The
University of Barcelona (; ; ) is a public
university located in the city of
Barcelona,
Catalonia in
Spain. With 75
undergraduate programs, 353 graduate programs and 96
doctorate programs to over 63,700 students, UB was considered to be the best
University in Spain in the 2011
QS World University Rankings, which ranked the university 148th overall in the world. Its subject rankings were: 74th in Life Sciences & Biomedicine, 89th in Arts & Humanities, 87th in Natural Sciences, 143rd in Social Sciences and 175th in Engineering & IT. In 2010, according to University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP), it is the best university in Spain and 83rd university in the world.