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

University education. Students enrolled. By branches of study and universities Catalonia. School year 2010/2011
Art & Humanities Sciences Health sciences Social and legal science Enginnering and architecture Total
Students enrolled 22,298 12,335 26,108 114,078 52,866 227,685
State university system 17,704 11,813 22,339 65,858 41,956 159,670
University of Barcelona 8,685 5,279 8,910 26,937 971 50,782
Autonomous University of Barcelona 5,356 4,218 7,310 14,974 3,375 35,233
Polytechnic University of Catalonia 0 133 460 691 28,430 29,714
Pompeu Fabra University 1,430 121 433 6,952 1,876 10,812
University of Girona 847 1,185 1,509 6,380 2,700 12,621
University of Lleida 531 180 1,675 4,195 2,108 8,689
Rovira i Virgili University 855 697 2,042 5,729 2,496 11,819
Private university system 952 522 3,769 14,298 4,332 23,873
Ramon Llull University 377 98 1,575 8,205 3,292 13,547
University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia 537 424 949 3,123 765 5,798
Internacional University of Catalonia 38 0 1,245 1,793 275 3,351
Abat Oliba CEU University 0 0 0 1,177 0 1,177
Open University of Catalonia 3,642 0 0 33,922 6,578 44,142
Source: Departament d'Economia i Coneixement. Secretaria d'Universitats i Recerca.
Note: Not included masters and PhD courses.

Last update: January 23, 2014.

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 "..".