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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 2024/2025
Art & Humanities Sciences Health sciences Social and legal science Enginnering and architecture Total
Students qualified 5,960 3,922 11,195 30,615 10,641 62,333
State university system 4,118 3,753 7,322 18,287 8,005 41,485
University of Barcelona 1,737 1,739 2,437 5,249 333 11,495
Autonomous University of Barcelona 1,417 1,176 2,156 3,800 637 9,186
Polytechnic University of Catalonia 15 143 101 629 5,242 6,130
Pompeu Fabra University 396 41 532 3,956 382 5,307
University of Girona 188 321 643 1,384 494 3,030
University of Lleida 127 78 644 1,610 370 2,829
Rovira i Virgili University 238 255 809 1,659 547 3,508
Private university system 685 169 2,537 5,530 764 9,685
Ramon Llull University 237 88 633 3,491 536 4,985
University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia 418 81 1,031 986 145 2,661
Internacional University of Catalonia 18 0 737 532 83 1,370
Abat Oliba CEU University 12 0 136 521 0 669
Open University of Catalonia 1,157 0 1,336 6,798 1,872 11,163
Source: Ministry of Business and Knowledge.
Notes:
From the 2012/13 academic year are included graduates in master studies.
Integrated and attached centers.

Last update: August 10, 2026.

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