World University Index

Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya

Barcelona, Spain

Ranked 19th in the world for Architecture & Built Environment

Source: QS World University Rankings by Subject: Architecture & Built Environment, 2026

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Every placement the Index records for UPC. The headline figure is the strongest of these.

Ranking table Publisher World rank
QS by Subject 2026 Headline Architecture & Built Environment Quacquarelli Symonds 19

Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.

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