If you have read anything about access to Spanish universities, you will have been able to realise the amount of information there is. Escuela PCEAs a specialist centre for preparing for Specific Skills Tests, we try to facilitate this torrent of information, helping future university students in their entry into Spanish studies.
Map of public universities in Spain
In Spain there are universities public and private. In this case, as it is the most popular option, we indicate the location of all Spanish public universities.
Requirements of public universities 2026
We have summarized in the table below all the services requested by Spanish public universities, organized by autonomous regions. We tell you what each of the criteria means:
- Admission criteria. This reflects the main characteristic to overcome.
- Qualification for admission. How to calculate the final admission grade. Some universities opt for the UNEDasiss system, others for the Spanish system and others for their own system.
- High school modality. Basic requirement for some regions. It is a specific configuration of the subject and its improvement that grants such criteria.
- Test type. There are 2 types, PCE and EBAU. The PCE form is normally with 4 subjects, being 4, 5 or 6 for EBAU. In essence, it is knowing whether universities "copy" the style of the Selectivity for Spaniards (EBAU) or if they prefer the UNEDasiss system (PCE).
- Language accreditation (Spanish). Requirement requested only for students who do not have nationality from a Spanish-speaking country.
| PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES BY AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITIES | ADMISSION CRITERIA | QUALIFICATION FOR ADMISSION | HIGH SCHOOL MODALITY | TEST TYPE | ACCREDITATION IN LANGUAGES |
| UNIVERSITIES OF ANDALUSIA | PAU | DO NOT | DO NOT | PEBAU | DO NOT |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARAGON | PAU | YES | DO NOT | PEBAU | DO NOT |
| UNIVERSITY OF ASTURIAS | PAU | YES | DO NOT | PEBAU | DO NOT |
| UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA | PAU | DO NOT | DO NOT | PEBAU | DO NOT |
| UNIVERSITIES OF CASTILLA AND LEÓN | HIGH SCHOOL MODALITY | YES | YES | PCE | YES (BURGOS AND VALLADOLID) |
| UNIVERSITIES OF THE CANARY ISLANDS | ACCREDITATION + PCE/ PAU | YES | DO NOT | PEBAU | DO NOT |
| UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA-LA MANCHA | PAU | YES | DO NOT | PEBAU | YES |
| UNIVERSITIES OF CATALONIA | PAU | DO NOT | DO NOT | PEBAU | DO NOT |
| UNIVERSITIES OF MADRID | HIGH SCHOOL MODALITY | YES | YES | PCE | YES |
| UNIVERSITIES COM. FROM VALENCIA | UNEDASISS ACCREDITATION WITHOUT REQUIREMENTS | YES | DO NOT | PCE | YES (SOME DEGREES) |
| UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA | UNEDASISS ACCREDITATION WITHOUT REQUIREMENTS | YES | DO NOT | PCE | DO NOT |
| UNIVERSITIES OF GALICIA | UNEDASISS APPROVAL OR ACCREDITATION | YES | DO NOT | PCE | YES |
| UNIVERSITY OF BALEARIC ISLANDS | PAU | YES | DO NOT | PEBAU | DO NOT |
| UNIVERSITY OF LA RIOJA | PAU | YES | DO NOT | PEBAU | YES |
| PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA | PAU | YES | DO NOT | PEBAU | YES |
| UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY | UNEDASISS ACCREDITATION + 2 PCE | YES | IT DEPENDS (ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE) | PEBAU | DO NOT |
| UNIVERSITIES REGION OF MURCIA | UNEDASISS ACCREDITATION + 2 PCE | YES | DO NOT | PCE | YES (SOME DEGREES) |
| UNED | APPROVAL | DO NOT | DO NOT | DO NOT | DO NOT |
