🇪🇸 How to apply to university in Spain

Applications go through Each university (with UNEDasiss accreditation). Programmes usually start: September.

Checked on 20 October 2026 against the official sources listed below.

The essentials

Application system: Each university (with UNEDasiss accreditation)You apply (preinscripción) to each university, or to a regional system in some regions. Many universities ask applicants with foreign school qualifications for a UNEDasiss accreditation first.
When programmes start: September.
International applicants: International students apply to each university, in some regions through a central system; deadlines are mostly in spring and early summer for autumn starts. Non-EU students then need a student visa from a Spanish consulate.
Language: No national requirement: each university sets its own proof of Spanish or English.

Key dates

UNEDasiss's published key dates are for 2026. In that cycle the accreditation request was open 4 February to 1 December, the subject exams (PCE) were sat in late May and early September, and public universities' pre-enrolment usually closed in early July.

The dates for the next intake haven't been published yet. We add them once the official source does.

Your checklist

The usual steps for an international student applying to a bachelor's in Spain, in order. Tick them off as you go — your ticks stay in this browser, with no account.

1.Check with the university which admission criteria apply to your country's school qualification.
2.If your school system is outside the EU and has no agreement with Spain, first apply to the Ministry of Education for homologation of your diploma to the Spanish bachillerato.
3.Request UNEDasiss accreditation online if the university uses it, with legalised and translated documents, and pay its fee.
4.Sit the specific subject exams (PCE) if you need them to raise your admission score.
5.Pre-enrol (preinscripción) with each university or regional system by its deadline, usually early July.
6.Accept your place and enrol.
7.Non-EU students: apply for a student visa at a Spanish consulate with the admission letter, funds and health insurance.
8.Arrange housing and, after arrival, any residence card you need.

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Next steps

Sources

Written by CollegeMatcher in our own words from these official pages, checked on 20 October 2026. Dates change every year.

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