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)