List of universities and colleges in Denmark

Admission

The general entry requirement for acceptance to higher education is a Danish upper secondary school leaving certificate or equivalent. Individual programmes also have specific entry requirements, such as mathematics at a specific level, and language requirements in Danish or English or both. Admission at first cycle programmes in Denmark is coordinated centrally by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science.^[2] Admission to master's programmes and doctoral programmes is done at each individual university.

Structure and grading

Higher education in Denmark is structured according to the ECTS. A normal study progression awards 60 ECTS-points per year (30 per semester), most institutions use a block system of either 5, 7.5 or 10 ECTS-points. Academic grading in Denmark is done according to the 7-point grading scale (Danish: 7-trins-skalaen), equalling the seven grades in the ECTS grading scale.^[3]

Universities

There are eight universities in Denmark awarding bachelor's degrees, master's degrees and doctoral degrees:^[4]

• University of Copenhagen, headquartered in Copenhagen, but also has facilities in Frederiksberg, Taastrup, Helsingør, Hørsholm, and Nødebo (1479-)
• Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby (1829-)
• Copenhagen Business School, Frederiksberg (1917-)
• Aarhus University, headquartered in Aarhus, but also has facilities in Copenhagen and Herning (1928-)
• Roskilde University, Roskilde (1972-)
• Aalborg University, headquartered in Aalborg, but also has facilities in Copenhagen and Esbjerg (1974-)
• University of Southern Denmark, headquartered in Odense, but also has facilities in Kolding, Sønderborg, Esbjerg, Slagelse and Copenhagen (1998-)
• IT University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen (1999-)

Institutions in architecture and art

There are nine higher education institutions in Denmark teaching architecture and arts:^[5]

• Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen (1754-)^[6]
• Royal Danish Academy of Music, Frederiksberg (1825-)^[7]
• Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus and Aalborg (1927-)^[8]
• Aarhus School of Architecture, Aarhus (1965-)
• The National Film School of Denmark, Copenhagen (1966-)^[9]
• Design School Kolding, Kolding (1967-)^[10]
• Rhythmic Music Conservatory, Copenhagen (1986-)^[11]
• Danish National Academy of Music, Odense and Esbjerg (2015-)^[12]
• The Danish National School of Performing Arts, Copenhagen (2015-)^[13]

University colleges

There are eight university colleges in Denmark (Danish: professionshøjskole) awarding professional bachelor's degrees:^[14]

• KEA - Copenhagen School of Design and Technology, Copenhagen (2009-)
• Danish School of Media and Journalism, Aarhus (1971–)
• University College Absalon, Sorø (2007–)^[15]
• Metropolitan University College, Copenhagen (2008–)
• University College Copenhagen, Copenhagen (2008–)
• University College Lillebaelt, Vejle (2008–)^[16]
• University College of Northern Denmark, Aalborg (2008–)^[17]
• VIA University College, Aarhus (2008–)
• University College South Denmark, Esbjerg (2011–)^[18]

Business academies

There are nine business academies (Danish: erhvervsakademi) in Denmark offering two-year academy profression programmes and, to a lesser extent, professional bachelor's degrees:^[19]

• IBA International Business Academy, Kolding (1991–)^[20]
• Business Academy Aarhus, Aarhus (2009–)
• Business Academy of higher education MidWest, Herning and Holstebro (2009-)
• Copenhagen Business Academy, Copenhagen (2009–)^[21]
• Danish Academy of Business and Technology (Dania Academy), Randers (2009-)
• EA Business Academy SouthWest, Esbjerg and Sønderborg (2009-)
• Lillebaelt Academy, Odense and Vejle (2009-)
• Zealand Institute of Business and Technology, Køge (2009-)

Maritime educational institutions

There are three maritime educational institutions in Denmark:^[22]

• Copenhagen School of Marine Engineering and Technology Management, Copenhagen (1906-)^[23]
• Aarhus School of Marine and Technical Engineering, Aarhus
• Fredericia Maskinmesterskole, Fredericia

Former universities and colleges

The following is a list of former universities and colleges in Denmark:

• Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg (1856–2007)^{[note 1]}
• Pharmaceutical College, Copenhagen (1892–1942)^{[note 2][24]}
• Aarhus School of Business, Aarhus (1939–2007)^{[note 3]}
• Danish Pharmaceutical College, Copenhagen (1942–2003)^{[note 4][24]}
• Royal School of Library and Information Science, Copenhagen and Aalborg (1956–2013)^{[note 5]}
• Odense University, Odense (1966–1998)^{[note 6]}
• Danish University of Pharmaceutical Science, Copenhagen (2003–2007)^{[note 7][24]}
• University College South; it had facilities in Kolding, Haderslev, Aabenraa, and Sønderborg (2008–2011)^{[note 8]}
• West Jutland University College, Esbjerg (2008–2011)^{[note 9]}