University admission in Denmark

Official entry requirements

As classified by the country with UNESCO (ISCED 2011), reference year 2020. Universities may set higher requirements.

School-leaving qualification (upper secondary)

• HF higher prepatory examination, single subject0.5 years, from age 18

  Minimum entry: 2

  Awards: Higher prepatory examination, single subject education

• Upper secondary education3 years, from age 16

  Minimum entry: 2

  Awards: Upper secondary school leaving examination

• Admittance examinations for engineering programmes1 years, from age 18

  Minimum entry: 3

  Awards: Admittance diploma for engineering programmes

Bachelor's or equivalent (first degree)

• Bachelor programmes2 years, from age 18

  Minimum entry: 3

  Awards: Bachelor

• Bachelor programmes, engineering3 years, from age 18

  Minimum entry: 3

  Awards: Bachelor programmes, engineering

• Bachelor programmes, adult education1 years, from age 20

  Minimum entry: 3

  Awards: Bachelor programmes, adult education

• Officer (bachelor)4 years, from age 18

  Minimum entry: 3

  Awards: Officer (bachelor)

• Vocational bachelor programmes3 years, from age 18

  Minimum entry: 3

  Awards: Vocational bachelor examination

• Vocational bachelor programmes (Top up)1 years, from age 25

  Minimum entry: 5

  Awards: Vocational bachelor examination (Top up)

• Other medium-cycle higher education3 years, from age 18

  Minimum entry: 3

  Awards: Other medium-cycle higher education

Short-cycle tertiary (diplomas)

• Academy programmes (Tertiary adult education programmes)1 years, from age 20

  Minimum entry: 3

  Awards: Academy programmes (Tertiary adult education programmes)

• Business academy programmes2 years, from age 18

  Minimum entry: 3

  Awards: Business academy programmes

• Other short-cycle higher education2 years, from age 18

  Minimum entry: 3

  Awards: Other short-cycle higher education