The ranking considers the 50 most popular subjects among students and the five best universities where to study them, giving 250 programs ranked in total. It considers the following criteria:

TEACHER QUESTIONNAIRE (30%)

In a voluntary, anonymous and random survey, teachers assess which are the best centers to teach their degree; the strengths and weaknesses of the university; and outline the main lines of research of the departments.

DATA FROM THE UNIVERSITY (50%)

Human Resources

• Proportion of students in relation to Teaching and Research Staff (PDI).
• Current expenditure per enrolled student.  

Physical resources/Infrastructure 

• Positions in classrooms / number of students.
• Positions in laboratories / number of students.
• Positions in libraries / number of students.
• Number of copies in the libr ary.
• Number of positions in computer rooms / number of students.
• Internet connection type. 

Curriculum 

• Number of credits and study plans (reveals the composition, structure and duration of each plan).
• Number of practical / theoretical credit (importance of practical teaching in the study plan).
• Optional degree offer (curricular flexibility).
• Practical credits in companies. 
• Teaching: Methodology and its importance, adaptation to the new parameters of the EHEA, possibility for the student to evaluate the teacher, etc.

Results 

• Dropout rate.
• Graduation rate.
• Average duration of studiem (efficiency of an institution in relation to the number of students graduated).
• Participation rate of faculty in research projects.
• PhDs: evaluates the number of theses read each year in relation to the number of students enrolled in third-cycle courses.

Background information 

• Number of ongoing research Project.
• Number of languages ​​offered.
• Study abroad programs.
• Price per credit.
• How has the Faculty dealt with the change to the European Higher Education Area?

INTERNATIONALIZATION (10%) 

• Graduates' reputation in the international business world (the opinion of more than 100,000 employers worldwide is valued).
• Reputation of students from Spanish centres among the global academic community.

OTHER INDICATORS (10%) 

Other indicators taken into account, such as results in international rankings, Aneca reports or results of reports from Spanish universities, etc.