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University education. Students enrolled. By branches of study and universities

University education. Students enrolled. By areas of study and universities Catalonia. School year 2008/2009
Humanities Sciences Health sciences Social sciences Management & practice of sport Technology Total
Students enrolled 20,262 11,744 20,349 107,240 2,403 55,203 217,201
State university system 16,382 11,224 17,066 67,327 1,586 42,272 155,857
University of Barcelona 9,015 5,214 6,581 28,899 877 772 51,358
Autonomous University of Barcelona 4,715 3,629 6,462 15,432 0 3,969 34,207
Polytechnic University of Catalonia 0 293 475 683 0 28,162 29,613
Pompeu Fabra University 1,024 237 216 6,804 0 1,872 10,153
University of Girona 713 1,130 639 6,227 0 2,737 11,446
University of Lleida 297 144 1,023 3,441 709 2,155 7,769
Rovira i Virgili University 618 577 1,670 5,841 0 2,605 11,311
Private university system 335 520 3,283 12,455 817 5,029 22,439
Ramon Llull University 58 127 1,341 6,543 574 3,670 12,313
University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia 225 393 915 2,637 243 925 5,338
Internacional University of Catalonia 52 0 1,027 1,546 0 434 3,059
Abat Oliba CEU University 0 0 0 1,729 0 0 1,729
Open University of Catalonia 3,545 0 0 27,458 0 7,902 38,905
Source: Departament d'Innovació, Universitats i Empresa.
Note: Provisional data. The data on the ascribed centres and diploma courses correspond to the 2007/08 academic year.

Last update: July 14, 2010.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

University education
Education that seeks to prepare and specialise professionals, foster cultural progress and develop research. Access to university requires candidates to pass PAAU (university entrance aptitude tests). In the case of university colleges there is a set of reserved places for students proceeding from CFGS or FP2. University can also be accessed by people aged over twenty-five years that pass regulatory university entrance exams as proposed by universities, even though they do not possess the batxiller certificate. University education taken in higher technical colleges and faculties involves three cycles: first cycle studies, first and second cycle studies, second cycle studies and third cycle studies. Since the Bologna Plan came into force, university certificates are structured into three cycles: bachelor's degree, masters and doctorate. Bachelor's degrees replace diplomas and licentiates. Masters courses are for acquiring specialised training focused on research and the professional world. The aim of doctorate courses is to offer students advanced training in research techniques.

Methodological aspects

We have used the information obtained from the statistics services of Catalan universities. Data is offered on the number of teachers, and students enrolled at and qualified by the private and public universities that make up the Catalan university system. Data is also included in relation to the number of students taking third cycle (PhD and continuing education) courses. Since the Bologna Plan came into force (2010), information has been included on students enrolled for official degrees and masters. At the moment there are two coexisting systems until the expiry of the old plan. Data is also provided on PhD theses, and on students on the different student mobility programmes.

The mobility data for the Catalan university system are made up of all the students who take part in mobility actions, whether through international programmes or bilateral agreements with the different universities, and both the students who come and those who leave.

Catalan universities are:

Name Year established
University of Barcelona (UB) 1837
Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) 1968
Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) 1971
Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) 1990
University of Lleida (UdL) 1991
University of Girona (UdG) 1991
Rovira i Virgili University (URV) 1991
Open University of Catalonia (UOC) 1995
Ramon Llull University (URL) 1991
University of Vic (UVic) the 2014 renamed University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC) 1997
Internacional University of Catalonia (UIC) 1997
Abat Oliba CEU University (UAO) 2003

Unavailable information is represented using the symbol ":". When the value is lower than that of the minimum unit to be able to estimate the statistical operation or if it effects statistical confidentiality, the symbol used is "..".