Study Medicine in Denmark: programmes, fees and entry requirements

Denmark has 9 undergraduate programmes in Medicine at 6 universities in 6 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay no tuition fee; non-EU students €15,000 a year (€15,000–€17,300).

Always check current information on the official website of the university before you apply.

All Medicine programmes in Denmark

ProgrammeUniversityCityLanguageLengthEU fee / yearNon-EU fee / yearEntry score
MedicinAalborg University (Aalborg)AalborgDanish—€0—9.2 (2026)
FolkesundhedsvidenskabAarhus University (Aarhus)AarhusDanish—€0€17,3009.1 (2026)
MedicinAarhus University (Aarhus)AarhusDanish—€0€17,30010.2 (2026)
FolkesundhedsvidenskabUniversity of Copenhagen (København)CopenhagenDanish, English3 yr€0—9.7 (2026)
MedicinUniversity of Copenhagen (København)CopenhagenDanish3 yr€0—10.5 (2026)
MedicinUniversity of Copenhagen (Køge)KøgeDanish3 yr€0—10.2 (2026)
MedicinUniversity of Southern Denmark (Esbjerg)EsbjergDanish—€0€15,0009.2 (2026)
FolkesundhedsvidenskabUniversity of Southern Denmark (Odense)OdenseDanish3 yr€0€15,0007.9 (2026)
MedicinUniversity of Southern Denmark (Odense)OdenseDanish—€0€15,0009.9 (2026)

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 · Medicine in other countries · Entry scores for Medicine in Denmark

Sources

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