USP-CEU and the other Universities of the CEU Group have been present in the most prestigious international rankings:
- In the QS World University Rankings 2026, they rank 5th nationally, out of the 38 public and private universities presented, and 319th globally, out of a total of 1,501 universities.
- The QS Stars Rating system has awarded CEU Universities the highest score, 5 stars, in all audited categories.
- Faithful to our Catholic ideology, we have stood out in THE University Impact Rankings 2025, in the Health and Wellbeing category, for our firm commitment to the defense of life. At the national level, we have reached 3rd place out of the 39 participating universities and, at the international level, 118th position out of the 1,788 that have requested to be evaluated.
- CEU San Pablo University plays a catalytic role in internationalisation and cooperation, to build an increasingly connected society. This commitment has been recognised with the CEQUINT quality seal, awarded by the ECA European Consortium, valid for the period 2023-2028. We have obtained the recognition of equivalence in the United States from the American Physiotherapy Program by the Foreign Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy, which allows professionals to become members and work in that country without having studied at an American university. In addition, we maintain the NAAB seal for Architecture until 2028 and we have achieved the seal in medicine from the World Federation for Medical Education.
- Once again, we are improving our presence in the "50 careers" ranking of the newspaper El Mundo, in its twenty-fourth edition. The special highlights the experience and trajectory of the University, the high rate of job placement, as well as internationalization, research, innovation and digitalization.
- A total of 10 master's programmes in the areas of Social Sciences, Communication, Education, Health and Urban Planning are in the top 5 in Spain in the "250 master's degrees" ranking of El Mundo. The Master's Degree in International Relations repeats, once again, as the best in Spain.
- Our University gains four positions and is in 6th place in the ranking "Top 10 private universities most valued by companies" by Forbes University, which includes us in the list of the "20 best universities in Spain". It highlights the high employability rate, personalized teaching, quality of teaching staff and strong connection with the professional world.
- Forbes magazine has published, for the first time, the Top 10 Spanish Universities list of benchmarks in the adoption of Generative AI for the training of their students. CEU San Pablo University is in 4th place in this ranking.
- According to the U-Ranking report by the BBVA Foundation and the Valencian Institute of Economic Research, the CEU San Pablo University occupies the 4th position nationally in the labor insertion index, significantly improving its performance compared to previous years, climbing three places.
- CEU has established itself as one of the five training institutions with the best reputation in Spain, according to the Merco Companies and Leaders Ranking 2025.
- We also optimised our position in the ranking of "Best Private Universities in Spain" by the newspaper El Español, in which we are in 6th place.
- The Faculty of Law appears again in the top 10 of the "Universities and Firms" Ranking of El Confidencial.