It is run by the Centro de Estudios Universitarios (CEU Foundation), established by Asociación Católica de Propagandistas (ACdP) with the goal of making positive changes in society through educational centres, which offer a model based on a holistic understanding of the human person and work in the public arena in defense of justice and human beings.

CEU has achieved an important recognition in the Times Higher Education 2023 ranking by being positioned as the first Spanish university in the area of 'Health and Well-being'.

Universidad CEU San Pablo is once again in the top 3 of the Ranking of 50 careers of the prestigious supplement of the newspaper El Mundo, which analyzes the most sought-after degrees and aims to guide future students in their choice of university.

The newspaper El Mundo also highlights the 90th anniversary of Universidad CEU San Pablo and how the educational institution is firmly committed to the employability of its graduates, internationalization, digitization and innovation.

[8]The colegio's ideology is graphically summarized in the motto, taken from the epistle of Saint Paul, which accompanies his shield: “Veritatem facientes in caritate” (the truth is reached through charity).