About the University of Copenhagen

Facts and figures about the University

38,481 students

12,858 research publications

8.6 billion DKK in revenue

9,390 employees of whom 4,966 are researchers

6th best university in Continental Europe (ARWU)

970,448 square metres floor area

Updated with 2017-figures.

Founded in 1479
Six faculties, 36 departments and more than 200 research centres
Nine Nobel Laureates
Four campuses in Copenhagen
Ten museums and research gardens, such as the Zoological Museum, the Botanical Garden, the Medical Museion and the Øresund Aquarium