Back Universidat de Salamanca AN جامعة شلمنقة Arabic جامعة سالامانكا ARZ Universidá de Salamanca AST Salamanka Universiteti Azerbaijani سالامانکا بیلیم‌یوردو AZB Саламанка университеты Bashkir Саламанкскі ўніверсітэт Byelorussian Саламанкски университет Bulgarian Universitat de Salamanca Catalan

University of Salamanca

Not to be confused with the Pontifical University of Salamanca.
University of Salamanca
Universidad de Salamanca
Seal of the University of Salamanca
Latin: Universitas Studii Salamanticensis
MottoOmnium scientiarum princeps Salmantica docet (Latin)
Motto in English
Salamanca is foremost in teaching all the sciences
TypePublic
Established1218[1]
Academic affiliations
EUA, Coimbra Group
RectorRicardo Rivero Ortega
Academic staff
2,453[2]
Administrative staff
1,252[2]
Students30.000
2,240[3]
Location
Salamanca
,
Castile and León
,
Spain

40°57′41″N 05°40′00″W / 40.96139°N 5.66667°W / 40.96139; -5.66667
CampusUrban/College town
Colours  Carmine
Websitewww.usal.es Edit this at Wikidata
Universidad de Salamanca logo
University rankings
Global – Overall
ARWU World[4]501–600 (2023)
QS World[5]=534 (2024)
THE World[6]801–1000 (2024)
USNWR Global[7]=770 (2023)
Close up of the plateresque façade of the University of Salamanca.
Plateresque façade of the university facing a statue of Fray Luis de León.
School Courtyard in the university.
The old library of the University of Salamanca.
Fray Luis de León's classroom.

The University of Salamanca (Spanish: Universidad de Salamanca) is a public research university in Salamanca, Spain. Founded in 1218 by King Alfonso IX, it is the oldest university in the Hispanic world and one of the oldest in the world in continuous operation. It has over 30,000 students from 50 different nationalities.[8]

  1. ^ Álvarez Villar, Julián (1972). La Universidad de Salamanca: arte y tradiciones. Universidad de Salamanca. p. 13. ISBN 847481751X.
  2. ^ a b University of Salamanca. "Personal" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
  3. ^ University of Salamanca. "Estudiantes" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
  4. ^ "ARWU World University Rankings 2034". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  5. ^ "QS World University Rankings 2024". topuniversities.com. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  6. ^ "World University Rankings". timeshighereducation.com. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  7. ^ "U.S. News Education: Best Global Universities 2022-23". Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Ven a la USAL: futuros estudiantes | Universidad de Salamanca". www.usal.es. Retrieved 2022-08-01.

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