Católica and Figures

Católica is a renowned institution in Portugal, with an excellent reputation, the highest standards of research and training, and a strong connection to society.

Get to know our numbers.


Locations

4 campi: Lisbon (Headquarters), Porto, Braga and Viseu


Students

13 154 Students (Degree-Granting Programmes)
+ 7 000 Postgraduate Students (Non-Degree-Granting Programmes)


Faculty

1 125 Faculty
213 International Faculty
 

Degrees Awarded

46 260 Undergraduate
22 126 Masters
1 114 Doctoral


Study Cycles

40 Undergraduate
68 Masters
28 Doctoral


Teaching Units

19 Basic Teaching Units, 4 of them with extensions in several UCP locations:

  • Católica Lisbon School of Business Economics (Lisbon)
  • Faculty of Human Sciences (Lisbon)
  • Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing (Former Institute of Health Sciences. Lisbon, Porto)
  • Faculty of Law - School of Lisbon; School of Porto
  • Católica Global School of Law
  • Faculty of Dental Medicine (Viseu)
  • Faculty of Theology (Lisbon, Porto, Braga)
  • Institute of Political Studies (Lisbon)
  • Higher Institute of Canon Law (Lisbon)
  • Católica Porto Business School (Porto)
  • School of Arts (Porto)
  • School of Biotechnology (Porto)
  • Faculty of Education and Psychology (Porto)
  • Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences (Braga)
  • Institute of Management and Health Organisation (Viseu)
  • Católica Medical School (Sintra)
  • School of Nursing (Lisbon; Porto)

Research

15 Research Units
1 396 Researchers
11 498 Scientific Publications (2020-2024)
68 International Patents (20 in 2024)


Internationalisation

24% International Students
849 Mobility Protocols
113 Nationalities


Programs fully taught in English

7 Undergraduate and Integrated Master
34 Masters
13 Doctoral


Grants and awards

€6.313.443 Merit-based grants, social support and awards (in 2024)
 

Rankings

Católica has top positions in several international university rankings.

Highlights:

Most entrepreneurial university in Portugal (Redstone University Startup Index 2025)

The only portuguese university with two master's degrees in Management in the Financial Times ranking (2025)

#1 ranked in Portugal in World University Rankings (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

Full list