SAE Institute Barcelona is part of a global network of creative media colleges. It offers diplomas and degrees in Audio Engineering, Film Production, Animation, Game Development, and Music Business.
Address: Carrer de Perú, 174, 08020 Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Audio Engineering, Game Development, Animation
Domains taught:
- Engineering, Industrial Design, Software Engineering, Sound Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Diploma
Status:
- Private
Partnerships:
Part of the global SAE Institute network with campuses worldwide. Strong industry connections for guest lectures, workshops, and career opportunities.
Research:
Focus on practical skills and project-based learning in creative media production.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
60
Current students***:
500
Foreign students***:
30%
Cumulative former students***:
4000
Pros
Industry-standard facilities, hands-on training, international network.
Cons
Private institution. Focus on vocational diplomas and specific bachelor’s degrees, may not offer broader engineering.
Best For
Students seeking practical, industry-focused training in audio, film, animation, or game development.
- Official Linkedin
- Official Facebook
- Official X / Twitter
- Linkedin Alumni Page
Most Similar Schools Locally
- Both schools build their programmes around sound engineering, industrial design and software engineering, and SAE Institute Madrid is the one to compare first within the country, since it is also a private institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and diploma.
- ESAT Escuela Superior de Arte y Tecnología overlaps with this school on industrial design, software engineering and engineering, so the two are easy to compare, and it has almost the same size, at about 500 students, and is also a private institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- For sound engineering, industrial design and software engineering outside the home country, DigiPen Institute of Technology in the United States is a natural reference; it covers computer vision and AI and machine learning as well, and is larger, enrolling about 1,200 students against roughly 500 here.
- Students considering a move abroad can look at Olin College of Engineering in the United States, where industrial design, software engineering and engineering also form the core, and it covers bioengineering and robotics as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 400 students against roughly 500 here.
- Students considering a move abroad can look at Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning in Canada, where sound engineering, industrial design and software engineering also form the core, and it is public, whereas this school is private, and also offers certificate and graduate certificate programmes.
- In Germany, CODE University of Applied Sciences Berlin teaches much the same core subjects, industrial design, software engineering and engineering, and it covers ergonomics and UX and quality as well, and has almost the same size, at about 500 students.
- For a study option in Japan with a comparable spread of sound engineering, industrial design and software engineering, Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics is the reference point: it also offers master's programmes and covers ergonomics and UX and logistics as well.
*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.
- Creative Design Strategies, Design Thinking, Project Management, Prototyping, User experience (UX), User-Centered Design
*: 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.
Innovation.world is not affiliated with this school/university.
We recommend to contact them directly on their website for any special request.
To complete or correct any information here or share your opinion, please comment below or > send us a direct message <.
