Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
Barcelona, Cataluña
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya is a private university founded in 1995, based in Barcelona (Cataluña), with distance teaching. For the 2025-2026 academic year this site lists 29 of its degrees with official admission data, adding up to 20,350 new-entry places.
Of those who start a four-year degree, 35.9% graduate within four or five years. Four years after graduating, 45.9% of its graduates work in a university-level job, on an average gross salary of €39,044 a year.
At a glance
- Type
- Private · Distance learning
- Tuition per year (estimated)
- €2,285 – €5,156
- Degrees offered
- 29
- First-year places
- 20,350
- Official website
- Barcelona, Cataluña
Admissions
- First-year places
- 20,350
- Degrees offered
- 29
What it costs
- Tuition, 60-credit year
- €2,285 – €5,156
- Undergraduates on a general grant
- 5.1%
- Average grant per recipient
- €1,389
Academic outcomes
Research
- Bibliometric rank
- 10
- Bibliometrics is the statistical analysis of publications and citations to measure a university’s research impact.
- Publications among the world’s most-cited 10%
- 10.6%
- Publications among the world’s most-cited 1%
- 1.0%
- Citation impact (world average = 1)
- 1.07
- Publications 2020–2023
- 1,734
- Citations per publication
- 7.1
The bibliometric rank marks the position among the 57 Spanish universities with assessable output, ordered by their share of publications among the world’s most-cited 10% (fractional counting).
Student population
15,369
Start a bachelor’s each year
- Total enrolment
- 71,017
- Undergraduate students
- 51,797
- International studentsOf undergraduate students
- 4.6%
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 | 45.9% | 48.0% |
| On a permanent contractOf those in work | 84.0% | 73.9% |
All figures are four years after graduating.
€39,044Average 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.