[5] The BSE Scientific Council works with faculty and administrators to ensure the quality of teaching, research, and admissions procedures.

The first chair of the Scientific Council was Hugo Sonnenschein (1940–2021), President Emeritus of the University of Chicago, who held the position from 2008 until 2021.

[10] In 2016, it became the only center focused on economics and the social sciences to receive a second Severo Ochoa distinction.

[12] The main research activities organized by the Barcelona School of Economics include: Affiliated Professors of the Barcelona School of Economics are tenured or tenure-track faculty members from the BSE academic units.

At present there are some 150 affiliated professors, including: Some of the scholars and professionals who have taught at the Barcelona School of Economics as guest professors are: The academic programs of the Barcelona School of Economics attract a highly international group of students in several main programs.