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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 2015/2016
Art & Humanities Sciences Health sciences Social and legal science Enginnering and architecture Total
Students qualified 4,193 3,283 8,461 22,330 8,991 47,258
State university system 3,771 3,169 6,971 15,699 7,911 37,521
University of Barcelona 1,601 1,492 2,517 5,130 263 11,003
Autonomous University of Barcelona 1,165 993 2,285 3,538 502 8,483
Polytechnic University of Catalonia 0 60 105 322 5,807 6,294
Pompeu Fabra University 431 107 359 3,085 354 4,336
University of Girona 215 267 538 1,464 378 2,862
University of Lleida 161 72 501 814 264 1,812
Rovira i Virgili University 198 178 666 1,346 343 2,731
Private university system 179 114 1,065 4,025 616 5,999
Ramon Llull University 91 48 380 2,530 474 3,523
University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia 83 66 271 802 73 1,295
Internacional University of Catalonia 5 0 404 317 69 795
Abat Oliba CEU University 0 0 10 376 0 386
Open University of Catalonia 243 0 425 2,606 464 3,738
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: July 18, 2017.

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