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Study in Denmark: universities, tuition fees and admission

Our catalogue has 83 universities and colleges in Denmark offering 582 undergraduate programmes in 42 cities. 582 of the programmes are at public institutions and 0 at private ones.

Universities

83

Programmes

582

Cities

42

EU fee / year, public

Free

Non-EU fee / year, public

€15,000

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

How admission works

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.

• Selection: cut-off score
• Main exam or platform: Optagelse.dk (KOT)

Tuition fees in Denmark

At public universities an EU student typically pays no tuition fee, and a student from outside the EU €15,000 a year. All amounts are per year in euros; fees charged per credit or per semester are converted to a full year (60 ECTS credits or two semesters).

Where the fee depends on family income, the typical figure is the full fee and the range starts at the lowest one.

Good to know about fees

• Danmark: Higher education in Denmark is free for students from the EU/EEA and Switzerland (and others with the same status under EU law), so they pay no tuition in 2026/27. Holders of a permanent residence permit, or a temporary one that can lead to permanent residence, also study for free. All other non-EU students pay a tuition fee set by each institution, shown per programme where the institution has published it; Study in Denmark gives a typical range of €6,000–16,000 per year. Non-EU applicants also pay a fee for the student residence permit.

Language of instruction

Danish: 540 programmes; English: 45 programmes. See all English-taught programmes in Denmark.

Map of universities in Denmark

Each dot is a university or college: select it to open its page. The street map is optional and loads images from OpenStreetMap.

Where to study: cities

All 83 universities in Denmark by city

What you can study

• Computer Science 51
• Languages and Literature 30
• Business Administration 29
• Nursing 28
• Early Childhood Education 25
• Industrial Engineering 19
• Primary Education Teaching 16
• Naval and Maritime Engineering 15
• Social Work 14
• Physiotherapy 13
• Translation and Languages 12
• Mechanical Engineering 12
• Chemical Engineering 11
• Finance and Accounting 11
• Energy Engineering 10
• Electrical Engineering 10
• Medicine 9
• Physics 9
• Economics 9
• Building Engineering 9
• Biotechnology 8
• Audiovisual Communication 8
• Political Science 8
• Occupational Therapy 8
• Marketing 7
• Biomedical Engineering 7
• Biomedical Laboratory Science 7
• Data Science 6
• Mathematics 6
• Anthropology 6
• Psychology 6
• International Business 6
• Multimedia and Video Games 6
• Civil Engineering 6
• Journalism 6
• Industrial Electronics and Automation 6
• Design 6
• English Studies 5
• Archaeology 5
• History 5
• Advertising and Public Relations 5
• Law 5
• Environmental Engineering 5
• Public Administration 5
• Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy 5
• Pharmacy 4
• Food Science and Technology 4
• Biology 4
• Chemistry 4
• Philosophy 4
• Art History 4
• Music and Musicology 4
• Pedagogy 4
• Logistics 4
• Architecture 4
• Biochemistry 3
• Landscape Architecture 3
• Sport Sciences 3
• Biomedical Sciences 3
• Speech Therapy 3
• Dentistry 2
• Veterinary Medicine 2
• Forestry 2
• Geography 2
• Geology 2
• Performing Arts 2
• Sociology 2
• Fashion Design 2
• Agronomy 2
• Geomatics and Surveying 2
• Human Nutrition and Dietetics 2
• Optics and Optometry 2
• Statistics 1
• Environmental Sciences 1
• Aerospace Engineering 1
• International Relations 1
• Animal Science 1
• Fine Arts 1
• Social Education 1
• Tourism 1

Entry scores in Denmark

We have official entry scores for 339 programmes (scale from 2 to 12, higher is better). The score is the result of the last admitted student, so it changes every year.

Hardest programmes to get into

Easiest programmes to get into

All entry scores in Denmark by field