From 2016/2017 to 2023/2024, most of Spanish public university students were studying at the social and legal sciences faculty, with figures reaching approximately 504,000 graduates in the 2016/2017 academic year. Science is the least popular field of study in public universities, with approximately 80,400 students in all of Spain in 2024.
Number of students registered at public universities in Spain from the school year 2016/2017 to 2023/2024, by field of study
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Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España). (June 6, 2024). Number of students registered at public universities in Spain from the school year 2016/2017 to 2023/2024, by field of study [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/462008/enrollment-numbers-at-the-public-university-spain-by-branch/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España). "Number of students registered at public universities in Spain from the school year 2016/2017 to 2023/2024, by field of study." Chart. June 6, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/462008/enrollment-numbers-at-the-public-university-spain-by-branch/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España). (2024). Number of students registered at public universities in Spain from the school year 2016/2017 to 2023/2024, by field of study. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/462008/enrollment-numbers-at-the-public-university-spain-by-branch/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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