Fundación CYD

Name

Fundación CYD

Legal name

Fundación CYD (Fundación Conocimiento y Desarrollo)

Website

https://fundacioncyd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Research

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Reporting, Dashboards & Business Intelligence (BI) (EDADAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Education Data Warehousing, ETL/ELT & Master Data Management (MDM) (EDADAIAB)

Keywords

• University rankings
• Higher education research
• University benchmarking
• Education policy analysis
• Graduate employment studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Fundación CYD produces and freely distributes research products that analyze and benchmark the Spanish university system. Its core offerings are the annual Informe CYD report, the Ranking CYD interactive benchmarking platform covering 84 universities and 3,909 degree programs, the Mapa interactivo de las universidades españolas (territorial analytical platform), and the Mentores CYD university–company mentorship program. These products serve universities, policymakers, companies, students, and the general public with independent data on higher-education performance, employment outcomes, and contribution to economic and social development.

Product overview

Fundación CYD offers a portfolio of publications, ranking tools, and mentoring services focused on analyzing and promoting the contribution of Spanish universities to economic and social development. The core offerings include the annual Informe CYD report, the Ranking CYD online platform for comparing university performance, the Mentores CYD mentoring program bridging academia and industry, and an interactive map platform for exploring university data by region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ranking CYD: An online university ranking tool that allows users to compare the quality of Spanish universities across dimensions such as teaching and learning, research, knowledge transfer, internationalization, regional development contribution, and employment outcomes. The 2026 edition covers 84 universities, 31 areas of knowledge, and 3,909 degree programs.
• Informe CYD
• Mentores CYD
• Mapa interactivo de las universidades españolas

Products and services

• Informe CYD Annual report providing an updated diagnosis of the Spanish university system and universities' contribution to economic and social development; aimed at policymakers, universities, and the general public.
• Ranking CYD Online platform that compares the quality of Spanish universities with detailed information on institutional performance across knowledge areas, allowing users to build personalized rankings.
• Mentores CYD Mentoring program that expands the links between universities and companies, helping students make decisions and develop competencies for professional success.
• Mapa interactivo de las universidades españolas Interactive online platform with detailed information about Spanish universities disaggregated by autonomous communities, analyzing student profile, research, labor insertion, and pre-registration processes.
• Uso y percepción de la IA en el entorno universitario II Specialized study analyzing the use and perception of artificial intelligence among Spanish university students, based on a survey of 800 students; the second edition of a recurring research series.
• Radiografía del Sistema Universitario Español 3. Inserción laboral Third publication in the Radiografía del SUE series analyzing the Spanish University System, specifically examining labor insertion of graduates from five cohorts (2014/2015 to 2018/2019) at four years post-graduation.

Quantifiable outcome

• The Ranking CYD 2026 analyzes 84 universities, 31 areas of knowledge, and 3,909 degree programs
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Fundación CEOEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 March 2023La Fundación CYD ha suscrito un acuerdo de colaboración con la Fundación CEOE para reforzar los lazos entre la universidad y la empresa española, con el fin de mejorar la empleabilidad y potenciar el valor de la universidad como motor de desarrollo económico y social. This partnership aims to strengthen the connection between universities and Spanish companies to improve employability and enhance the university's role as a driver of economic and social development.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ANECA (Agencia Nacional de Evaluación de la Calidad y Acreditación): ANECA is Spain's national agency for quality assessment and accreditation of higher education. It is a direct peer because it produces university-quality evaluations and benchmarking in the same Spanish market where Fundación CYD operates.
• U-Multirank: U-Multirank is the European Commission-supported multidimensional university ranking. It is comparable to Fundación CYD's Ranking CYD because both build multi-indicator comparison tools of university performance, even though U-Multirank is pan-European.
• Universia: Universia is a Santander-group university network operating across Spain and Ibero-America that connects universities, students, and employers. It is the closest analogue to Fundación CYD because both sit at the intersection of Spanish higher-education data, employer engagement, and Santander-affiliated governance.
• Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades Españolas (CRUE): CRUE is the official conference of Spanish public and private university rectors. It is directly comparable because it shapes the Spanish university system's policy and data agenda, which is the same analytical territory Fundación CYD covers.
• Centre for Higher Education (CHE) – Germany: CHE is a German higher-education research and ranking organization producing multidimensional assessments of universities. It is directly comparable to Fundación CYD because both produce nationally-focused ranking and indicator systems to inform students and policymakers.

Broad incumbents

• QS Quacquarelli Symonds: QS produces global university rankings including regional Latin America editions. It is a broad incumbent peer because it competes for the same audience of students, universities, and policymakers evaluating institutional quality, including in Spain.
• OECD – Indicators of Education Systems (INES): OECD's INES program, including Education at a Glance, is the canonical international benchmark for education system performance. It is comparable because it informs Spanish policy discussions that Fundación CYD's reports also seek to shape, albeit at a much larger and broader scale.
• Times Higher Education: Times Higher Education runs the THE World University Rankings and related research-policy products. It is a broad incumbent competitor to Fundación CYD's benchmarking work because universities and governments routinely consult THE data when positioning their performance.
• CWTS Leiden Ranking: The Leiden Ranking is a bibliometric global ranking of universities' scientific performance. It is a broad incumbent peer to the research-performance dimensions of Fundación CYD's rankings, especially for universities that already cite international comparisons in their communications.

Regional players

• European University Association (EUA): EUA is the pan-European association of universities that publishes system-level analyses (e.g., Trends reports). It is a regional peer because it addresses many of the same university-policy and performance questions at European, rather than Spanish, level.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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