EUHT StPOL, 7 years scoring as best Hospitality University in Spain

Sant Pol School of Hospitality and Culinary Management – Barcelona (EUHT StPOL) repeats as the best university in Spain in Hospitality & Leisure Management, according to the QS World University Ranking by Subject 2024. It’s the seventh consecutive year that EUHT StPOL leads the ranking in Spain. Worldwide, in 2024 it is ranked #16.

The ranking, which has been just published by QS (Quacquarelli Symonds), measures the educational excellence of more than 1500 universities around the world according to 55 subjects or areas of knowledge. Once again, EUHT StPOL stands within the 20 best universities in the world in the area of Hospitality & Leisure Management, and is the only Spanish institution in this area’s Top 50. 

It’s not the first time that EUHT StPOL has led the QS ranking in Spain in its specialty area. EUHT StPOL has appeared in the QS World University Rankings by Subject since 2018, leading the classification of Spanish Hospitality and Tourism universities since then. It’s consolidated not only as the best university in Spain to study Hospitality Management, but also as one of the world’s leading universities in this field as it has always been in the Top30. In fact, across the 55 subjects, EUHT StPOL stands as the Spanish university with the highest position.

QS use different key metrics to compile the rankings, such as the academic reputation of the institution, and employer reputation, i.e. those institutions that are regarded by the world’s hiring managers as nurturing the most talented and hirable graduates.

The full results of the QS 2024 ranking can be found at Top Universities.

EUHT StPOL’s educational model

EUHT StPOL is a private college affiliated to Universitat de Girona, with almost 60 years of experience in training professionals in hotel management, tourism, culinary arts and restaurant services.

It’s a pioneering model of Hotel-School in Europe with a theoretical-practical learning methodology that inspires students to become the hospitality leaders of the future. Renowned on an international level, EUHT StPOL welcomes every year students from more than 40 different nationalities.

Since 2020, EUHT StPOL has increased its academic offer with online and blended programs, enriching its studies of bachelor, master, postgraduate and technical degrees.