University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Statistics

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Acceptance rate

81%

Enrollment

22,500

Languages

Spanish

Type

Non-profit

Funding

Public-private partnership

Highest Degree

Doctorate

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Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate81%
Admissions RequirementsSecondary school certificate (bachillerato) or recognized foreign equivalent, and pre-university examination (selectividad)
Academic CalendarOctober to July (October - February; March-July)
Enrollment22,500

We've calculated the 81% acceptance rate for University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Tuition

Below is the standard credit pricing for the various degree levels offered at University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Degree Level Cost Per Credit
Associate Degree 1,749 CR
Bachelor Program 1,950 CR
Master Program 2,149 CR
Ph.D. / Doctoral 2,850 CR
Final tuition fees may vary based on specific department requirements, residency status, and selected elective courses. Please contact the admissions office for a detailed financial breakdown.

University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria faculties and divisions

Explore the various academic institutes, schools, and campuses that make up University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Faculty : Economics, Business and Tourism

Accountancy Business Administration Business Education Economic and Finance Policy Economics Finance Tourism

Faculty : Geography and History

Geography History Rural Planning

Faculty : Health Sciences

Medicine Nursing Physical Therapy

Faculty : Law

Human Resources Labour and Industrial Relations Law Social Work

Faculty : Marine Science

Marine Science and Oceanography

Faculty : Philology

Arabic Classical Languages English Modern Languages Philology Psychology Sociology Spanish

Faculty : Physical Education and Sports

Physical Education Sports

Faculty : Teacher Training

Child Care and Development Education Foreign Languages Education Music Education Physical Education Primary Education Social Sciences Special Education Speech Therapy and Audiology Teacher Training

Faculty : Translation and Interpretation

English French German Translation and Interpretation

Faculty : Veterinary Science

Pathology Veterinary Science

Institute : Applied Microelectonics

Microelectronics

Institute : Intelligent Systems and Digital Engineering

Engineering Systems Analysis

School : Architecture

Architecture

School : Computer Engineering

Computer Engineering Computer Science

School : Industrial and Civil Engineering

Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Industrial Design Industrial Engineering Naval Architecture

School : Telecommunications Engineering and Electronic Engineering

Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Maintenance Electrical Engineering Electronic Engineering Sound Engineering (Acoustics) Technology Telecommunications Engineering

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design Yes Yes Yes
Biology Yes Yes Yes
Business Yes Yes Yes
Chemistry Yes Yes Yes
Computer Science Yes Yes Yes
Economics Yes Yes Yes
Engineering Yes Yes Yes
Environmental Science Yes Yes Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes Yes
Mathematics Yes Yes Yes
Medicine Yes Yes Yes
Physics Yes Yes Yes
Psychology Yes Yes Yes

Título de Graduado

Architecture Arts and Humanities Economics Education Engineering English French German Law Medicine Nursing Physical Therapy Teacher Training Tourism Translation and Interpretation Veterinary Science

Máster Propio

Coastal Studies Education Engineering Finance Health Sciences Heritage Preservation Human Resources International Business Law Marine Science and Oceanography Marketing

Doctor

Chemical Engineering Economics Linguistics Management Mechanical Engineering Production Engineering Sanitary Engineering Tourism

Research profile

University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is a world-class research university with 20,484 scientific papers published and 416,618 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Environmental Science, Engineering, Medicine, Chemistry, Computer Science, Physics, Philosophy, and Geography and Cartography.

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
10,992 / 196,058
Biology
10,030 / 269,254
Environmental Science
9,914 / 233,621
Engineering
7,696 / 163,959
Medicine
7,319 / 210,884
Chemistry
7,239 / 190,740
Computer Science
6,529 / 130,365
Physics
6,316 / 137,595
Philosophy
6,264 / 79,900
Geography and Cartography
5,783 / 130,799
Geology
5,403 / 129,113
Ecology
5,065 / 137,101
Political Science
4,506 / 76,889
Mathematics
3,944 / 104,644
Genetics
3,937 / 117,954
Biochemistry
3,799 / 111,980
Quantum and Particle physics
3,790 / 82,514
History
3,538 / 84,025
Psychology
3,537 / 80,627
Organic chemistry
3,465 / 100,775
Law
3,416 / 74,093
Pathology
3,410 / 118,857
Sociology
3,377 / 84,053
Archaeology
3,251 / 82,189
Statistics
3,117 / 91,814
Business
3,103 / 73,130
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
3,074 / 55,658
Paleontology
2,943 / 73,361
Materials Science
2,450 / 48,675
Oceanography
2,422 / 66,922
Economics
2,110 / 43,944
Electrical Engineering
2,005 / 32,768
Wildlife and Fisheries Management
1,853 / 54,754
Linguistics
1,808 / 30,345
Machine Learning
1,761 / 40,738
Surgery
1,757 / 54,498
Optics
1,714 / 37,037
Botany
1,714 / 46,345
Public Health
1,687 / 58,530
Demography
1,622 / 56,588

Annual publication & citation counts

Academic rankings

5 Notable alumni

Australia Navarro

1. Australia Navarro

1961-. (aged 65)
lawyer politician
Maria Australia Navarro de Paz is a Spanish politician from the People's Party and leader of the People's Party of the Canary Islands in the Parliament of the Canary Islands.
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Omar Emboirik Ahmed

2. Omar Emboirik Ahmed

1956-. (aged 70)
historian ambassador diplomat politician
Omar Emboirik Ahmed Abdelahi was the Sahrawi ambassador to Venezuela until late 2012, also accredited non-resident ambassador to Bolivia and Ecuador, with a base in Caracas.
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Javier Santaolalla q

3. Javier Santaolalla q

1982-. (aged 44)
telecommunications engineer physicist science communicator
Javier Santaolalla Camino is a Spanish physicist, engineer, doctor in particle physics and scientific popularizer. He has worked at the National Center for Space Studies (CNES) in France, CIEMAT and the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), where he was part of the team that discovered the Higgs boson through the Large Hadron Collider (LHS) from CMS Experiment.
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Carla García Barber

4. Carla García Barber

1990-. (aged 36)
physician beauty pageant contestant model
Carla Barber Garcia is a Spanish medical doctor, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Spain 2015 and Miss World Spain 2011. She represented her country at both Miss Universe 2015 and Miss World 2011.
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General Info & Contacts

Alternative names ULPGCUniversidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Founded 1979
Motto Ad Orbem per TechnicamTo the world through techniques
Colors blue, grey, orange
Academic calendar October to July (October - February; March-July)
Address Calle Juan de Quesada, 30 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35001 Spain
City Population 382,000
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