Madrid is the largest hub in Spain for university life.
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
The Complutense University is one of the oldest universities in the world, and the largest in Spain. It has 10000 staff and a student population of 117 000. It is located on two campuses, in the university quarter Ciudad Universitaria at Moncloa
in Madrid, and in Somosaguas.
The Complutense University has its origins in the 13th century on the banks of the river Henares. The university achieved the name "Complutense" due to the fact that it was originally situated in the town of Alcalá de Henares, whose Latin name
was Complutum. After 1836 the university was moved to Madrid and renamed Universidad Central. The campus in the Ciudad Universitaria quarter in Madrid was built starting in 1927, and around 1980 a secondary campus was created in the neighbouring
town of Somosaguas. The old Alcala campus reopened as an independent university (Universidad de Alcalá de Henares) in 1977.
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
The Autonoma, perhaps Spain's best university for research along with Complutense, was instituted under the leadership of the famous physicist, Nicolás Cabrera. The Autonoma is widely recognised for its research strengths in theoretical physics.
Known simply as la Autónoma in Madrid, its main site is the Cantoblanco Campus, situated 15 kilometers to the north of the capital (M-607) and close to the municipal areas of Madrid, namely Alcobendas, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Tres
Cantos and Colmenar Viejo.
Located on the main site are the Rectorate building and the Faculties of Science, Philosophy and Fine Arts, Law, Economic Science and Business Studies, Psychology, Higher School of Computing Science and Engineering, and the Faculty of Teacher
Training and Education.
Other Universities
Universidad de Alcalá de Henares(Alcalá)
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM)
Universisad Carlos III de Madrid(Carlos III)
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Rey Juan Carlos)
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED)
Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio(UAX)
Universidad Antonio de Nebrija (Nebrija)
Universidad Camilo José Cela (Cela)
Universidad Europea de Madrid (UEM)
Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (Francisco de Vitoria)
Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE-ICAI)
Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca (UPSAM)
Universidad San Pablo (CEU)
Escuela de Organización Industrial (EOI)
Facultad de Ciencias del Seguro, Jurídicas y de la Empresa
Fundación General de la Universidad de Alcalá