Public university in Copenhagen, Denmark

University of Copenhagen Tuition Fees 2027

The University of Copenhagen is Denmark's largest and oldest university, teaching most bachelor's programmes in Danish and most master's programmes in English. Non-EU, non-EEA and non-Swiss applicants apply to master's programmes directly through the university by 15 January for a September start and pay a DKK 1,120 application deposit.

Verified 9 Sep 2026 Sources Official site
Next deadline
15 Jan 2027
Autumn 2027, Master, regular, 109 days left
Tuition
DKK 100,000 to DKK 130,000
per year
English test
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL 83
Acceptance rate
Not published
Application fee
DKK 1,120
International tuitionDKK 100,000 to DKK 130,000 per year
Application feeDKK 1,120
Living cost in Denmark, per monthDKK 7,426

Citizens of the EU, the EEA and Switzerland pay no tuition, and neither do holders of a permanent Danish residence permit or a temporary permit capable of becoming permanent. Everyone else pays one of exactly two annual rates, which the university's own fee tool returns for each of its 120 master's programmes and 78 bachelor's programmes: DKK 100,000 a year for the humanities and social sciences, covering anthropology, art history, the Asian studies degrees, economics, law and political science, and DKK 130,000 a year for the sciences and health, covering biology, biochemistry, biomedical engineering, computer science, medicine and the veterinary and food science degrees. The fee is billed one semester at a time, 30 ECTS at a time, and a fee-paying student pays for four consecutive semesters of a master's degree whether they finish early or late. On top of that, every applicant who needs to pay tuition also pays a non-refundable application deposit of DKK 1,120, about EUR 150, which covers all the programmes applied for in the same round and is set against the first semester's tuition if the applicant enrols.

Sources, checked 9 September 2026
  1. https://www.ku.dk/studies/masters/application-and-admission
  2. https://www.ku.dk/studies/masters/important-dates-and-deadlines
  3. https://www.ku.dk/studies/masters/application-and-admission/tuition-fees
  4. https://www.ku.dk/studies/masters/application-and-admission/language-requirements
  5. https://studies.ku.dk/study-abroad/guest/tuition-fees/