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

University education. Students enrolled in degrees oficials. By branches of study and universities Catalonia. School year 2017/2018
Art & Humanities Sciences Health sciences Social and legal science Enginnering and architecture Total
Students enrolled 20,753 12,514 43,451 92,685 39,108 208,511
State university system 15,839 11,788 29,183 58,333 32,433 147,576
University of Barcelona 7,283 5,218 10,031 20,624 1,486 44,642
Autonomous University of Barcelona 4,489 4,022 8,358 11,678 2,584 31,131
Polytechnic University of Catalonia 46 4 388 1,233 21,002 22,673
Pompeu Fabra University 1,621 0 1,789 9,679 2,428 15,517
University of Girona 941 1,366 2,757 6,673 1,808 13,545
University of Lleida 681 340 2,945 3,290 1,191 8,447
Rovira i Virgili University 778 838 2,915 5,156 1,934 11,621
Private university system 1,526 726 6,932 12,361 2,232 23,777
Ramon Llull University 244 263 2,185 7,526 1,771 11,989
University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia 1,226 463 2,739 2,435 297 7,160
Internacional University of Catalonia 56 0 1,920 1,199 164 3,339
Abat Oliba CEU University 0 0 88 1,201 0 1,289
Open University of Catalonia 3,388 0 7,336 21,991 4,443 37,158
Source: Ministry of Business and Knowledge.
Note: Integrated and attached centers.

Last update: June 5, 2019.

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 "..".