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University of Copenhagen

51 68   Arts & Humanities72  Natural Sciences
-  Engineering & IT36  Social Sciences
World Rankings86  Life Sciences & Biomedicine
48 58   Arts & Humanities75  Natural Sciences
281  Engineering & IT31  Social Sciences
World Rankings59  Life Sciences & Biomedicine
93= 67  Arts & Humanities81  Natural Sciences
319  Engineering & IT45  Social Sciences
World Rankings62  Life Sciences & Biomedicine
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The University of Copenhagen was founded in 1479 and is the oldest and largest university in Denmark. The University has a student body of 37,000 including 2,300 international students. The eight faculties of

Health Sciences
Humanities
Law
Life Sciences
Pharmaceutical Science
Science
Social Sciences
Theology

are located on four campus areas in Copenhagen and encompass approximately one hundred different institutes, departments, laboratories, centres, as well as museums and the Botanical Gardens.

Research and Teaching
The University aims to prepare students for a broad range of jobs in the private and public sectors. For this reason, education at the University covers specific skills and scientific methods as well as other more theoretical skills that will enable graduates to improve their qualifications. Teaching and research are closely integrated in order to achieve this, first and foremost by according them equal importance in the daily work of the academic and scientific staff and whenever possible basing the teaching on research. The University of Copenhagen has produced no less than 8 Nobel Prize winners.


Internationalization
The University of Copenhagen is a member of IARU (International Alliance of Research Universities). The alliance consists of ten universities worldwide: Australian National University, ETH Zürich, National University of Singapore, Peking University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Cambridge, University of Copenhagen, University of Oxford, The University of Tokyo, and Yale University.

The University offers a wide range of Master’s Degrees (graduate degrees) in English as well as large number of individual courses in English for exchange and guest students.

Faculty

Number of Faculty Staff Headcount: 10,112 FTE: 5,668

Total number of academic faculty staff who are responsible for planning, directing and undertaking teaching only, research only or both teaching and research. Please include: vice-chancellors, deputy vice-chancellors, principals, professors, heads of school, associate professors, principal lecturers, tutors or postdoctoral researchers. Please exclude research assistants*, PhD students who contribute to teaching, hospital residents and exchange scholars or visiting faculty staff who are members of another university. * The important distinction for us is that staff counted as 'research only' should be academically involved in that research and should be likely to publish research outputs. A research assistant, in our understanding, is any individual who is not doing own research and is therefore not likely to publish own research outputs. Said individual is (only) involved in research in terms of operation execution , such as lab technician or equipment operator.

Number of International Faculty Staff Headcount: 1,313 FTE: 1,255

Number of academic faculty staff who are of foreign nationality. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even if from another EU state. In Hong Kong, this includes professors from Mainland China. Inclusion and exclusion mirrors those for academic faculty staff. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained.

Undergraduate Information

Number of Undergraduate Students Headcount: 19,662 FTE: 11,584

Number of students pursuing a Bachelor’s level or equivalent degree. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associate’s degrees.

Number of International Undergraduate Students Headcount: 1,813 FTE: 1,070

Number of undergraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if the language students take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'undergraduate degree program' they should be included under 'international undergraduate students' . Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'.

Average International Undergraduate Fees $ EUR 10,669

Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Graduate / Postgraduate Information

Number of Graduate / Postgraduate Students Headcount: 15,448 FTE: 9,101

Students pursuing a higher-level degree (Master and Doctorate), including both taught and research postgraduates (e.g. PhD students)

Number of International Graduate/Postgraduate Students Headcount: 3,339 FTE: 2,372

Number of graduate / postgraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if they take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'postgraduate degree program', they should be included under 'international postgraduate students'. Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'.

Average International Graduate / Postgraduate Fees $ EUR 10,669

Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Students

Total Students Headcount: 35,110 FTE: 20,685

Total number of students. This includes ALL students, not only undergraduate and graduate/postgraduate students.

Total International Students Headcount: 5,152 FTE: 3,442

Number of students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained.

Average International Student Fees $ EUR 10,669

Average tuition fees per year that an international student would be expected to pay for any course

Graduate Output

Proportion of Graduates Pursuing Further Study Headcount: 98 %

Proportion of graduates from undergraduate programs pursuing further study at your own institution or any other within 6 months after graduation.

Proportion of Graduates Employed Headcount: 97 %

Proportion of graduates (excluding those opting to pursue further study) in permanent employment within 6 months of graduation

Main claims to international academic or non-academic excellence

Studies

The University of Copenhagen offers a range of programmes taught in English for international degree students http://studies.ku.dk/studies/degree_students/ as well as individual courses in English for Exchange and Guest Students http://studies.ku.dk/studies/courses_offered_in_english/

Range of Fees

DKK 52,000-109,000 per academic year.
For further information please go to http://studies.ku.dk/admission/Guest_Students/

Basic TOEFL/IELTS requirements

English language requirements for admission into degree programmes vary. Please contact the relevant programme or faculty for detailed information. http://studies.ku.dk/studies/degree_students/ma/list_of_programmes/

Guest students (study abroad) who are non-native speakers of English, are required to provide proof of English language proficiency equivalent to TOEFL score 213 or University of Cambridge ELTS score 6.0. Proof of this must be forwarded directly from the testing centre to the University of Copenhagen. Exchange students (except Film and Media) are not required to submit proof of English language proficiency.

Language Support

The University of Copenhagen offers courses in Academic Writing and Academic English to support international students in their studies. Further information is available at http://studies.ku.dk/studies/courses_offered_in_english/

  • Faculty of Health Sciences www.sund.ku.dk
  • Faculty of Humanities www.hum.ku.dk
  • Faculty of Law www.jur.ku.dk
  • Faculty of Life Sciences www.life.ku.dk
  • Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences www.farma.ku.dk
  • Faculty of Science www.nat.ku.dk
  • Faculty of Social Sciences www.samf.ku.dk
  • Faculty of Theology www.teol.ku.dk