The Studium Generalis Kalaritanum was founded in 1606 along the lines of the old Spanish Universities of Salamanca, Valladolid and Lleida.

There are the 11 faculties in which the university is divided into:

• Faculty of Economical, Giuridical and Political Sciences
• Faculty of Humanistic Studies
• Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
• Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
• Faculty of Biology and Pharmacy
• Faculty of Sciences

The university has about 36,000 enrolled students, a teaching staff of over 1,200 and a technical-administrative staff of about 1,300 people.