The university has a strong reputation in business subjects, in particular Economics, for which it is regularly ranked amongst the top 50 institutions worldwide.[5] It is known for its high academic demand to degree students. It also holds the highest admission grade requirement in Madrid for several degree programs such as Business, Law, Political Science, Economics, International Studies, Accounting, Journalism or Biomedical Engineering.[6] It also ranks among the world's top 150 universities in employability according to the 2016 QS World University Rankings. It is currently ranked 298th in the world overall as of 2020.[7]