Introduction

San Vicente Mártir Catholic University of Valencia, also known as the Pontifical University of Valencia (UCV), is a private non-profit university located in Valencia, Spain, committed to providing high-quality education and cultivating talents with social responsibility and professionalism.

Overview

Student size: more than 13,000 undergraduate, master and doctoral students.

Number of faculty: 926 faculty members.

History and establishment time

On November 3, 1969, Archbishop José María García Lahiguera of Valencia founded the Edetania University Teacher Training School in cooperation with some religious institutions, and established the Edetania Association Foundation in January 1974.

In 1979, the then Archbishop of Valencia Miguel Roca Cabanellas and the President of the University of Valencia signed an agreement on the allocation of Edetania to the University of Valencia.

In December 2003, at Edetania On the basis of the Foundation's more than 30 years of educational work, the Catholic University of Valencia San Vicente Martir was officially established and legalized by the Valencian Autonomous Government with Decree No. 53/2004 on April 16, 2004.

School Strength

Disciplines: There are 10 colleges, offering 26 undergraduate majors, including 19 double degrees, more than 100 master's majors and 3 doctoral majors, covering arts and humanities, business and social sciences, medicine and health, science and technology and other fields.

Teaching Quality: Focusing on practical teaching, all majors include off-campus internships to promote the development of students' employability. The current employment rate of graduates is 84%.

Faculty: It has a highly qualified faculty team with a total of 926 teachers who can provide students with high-quality teaching and guidance.

International Cooperation: It has established cooperative relations with many universities and institutions around the world, and has carried out 28 local exchange programs and 2 international exchange programs, providing students with broad international exchange and learning opportunities.

Institutional Nature

The school is a private non-profit university.

Educational Philosophy

People-oriented, focusing on cultivating students' creativity and curiosity about knowledge, enabling students to discover the fun of knowledge and combine knowledge with real life.

Emphasis on the social responsibility of education, paying attention to the educational needs of disadvantaged groups, and promoting education for all.

Key laboratories and disciplines

Key laboratories: 24 educational research centers.

Key disciplines: medicine, dentistry, physical therapy, podiatry, psychology, law, business administration, biotechnology and other disciplines have certain advantages in teaching and scientific research.

Faculty

The school has eight departments, including law, society and economy, teachers and education, medicine and health, philosophy, literature and humanities, canon law, sports activities and sports science, veterinary and experimental science, and psychology. Later, it gradually developed into 10 colleges, including the School of Education and Sports Sciences, the School of Psychology and Health Sciences, the School of Sociology and Humanities, the School of Experimental Sciences, the School of Nursing, the School of Medicine, the School of Social and Legal Sciences, etc.

Ranking

In the 2020 Cyd Ranking The teaching ranking of Valencia Province in Spain is the first, the teaching ranking of private universities in Spain is the second, and the private universities in Spain are the eighth.

According to 4icu.org data, the school ranked 59th in Spain in 2024 and 2287th in the world.

Expenses

Tuition fees for different majors vary, such as 7292.67 euros/school year for sports activities and sports science, 6990 euros/school year for physiotherapy, 5490 euros/school year for law, and 4990 euros/school year for early childhood education.

Campus environment

Campus facilities: The main campus is located in the historic city center of Valencia. The campus building is 19 The famous building of the 18th century was once the residence of a count of Valencia, and was later donated to the Pontifical University. There is also a high-roofed church built by the count himself on campus. The campus environment is beautiful, and it has its own private hospital, clinic, visualization hospital, early care center, sports center and veterinary hospital, etc., with complete medical facilities.

Campus culture: As a Catholic university, the campus culture contains a profound religious heritage and humanistic spirit, focusing on cultivating students' moral qualities and social responsibility, and also encouraging students to actively participate in various cultural, sports and community activities to enrich their extracurricular life.