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 Centres: Lisbon (Headquarters), Porto, Braga and Viseu
Students
13 026 Students (Degree-Granting Programmes)
7 549 Postgraduate Students (Non-Degree-Granting Programmes)
Faculty
1 109 Faculty
251 International Faculty
Degrees Awarded
44 686 Undergraduate
20 387 Masters
1 017 Doctoral
Study Cycles
40 Undergraduate
67 Masters
28 Doctoral
Teaching Units
19 Basic Teaching Units, 3 of them with extensions in several UCP locations:
- Católica Lisbon School of Business Economics (Lisbon)
- Faculty of Humanities (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)
- Department of Economics, Management and Social Sciences (Viseu)
- Católica Medical School (Sintra)
Research
15 Research Units
1 484 Researchers
11 824 Scientific Publications (2019-2023)
84 Patents (2019-2023)
Internationalisation
3 870 International Students
763 Mobility Protocols
110 Nationalities
Programs fully taught in English
2 Undergraduate
18 Masters
10 Doctoral
Grants and awards
2 393 Grants and prizes awarded (in 2023)
€5.190.156 Merit-based grants, social support and awards (in 2023)
Rankings
Católica has top positions in several international university rankings.