Notable Universities in Denmark

A closer look at 20 universities in Denmark — founding, campus language, and academic strengths.

School	City	Type	Founded	Language	Notable Programs
Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University	Copenhagen	Public	1858	Danish	Veterinary MedicineAgricultural ScienceFood Science
Royal Academy of Music	Copenhagen	Public	1867	Danish, English	Classical Music PerformanceCompositionConducting
Copenhagen Business School	Frederiksberg	Public	1917	English, Danish	Business AdministrationEconomicsFinance
Royal School of Library and Information Science	Copenhagen	Public	1918	Danish, English	Library ScienceInformation ManagementDigital Humanities
Aarhus University	Aarhus	Public	1928	Danish, English	BusinessHealth SciencesNatural Sciences
Odense University	Odense	Public	1966	Danish, English	MedicineEngineeringBusiness Administration
University of Copenhagen	Copenhagen	Public	1479	Danish, English	Health SciencesHumanitiesLaw
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture	Copenhagen	Public	1754	Danish, English	ArchitectureUrban DesignLandscape Architecture
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Visual Art	Copenhagen	Public	1754	Danish, English	Contemporary ArtPaintingSculpture
Aarhus Technical College	Aarhus	Public	1828	Danish, English	IT & Media ProductionConstruction TechnologyAutomotive Technology
Engineering College of Copenhagen	Lyngby	Public	1829	Danish, English	Sustainable EngineeringBiotechnologyComputer Science
Technical University of Denmark	Kongens Lyngby	Public	1829	English	Sustainable EnergyBiotechnologyComputer Science
Royal Danish Academy of Music	Copenhagen	Public	1867	Danish, English	Classical Music PerformanceCompositionConducting
Aalborg Business College	Aalborg	Public	1875	Danish	Business AdministrationFinanceMarketing
Asmildkloster Agricultural School	Viborg	Public	1889	Danish	AgricultureFarming ManagementOrganic Farming
Royal Danish School of Pharmacy	Copenhagen	Public	1892	Danish	PharmacyMedicinal ChemistryPharmacology
Royal Danish School of Educational Sciences	Copenhagen	Public	1904	Danish, English	Educational SciencePedagogyTeacher Education
International People's College	Helsingør	Private	1921	English	Peace and Conflict StudiesSustainabilityDanish Culture and Society
Lutheran School Of Theology In Aarhus	Aarhus	Public	1928	Danish, English	TheologyBiblical StudiesChurch History
Aarhus School of Business	Aarhus	Public	1939	Danish, English	Business AdministrationEconomicsLaw