Facultad de Ciencias (Universidad de Salamanca)

Spain

Address: Plaza de la Merced, s/n, 37008 Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

Physics, Biology, Chemistry

The Faculty of Sciences of the University of Salamanca (USAL), a historic university founded in 1218, offers a wide array of degrees in Biology, Biotechnology, Physics, Geology, Mathematics, Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, Statistics, and several engineering fields (Computer, Agri-Food, Chemical, Materials, Industrial Organization).

Domains taught:

Agriculture, AI and Machine Learning, Astroscience, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Food Science, Geotechnics, Materials, Mathematics, Microbiology and Genetics, Nanotechnologies, Physics, Statistics

Diplomas*:

Bachelor, Doctor, Master

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Part of USAL, with extensive international partnerships (EC2U European Campus of City-Universities alliance) and a strong global reputation. Collaborations with research institutes (e.g., Cancer Research Center, Institute of Neuroscience of Castilla y León).

Research:

Leading research in areas like particle physics, neuroscience, cancer biology, geology of natural resources, advanced mathematics, laser technology, environmental studies, and computer science.

Famous Alumnis:

Abraham Zacuto, Miguel de Unamuno

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

600

Current students***:

7000

Foreign students***:

10%

Cumulative former students***:

40000

Pros

Broad science education within one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious universities. Excellent research opportunities and a wide range of programs.

Cons

Being a very large faculty, it can feel impersonal. Some facilities might be older, though many are modernized to high standards.

Best For

Students seeking a strong, research-oriented education in a wide range of sciences at a globally recognized historic university.

Most Similar Schools Locally

Both schools build their programmes around astroscience, nanotechnologies and physics, and Facultad de Ciencias Físicas is the one to compare first within the country, since it covers aerospace and optics as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 3,000 students against roughly 7,000 here.
Another national school that puts microbiology and genetics, chemistry and statistics at the centre is University of Valencia, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas takes a similar route through food science, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
The comparison with University of Barcelona is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on microbiology and genetics, chemistry and ecology and sustainability, and it is far larger, with about 62,995 students against roughly 7,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Also strong in microbiology and genetics, chemistry and ecology and sustainability, Autonomous University of Barcelona makes a sensible second look at home; it is far larger, with about 37,166 students against roughly 7,000 here, and is also a public institution.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

Students considering a move abroad can look at Universität Zürich in Switzerland, where astroscience, bioinformatics and geotechnics also form the core, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
If this university is on your list for astroscience, bioinformatics and geotechnics, Université de Genève in Switzerland deserves a comparison, because it is larger, enrolling about 19,000 students against roughly 7,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Novosibirsk State University, in Russia, takes a similar route through chemistry, physics and mathematics; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers computer vision and life sciences as well.
Universiteit Leiden in the Netherlands pursues a similar profile in astroscience, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers computer vision and software engineering as well.
Looking internationally, University of Innsbruck in Austria is where chemistry, statistics and ecology and sustainability get a comparable treatment; it covers life sciences as well, and is far larger, with about 28,106 students against roughly 7,000 here.

*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.

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*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.

**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:

known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications

***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.

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