Students
15,494 master's degree students
44 part time master's degree students
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18,916 applicants submitted altogether 34,467 applications for the undergraduate programmes at the University in July 2024
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7,215 applicants were on 26 July 2024 offered a place on one of the University's undergraduate programmes
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36,528 students are enrolled at the University
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5,337 graduated in 2023
Students 2023
The table shows the number of students enrolled at the University and how many have graduated. The table also shows students’ median age.
| 1.1 Intake of bachelor's degree students | 6,544 |
| 1.2 Median age of new bachelor's degree students | 21.8 |
| 1.3 Intake of master's degree students | 6,085 |
| 1.4 Intake of part time master's degree students | 17 |
| 1.5 Median age of new master's degree students | 24.8 |
| 1.6 Median age of new part time master's degree students | 33.3 |
| 2.1 Total number of students | 36,528 |
| 2.2 Total number of bachelor's degree students | 21,034 |
| 2.3.A Total number of master's degree students | 15,494 |
| 2.3.B Total number of part time master's degree students | 44 |
| 2.4 Other | 0 |
| 3.1 Drop-out percentage at 1. year, bachelor's degree students | 10.9 % |
| 3.2 Drop-out percentage at 1. year, master's degree students | 3.2 % |
| 3.3 Drop-out percentage at 1. year, part time master's degree students | 9.1 % |
| 4.1 FTE's | 27,211 |
| 4.2. Number of subsidy releasing students | 36,442 |
| 5.1 Total number of bachelor's degrees | 4,832 |
| 5.2 Total number of master's degrees | 5,337 |
| 5.2.1 Total number of part time master's degrees | 1 |
| 5.3 Median age of students (Bachelor)* | 24.6 |
| 5.4 Median age of students (Master)** | 27.0 |
| 5.5 Median age of students (Part time Master)** | 29.9 |
| 6.1 Number of FTE's | 560 |
| 6.2 Number of completed part-time education | 97 |
* Median age of the student when graduating (bachelor's degree).
** Median age of the student when graduating (master's degree).
Completion, drop-out and time to degree 2023
The table shows the percentage of students who have completed their programmes within the prescribed time, and how many have dropped out without completing their programme.
| 1.1 % completed in prescribed time | 38 % |
| 1.2 % completed in prescribed time 1 year | 65 % |
| 1.3 % still active | 7 % |
| 1.4 % discontinued | 28 % |
| 2.1 % completed in prescribed time | 44 % |
| 2.2 % completed in prescribed time 1 year | 84 % |
| 2.3 % still active | 8 % |
| 2.4 % discontinued | 7 % |
| 3.1 % completed in prescribed time | 100 % |
| 3.2 % completed in prescribed time 1 year | 100 % |
| 3.3 % still active | 0 % |
| 3.4 % discontinued | 100 % |
Internationalisation 2023
The table shows how many foreign students have studied at the University of Copenhagen, and how many of the University's own students have studied abroad.
| 1.1 Number of outgoing students | 1,982 |
| A. Number of internationalisation-subsidy releasing students | 1,851 |
| B. Number of administration-subsidy releasing students | 37 |
| 2.1 Number of incoming students | 2,123 |
| A Number of internationalisation-subsidy releasing students | 1,807 |
| 3.1 Number of foreign students at full degrees in Denmark | 3,970 |
| 3.1.A Number of students from other Nordic countries | 794 |
| 3.1.B Number of students from inside the EU/EEA | 1,671 |
| 3.1.C Number of students from outside the EU/EØS (non-fee paying) | 1,493 |
| 3.1.C.1 Students with a free place and/or scholarship | 90 |
| 3.1.C.2 Fee-paying students | 776 |
| 3.1.C.3 Other | 633 |
| 3.2 Number of foreign students on master or diploma programmes in Denmark | 381 |
| 3.2.A Number of students from other Nordic countries | 124 |
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3.2.B Number of students outside the Nordics but inside the EU/EEA |
143 |
| 3.2.C Number of students outside the EU/EEA | 114 |
Annual Reports for the individual faculties
You can find more detailed information in reports on study activity for the individual faculties, covering admissions, enrolment, graduates, credit transfers, grading, and student full-time equivalents (FTE). Please note that these reports are in Danish.
See overview for the individual faculties
Legend:
* FTE = Student full-time equivalents, i.e. students who have passed all the exams of the year.
