The U-Ranking project is an initiative of the BBVA Foundation and the Valencian Institute of Economic Research (IVIE), comprising a set of Synthetic Indicators of the Spanish University System (ISSUE), aimed at officials and experts in higher education, students and vocational counsellors.
In the 2019 edition a total of 62 universities, 48 public and 14 private are analysed, covering 95% of the Spanish university system in terms of number of undergraduates.
Number of classified institutions: 62 in last edition
Bibliometric Data Provider: Web of Science - Clarivate Analytics
Last update: 30-04-2019 | SAP
Access ranking: http://www.u-ranking.es
Ranking criteria
U-Ranking provides two types of classifications:
- U-Ranking, ranks the Spanish universities according to their performance - teaching, research, innovation and technological development - correcting the effects of the different size of the institutions to make them comparable with each other.
- U-Ranking degrees, gives the order of the degrees offered by the different universities, which allows, with a web tool that facilitates, that users express their preferences -what to study and where, according to what are the university activities- and build their own personal ranking.
- U-Ranking Volume, which ranks universities according to their total volume of results (considering the combined effect of both variables, results and size).
- U-Ranking Dimensions, organizes the Spanish universities in three dimensions that make up the mission ( teaching, research and technological innovation and development).
Position of the Universitat de València according to U-Ranking of Spanish universities
| Edition - Publication | Position | Ranking | Global Index | Teaching | Research | Innovation and Technological Development |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10-16 | 5 | 1,2 | 1,1 | 1,2 | 1,4 |
Position of the Universitat de València according to U-Ranking Volumen of Spanish universities
| Edition - Publication | Position | Ranking | Global Index | Teaching | Research | Innovation and Technological Development |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 3,4 | 3,2 | 3,5 | 3,8 |
Moreover, it examines the three dimensions, providing rankings for each area.
- Teaching
- Research
- Innovation and Technological Development
And within each dimension the following four areas are evaluated:
- Resources
- Output
- Quality
- Internationalization
Finally, each area is analysed by the following indicators:
| Dimension | Area | Indicator |
| Teaching | Resources | Faculty member with PhD per 100 students |
| Budget / Student | ||
| Faculty member with PhD / Faculty members | ||
| Output | Success rate | |
| Evaluation rate | ||
| Drop-out rate | ||
| Quality | Index of attraction | |
| Percentage of postgraduate students | ||
| Cut-off marks | ||
| Internationalization | Percentage of foreign students | |
| Percentage of students in exchange programs: | ||
| Percentage of students registered in programs imparted in non-official languages | ||
| Research | Resources | Competitive public resources per faculty member with PhD |
| Contracts with PhDs, research grants and technical support over total budget | ||
| Output | Citable documents with ISI reference per faculty member with PhD | |
| Total six-year terms over possible six-year terms | ||
| Doctoral theses read per 100 faculty members with PhD | ||
| Quality | Mean impact factor | |
| Percentage of publications in the first quartil | ||
| Citations per document | ||
| Internationalization | European or international research funds per faculty member with PhD | |
| Percentage of publications with international co-authorship | ||
| Innovation and Technological Development | Resources | Income from licenses per 100 faculty members with PhD |
| Income from consultancy contracts per 100 faculty members with PhD | ||
| Income from continuing professional development (CPD) courses per faculty member with PhD | ||
| Output | Number of patents per 100 faculty members with PhD | |
| CPD hours per faculty member with PhD | ||
| Number of contracts per faculty member with PhD | ||
| Quality | Patents commercialized per faculty member with PhD | |
| Internationalization | Triadic patents per 100 faculty members with PhD | |
| Income from international contracts per faculty member with PhD |
Finally, the general rankings provide the results categorized as follows:
- Global
- Teaching
- Research
- Innovation and Technological Development
Personalized rankings of degrees, through a web tool that allows the user to perform four steps:
- What to study?
- Where to study?
- Study and research (by weighing each dimension)
- Confirm your choice
In addition, the annual report 2019 can be consulted at the following link
