The UAB in figures
Teaching
| Type of centre | Total |
|---|---|
| UAB faculties and schools | 15 |
| Affiliated centres | 10 |
| Data and indicators | Women | Men | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacherlor's degree programmes | 107 | ||
| Bachelor's degree students in UAB centres (headcount) | 16,871 | 10,669 | 27,540 |
| Bachelor's degree students in UAB centres (FTE*) | 16,019 | 10,097 | 26,116 |
| First-year bachelor's degree students in UAB centres | 4,314 | 2,749 | 7,063 |
| Bachelor's degree graduates in UAB centres (2024/25) | 3,368 | 2,031 | 5,399 |
| Bachelor's degree students in affiliated centres (headcount) | 3,223 | 2,310 | 5,533 |
| First-year bachelor's degree students in affiliated centres | 840 | 644 | 1.484 |
| Bachelor's degree graduates in affiliated centres (2024/25) | 692 | 393 | 1.085 |
| Bachelor's degree performance rate (2024/25) | 89 % | 84 % | 87 % |
| Employment rate of bachelor's degree graduates (AQU Catalunya, 2026) | 89 % | 89 % | 89 % |
*Full-Time Equivalent.
| Data and indicators | Women | Men | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master's degree programmes | 138 | ||
| Master's degree students in UAB centres (headcount) | 1,881 | 1,191 | 3,072 |
| Master's degree students in UAB centres (FTE*) | 1,662 | 1,024 | 2,686 |
| First-year master's degree students in UAB centres | 1,448 | 920 | 2,368 |
| Master's degree graduates in UAB centres (2024/25) | 1,429 | 777 | 2,206 |
| Master's degree students in affiliated centres (headcount) | 494 | 302 | 796 |
| First-year master's degree students in affiliated centres | 401 | 236 | 637 |
| Master's degree graduates in affiliated centres (2024/25) | 357 | 185 | 542 |
| Master's degree performance rate (2024/25) | 96 % | 94 % | 95 % |
| Employment rate of master's degree graduates (AQU Catalunya, 2026) | 91 % | 92 % | 91 % |
*FTE: Full-Time Equivalent.
| Data and indicators | Women | Men | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continuing education master's degrees, diplomas and courses | 409 | ||
| Continuing education students | 4,180 | 2,440 | 6,620 |
Research and transfer
| Type of unit | Total |
|---|---|
| Departments | 57 |
| Research groups | 178 |
| Studies and research centres | 19 |
| UAB university research institutes | 9 |
| Associated research centres | 41 |
| Research support facilities | 53 |
| Data and indicators | Women | Men | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD programmes (2025/26) | 69 | ||
| Industrial PhD projects (2024) | 25 | ||
| PhD students (2025/26) | 2,832 | 2,252 | 5,084 |
| PhD theses (2024/25) | 384 | 322 | 706 |
| Employment rate of PhD graduates (AQU Catalunya, 2026) | 96 % | 96 % | 95 % |
| Training research staff | 323 | 283 | 606 |
| Granted research projects | 407 | ||
| Scientific publications (Scopus, Elsevier) | 6,870 | ||
| Priority patents applications | 17 | ||
| Total funding for research and transfer (in million euros)* | 122.8 | ||
| Funding obtained through competitive research calls (in million euros) | 104.4 | ||
| Non-competitive funding (research agreements and services) (in million euros) | 18.3 |
*Includes funding obtained by UAB academic staff in UAB and associated research centres.
Internationalisation
| Data and indicators | Women | Men | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| International bachelor's degree students in UAB centres | 947 | 546 | 1,493 |
| International master's degree students in UAB centres | 574 | 387 | 961 |
| International PhD students in UAB centres | 1,146 | 906 | 2,052 |
| International continuing education master's degree students (2024/25) | 535 | 308 | 843 |
| International students in mobility programmes (IN)* | 1,062 | 497 | 1,559 |
| UAB students in mobility programmes (OUT) | 1,043 | 504 | 1,547 |
| Percentage of graduated students who have spent time abroad (2024/25) | 26 % | ||
| International students in Study Abroad programmes | 4.187 | ||
| International academic and research staff | 233 | 251 | 485 |
| Master's degrees taught in English | 35 | ||
| Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters | 9 | ||
| Percentage of scientific publications in international collaboration (Scimago IBE 2026) | 58 % |
*Does not include international students enrolled in Study Abroad programmes.
Staff and budget
| Data and indicators | Women | Men | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teaching and research staff (headcount) | 2,106 | 2,343 | 4,452 |
| Teaching and research staff (FTE*) | 1,272 | 1,454 | 2,729 |
| Permanent teaching and research staff | 550 | 760 | 1,310 |
| Postdoctoral research staff | 171 | 186 | 357 |
| Technical, management, and administration and services staff | 1,435 | 838 | 2,273 |
*Full-Time Equivalent
| Data and indicators | Total |
|---|---|
| Liquidated income budget (in million euros) | 416.0 |
| Percentage of public income (current transfers) | 66 % |
All the figures
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