Public university in Frederiksberg, Denmark

Copenhagen Business School Admission Requirements 2027

Copenhagen Business School is a public, specialist business university in Frederiksberg, part of the Copenhagen urban area. Non-EU, non-EEA and non-Swiss (Group 2) master's applicants apply by 15 January and pay tuition of EUR 16,000 a year plus a EUR 150 application fee.

Verified 7 Sep 2026 Sources Official site
Next deadline
15 Jan 2027
Autumn 2027, Master, regular, 130 days left
Tuition
€16,000
per year
English test
IELTS 7
waiver possible
Acceptance rate
Not published
Application fee
€150

Requirements

Bachelor

Most bachelor's programmes are taught in Danish; a smaller number, including some international business programmes, are taught in English. A qualifying foreign upper secondary exam and, for programmes taught in English, proof of English proficiency.

Master

A relevant bachelor's degree meeting the specific programme's academic prerequisites. English level B graduate programmes ask for an IELTS Academic score of 7.0 overall with at least 6.0 in each part; exact test requirements are set per programme, and CBS bachelor graduates and applicants with an English medium prior degree can be exempt from extra documentation.

Documents

Passport copy, academic transcripts and degree or upper secondary certificates, proof of English proficiency for the specific programme applied to, and, for Group 2 (non-EU/EEA/Swiss) applicants, proof of the EUR 150 application fee payment unless exempt.

How to apply

  1. Check the entry requirements and language of instruction for the chosen programme on CBS's own pages.
  2. Apply directly through CBS for a master's programme, or through optagelse.dk for most bachelor's programmes.
  3. Group 2 (non-EU/EEA/Swiss) applicants pay the EUR 150 application fee, unless exempt, and submit documents by 15 January (or 15 October for the winter round of MSc in Business Administration and Digital Business).
  4. Group 1 (EU/EEA/Swiss) applicants submit documents by 1 March.
  5. Receive the admission decision.
  6. Accept the offer, pay the first semester's tuition (EUR 8,000) by 17 December if required, and apply for a Danish residence permit for study through SIRI.

English test waiver

CBS bachelor graduates and applicants who completed a prior degree taught fully in English can be exempt from further language documentation; check the specific programme page.

Sources, checked 7 September 2026
  1. https://www.cbs.dk/en/study-programmes/master-programmes/application-and-admission
  2. https://www.cbs.dk/en/study/graduate/admission/deadlines-and-other-important-dates
  3. https://www.cbs.dk/en/study/graduate/admission/entry-requirements/english-level-b-graduate-programmes