University of Southern Denmark Admission 2027

Admission at a glance

The University of Southern Denmark, based in Odense with additional campuses across southern and central Denmark, takes bachelor's applications through the national optagelse.dk portal and runs its own application round for master's programmes. Non-EU, non-EEA and non-Swiss bachelor applicants must have their application fee paid and documentation ready by 15 March at noon; fee paying master's applicants in the same group apply by 1 February for a September start, or by 1 September for the smaller February start, both well ahead of EU/EEA/Swiss applicants.

Non-EU/EEA/Swiss applicants pay a EUR 200 application deposit, required before SDU processes the application and charged once per applicant per enrolment year regardless of how many programmes are applied for. Tuition is set by faculty rather than published as one university wide figure: confirmed rates for this record run from EUR 10,800 a year at the Faculty of Humanities up to EUR 17,300 a year at the Faculties of Science and Engineering, with Business and Social Sciences and Health Sciences both at EUR 15,000 a year; from the September 2026 intake, SDU bills the full first year in advance rather than splitting it by semester. English proficiency for English taught master's programmes is set at IELTS Academic 6.5 overall or TOEFL iBT 88; English taught bachelor's programmes at English B level ask for the same IELTS 6.5 (no section below 6.5) or TOEFL iBT 100, with a higher English A level (IELTS 7.0 or TOEFL iBT 100) for a smaller number of programmes.

Requirements

Bachelor

A foreign qualifying exam recognised as equivalent to Danish upper secondary level, plus programme specific subject prerequisites. English taught programmes at English B level ask for IELTS Academic 6.5 (no section below 6.5) or TOEFL iBT 100 (no section below 20); a smaller number of programmes set the higher English A level, IELTS 7.0 or TOEFL iBT 100.

Master

A relevant bachelor's degree meeting the specific programme's academic prerequisites, listed on each programme's own page. English proficiency for English taught programmes: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall, or TOEFL iBT 88.

Full requirements and documents