University of Burgos

University of Burgos (UBU) is a public university located in Burgos, in the Castille and León region of Spain, founded in 1994. Despite being the youngest and smallest university in the region, it has established itself as the highest-ranked university in Castilla y León for six consecutive years according to the U-Ranking published by the BBVA Foundation and IVIE, holding fourth place nationally in 2025. UBU offers over 105 official degree programmes at bachelor, master, and doctoral level across its eight faculties: Faculty of Economics and Business Studies, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Communication, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Sciences, Polytechnic School, and School of Labour Relations. The university enrols approximately 9,700 students per year (2025/26), including over 1,000 international students, and maintains more than 100 recognised research groups. UBU is a founding member of the RUN-EU European University alliance and actively participates in the Erasmus+ programme. It is recognised by EQAR and its programmes are accredited by ACSUCYL.