The Barcelona School of Economics consistently ranks among the best economics departments in the world in the RePEc/IDEAS Rankings based on research publications and the prestigious QS World University Rankings by Subject. The BSE continues to grow in reputation and maintain its position as a leading institution in the field of Economics and Social Sciences.

Rankings based on research publications in Economics

RePEc/IDEAS Rankings, Economics Departments, March 2023

• Ranked 1 in Spain 
• Ranked 3 in Europe
• Ranked 9 in the World

Source: ideas.repec.org

RePEc/IDEAS Top 10% Authors, March 2023

• 46 (30%) of BSE Professors are ranked in the Top 10% of authors in Economics worldwide

Source: ideas.repec.org 

The Tilburg University Top 100 Worldwide Economics Schools Research Ranking based on research contribution 2016-2020

• Ranked 1 in Spain 
• Ranked 11 in Europe
• Ranked 34 in the World

Source: econtop.uvt.nl

Rankings by subject and department: Economics

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022

• Ranked 4 in Spain 
• Ranked 24 in Europe
• Ranked 66 in the World

Source: topuniversities.com

Shanghai Ranking 2022, Global Ranking of Academic Subjects

• Ranked 2 in Spain
• Ranked top 25 in Europe
• Ranked top 75 in the World 

 Source: shanghairanking.com/rankings

The Barcelona School of Economics was founded as an institution for scientific cooperation between four existing academic and research units with a long tradition of collaboration. Our affiliated professors are all tenured or tenure-track faculty members of the academic units and have contributed to the successful ranking results achieved by BSE: