History
Its founding decree, signed by King Charles IV of Spain, is dated the 11th March 1792. Since that date, it has undergone changes and been known by different names until finally being given its current name in 1913.
Education
The university’s course catalogue includes: 45 undergraduate degrees; 21 official graduate courses in the process of being phased out and 30 official master’s degrees; 52 doctoral programs; and 25 master’s degrees unique to this university.
Research
The international projects unit supports the ULL researchers to increase their financial resources by international project grants. In particular, we are focused but not limited to the H2020 and Interreg programs of the European Commission.
Career
The Start Ups Project run by Emprende.ull, which forms part of the University Employment Agency, is the result of the University’s strong commitment towards fostering an entrepreneurial spirit in Canary society, supporting start-up initiatives, and sharing the tools, methodologies and know-how that has been developed in order to consolidate the economic fabric of the Canary Islands.
University Ranking
Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2024
501 200
2023
701
2022
701
ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2025
-
2024
1001 -200
2023
801
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2025
-
2024
802 77
2023
879
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
Student services
Via its Vice-Rectorate of Student Affairs, the Universidad de La Laguna has developed a range of different support services that are aimed at improving the lives of our students, either by providing a specific service or by providing financial backing for their initiatives.
Housing services
The Accommodation Service of the Universidad de La Laguna is the umbrella under which a range of other services belonging to the University fall. These services exist to provide decent affordable housing so that that any student suffering financial hardship may still access and pursue a university education.
Library services
The library at the Universidad de La Laguna provides a support service to studies, teaching and research. Its collection of materials and its staff have been set up to help users transform information into knowledge.
ICT services
The SIGA project allows the members of ULL’s community to access online resources from the Computer Rooms regardless of where they are located, so long as they have access to a SIGA computer. This allows users greater flexibility as they know they will be able to access their files and configurations from wherever they are whenever they want.
Campus life
The principal campuses (Central, Anchieta, Guajara and Ofra) of this learning institution are located in the city of La Laguna, although it also has other centres scattered throughout Santa Cruz de Tenerife. In these centres, as of the academic year 2014/ 2015 (the most recent year for which full data is available), the university homes 20,442 students who are pursuing both undergraduate and postgraduate courses, 1,606 professors and 817 administrative and service personnel.
Sports facilities
The Sports Service of the Universidad de La Laguna organises practical and educational physical and sporting activities for the University community and for wider society.
- Acupuncture & Physiotherapy: specialised service aimed at improving health and a complement to physical activity.
- Competitions
- Training Courses: practical and theoretical courses and training courses relating to sports and healthy lifestyles.
- Leasing spaces and equipment
- Booking Facilities
- Sporting Activities: more than 30 different activities, including your everyday sports as well as federated sports. There are those for connecting body and mind, for leisure or those already familiar to everyone. All activities are overseen by a monitor.
Accreditation
It is accredited by Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, España.