13 July 2026

URL, 1st Catalan university and 2nd in Spain according to the Digital Leaders in Higher Education ranking

The ranking, compiled by the company Emerging, places Universitat Ramon Llull among the world's best institutions for digital talent

Universitat Ramon Llull, of which La Salle Campus Barcelona is a founding member, performs well in the Digital Leaders in Higher Education ranking. In this edition, URL ranks as the 1st university in Catalonia, 2nd in Spain and 42nd in the world.

The ranking, compiled by the company Emerging, analyses more than 5,000 institutions across four professional areas, focusing on digital talent: Data Science, AI & Business Analytics; Digital Transformation Management; Computer Science; and Digital Entrepreneurship.

URL obtains the following results in the areas analysed:

  • 1st university in Catalonia and 2nd in Spain in Digital Entrepreneurship
  • 1st university in Catalonia and 3rd in Spain in Digital Transformation Management
  • 2nd university in Catalonia and 3rd in Spain in Data Science, AI & Business Analytics
  • 1st private university in Spain and 2nd in Catalonia in Computer Science

At La Salle Campus Barcelona, this result is related to our track record in computer science and computing studies, and to programmes focused on digital transformation and entrepreneurship, taught at La Salle International School of Commerce and Digital Economy (FICEDLS) and the La Salle Digital Engineering School (ETSELS). These include: