Universidad Fernando Pessoa-Canarias (UFP-C)
Santa María de Guía, Canarias
Universidad Fernando Pessoa-Canarias (UFP-C) is a private university founded in 2014, based in Santa María de Guía (Canarias), with on-campus teaching. For the 2025-2026 academic year this site lists 13 of its degrees with official admission data, adding up to 704 new-entry places.
Of those who start a four-year degree, 75.5% graduate within four or five years. Four years after graduating, 71.2% of its graduates work in a university-level job, on an average gross salary of €33,736 a year.
At a glance
- Type
- Private · On-campus
- Degrees offered
- 13
- First-year places
- 704
- Official website
- Santa María de Guía (Las Palmas), Canarias
Admissions
- First-year places
- 704
- Degrees offered
- 13
What it costs
- Tuition
- —
- Room
- €143–€200/month
- Food
- ≈€172/month
- Undergraduates on a general grant
- 18.8%
- Average grant per recipient
- €3,378
— The university does not publish its tuition fee.
Academic outcomes
Research
- Bibliometric rank
- —
- Bibliometrics is the statistical analysis of publications and citations to measure a university’s research impact.
- Publications 2020–2023
- 177
- Citations per publication
- 61.3
No position in the bibliometric rank: the university does not reach the minimum publication volume the analysis requires, which orders the 57 Spanish universities with the largest output by their share of publications among the world’s most-cited 10%.
Student population
338
Start a bachelor’s each year
- Total enrolment
- 1,450
- Undergraduate students
- 1,291
- International studentsOf undergraduate students
- 2.9%
Student profile
Undergraduate enrolment, 2024-2025 academic year.
What happens after graduation
| Indicator | This university | Average in Spain |
|---|---|---|
| In graduate-level employmentContributing in a bracket that requires a degree; out of all graduates, in work or not | 71.2% | 48.0% |
| On a permanent contractOf those in work | 61.3% | 73.9% |
All figures are four years after graduating.
€33,736Average gross annual pay four years after finishing
Average across graduates in Spain: €32,219
It is the Social Security contribution base: gross pay, with legal caps at both ends.
Degrees taught
| Degree | Places |
|---|---|
| Bachelor in Audiovisual Communication | 50 |
| Bachelor in Dentistry5 years | 64 |
| Bachelor in Human Nutrition and Dietetics | 90 |
| Bachelor in Journalism | 50 |
| Bachelor in Medicine6 years | 50 |
| Bachelor in Nursing | 110 |
| Bachelor in Occupational Therapy | 50 |
| Bachelor in Optics and Optometry | 50 |
| Bachelor in Pharmacy5 years | — |
| Bachelor in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences | — |
| Bachelor in Physiotherapy | 50 |
| Bachelor in Podiatry | 50 |
| Bachelor in Psychology | 90 |