Life Sciences, Medical Sciences and Social Sciences. In the Social Sciences block, specifically in "Business Administration", Deusto was ranked 301-400 out of a total of 400 universities evaluated (in this subject area) at a global level in 2021. As for its position on a national level, Deusto is ranked 6th out of the 12 Spanish universities listed in this category. This prestigious ranking is highly recognised in the university world and is one of the most influential when assessing the international renown of the various academic institutions.

The indicators measured in the ranking are mainly research indicators (research output, research influence-citations, publications in international collaboration, publications in the top most influential journals and international academic awards). Of the five total indicators measured by the ranking, Deusto Business School is very well positioned in two of them, ranking among the best business schools in: citations (3rd place among the 12 Spanish universities on the list) and publications in international collaboration (ranked 4th).

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UNIVERSITY OF DEUSTO

IN THE MAJOR RANKINGS

U-MULTIRANK

It is the first global university ranking compiled by the European Commission. U-Multirank collects information on more than 2,200 universities in 96 countries, 76 of which are Spanish. It evaluates universities across five dimensions: teaching and learning, research, knowledge transfer, international orientation, and contribution to regional development.

In the 2022 edition, at the institutional level, the University of Deusto achieved a total of 11 indicators rated “very good” and 11 indicators rated “good.” Among the most highly rated aspects of the ranking are increasing student mobility and investment in digital education. Research output in open access, as well as knowledge transfer and the relationship with organisations and other institutions are also rated as excellent. Deusto also stands out for the percentage of Bachelor's and Master's graduates who manage to work in their nearby geographical areas.

U-Multirank has evaluated the field of Computer Engineering, an area in which Deusto ranks as the 5th best university in Spain and among the top 20 universities in the European Union.

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CYD RANKING

The CyD Ranking by the Knowledge and Development Foundation is the largest ranking of Spanish universities, covering 82 universities, 30 fields of knowledge, and 3,454 degree programmes. It is a multidimensional ranking that groups 38 indicators across five dimensions: teaching and learning, research, knowledge transfer, international orientation, and contribution to regional development.

In the 2025 edition, the University of Deusto has established itself as one of the top ten universities in Spain and the leading university in the Basque Country in high-performance indicators, achieving 21 high-performance indicators out of a total of 38, compared with 11 in the first 2014 edition.

  • In this 12th edition of the CyD Ranking, the University of Deusto was included in the field of Computer Engineering, ranking as the 4th best university in Spain (out of 55 universities evaluated) and the top university in the Basque Country in this field.
  • In the 11th edition, it participated in Social Work, ranking as the 2nd best university in Spain in this field.
  • In the 10th edition, Deusto was included in Business Management and Administration (BMA), ranking as the 2nd best university in Spain in this field.

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GLOBAL TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD 2018 (GTEA)

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GLOBAL TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD 2018 (GTEA)

It is the world's first award to recognise excellence in teaching and learning at universities.

Over 300 universities from 41 countries worldwide took part in the 2018 ranking. The University of Deusto is listed in the world’s top 6 universities for teaching excellence. Furthermore, the University of Deusto received one of the six international awards for teaching excellence, in recognition of the soundness and innovative nature of its education model and its success in developing students' independent learning and critical thinking.

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Present in the most important international, national and Basque accreditations

Other rankings

U-Ranking, developed collaboratively by the BBVA Foundation and the Valencian Institute of Economic Research (IVIE), is a key element of a joint programme aimed at documenting and analysing the role of knowledge in social and economic development. Based on Synthetic Indicators of the Spanish University System, the ranking provides comparative information and ranks universities according to both the volume of their results and their productivity, overall as well as in the areas of Teaching, and Research and Innovation. In the latest 2024 edition, U-Ranking included 70 universities (48 public and 22 private).

The University of Deusto’s results in this edition were as follows: Group 5 in the overall ranking, 3rd in teaching, and 8th in research and innovation.

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The University of Deusto is among the institutions most preferred by major law firms when selecting their future lawyers. The “Universities and Law Firms” report, published by El Confidencial in 2025, identifies the universities and business schools most preferred by major firms for recruiting talent. Deusto ranks in the top 7 for the law degree and in the top 10 for the Master’s in Law and Legal Practice, based on the number of graduates beginning their training at major law firms that year.

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The Haz Foundation publishes the ‘Transparency Review’ Report annually. The aim of this report is to assess the extent to which Spanish universities disclose information about their core activities and outcomes on their websites. It evaluates four key factors: visibility, accessibility, timeliness, and comprehensiveness.

In the most recent report, published in 2024, the University of Deusto demonstrated strong compliance with the evaluated indicators.VIEW REPORT. 

The 2022 edition of the Financial Times (FT) ranking, which recognises the world’s top 100 Masters in Management (MiM) programmes, has included for the first time the European & International Business Management (EIBM) Master’s degree from Deusto Business School. This programme is a joint degree offered in partnership with Audencia Business School (France) and the University of Bradford (United Kingdom).

