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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 2009/2010
Art & Humanities Sciences Health sciences Social and legal science Enginnering and architecture Total
Students enrolled 21,563 12,034 23,265 115,035 55,449 227,346
State university system 16,976 11,543 19,654 67,329 41,733 157,235
University of Barcelona 8,674 5,213 8,067 28,235 822 51,011
Autonomous University of Barcelona 4,907 3,973 6,314 15,315 3,507 34,016
Polytechnic University of Catalonia 0 217 478 648 28,102 29,445
Pompeu Fabra University 1,374 180 472 7,007 1,929 10,962
University of Girona 787 1,155 1,125 6,199 2,724 11,990
University of Lleida 481 160 1,342 4,145 2,093 8,221
Rovira i Virgili University 753 645 1,856 5,780 2,556 11,590
Private university system 506 491 3,611 15,253 5,510 25,371
Ramon Llull University 44 121 1,501 8,243 4,037 13,946
University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia 424 370 903 3,385 1,122 6,204
Internacional University of Catalonia 38 0 1,207 1,840 351 3,436
Abat Oliba CEU University 0 0 0 1,785 0 1,785
Open University of Catalonia 4,081 0 0 32,453 8,206 44,740
Source: Departament d'Economia i Coneixement. Secretaria d'Universitats i Recerca.
Notes:
Not included masters and PhD courses.
Abat Oliba CEU University. 2008/09 academic year.
Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Provisional data.

Last update: August 6, 2020.

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 "..".