Overview

• Regional education authorities published the 2025–26 PAU cutoff scores and first-round admission lists on July 11
• Catalonia registered 62,328 pre-enrollments—a rise of 8.4%—with about 58% of applicants securing their first choice and 77% gaining a top-three placement
• Double-degree programs in physics/mathematics and aerospace engineering posted the highest thresholds, led by UV’s 13.578 and UCM’s 13.698
• The reformed PAU, featuring mandatory practical questions and uniform orthography penalties, produced slightly lower average scores and marginal coolant in some cutoffs
• The Generalitat Valenciana rolled out a centralized, algorithm-driven waitlist system to coordinate eight rounds of vacancy allocations through early October