The University of Navarra is based on the Christian inspiration promoted by St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, the founder of Opus Dei. Its mission is to seek and present the truth; contribute to the academic, cultural and personal education of its students; promote academic research and healthcare activities; provide suitable opportunities for the development of its professors and employees; and carry out broad cultural outreach and social promotion work with a clear goal of service.
- #251 Ranking
- Private Institution Type
Master's Programmes
About
History
The University of Navarra was founded in 1952 by St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, the founder of Opus Dei. Since then, it has achieved many milestones in its history, which has been marked by the pursuit of excellence in teaching and research and a constant commitment to serve people and society as a whole.
Education
The University of Navarra offers a wide range of official undergraduate degrees and master's degrees that fully satisfy the needs of students who wish to carry out their professional activity on the international arena.
- Undergraduate degree programs
- Master's degree programs
- Spanish teaching (ILCE)
Research
The University of Navarra aspires to become an international reference Research University and to conduct interdisciplinary, international research with a high degree of social implication. The aim is for the improvement in research to have a positive effect on teaching quality.
Global Student Satisfaction Awards 2019
GSSA 2019
The Global Student Satisfaction Awards empower students across the globe to determine the best universities of 2019. By rating institutions on a scale from 1 to 5, on multiple studies-related questions, we found the top educators in the world.
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World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2021
251
2020
251
2019
251
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2021
252 -7
2020
245 -3
2019
242
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2021
451 -7
2020
444 21
2019
465
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2020
501 200
2019
701 200
2018
901
ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
Services
Student services
The purpose of the University Orientation Service is to provide students in their last two years of high school with advice on choosing a university degree program. The team of advisors will assess students’ skills and areas of interest. This is done with the sole purpose of making sure prospective students are 100% sure about the choices they make.
Housing services
University halls of residence are on-campus centers that provide students with housing and promote residents' cultural, professional and human education and direct their activities toward service to the university community and society.
They offer a university environment that is conducive to intense study, in an atmosphere of professionalism and fellowship, with individual attention to students and their specific needs.
Student Life
Campus life
The University of Navarra is distributed over four campuses, all with state-of-the-art facilities.
Sports facilities
The Sports Service offers an extensive range of activities to encourage sports among the students, teachers and staff of the University of Navarra.
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