University of Cantabria: Statistics

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# 814 of 8,513 In the World
# 333 of 2,785 In Europe
# 28 of 75 In Spain
# 244 of 8,197 For Marine Engineering
Top 1-3 For 12 other topics
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Acceptance rate

60%

Enrollment

63,000

Languages

Spanish;English

Type

Non-profit

Funding

Public-private partnership

Highest Degree

Bachelor

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Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate60%
Admissions RequirementsSecondary school certificate (bachiller or professional training) and pre-university examination (selectividad), or entrance examination for students over 25 years of age
Academic CalendarOctober to June (October - February; March-June)
Enrollment63,000

We've calculated the 60% acceptance rate for University of Cantabria based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

University of Cantabria faculties and divisions

Explore the various academic institutes, schools, and campuses that make up University of Cantabria.

Centre : International Centre for Mathematical Meetings (CIEM)

Mathematics

Faculty : Economics and Business Administration

Business Administration Economics

Faculty : Education

Education

Faculty : Humanities

Arts and Humanities Geography History

Faculty : Law

Labour and Industrial Relations Law

Faculty : Medicine

Biomedicine Medicine

Faculty : Philosophy and Humanities

Arts and Humanities Foreign Languages Education Geography History Philology Philosophy

Faculty : Science

Computer Science Mathematics Mathematics and Computer Science Natural Sciences Physics

Foundation : Financial Studies

Finance

Institute : Biomedicine and Biotecnology

Biomedicine Biotechnology

Institute : Environmental Hydraulics Institute "IH Cantabria"

Water Science

Institute : Physics

Physics

Institute : Prehistoric Research

Archaeology History

Institute : Valdecilla Biomedical Research Institute

Biomedicine

School : Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering

School : Industrial and Telecommunications Engineering

Industrial Engineering Telecommunications Engineering

School : Maritime Engineering

Marine Engineering Marine Transport Nautical Science

School : Mines and Energy Engineering

Energy Engineering Mining Engineering

School : Nursing

Nursing

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by University of Cantabria.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design No No No
Biology Yes Yes Yes
Business Yes Yes Yes
Chemistry Yes Yes Yes
Computer Science Yes Yes Yes
Economics Yes Yes Yes
Engineering Yes Yes Yes
Environmental Science Yes Yes Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes Yes
Mathematics Yes Yes Yes
Medicine No Yes Yes
Physics Yes Yes Yes
Psychology Yes Yes Yes

Título de Graduado

Business Administration Business and Commerce Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Economics Geography History Industrial Engineering Labour and Industrial Relations Law Machine Building Mathematics Medicine Mining Engineering Nautical Science Naval Architecture Nursing Physical Therapy Physics Tourism

Máster Universitario

Archaeology Astronomy and Space Science Business Administration Chemical Engineering Chemistry Civil Engineering Computer Engineering Economics Foreign Languages Education Genetics History Industrial Engineering Law Management Marine Engineering Marketing Mathematics and Computer Science Mining Engineering Physical Therapy Physics Telecommunications Engineering

Doctor

Archaeology Biology Biomedicine Chemical Engineering Chemistry Civil Engineering Energy Engineering Environmental Engineering Geography Health Sciences Heritage Preservation History Industrial Engineering Information Technology Law Medicine Molecular Biology Production Engineering

Research profile

University of Cantabria is a world-class research university with 29,261 scientific papers published and 788,338 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Environmental Science, Computer Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Medicine, and Materials Science.

Publication / Citation count by topic

Engineering
14,580 / 404,405
Physics
14,002 / 448,841
Chemistry
12,702 / 409,483
Biology
12,421 / 377,363
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
12,225 / 280,759
Environmental Science
11,246 / 322,028
Computer Science
10,953 / 311,578
Quantum and Particle physics
10,760 / 363,370
Medicine
8,585 / 251,258
Materials Science
6,993 / 172,852
Geography and Cartography
6,879 / 196,903
Mathematics
6,809 / 190,030
Philosophy
6,535 / 121,519
Geology
6,386 / 173,524
Genetics
5,963 / 204,728
Statistics
5,330 / 164,045
Biochemistry
5,310 / 192,608
Organic chemistry
5,087 / 176,109
Optics
4,759 / 150,397
Psychology
4,552 / 129,668
Ecology
4,401 / 133,443
Pathology
4,391 / 138,174
Electrical Engineering
4,129 / 84,072
Political Science
4,110 / 78,248
History
4,068 / 123,295
Business
4,000 / 94,553
Archaeology
3,880 / 120,665
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
3,708 / 79,566
Paleontology
3,416 / 91,930
Telecommunications
3,237 / 81,163
Law
3,198 / 74,868
Astrophysics and Astronomy
3,183 / 186,440
Sociology
2,954 / 73,064
Metallurgy
2,869 / 89,337
Economics
2,868 / 68,486
Nuclear Physics
2,772 / 153,802
Psychiatry
2,497 / 80,307
Surgery
2,433 / 58,002
Mechanical Engineering
2,429 / 48,141
Machine Learning
2,370 / 56,800
Academic rankings

12 Notable alumni

Eva Díaz Tezanos

1. Eva Díaz Tezanos

1964-. (aged 62)
politician
Rosa Eva Díaz Tezanos is a Spanish politician from the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party who served as Vice President of Cantabria and Regional Minister of Universities, Research, Environment and Social Policy from 2015 to 2019.
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Xavier Barcons

2. Xavier Barcons

1959-. (aged 67)
researcher astronomer physicist
Xavier Barcons Jáuregui is a Spanish physicist and astronomer appointed as ESO director general from 1 September 2017.
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Francisco Santos Leal

3. Francisco Santos Leal

1968-. (aged 58)
university teacher mathematician writer
Francisco Santos Leal (born 28 May 1968) is a Spanish mathematician at the University of Cantabria, known for finding a counterexample to the Hirsch conjecture in polyhedral combinatorics. In 2015 he won the Fulkerson Prize for this research.
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Diego Movellán

4. Diego Movellán

1979-. (aged 47)
politician
Diego Movellán Lombilla is a Spanish politician, currently serving as the Mayor of Camargo. He also served as a member of Congress of Deputies of Spain representing Cantabria during the 12th, 13th, and 14th legislatures.
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General Info & Contacts

Alternative names UNICANUniversidad de Cantabria
Founded 1972
Academic calendar October to June (October - February; March-June)
Address Avenida de los Castros, s/n Santander, Cantabria, 39005 Spain
City Population 175,000
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