Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

12 Best Universities in Denmark

Exploring the academic landscape of Denmark, our index provides a definitive ranking of the top 12 higher education institutions. The algorithmic evaluation processed 370.5K scholarly outputs and 9.55M peer-reviewed citations, mapping the region's total research impact.

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Kongens Lyngby

Technical University of Denmark

#62 in Europe #183 in the World

38% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1829 Founded

2

Aalborg

Aalborg University

#138 in Europe #347 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,353 Enrollment

1974 Founded

3

Odense

University of Southern Denmark

#147 in Europe #359 in the World

35% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1966 Founded

4

Frederiksberg

Copenhagen Business School

#294 in Europe #711 in the World

30% Acceptance

7,610 Enrollment

1917 Founded

5

Roskilde

Roskilde University

#395 in Europe #980 in the World

27% Acceptance

7,610 Enrollment

1972 Founded

6

Copenhagen

IT University of Copenhagen

#617 in Europe #1693 in the World

23% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1999 Founded

7

Copenhagen

Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Visual Arts

#978 in Europe #3324 in the World

20% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1754 Founded

8

Kolding

Design School Kolding

#1216 in Europe #4681 in the World

25% Acceptance

7,610 Enrollment

2010 Founded

9

Copenhagen

Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation

#1345 in Europe #5468 in the World

10% Acceptance

2011 Founded

10

Odense

Danish National Academy of Music

#1579 in Europe #6912 in the World

45% Acceptance

2010 Founded

11

Copenhagen

Royal Danish Academy of Music

#1775 in Europe #7761 in the World

46% Acceptance

1867 Founded

12

Aarhus

Royal Academy of Music

#1799 in Europe #7833 in the World

25% Acceptance

1927 Founded