The University of Porto (U.Porto) has secured a leading position in the 2025/26 National Access Competition (CNAES), once again achieving the highest entry scores and leading the list of Portugal’s most competitive degree programmes.
According to data released by the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation, 4,929 students were placed across U.Porto’s 59 undergraduate and integrated master’s programmes, out of 5,041 available places. The institution leads nationally in terms of highest average entry score and number of programmes chosen as first option by top-ranked applicants.
A standout performer is the BSc in Aerospace Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering (FEUP), which for the second consecutive year recorded the highest national entry mark: the last of the 30 admitted students entered with a score of 194.3 out of 200. Two other U.Porto programmes – Industrial Engineering and Management (186.5) and the Integrated Master’s in Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine (185.3) – also ranked in the national top five.
