The UNED in Lanzarote exceeds 500 enrolled students for the first time in more than a decade

Distance university education is gaining ground in Lanzarote. The associated center of the National University of Distance Education (UNED) on the island has closed enrollment for undergraduate degrees for the 2026/27 academic year with 515 students, representing an year-on-year increase of 6.4% compared to the previous academic year.

According to data compiled by the Lanzarote Data Center, this progress allows the institution to break the barrier of 500 enrolled students for the first time in twelve years—it had not happened since the 2014/15 academic year—after a decade of stability below that threshold.

The academic map of UNED in Lanzarote maintains a high concentration in three major degrees—Psychology, Early Childhood Education, and Law—which together account for more than half of all students at the center:

The Psychology degree revalidates its leadership as the most in-demand degree on the island with 123 students (almost one in four enrolled).

Meanwhile, Early Childhood Education makes the biggest leap, growing by 23.3% to 74 students, surpassing Law for the first time and consolidating itself as the second most studied degree after doubling its student body since its implementation.

For its part, Law maintains positive growth and rises to 72 enrolled students, solidifying its position on the island's academic podium.

Launch of Double Degrees and Progress in Social Sciences

In addition to the boost from Early Childhood Education and Law, the center's growth is supported by the first-time enrollment of four double degrees, which add 14 new students led by Psychology and Criminology and Law and Social Work. Added to this is the growth of microdegrees, which increase to 19 enrolled students.

In the rest of the academic offerings, the dynamism of Social Work (27 students), Legal and Public Administration Sciences, and Economics stands out, while Business Administration and Management (ADE) and Tourism maintain their previous year's figures unchanged. At the opposite end, Humanities degrees suffer the biggest cuts, and engineering maintains a minority presence in the center as a whole.

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