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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 Students enrolled
Art & Humanities Sciences Health sciences Social and legal science Enginnering and architecture Total
SY 2021/22 26,044 12,711 47,484 99,005 43,473 228,717
SY 2020/21 25,104 12,785 47,281 98,244 41,818 225,232
SY 2019/20 23,128 12,680 46,080 94,949 40,195 217,032
SY 2018/19 22,471 12,731 44,822 93,943 39,413 213,380
SY 2017/18 20,753 12,514 43,451 92,685 39,108 208,511
SY 2016/17 20,227 12,628 42,437 93,255 39,641 208,188
SY 2015/16 19,476 12,453 41,075 92,541 42,118 207,663
SY 2014/15 19,695 12,251 39,955 94,652 44,160 210,713
SY 2013/14 20,624 12,328 39,157 97,070 46,269 215,448
SY 2012/13 21,104 12,234 36,750 102,147 47,680 219,915
SY 2011/12 22,201 12,260 33,263 106,459 51,159 225,399
Source:
SY 2011/12-SY 2013/14: Departament d'Economia i Coneixement. Secretaria d'Universitats i Recerca.
SY 2014/15-SY 2018/19: Ministry of Business and Knowledge.
SY 2019/20-SY 2021/22: Ministry of Business and Knowledge.
Notes:
Integrated and attached centers.
Not included masters and PhD courses.

Last update: June 20, 2023.

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 "..".