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Higher education in spain

There are 51 public universities in spain and 21 private universities.Madrid has the most with 13 Barcelona has eight and Valencia four.
Spain's oldest university is salamanca founded in 1218. Catalunya's oldest university is the one in lleida, which was founded in 1925.
Entry to university is by a special two-day entrance exam.
The taking of 'gap years' is rare in spanish education culture and most undergraduates in spain study at the university nearest to their home.
Semesters are between september and may, with most exams taken in june.
Degree courses consist of three cycles. The first cycle is diplomatura, with a total of 180 credits required to gain the qualification.
The second cycle is the licenciatura. The third cycle is research-based.
Spain has four different types of university: escuelas universitarias; colegios universitarios;facultades and escuelas superiors.
Undergraduate university fees in spanish public universities are generally much lower than in the UK.
according to EL mundo newspaper the following are the top five in the country: 1-Politecnica de Madrid; 2 Complutense de Madrid; 3 Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona; 4 Autonoma de Barcelona  5 Politecnica de Catalunya.
This article affects the people around me because most of them won't to go to university.
Personally I'm not sure if I want to you to university yet.
It is important to Know about public universities because the private universities are really expensive.
IN Conclusion IN my point of veiw I think that all universities should be public, so, that everybody has the chace to study what they want.