ULisboa is responsible for making the city of Lisbon one of the great European capitals of culture and science, as it welcomes more than 9000 foreign students every year – about 17,8% of the total number of students – from over 100 countries, who are seeking high quality education as well as a different culture, delightful weather and the hospitality that Lisbon, and Portugal, have to offer.
ULisboa is currently Portugal’s largest University and one of Europe’s largest. Located in the heart of the city, it provides its entire community with the best and most diverse academic programs and vows to deliver a uniquely enriching experience.
From Lisbon to the World
As an institution of education and science committed to the progress of society, Universidade de Lisboa is based on the creation, transfer and social and economic reinforcement of knowledge and culture.
Vision: ULisboa is set on promoting its cohesion and spirit of identity; on attracting the best students; on fostering interaction with productive structures and public authorities; on encouraging the renewal, qualification and mobility of Human Resources; on reinforcing its intervention and influence skills within strategic international scenarios; on the consolidation of a Quality Management System; on providing culture for the University and for the City of Lisbon; on encouraging social responsibility and sports, health and well-being at ULisboa, as well as improving the infrastructures available for the academic community.
VALUES
Intellectual freedom and respect for ethics
Societal innovation and development;
Democratic participation;
Social and environmental responsibility.
ReCtor
Luís Manuel dos Anjos Ferreira
Full Professor
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Univiversity of Lisbon
Licenciatura Degree
Veterinary Medicine
Masters and Doctoral Degree
Veterinary Sciences
See also
19
10
472
15,8% of which were a result of collaboration between ULisboa Schools or with other Higher Education Institutions
105
7
226
134
128
Data: 2026
51.590 Students
(2024/25)
25.984
1st Cycle
14.103
2nd Cycle
3.540
Inscritos na Escola de Pós-Graduação (2024/25)
6.337
1st e 2nd Cycles
5.166
3rd Cycle
ULisboa was first choice to 9.167 students.
Data: december 2025
STUDENTS
Access 2024/25
1st Phase of the National Access
Data: december 2025
40.491
9.167
7.442
7.369
15%
14%
59%
Colocados na 1.ª opção
12.159
6.611
5.024
524
7.277
(2024)
4.258
82,3% Doctorates
(2024)
538
(2024)
2.481
(2024)
Staff
88%
1.429€
Gross
79%
employed
1.249€
Average Monthly Remuneration
97%
employed
1.567€
Average Monthly Remuneration
94%
employed
1.521€
Average Monthly Remuneration
97%
employed
2.505€
Average Monthly Remuneration
Employability
"Lisbon, Erasmus city"
We welcome talents from all over the World
To international students, Lisbon is one of their favorite destinations
11.702
7.581
4.121
Internationalization
Creating everlasting value through research
69
with FCT evaluation
64
88% total da ULisboa
4.849
2021
437
437
8,35 M€
2024
184
22,75 M€
349
2014/20
117,2
338
2014/20
69,37 M€
2014/20
162,1
125,1
from 2020 to 2023
21
18
50
≈67,5 M€
Research, Innovation and Technology Transfer numbers
4 and 6
24 Mil M€
75%
18 mil M€ de 24 mil M€
+1000
+170
+850M€
2016 to 2022
64
(2015/24)
174
2016 to 2022
Dados: dezembro 2025
7.463
1.185
ULisboa Scientific Awards
161
2016 to 2023
168
2016 to 2023
130.000€
University of Lisbon Awards
The University of Lisbon Award, an annual event, aims at distinguishing and awarding a Portuguese or foreign individual for contributing remarkably toward scientific and/or cultural progress and growth as well as the country’s international projection.
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Honoris Causa awarded by University of Lisbon
297
1st Portuguese Nobel Prize
1949
Merit
Notwithstanding assessment methods or criteria, ULisboa leads the main international rankings and is amongst the 200 best universities worldwide.
1st
SCIMAGO, ARWU, NTU, CWUR, URAP, CTWS-LEIDEN
1.º
5th
SCIMAGO
25th
CWTS LEIDEN
Shanghai Ranking (ARWU)
201-300th in the world
CWTS Leiden Ranking
25th in Europe
139th in the world
National Taiwan University Ranking (NTU)
165th in the world
University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP)
134th in the world
CWUR Ranking
79th in Europe
218th in the world
Scimago Ranking
35th in Western Europe
138th in the world
Rankings
The University of Lisbon includes museums, botanical gardens, collections and cultural heritage of a scientific, historical and artistic nature, that are very significant in the Portuguese and international context.
Heritage and Culture
Heritage
Museums, Gardens and Observatories
159.531
9
3
229.899
6.993
at the Ajuda Botanical Garden
145
2
Culture
3
2.000
1
10
1
Built Heritage
ULisboa is spread out throughout the city and it takes up about 3% of Lisbon’s buildings or structures.
The largest part is located at Cidade Universitária (45%) and at the Ajuda/Belém axis (22%) where most of the Schools are. The third most important property axis is the Príncipe Real/Chiado/Lapa (16%), as the remaining property are spread along Jamor, Oeiras, Cascais, Sacavém, Alameda, amongst other places.
12,2M€
8.701.935M€
3.491.930M€
Sports
University Stadium of Lisbon
2
1
2
7
1
3.300
(monthly average, in 2022)
13.383
para os diversos espaços e instalações desportivas do Estádio Universitário de Lisboa
16.686
106
1.279
128
Health and Fitness
1
in 2 campi
10
7.215
3.638
2024
58
25.912 m²
by Libraries and Documentation Centres
3.052
3,78 M
2,54 M
6,34 M
2,69 M
Libraries and Documentation Centers
Bibliometrics
2019 to 2022 information
23.920
2.435
9.525
82.554
The mission of the ULisboa Press is to publish original books of proven scientific and cultural merit, fundamental works, volumes resulting from unique cultural or institutional projects, whose topics are considered to be of relevant interest to the University. The University of Lisbon Press is also responsible for publishing the ULisboa Magazine.
40
28
5
1.500TB
(RAW space)
5,42
ULisboa websites
IT and Administrative Modernization
Income and expenditure
420,87M€
51,5M€
93,89M€
266,05M€
93,89M€
266,05M€
Financial Resources
5.557
8
granted through scholarships
1.454,05
average annual scholarship amount granted 2021/22
7.318
9
460.572
3.412
95
18
1.187
1.368
1.368