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Selectividad 2025 opens under stricter criteria as cut-off scores diverge

Registrations in Valencia fell 1.94% following the end of pandemic-era leniencies

Alumnos realizando su prueba de Selectividad en Mallorca.
La biblioteca de Peritos ayer: no cabía ni un alfiler.
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Estudiantes en la segunda convocatoria de la Ebau de 2024

Overview

  • The PAU 2025 is more demanding due to the removal of pandemic-era leniencies and includes five compulsory exams plus up to four optional tests that can boost the final score
  • Valencia’s candidates total 23,774, a 1.94% decrease from 2024, with over 91% of students entering after Bachillerato
  • Forbes ranked Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Universidade da Coruña and Universidade de Vigo among Spain’s top 25 universities for 2024, citing strong employability and research credentials
  • Program cut-off grades vary widely, with Medicine requiring up to 13.45 points in Sevilla and Pablo de Olavide’s International Relations and Law double degree demanding 13.55
  • Universities agreed to harmonize PAU exam formats nationwide by 2026 to provide clearer evaluation criteria for teachers and students