The EIBM Master’s programme ranked 45th worldwide, making it the second highest-ranked among the programmes included in the ranking for the first time.

The FT ranking selects and ranks Masters programmes by evaluating their faculty, graduates’ career progression, the quality of the learning experience, among other factors. Among the aspects of the EIBM programme most highly rated by the Financial Times are career progression (4th best position worldwide); the international experience offered by the programme (17th in the ranking); international job mobility (26th); and the high participant satisfaction, with an average score of 8.95 out of 10.

The EIBM is a collaborative inter-university programme that began in 1990 as the European Management Programme (EMP) and has been running continuously for 32 years, with around 1,100 graduates from over 50 different nationalities.

This is the first participation of the EIBM in the FT ranking, as it is a mandatory requirement to have international accreditations; an achievement obtained by Deusto Business School in 2021, the year in which it obtained the seals of AMBA and AACSB. Audencia and the University of Bradford also hold these two accreditations, placing the three business schools collaborating on this programme among the top 2% worldwide.

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"250 Masters and Complete MBA Guide": This guide features the 250 best master’s programmes in Spain across 50 specialities and highlights the top 5 universities to study them. Additionally, as a complement to this guide, a separate comprehensive guide is published, featuring a selection of MBA programmes from some of the most prestigious business schools nationwide.

In the 2023 edition, the University of Deusto is featured in this ranking with five of its master’s programmes:

  • It ranks 1st with the Master’s in International Humanitarian Action;
  • It ranks 3rd with the Master’s in International Humanitarian Action;
  • It is also ranked 4th with the Master’s inIntervention in Cases of Violence against Women;
  • It ranks 5th with the Master’s in European Business Management;

Furthermore, in the comprehensive MBA guide, which features a selection of Spain’s most prestigious business schools and universities, Deusto Business School is ranked seventh.

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Published by El Economista in 2022, this ranking analyses over one hundred educational institutions in Ibero-America, assessing their digitalisation and ability to adapt to this new reality. It also presents its “Top 50” list for educational innovation in the region. The University of Deusto ranks among the top 25 most digital and innovative universities in Ibero-America.

The evaluated indicators are based on aspects such as the innovation universities have applied to their teaching methods, digital transformation, technological capabilities, and a curriculum focused on the 4th Industrial Revolution.

The ranking has selected the following programmes:

  • European & International Business Management (EIBM);
  • Corporate Leadership Programme in Entrepreneurship and Innovation(PLCE);
  • Big Data and Business Intelligence.

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This report was prepared by the BBVA Foundation and the Valencian Institute of Economic Research (IVIE) in 2018. The study analyses four groups of variables determining graduates’ employment outcomes, based on the National Statistics Institute’s (INE) 2016 Graduate Employment Survey (EILU): education received, personal characteristics, job search methods, and environmental influences.

In this report, the University of Deusto is recognised as the 4th most active university in employability among the 63 universities evaluated in Spain, and ranks 1st in the Basque Autonomous Community.

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Deusto was ranked as the 4th best university to study Law by Economist & Jurist magazine, out of a total of 51 universities. This ranking is based on the academic and professional preparation students receive, as well as the high proportion of graduates who enter the legal profession shortly after graduating.

The selection was made based on data from the CYD Foundation Ranking 2022, taking into account the standard graduation rate, completion rate, success rate, the rate of permanent contracts one year after graduation, and the employment rate one year after obtaining their degree.

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Eduniversal produces two global rankings: one of the top 1,000 Business Schools across 154 countries and 9 geographical regions, and another of the best 5,600 Master’s and MBA programmes in 50 fields of study across the same 154 countries and regions. This ranking was created under the supervision of the International Scientific Committee, formed by 9 independent expert members.

In the latest 2023 edition of the ranking of the top 1,000 Business Schools, Deusto Business School was placed in the category of 4 Palmes of Excellence — a Top Business School with international influence.

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Similarly, in the latest 2022/23 edition of the ranking of the best 5,600 Masters and MBAs, Deusto Business School was featured with the following Masters programmes:

  • Ranked 30th with the Master’s in Competitiveness and Innovation, under the “Innovation and Project Management” field for the Western Europe geographical region.
  • Ranked 34th with the RegHealth Master’s — Sustainable Regional Health Systems, in the “Health Management” field. This master’s is offered by Vilnius University in Lithuania, in collaboration with the University of Deusto, Corvinus University of Budapest, and the University of Verona.
  • Ranked 50th with the Master’s in Human Resources from the “Human Resources Management” area in the Western Europe region..
  • Ranked 64th with the Master’s in Advanced Marketing from the “Marketing” area in the Western Europe region.
  • Ranked 95th with the Master’s in International Business from the “International Management” area in the Western Europe region.

