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Key figures for students

B1. Student FTEs for ordinary education 2012-2015

Number 2012 2013 2014 2015
Arts 6,312 6,719 7,007 7,195
Science and Technology 4,155 4,521 4,536 4,778
Health 3,042 3,272 3,369 3,355
Aarhus BSS 9,546 9,383 9,721 9,838
Aarhus University, total 23,055 23,895 24,633 25,167

B2. No. of students 2012-2015

Total no. of students enrolled as at 1 October 2012 2013 2014 2015
Arts 13,203 12,749 12,320 11,428
Science and Technology 6,261 6,881 7,176 7,096
Health 3,913 4,093 4,283 4,330
Aarhus BSS 14,247 14,446 14,341 13,663
Aarhus University, total 37,624 38,169 38,120 36,517
Of which BA/BSc
Arts 5,591 5,581 5,359 5,073
Science and Technology 4,832 5,193 5,276 5,098
Health 2,286 2,242 2,244 2,285
Aarhus BSS 8,238 8,338 8,240 7,873
BA/BSc students, total 20,947 21,354 21,119 20,329
Of which Master’s degree students
Arts 7,577 7,140 6,931 6,355
Science and Technology 1,429 1,688 1,900 1,998
Health 1,627 1,851 2,039 2,019
Aarhus BSS 6,009 6,108 6,101 5,790
Master’s degree students, total 16,642 16,787 16,971 16,162
Of which other
Health 35 28 30 26

B3. Student admissions on Bachelor’s degree programmes as at 1 October 2012-2015

No. of students as at 1 October 2012 2013 2014 2015
Arts 1,791 1,797 1,750 1,747
Science and Technology 1,728 1,890 1,774 1,866
Health 759 773 757 749
Aarhus BSS 2,978 3,028 2,885 2,866
Aarhus University, total 7,256 7,488 7,166 7,228

B4. Grade point average (GPA) cut-off for Bachelor’s degree programmes

GPA cut-offs * 2014 2015
Arts 8.7 8.7
Science and Technology 8.3 8.6
Health 10.4 10.4
Aarhus BSS 8.9 9.3
Aarhus University, total 8.9 9.1

* Including bonus for additional level-A subject and bonus for early study start

B5. First-choice applications to Bachelor’s degree programmes

Number 2012 2013 2014 2015
Arts 1.27 1.35 1.25 1.42
Science and Technology 0.93 1.01 1.00 1.06
Health 1.80 1.71 1.84 1.81
Aarhus BSS 1.28 1.24 1.25 1.32
Aarhus University, total 1.25 1.26 1.25 1.33

B6a. Admissions on Master’s degree programmes as at 1 October 2012-2015

No. of students as at 1 October 2012 2013 2014 2015
Arts 1,902 2,188 2,108 2,048
Science and Technology 399 704 729 772
Health 479 733 685

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Aarhus BSS 1,818 2,007 1,971 2,051
Aarhus University, total 4,598 5,632 5,493 5,487

B6b. Recruitment for Master’s degree programmes as at 1 October 2015

Number Arts Science and
Technology		 Health Aarhus BSS Total
Students admitted on Master’s degree programmes 2,048 772 616 2,051 5,487
Of which students with university Bachelor’s degrees from own institution 907 471 461 1,554 3,393
Of which students with professional bachelor’s degrees from own institution - 168 - 38 206
Of which students with university Bachelor’s degrees from another Danish university 156 15 17 103 291
Of which students with professional bachelor’s degrees from another Danish institution 710 34 120 81 945
Of which students with Bachelor’s degrees from abroad 235 81 1 241 558
Of which other 40 3 17 34 94

B7. Bachelor’s degree graduates qualifying 2012-2015

Number 2012 2013 2014 2015
Arts 806 1,024 1,159 1,130
Science and Technology 671 837 971 999
Health 350 691 638 563
Aarhus BSS 1,781 1,903 1,845 1,897
Aarhus University, total 3,608 4,455 4,613 4,589

B8. Master’s degree graduates qualifying 2012-2015

Number 2012 2013 2014 2015
Arts 1,193 1,413 1,488 1,703
Science and Technology 429 436 484 588
Health 419 459 463 453
Aarhus BSS 1,696 1,694 1,757 1,776
Aarhus University, total 3,737 4,002 4,192 4,520

B9. Median age of Bachelor’s and Master’s degree graduates in 2015

Year Arts Science and Technology Health Aarhus BSS Total
Median age of Bachelor’s degree graduates 24.58 24.92 24.50 24.15 24.58
Median age of Master’s degree graduates 29.42 27.42 28.50 27.25 28.00

B10. Exchange students 2012-2015

Number 2012 2013 2014 2015
Exchange students, total 2,558 2,301 2,828 2,222
Of which incoming 1,154 1,109 1,026 960
Of which outgoing 1,404 1,192 1,802 1,262
Exchange students on full programmes 3,301 3,279 3,333 3,070
Exchange students on part-time programmes 151 100 122 79

B11. Further and continuing education 2012-2015

Number 2012 2013 2014 2015
Active FTEs (participants converted to active FTEs) 1,468 1,438 1,424 1,236
Fee-paying participants (unique CPR numbers) 4,628 4,555 4,451 4,041
Fee-paying participants 6,147 6,080 5,942 5,538
Professional Master’s and diploma degree programme graduates 747 801 848 772

B12. AU Summer University 2014-2015

Number 2014 2015
ECTS credits earned by AU Summer University students enrolled on full-time degree programmes at Danish universities 8,503 11,880
Courses offered at AU Summer University 59 57
No. of international students at AU Summer University* 173 225

* Foreign students who are not already enrolled on full-time or part-time degree programmes at Danish universities

Revised 17.08.2022