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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 a transformative contribution to a fairer, more humane and sustainable world.

TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION Ranking

The Times Higher Education Impact University Ranking is the only global performance ranking that assesses universities against the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

The 2021 ranking includes more than 1,200 universities from 98 countries on five continents. The University of Deusto has been ranked among the world’s 100 best universities and among 10 best in Spain.

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The Times Higher Education World University Ranking provides a ranking of the best universities in the world. This prestigious international ranking uses 13 indicators in five areas: Teaching, Research, Citations, International and Industry Income.

In the 2021 ranking, a total of 1,662 universities from 99 countries participated. The University of Deusto is positioned in the 601-800 bracket. The ranking places the University of Deusto in the select 3% bracket of the best universities in the world.

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It is the world's first international university ranking covering institutions across Europe, which puts students’ needs at the forefront, focusing entirely 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 showing the overall strength of an institution. These high performance indicators are grouped into four areas: Commitment, Resources, Results and Environment.

The ranking examines a number of key issues such as student engagement in their studies, interaction with lecturers, opportunities to develop skills and views on the quality of the institution's services.

In the 2019 ranking, a total of 258 European institutions from 18 countries participated. The University of Deusto was ranked in the 126-150 bracket in the overall ranking.

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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

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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RANKING U-MULTIRANK

Es el primer ranking mundial de universidades elaborado por la Comisión Europea. U-Multirank recoge información sobre más de 2.200 universidades de 96 países, de las cuales 76 son españolas. Analiza a las universidades en cinco aspectos: enseñanza y aprendizaje, investigación, transferencia del conocimiento, orientación internacional y contribución al desarrollo regional.

En la edición 2022, a nivel Institucional, la Universidad de Deusto ha obtenido un total de 11 indicadores de máxima calificación “very good” y 11 indicadores con la calificación “good”. Entre los aspectos mejor valorados por el ranking está la creciente movilidad de estudiantes y la inversión en educación digital. También son calificados como excelentes la producción investigadora en acceso abierto, así como la transferencia de conocimiento y la relación con entidades y otras instituciones. Asimismo, Deusto destaca por el porcentaje de graduados de grado y máster que consiguen trabajar en su entorno geográfico cercano.

Este año el ranking U-Multirank ha evaluado el ámbito de estudio de Ingeniería Informática, un área en la que Deusto se sitúa como la 5ª mejor universidad española y entre las 20 mejores universidades de la Unión Europea.

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RANKING CYD

El ranking CyD de la Fundación Conocimiento y Desarrollo, es el mayor ranking de universidades españolas y ofrece resultados para 79 universidades, 28 ámbitos de conocimiento y 3.052 titulaciones. Se trata de un ranking multidimensional que agrupa 37 indicadores en torno a 5 dimensiones: enseñanza y aprendizaje, investigación, transferencia de conocimiento, orientación internacional y contribución al desarrollo regional.

En la edición 2022, la Universidad de Deusto se sitúa en el grupo de las 5 mejores universidades del Estado, habiendo obtenido 23 indicadores de alto rendimiento de un total de 37 indicadores frente a los 11 de la primera edición de 2014.

En esta novena edición del ranking CyD, la Universidad ha participado en el ámbito de ingeniería informática, mejorando el número de indicadores de excelencia. Deusto se sitúa entre las 7 mejores universidades del Estado en los estudios de ingeniería informática.

Asimismo, en la octava edición del ranking CyD, la Universidad participó en los ámbitos de Psicología y Trabajo Social, mejorando el número de indicadores de excelencia en ambos casos. De hecho, en los estudios de Trabajo Social, Deusto se situó entre las 4 mejores del Estado y como primera universidad vasca en el área.

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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

The U-Ranking, developed in collaboration with the BBVA Foundation and the Valencia Institute of Economic Research (IVIE) is a key component of a programme shared by the two institutions to record and analyse the role of knowledge in social and economic development. Based on Spanish University System Synthetic Indicators, the ranking provides comparative information and lists the universities in order according to the number of results and productivity, in general and by specific areas: Teaching, Research and Innovation In 2022, the U-Ranking included 72 universities.

The results obtained by the University of Deusto in last year’s ranking were as follows: It was ranked 4th in the overall ranking, 2nd in teaching and 3rd in research and innovation.

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The University of Deusto is among the institutions preferred by large law firms to select their future lawyers. Deusto is ranked 5th according to the report "Universidades y despachos", published by El Confidencial in 2022. El Confidencial identifies the universities and business schools preferred by large firms to attract talent. Deusto is ranked in the top 5 for the bachelor’s degree and in the top 10 for the Master's Degree in Law and Legal Practice of the lawyers who will begin their internships in the firms this year.

The ‘Universidades y Despachos 2022’ report, published by El Confidencial, aims to find out which centres have proven to be the most effective in training professionals, and also acts as a tool to connect law firms, universities and future lawyers.

To conduct the report, 17 of Spain's leading firms provided data from the universities where the professionals who are starting (or have started) their internships prior to entering the labour market this year completed their bachelor's and master's degrees. A new feature of this year's report is a survey of the HR managers of the law firms participating in the report.

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The Haz Foundation produces a "Transparency Review" report every year. This report aims to measure the degree to which universities give information about their main activities and results on their website. Four factors are assessed: visibility, accessibility, topicality and comprehensiveness.

In the last report published in 2021, the University of Deusto met 22 of the 25 evaluated indicators.

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The 2022 edition of the Financial Times (FT)ranking of the 100 best Masters in Management (MiM) in the world has included the Deusto Business School's European & International Business Management (EIBM) Master's Degree for the first time. This programme is a joint degree with Audencia Business School (France) and the University of Bradford (UK).

