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

University education. Students qualified in oficial degrees and masters. By branches of study and universities Catalonia. School year 2008/2009
Art & Humanities Sciences Health sciences Social and legal science Enginnering and architecture Total
Students qualified 2,599 1,829 3,971 16,785 7,215 32,399
State university system 2,374 1,730 3,190 11,623 5,952 24,869
University of Barcelona 1,185 702 1,057 4,547 86 7,577
Autonomous University of Barcelona 707 632 1,249 2,721 546 5,855
Polytechnic University of Catalonia 0 57 135 118 3,826 4,136
Pompeu Fabra University 248 51 40 1,372 360 2,071
University of Girona 91 187 155 1,057 368 1,858
University of Lleida 46 11 175 730 359 1,321
Rovira i Virgili University 97 90 379 1,078 407 2,051
Private university system 58 99 781 2,643 715 4,296
Ramon Llull University 9 26 329 1,403 539 2,306
University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia 38 73 226 506 88 931
Internacional University of Catalonia 11 0 226 390 88 715
Abat Oliba CEU University 0 0 0 344 0 344
Open University of Catalonia 167 0 0 2,519 548 3,234
Source: Departament d'Economia i Coneixement. Secretaria d'Universitats i Recerca.

Last update: February 27, 2014.

Methodological note

Methodological aspects

We have used the information provided by the Generalitat de Catalunya's Ministry of Business and Knowledge, 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.

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 "..".