IELTS Requirement for Denmark Universities: Minimum Score

Typical minimum: 6.5 overall (Danish upper secondary English B level), verified 7 September 2026.

This is the general English B level minimum used by most Danish universities for master's admission, confirmed directly on IT University of Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen, DTU, Aalborg University and Roskilde University pages during this research run. Copenhagen Business School sets a higher minimum of IELTS 7.0 for its programmes, and several universities also define a higher English A level (IELTS 7.0) for a smaller number of programmes.

Verified universities in Denmark and their minimum

Sources, checked 7 September 2026
  1. https://en.itu.dk/Programmes/MSc-Programmes/Applying-to-an-MSc-programme/English-B-level