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Deusto has been recognised by Forbes magazine in its 2025 ranking of the Top 10 Private Universities most valued by employers. The University of Deusto has secured its place among the leading private universities in Spain by responding to increasingly demanding educational needs to ensure the employability of its students. The ranking analysed private institutions in Spain, considering factors such as graduate employability, the promotion of innovative teaching methods, and the adaptability of degrees to market needs.

Regarding the top business schools, Deusto Business School appears on the Forbes 2024 list of Best Business Schools in Spain, highlighting two programmes: the EIBM, ranked 2nd in the category for recent graduates and young professionals, and the Executive MBA, placed 6th in the MBA category.

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BDS Report 2022

BDS Report 2023

QS Ranking

Deusto, 8th university for graduate employability

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QS Ranking

Deusto, 8th university for graduate employability

Deusto stands out for the high level of employability achieved by its graduates and the strong reputation granted by employers and companies that hire them. The Jesuit centre is ranked first in the Basque Country for quality employment and employability rates.

The University of Deusto is a benchmark in employability and quality employment, according to the prestigious QS World University Ranking 2025, which was published on 5 June and evaluates 5,663 universities from 106 countries, ranking only 1,503 institutions worldwide. 

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QS Business Master's Rankings

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QS Business Master's Rankings

  • The 2025 edition of the QS Business Master’s Rankings once again highlights three programmes from Deusto Business School: Master’s in European & International Business Management (EIBM): Ranked #71 worldwide, #6 in Spain, #49 in Europe.
  • The following programme excels in employment rate, diversity, and return on investment: Máster Universitario en Dirección de Empresas / Master in Management: Ranked within the #141+ range.
  • The following programme excels in in employment rate amd return on investment: Master’s Degree in Finance(MUF): Ranked #151+ in the Masters in Finance category.
  • It stands out particularly for a return on investment of 84.8%.

 

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Other Executive Education and Audit Rankings

Financial Times Executive Education Custom Ranking 

  • Deusto Business School ranks 60th worldwide in the Financial Times Executive Education Custom 2025 ranking. It is the fourth best Spanish school in this ranking. The ranking evaluates factors such as overall client company satisfaction, the international reach of the programmes, ongoing support provided to companies during and after the programmes, and the achievement of objectives and expectations.
  • DBS excels in collaboration with partner schools, the quality of its faculty, the practical application of learning in companies, and the monitoring of the programme’s impact. In these areas, it ranks above the global top 45, with client company satisfaction improving compared to the previous year.

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QS Executive MBA Ranking 2025

  • The 2025 edition of the QS Executive Master’s Ranking has recognised the Executive MBA at Deusto Business School:

Executive Master in Business Administration: Position #191-200 worldwide #69 Europe, #9 Spain (Top 10 in Spain).

 

Deusto's Tourism Degree Award

EREDU Award 2022

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Deusto's Tourism Degree Award

EREDU Award 2022

The Tourism degree has been awarded the EREDU 2022 prize for the best value proposition in the tourism sector in the Basque Country, within the framework of the 4th Tourist Accommodation Forum organised by Aparture (Association of Tourist Apartments in the Basque Country) and held at the Kursaal Congress Centre in San Sebastian. The award, now in its third edition, has previously been granted to such notable institutions as: Gipuzkoa Hotels, ADEGI, and ATRAE (Associated Receptive Tourism Agencies of the Basque Country).

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International accreditations

Deusto Business School at the University of Deusto has obtained the prestigious accreditation of the AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), an international organisation that recognises the best business schools in the world. Only six Spanish institutions and 6% of the world's business schools have received this 'seal' that accredits quality and excellence in management education. Founded in 1916, the AACSB is the world's oldest business school accreditation body.

With this recognition, Deusto Business School demonstrates that it has achieved excellence in all areas, including teaching, research, curriculum development and student learning.

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Deusto Business School has obtained the AMBA (Association of MBAs) accreditation, placing it among the top 2% of schools in the world. This quality seal, achieved in November 2021, adds to the prestigious AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) accreditation, which was achieved in April 2021.

With this recognition, Deusto Business School is listed among the top ranking schools in postgraduate business education. The accreditation places special emphasis on the quality of its Executive MBA, which meets the highest international standards of excellence. The accreditation committee especially valued the transformative experience of Deusto Business School's Executive MBA students.

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For Business Schools

Positive Impact Rating 2025

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Positive Impact Rating 2025

  • Deusto Business School has been recognised as a Transformative School (level 4 out of 5) in the Positive Impact Rating 2025.
  • This is the second consecutive year that DBS has received this distinction. Level 4 reflects a school that integrates positive impact into its culture, governance, and systems, and demonstrates visible results across multiple dimensions of impact. The recognition highlights Deusto Business School's commitment to sustainability and social impact.

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