The Faculty of Sciences of the University of Zaragoza (UNIZAR), a historic university founded in 1542, offers a broad range of degrees in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Geology, Biology, Biotechnology, Optics, and Food Science and Technology.
Address: Plaza San Francisco, s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, 50009 Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics
Domains taught:
- Astroscience, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Food Science, Geotechnics, Materials, Mathematics, Microbiology and Genetics, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Statistics
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Part of UNIZAR, a historic university participating in the Unita Universitas Montium alliance. Strong research tradition and collaborations with national and international research centers (e.g., INMA, BIFI, ISQCH).
Research:
Research in diverse fields including particle physics, materials science, analytical chemistry, pure and applied mathematics, paleontology, molecular biology, food technology, and optics.
Famous Alumnis:
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
500
Current students***:
6000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
30000
Pros
Comprehensive science faculty within a major historic university, offering a wide array of programs and strong research opportunities.
Cons
Large faculty, potentially less personal interaction in early years for some programs. Some facilities are historic, many are updated.
Best For
Students seeking a broad and deep education in fundamental or applied sciences at a major Spanish university with a strong research tradition.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- Facultad de Ciencias Físicas works in much the same fields, chiefly astroscience, nanotechnologies and optics, and it is smaller, enrolling about 3,000 students against roughly 6,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- On content, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas and this institution are close, as both teach food science, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and is slightly smaller, at about 5,000 students against roughly 6,000 here.
- Where this university leans on microbiology and genetics, chemistry and statistics, University of Valencia does the same, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers finance and life sciences as well.
- Where this institution leans on chemistry, physics and mathematics, Autonomous University of Madrid does the same, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers finance and life sciences as well.
- University of Barcelona follows much the same lines as this university, with microbiology and genetics, chemistry and ecology and sustainability as common ground, and it covers finance and life sciences as well, and is far larger, with about 62,995 students against roughly 6,000 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- If this university is on your list for astroscience, bioinformatics and geotechnics, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon in France deserves a comparison, because it is smaller, enrolling about 2,300 students against roughly 6,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Seen from abroad, Université de Genève (Switzerland) is a close relative on subject matter, since astroscience, bioinformatics and geotechnics are central to both, and it covers marine science and signal processing as well, and is far larger, with about 19,000 students against roughly 6,000 here.
- Beyond national borders, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań stands out as a comparable school for astroscience, bioinformatics and geotechnics; it covers signal processing and fluid dynamics as well, and is far larger, with about 35,000 students against roughly 6,000 here.
- Universiteit Utrecht (the Netherlands) works on the same fields as this institution, chiefly astroscience, bioinformatics and geotechnics; it covers marine science and computer vision as well, and is far larger, with about 37,000 students against roughly 6,000 here.
- For astroscience, bioinformatics and geotechnics outside the home country, Freie Universität Berlin in Germany is a natural reference; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
*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.
- Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, Mathematics, Optics, Physics
*: 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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