Catholic University of Portugal: Statistics
| Rank | Ranking |
|---|---|
| #1165 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #421 of 2,785 | In Europe |
| #7 of 95 | In Portugal |
| #3 of 27 | In Lisbon |
| #135 of 1,514 | For Nutrition and Food Science |
| Top50% | For 19 other topics |
Quick Review
- Religion
- Christian-Catholic
- Enrollment
- 12,500
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Private
- Highest Degree
- Doctorate
- Website
- ucp.pt
- Languages
- Portuguese;English
- Acceptance rate
- 70%*
* The Catholic University of Portugal is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because a university has programs where an applicant only needs to meet admission requirements to enroll and doesn't necessarily competes with others.
We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely-ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Admissions Requirements | Secondary school certificate and entrance examination, or recognized foreign equivalent |
|---|---|
| Academic Calendar | September to July (September - February; March-July) |
| Enrollment | 12,500 |
| Full time employee | 850 |
| Student:staff ratio | 15:1 |
Publications & Citations
Catholic University of Portugal majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4 | 2 |
| 1992 | 12 | 15 |
| 1993 | 14 | 37 |
| 1994 | 23 | 66 |
| 1995 | 30 | 86 |
| 1996 | 48 | 131 |
| 1997 | 53 | 166 |
| 1998 | 58 | 239 |
| 1999 | 45 | 411 |
| 2000 | 61 | 443 |
| 2001 | 55 | 535 |
| 2002 | 66 | 582 |
| 2003 | 86 | 813 |
| 2004 | 97 | 1005 |
| 2005 | 106 | 1295 |
| 2006 | 127 | 1766 |
| 2007 | 162 | 2142 |
| 2008 | 185 | 2525 |
| 2009 | 201 | 3226 |
| 2010 | 202 | 3640 |
| 2011 | 267 | 4867 |
| 2012 | 341 | 5517 |
| 2013 | 293 | 6931 |
| 2014 | 375 | 8179 |
| 2015 | 440 | 8953 |
| 2016 | 498 | 9776 |
| 2017 | 490 | 11204 |
| 2018 | 473 | 12304 |
| 2019 | 559 | 15704 |
| 2020 | 618 | 20763 |
| 2021 | 620 | 25627 |
Tuition
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Local students | $6,250 | $3,750 |
| International students | $6,250 | $3,750 |
The Catholic University of Portugal has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.
Programs and Degrees
| Programs | Associate's degree | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design | Arts | Humanities | – | + | + | + |
| Business | Politics | Social Sciences | – | + | + | – |
| Languages | Culture | Linguistics | – | + | + | + |
| Nursing | Health | Pharmacy | Medicine | – | + | + | + |
| Engineering | IT | – | – | – | – |
| Maths | Natural Sciences | – | + | + | + |
| Licenciado | Bioengineering, Biomedicine, Business Administration, Cinema and Television, Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, Economics, Finance, Information Technology, International Relations and Diplomacy, Law, Management, Microbiology, Modern Languages, Museum Studies, Nursing, Nutrition, Pastoral Studies, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Portuguese, Psychology, Restoration of Works of Art, Social and Community Services, Sound Engineering (Acoustics), Spanish, Tourism |
|---|---|
| Mestre | Accountancy, Agricultural Engineering, Asian Studies, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Cinema and Television, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Sciences, Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, Dentistry, Economics, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, Ethics, Family Studies, Finance, Fine Arts, Food Technology, Foreign Languages Education, Gerontology, Health Sciences, Human Resources, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, International Business, International Law, International Relations and Diplomacy, Law, Leadership, Linguistics, Management, Marketing, Microbiology, Museum Studies, Native Language Education, Neurosciences, Nursing, Nutrition, Philosophy, Photography, Political Sciences, Portuguese, Psychology, Religious Studies, Restoration of Works of Art, Social and Community Services, Social Work, Sound Engineering (Acoustics), Special Education, Theology, Tourism, Translation and Interpretation |
| Doutor | Biotechnology, Cognitive Sciences, Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, Educational Sciences, Ethics, Fine Arts, Food Technology, Heritage Preservation, History, International Relations and Diplomacy, International Studies, Law, Linguistics, Management, Museum Studies, Nursing, Nutrition, Oenology, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Religious Studies, Restoration of Works of Art, Social and Community Services, Technology, Theology, Translation and Interpretation, Viticulture |
Catholic University of Portugal alumni
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António Costa
- Enrolled in the Catholic University of Portugal
- Graduated with postgraduate education
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
-
António Luís Santos da Costa GCIH is a Portuguese lawyer and politician serving as the 119th and current prime minister of Portugal since 26 November 2015, presiding over the XXI (2015–2019), XXII (2019–2022) and XXIII Constitutional Governments (2022-present). Previously, he was the secretary of state for parliamentary affairs from 1995 to 1997, minister of parliamentary affairs from 1997 to 1999, minister of justice from 1999 to 2002, minister of internal administration from 2005 to 2007, and mayor of Lisbon from 2007 to 2015. He was elected as secretary general of the Socialist Party in September 2014.
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Ricardo Araújo Pereira
- Occupations
- screenwriterwriter
- Biography
-
Ricardo Artur de Araújo Pereira is a Portuguese comedian, political commentator and journalist. Pereira first rose to national notoriety in the early 2000s as a member of the Portuguese comedy group, Gato Fedorento.
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Paulo Portas
- Occupations
- politiciantelevision presenterjournalist
- Biography
-
Paulo de Sacadura Cabral Portas is a Portuguese media and political figure, who has, since the 1990s, been one of Portugal's leading conservative politicians. He was the leader of one of Portugal's right-wing parties, the CDS – People's Party (CDS-PP) from 1998 to 2005 and 2007–2016, on whose lists he was elected to the Portuguese Parliament in every legislative election between 1995 and 2015. He was Deputy Prime Minister from 2013 to 2015, Minister of State and Foreign Affairs from 2011 to 2013, and Minister of Defence from 2002 to 2005, all three times in coalitions of the PSD and his CDS-PP. Portas withdrew from politics in 2016.
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Paulo Rangel
- Occupations
- politicianwriter
- Biography
-
Paulo Artur dos Santos Castro de Campos Rangel is a Portuguese jurist and politician of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2009. He also serves as vice-president of the European People's Party under the leadership of its president Donald Tusk.
General info
| Alternative names | UCP Universidade Catolica Portuguesa |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1971 |
| Accreditation | Direção-Geral do Ensino Superior (DGES) |
| Motto | Veritati |
| Colors | blue, white, gray |
| Academic structure | Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences Faculty of Theology Catolica-Lisbon School of Business and Economics Faculty of Human Sciences Higher Institute for Canon Law Institute of Health Sciences Institute for Political Studies Faculty of Law Faculty of Biotechnology Católica Porto Business School Faculty of Education and Psychology School of Arts Institute of Bioethics Institute of Management and Health Organisations |
| Affiliations and memberships | European University Association (EUA) International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU) Associação das Universidades de Língua Portuguesa (AULP) Fédération des Universités Catholiques Européennes (FUCE) Conselho de Reitores das Universidades Portuguesas (CRUP) Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils EUROPAEUM |
Location and Contacts
| Address | Palma de Cima Lisbon, Lisboa, 1649-023 Portugal |
|---|---|
| City population | 546,000 |
| Phone | +351 (21) 721 4000 |
| Fax | +351 (21) 726 0546 |