Number as a 1 October	2011	2012	2013	2014
Arts	340	275	236	250
Science and Technology	791	753	756	695
Health	602	645	639	644
Aarhus BSS	231	227	244	238
Aarhus University, total	1,964	1,900	1,875	1,827
Of whom admitted on the basis of Bachelor's degree (4+4 and3+5 schemes)
Arts		97	81	87
Science and Technology		282	262	242
Health		15	33	57
Aarhus BSS		40	38	35
Aarhus University, total		434	414	421

Number	2011	2012	2013	2014
Arts	52	45	61	64
Science and Technology	147	165	181	210
Health	89	110	138	170
Aarhus BSS	45	50	58	46
Aarhus Universitety, total	333	370	438	490

Number	2011	2012	2013	2014
Arts	62	52	72	66
Science and Technology	236	202	199	164
Health	174	165	203	166
Aarhus BSS	67	72	74	55
Aarhus University, total	539	491	548	451
Of whom admitted on the basis of Bachelor's degree (4+4 and 3+5 schemes)
Arts		18	14	16
Science and Technology		56	49	50
Health		12	21	18
Aarhus BSS		6	8	8
Aarhus University, total		92	92	92

Years	Arts	Science and Technology	Health	Aarhus BSS	Total
Age at graduation (median)	35	30	36	32	32
Effective duration of studies 5+3 schemes*	3.9	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2
Effective duration of studies 4+4 schemes*	4.8	4.0	3.6	4.0	4.1
Effective duration of studies 3+5 schemes*	-	4.8	-	-	4.8
Number
PhD students, women	160	269	396	125	950
PhD students, men	90	426	242	113	871
Study abroad period of 1-3 months	25	50	15	16	106
Study abroad period of at lest 3 months	17	41	27	31	116
PhD student from abroad	42	301	102	72	517

* Effective duration of studies defines by Universities Denmark's statistical service. This definition differs from previous calculations of degree completion times. 

Completion and drop-out rates calculated for students admitted in the PhD programs at Aarhus University in the calender year

Status as of 31 December 2013

COMPLETION AND DROP-OUT	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
AU in total
Number of admitted PhD students in the year	276	316	450	499	499	579	542	497	554
Hereof completed by 31.12-2013	245	277	392	402	326	118	7	0	0
Hereof active by 31.12-2013	0	2	5	14	75	284	477	469	540
Hereof not completed by 31.12-2013	30	36	47	64	69	89	40	24	6
ARTS
Number of admitted PhD students in the year	64	51	74	83	78	72	61	56	72
Hereof completed by 31.12-2013	50	37	55	51	34	7	0	0	0
Hereof active by 31.12-2013	2	6	1	3	6	35	51	52	70
Hereof not completed by 31.12-2013	12	8	16	23	30	20	10	4	2
BSS
Number of admitted PhD students in the year	42	50	77	60	61	79	68	73	76
Hereof completed by 31.12-2013	32	40	61	51	34	22	1	0	0
Hereof active by 31.12-2013	0	0	0	1	15	31	62	68	73
Hereof not completed by 31.12-2013	9	9	15	6	10	15	4	4	1
Health
Number of admitted PhD students in the year	116	128	145	146	164	201	179	166	203
Hereof completed by 31.12-2013	112	117	131	120	104	42	1	0	0
Hereof active by 31.12-2013	0	1	3	5	33	99	154	158	202
Hereof not completed by 31.12-2013	4	10	9	14	13	35	20	8	1
Scitek
Number of admitted PhD students in the year	83	99	154	210	196	227	234	202	203
Hereof completed by 31.12-2013	70	91	145	180	154	47	5	0	0
Hereof active by 31.12-2013	0	0	1	5	21	119	210	191	195
Hereof not completed by 31.12-2013	13	8	7	21	16	19	6	8	2

 

Definitions

Admitted	Number of PhD students admitted in one year
Completed	Number of PhD students who at the date of status successfully has completed the PhD defence.
Active	Number of PhD students who at the date of status are registered as active. Both PhD students who are active within the period of enrolment and PhD students who are active after the period of enrolment.
Not completed	Number of PhD students who at the date of status are neither active nor completed. That is students whose PhD program is noted to be ended on the date of status at the initiative of either the PhD student or the PhD school without award of the PhD degree.