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Students enrolled for oficial masters. By branches of studies and universities

University education. Students enrolled for oficial masters. By branches of studies and universities Catalonia. School year 2015/2016
Art and humanities Sciences Health sciences And legal science Enginnering and architecture Total
Students enrolled 3,594 2,007 3,960 18,153 6,557 34,271
State university system 2,842 1,876 2,441 9,271 4,763 21,193
University of Barcelona 1,746 1,084 923 3,292 178 7,223
Autonomous University of Barcelona 545 371 838 1,598 195 3,547
Polytechnic University of Catalonia 0 130 85 473 3,536 4,224
Pompeu Fabra University 242 137 133 2,478 145 3,135
University of Girona 68 61 100 539 180 948
University of Lleida 108 25 148 359 247 887
Rovira i Virgili Univ. 133 68 214 532 282 1,229
Private university system 31 131 369 3,352 435 4,318
Ramon Llull University 9 106 140 2,373 404 3,032
University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia 22 25 60 503 2 612
International University of Catalonia 0 0 140 146 29 315
Abat Oliba CEU University 0 0 29 330 0 359
Open University of Catalonia 721 0 1,150 5,530 1,359 8,760
Source: Ministry of Business and Knowledge.
Note: Integrated and attached centers.

Last update: June 23, 2017.

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 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 "..".