Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
| 501-600 | 265 | Arts & Humanities | - | Natural Sciences |
| - | Engineering & IT | - | Social Sciences | |
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| 501+ | 257 | Arts & Humanities | - | Natural Sciences |
| - | Engineering & IT | - | Social Sciences | |
| World Rankings | - | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | ||
| 477= | 236 | Arts & Humanities | 436 | Natural Sciences |
| 522 | Engineering & IT | 464 | Social Sciences | |
| World Rankings | - | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | ||
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The University of Santiago de Compostela is situated in the region of Galicia, on the north tip of Spain. The university prides itself on the regional culture that surrounds it and this is evident in the two campuses that are situated in Compostela and Lugo. It is an undoubtedly historical university as a result of the pilgrimage that takes place and its religious importance. It was originally founded in 1495 when Lope Gómez de Marzoa created the School of Grammar there. However, it was fully confirmed as a university in 1501 when Pope Julius II issued a papal bull to prove its authenticity.
At that time, the main objective of the university was religious instruction and this took priority over any other kind of teaching. In 1555 it separated itself from religious instruction with the help of Juan Ãlvarez de Toledo and started to work towards developing other academic fields. From this point on the university dedicated itself to scientific progress and the discovery of new technologies. In addition to this, the university does not just concentrate on the field of science but also the arts and humanities which feature so highly in its culture and history.
Today, the university is still prominent among other universities in Spain. The university is made up of around 40,000 students, 2,000 lecturers and teaching faculty, and an extra 1,000 staff who are involved in the general administration of the university. The university is also fully involved with the European mobility project that allows university students from abroad to study in Santiago de Compostela in return for their own students studying in foreign institutions.
Faculty
| Number of Faculty Staff | Headcount: 1,113 | Total number of academic faculty staff who are responsible for planning, directing and undertaking teaching only, research only or both teaching and research. Please include: vice-chancellors, deputy vice-chancellors, principals, professors, heads of school, associate professors, principal lecturers, tutors or postdoctoral researchers. Please exclude research assistants*, PhD students who contribute to teaching, hospital residents and exchange scholars or visiting faculty staff who are members of another university. * The important distinction for us is that staff counted as 'research only' should be academically involved in that research and should be likely to publish research outputs. A research assistant, in our understanding, is any individual who is not doing own research and is therefore not likely to publish own research outputs. Said individual is (only) involved in research in terms of operation execution , such as lab technician or equipment operator. |
| Number of International Faculty Staff | Headcount: 78 | Number of academic faculty staff who are of foreign nationality. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even if from another EU state. In Hong Kong, this includes professors from Mainland China. Inclusion and exclusion mirrors those for academic faculty staff. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. |
Undergraduate Information
| Number of Undergraduate Students | Headcount: 29,494 | Number of students pursuing a Bachelor’s level or equivalent degree. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associate’s degrees. |
| Number of International Undergraduate Students | Headcount: 1,265 | Number of undergraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if the language students take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'undergraduate degree program' they should be included under 'international undergraduate students' . Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'. |
Graduate / Postgraduate Information
| Number of Graduate / Postgraduate Students | Headcount: 4,396 | Students pursuing a higher-level degree (Master and Doctorate), including both taught and research postgraduates (e.g. PhD students) |
| Number of International Graduate/Postgraduate Students | Headcount: 906 | Number of graduate / postgraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if they take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'postgraduate degree program', they should be included under 'international postgraduate students'. Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'. |
Students
| Total Students | Headcount: 36,672 | Total number of students. |
Graduate Output
| Number of PhDs Awarded | Headcount: 213 | Total number of PhDs awarded in the last 12 months |
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Contact Information
Country:
Spain
Address:
Praza do Obradoiro, s/n ,
Santiago de Compostela
15782
Spain
Switchboard:
34 981 563100
