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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 2009/2010
Art & Humanities Sciences Health sciences Social and legal science Enginnering and architecture Total
Students qualified 2,636 1,812 4,335 18,812 7,120 34,715
State university system 2,344 1,713 3,397 12,783 5,811 26,048
University of Barcelona 1,241 746 1,274 5,467 100 8,828
Autonomous University of Barcelona 677 562 1,192 2,579 532 5,542
Polytechnic University of Catalonia 0 70 129 131 3,798 4,128
Pompeu Fabra University 197 55 57 1,549 340 2,198
University of Girona 88 158 213 1,077 395 1,931
University of Lleida 62 20 176 764 309 1,331
Rovira i Virgili University 79 102 356 1,216 337 2,090
Private university system 62 99 938 3,089 769 4,957
Ramon Llull University 18 21 398 1,485 546 2,468
University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia 37 78 273 710 156 1,254
Internacional University of Catalonia 7 0 267 520 67 861
Abat Oliba CEU University 0 0 0 374 0 374
Open University of Catalonia 230 0 0 2,940 540 3,710
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