The EIBM master's degree was ranked 45th in the world, the second best ranked of the programmes entering the ranking for the first time.

The FT ranking selects and ranks Master's degrees by evaluating their academic staff, the professional career of graduates, the quality of the training experience, among other aspects. The aspects of the EIBM most highly rated by the Financial Times include the career progression (4th best position in the world); the international experience provided by the programme (ranked 17th); international job mobility (ranked 26th) and the high satisfaction of participants (average of 8.95 out of 10).

The EIBM master’s degree is an inter-university collaborative programme that started in 1990 under the name of the European Management Programme (EMP) and has been running for 32 years without interruption, with around 1,100 graduates of more than 50 different nationalities.

This is the first participation of EIBM in the FT ranking, as it is a mandatory requirement to have international accreditations; an achievement obtained by Deusto Business School in 2021, year in which the AMBA and AACSBseals were obtained. Audencia Business School and Bradford also hold the same accreditations, placing the three business school that teach this MBA among the top 2% in the world.

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“250 Máster y Guía Completa de MBA”: This guide lists the 250 best Master's programmes in Spain in 50 specialities and points out the 5 best universities to study them. In addition, as a complement to this guide, a full guide with a selection of MBAs from some of the most prestigious business schools in Spain is also available.

The University of Deusto was listed in this classification with 5 of its Master's programmes in the 2022 ranking.

  • It was ranked 2nd with the Master’s degree in International Humanitarian Action;
  • 3rd with the Master's degree in Account Auditing;
  • It was also ranked 3rd with the Master's degree in Intervention in Cases of Violence against Women;
  • It was ranked 4th with the Master’s in European Business Management;
  • Ranked 5th with the Master's Degree in Tax Consultancy.

Furthermore, in the complete MBA guide, which includes a selection of the 10 top business schools and universities in Spain, Deusto Business School ranks in sixth place.

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This ranking, published by El Economista in 2022, analyses more than 100 educational institutions in Ibero-America to study the digitisation of these institutions and their capacity to adapt to this new reality and launches its "Top 50" on educational innovation in Ibero-America. The University of Deusto has been ranked 25th among the best digital and innovative universities in Ibero-America.

The evaluated indicators are based on aspects such as: the innovation that universities have applied to their methodology, 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. Based on a survey on the labour insertion of university graduates conducted by the Spanish Statistical Office (INE) (EILU, 2016), the study analyses four groups of variables that graduate labour market insertion: training received, personal characteristics, job search methods and external 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 is ranked 1st in the Basque Country.

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Deusto has been selected as the 4th best university to study Law according to Economist & Jurist magazine out of a total of 51 universities, based on the academic and professional training that students receive and the large number of students who start practising this profession in the world of work shortly after graduating.

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

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Eduniversal conducts two global classifications. On the one hand, the ranking of the top 1,000 business schools in 154 countries from 9 geographic areas and on the other, the ranking of the top 5,500 Master’s and MBA programmes in 50 fields of study in 154 countries from 9 geographic areas. This ranking was created under the supervision of the International Scientific Committee, formed by 9 independent expert members.

In the latest edition of the 2022 ranking of the best 1,000 Business Schools, Deusto Business School was ranked in the 4 Palms of Excellence category -Top Business School with international influence.

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Likewise, in the latest edition of the 2022 ranking of the best 5,500 Masters and MBAs, Deusto Business School was featured with the following Master’s degrees:

  • Ranked 30th with the Master’s in Competitiveness and Innovation in the area of "Innovation and Project Management" in the geographical area of Western Europe.
  • Ranked 34th with the Master’s RegHealth -Sustainable Regional Health Systems in the area of "Health Management". This is a master's degree from Vilnius University in Lithuania, in collaboration with the University of Deusto, Corvinus University in Budapest and Degli Studi University in Verona.
  • Ranked 50th with the Master's degree in Human Resources in the area of Human Resources Management in the geographical area of Western Europe.
  • Ranked 64th with the Master's degree in Advanced Marketing in the area of Marketing in the geographical area of Western Europe.
  • Ranked 95th with the Master's degree in International Business in the area of International Management in the geographical area of Western Europe.

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The ranking prepared by the well-known magazine Forbes placed the University of Deusto among the 18 best universities in Spain in 2022 (of the 88 universities registered in the Integrated University Information System (SIIU) of Spanish the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport). The study analyses the academic offerings, the quality of academic staff, teaching excellence and employability after graduation. These are key aspects when choosing where to study bachelor's degrees, double degrees and specialist postgraduate courses.

Deusto stands out among those offering the best opportunities in terms of student experience, professional development, quality of academic staff and research, and international scope.

As for the best business schools, Deusto Business School is ranked among the top, particularly for two of its programmes: the Master's Degree in European & International Business Management (EIBM) ranked 2nd in Spain and the Executive Flexible MBA ranked 6th.

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BDS Report

QS Business Master's Rankings

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QS Business Master's Rankings

The QS Business Master's Rankings highlight the best Master's programmes worldwide. The survey completed by the schools covered quantitative indicators such as graduate salary, class profile and other institutional data. The programmes were ranked based on five key indicators: Employability, Alumni Outcomes, Return on Investment, Thought Leadership and Class and Faculty Diversity.

In the 2022 ranking published in September, QS evaluated the world' s 600 best master's degrees in management for this ranking and placed Deusto Business School's European & International Business Management (EIBM) in sixth position among business schools in Spain and 66th among European schools.

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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.

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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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