132 courses with a job placement rate of over 99%

There are 4,036 vacancies in courses with an excellence index greater than or equal to 100 (courses for which demand exceeds the total number of vacancies opened by candidates with grades equal to or higher than 17) in the training offer for the next academic year, an increase of 46 compared to last year. There are 9,355 vacancies in digital skills courses, an increase of 252 compared to 2023. The application deadline for Phase 1 is the 29th (for expat and Portuguese candidates) and 5th August (other candidates). Places in the first phase of the national competition will be announced on 25th August.

Last year, there were 59,073 candidates registered for the first stage, of which 49,438 applied for this stage. More than half of the students were placed on their first course of choice, and a total of 87% were awarded a place on one of their first three courses/institutions.

Foreigners ahead
In some courses, the number of foreigners enrolled exceeds the number of Portuguese students. Gestao of the Nova Lisboa University is one such case: in 2022/2023, there were 876 foreigners and 473 Portuguese. The course with the most foreigners is a private one: the Dental Medicine course at the Fernando Pessoa University had 1,027 foreigners, with a total of 1,451 enrolled.

23 thousand over 40
In the 2022/2023 academic year, there were 23,175 students aged 40 and over enrolled in higher education. The largest numbers of students in this age group were enrolled in Open University courses such as social sciences (1,819), management (622) and computer engineering (493).

Final GPA of 18 or higher in 26 courses
In 26 courses, the vast majority of public institutions had a final average score of 18 or more at the end of their studies. According to the Infocursos portal, Hospital Management and Administration (University of the Algarve) and Oral Hygiene (University of Lisbon) were the courses that recorded the highest final averages in 2021: 18.7 points in the 2nd cycle Master’s degree. This was followed by the private course Escola Superior de Educação de Fafe: Special Education – Cognitive-Motor Area, with a final average of 18.6. At the bottom of the list are five engineering courses, with a final average score below 12. Civil Engineering (1st cycle degree) of the University of Beira Interior had the lowest average: 11.