Study Design in Denmark: programmes, fees and entry requirements
Denmark has 6 undergraduate programmes in Design at 6 universities in 2 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay no tuition fee; non-EU students €18,000 a year (€10,800–€18,000).
Always check current information on the official website of the university before you apply.
- Taught in: Danish (6)
- Selection: cut-off score, Optagelse.dk (KOT)
- Entry scores known for: 2 programmes
All Design programmes in Denmark
| Programme | University | City | Language | Length | EU fee / year | Non-EU fee / year | Entry score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professionsbachelor, visuel kommunikation | Danish School of Media and Journalism (København) | Copenhagen | Danish | — | €0 | — | — |
| Designer | Design School Kolding | Kolding | Danish | 3 yr | €0 | — | 11.4 (2026) |
| Professionsbachelor, smykker, teknologi og business | Erhvervsakademi København (EK) (København) | Copenhagen | Danish | — | €0 | — | — |
| Designer | Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, Conservation (København) | Copenhagen | Danish | 3 yr | €0 | €18,000 | 10.9 (2026) |
| Professionsbachelor, grafisk kommunikation | University College South Denmark (Kolding) | Kolding | Danish | — | €0 | — | — |
| Designkultur med rum og æstetik | University of Southern Denmark (Kolding) | Kolding | Danish | — | €0 | €10,800 | — |
How admission works in Denmark
You apply through Optagelse.dk, the national portal of the Coordinated Admission (KOT): you can list up to 8 programmes and receive at most one offer, at your highest possible priority. You need a qualification on a level with the Danish upper secondary leaving certificate plus each programme's specific requirements, and Danish-taught programmes require proof of Danish. Where there are more applicants than places, quota 1 selects by grade point average (the score shown is the quota 1 cut-off on the Danish 7-point scale) and quota 2 by criteria set by the institution. For the 2027 intake Optagelse.dk opens on 1 February 2027; the deadline is 15 March 2027 at 12:00 for quota 2 and for anyone with a foreign or international (IB) diploma, and 5 July 2027 at 12:00 for quota 1 with a Danish diploma; answers come on 28 July.
See also: Study in Denmark · Design in other countries
Sources
- Study in Denmark (Ministry of Higher Education and Science) – Tuition Fees: "Higher education in Denmark is free for students from the EU/EEA and Switzerland and for students who, according to EU law, are entitled to the same status as Danish citizens"; "All other students must pay tuition fees", checked 19 October 2026
- Uddannelses- og Forskningsstyrelsen — KOT-hovedtal 2026: adgangskvotient i kvote 1 (quota 1 cut-off grade point average) — 32010 Designer, København K, checked 19 October 2026
- Uddannelses- og Forskningsstyrelsen — KOT-hovedtal 2025: adgangskvotient i kvote 1 (quota 1 cut-off grade point average) — 32010 Designer, København K, checked 19 October 2026
- Uddannelses- og Forskningsstyrelsen — KOT-hovedtal 2024: adgangskvotient i kvote 1 (quota 1 cut-off grade point average) — 32010 Designer, København K, checked 19 October 2026
- Tuition fees at SDU: "As of the September 2026 intake, SDU will introduce new tuition fee rates for all programmes for incoming students. ... The Faculty of Humanities: EUR 10,800 per year", checked 20 October 2026
- Tuition fee and scholarships | Royal Danish Academy: "Design ... 2026-27: 9.000 EURO per semester", checked 20 October 2026
How the figures are collected and calculated: Data and sources.