Double degree in Math and Physics leads Spain's 2026 university cutoff rankings

The double degree in Mathematics and Physics at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) has the highest cutoff score in Spain for the 2026-2027 academic year, requiring 13.715 out of 14 and admitting only 3% of its 800 applicants due to just 25 places Source: ABC; El Español. This program tops a national list where 58 degrees demand over 13 points and 265 require above 12, among 2,824 programs across 49 public universities Source: ABC.

Top programs

The UCM double degree leads, followed closely by the same program at the Universidad de Granada (13.625), Universidad de Zaragoza (13.603), and Universidad de Sevilla (13.594) Source: ABC. New integrated engineering programs (PARS) at the Polytechnic University of Madrid (13.526) and the Polytechnic University of Valencia (13.504 for Aeronautical Engineering) also rank high Source: ABC. The Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M) features prominently with its bilingual Industrial Engineering (13.503) and an International Double Degree in Business Administration (13.500) Source: ABC.

Medicine and overall demand

Among single degrees, Medicine still commands the highest cutoffs, with the University of Extremadura leading at 13.330, followed by Sevilla (13.320), Murcia (13.311), and Granada (13.294) Source: ABC. In Madrid, Medicine at UCM received 5,775 applications, and Odontology at UCM also features among the top cutoffs (12.728) Source: El Español. UCM remains the most demanded public university in Madrid by first-choice applications for 2026-2027 Source: El Español. UC3M holds the highest average cutoff across its programs (11.03), ahead of Murcia (10.01) and Polytechnic of Madrid (9.98) Source: ABC.