EBAU / Selectividad
The Spanish university entrance exam taken at the end of Bachillerato. Your mark, combined with your Bachillerato grades, decides which degrees you can enter.
- Who sits it
- Anyone finishing Bachillerato who wants a university place in Spain.
- When it happens
- June of your final Bachillerato year, with a resit in July.
- Preparation time
- Two years of Bachillerato, with intensive revision in the final months.
- How often
- Twice a year (ordinaria in June, extraordinaria in July).
- Cost
- Around 100 EUR in registration fees, reduced or waived with a grant or large-family status.
What the exam is like
Written exams over three or four days: a general phase of core subjects plus an optional phase where you raise your mark with subjects weighted for your degree.
Stage by stage
1
General phase: Spanish, History, foreign language and your modality subject
2
Optional phase: up to four extra subjects that raise your mark
3
Admission mark calculated and applied to your degree preferences
How the mark is used
Final admission mark out of 14. Each degree has a nota de corte that changes every year with demand.
Careers that need it
Aerospace Engineer
University-access exam grades decide which engineering school you can enter — maths and physics weight heavily.
RequiredAgricultural / Agronomy Engineer
University-access exam grades decide which engineering school you can enter — maths and physics weight heavily.
RequiredAutomation & Robotics Engineer
University-access exam grades decide which engineering school you can enter — maths and physics weight heavily.
RequiredAutomotive Engineer
University-access exam grades decide which engineering school you can enter — maths and physics weight heavily.
RequiredBiomedical Engineer
University-access exam grades decide which engineering school you can enter — maths and physics weight heavily.
RequiredChemical / Process Engineer
University-access exam grades decide which engineering school you can enter — maths and physics weight heavily.
RequiredCivil Engineer
University-access exam grades decide which engineering school you can enter — maths and physics weight heavily.
RequiredDentist
Dentistry is a capped degree with a high entry mark.
RequiredElectrical / Power Engineer
University-access exam grades decide which engineering school you can enter — maths and physics weight heavily.
RequiredElectronics Engineer
University-access exam grades decide which engineering school you can enter — maths and physics weight heavily.
RequiredEnvironmental Engineer
University-access exam grades decide which engineering school you can enter — maths and physics weight heavily.
RequiredIndustrial Engineer
University-access exam grades decide which engineering school you can enter — maths and physics weight heavily.
RequiredMaterials Engineer
University-access exam grades decide which engineering school you can enter — maths and physics weight heavily.
RequiredMechanical Engineer
University-access exam grades decide which engineering school you can enter — maths and physics weight heavily.
RequiredMedical Doctor
Medicine has one of the highest notas de corte in Spain.
RequiredMining & Geological Engineer
University-access exam grades decide which engineering school you can enter — maths and physics weight heavily.
RequiredNaval / Marine Engineer
University-access exam grades decide which engineering school you can enter — maths and physics weight heavily.
RequiredRenewable Energy Engineer
University-access exam grades decide which engineering school you can enter — maths and physics weight heavily.
RequiredStructural Engineer
University-access exam grades decide which engineering school you can enter — maths and physics weight heavily.
RequiredTelecommunications Engineer
University-access exam grades decide which engineering school you can enter — maths and physics weight heavily.
RequiredVeterinarian
Veterinary places are capped and the nota de corte is high.