Key figures - students
Here you can find key figures for students at Aalborg University.
Number of ordinary students
The table below shows the number of ordinary full-time students enrolled in Aalborg University. The numbers are officially calculated each year on 1 October.
Please note that the numbers below are not the same as the number of student FTE (Full-time equivalent).
| Ordinary full-time students | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humanities | 4,453 | 4,408 | 4,314 | 4,053 | 3,768 |
| Social Siences | 6,240 | 6,001 | 5,857 | 5,992 | 5,831 |
| Medicine | 1,772 | 1,814 | 1,827 | 1,940 | 1,976 |
| Engineering | 4,722 | 4,599 | 4,663 | 4,774 | 4,625 |
| TECH | 4,722 | 4,599 | 4,663 | 4,774 | 4,625 |
| Total | 20,729 | 20,249 | 19,926 | 19,975 | 19,410 |
Number of student FTE
Student full-time equivalent (FTE) is used for measuring the activity of full-time programmes. 1 student FTE is defined as study activity corresponding to the workload of one academic year, and is equivalent to 60 ECTS points. Students who pass no exams and therefore earn no ECTS points (for instance due to inactivity) produce no FTEs.
Student FTE figures are calculated 1. september each year.
| Student FTE | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humanities | 3,518 | 3,459 | 3,395 | 3,458 | 3,331 |
| Social Sciences | 5,063 | 4,988 | 4,928 | 4,732 | 4,878 |
| Medicine | 1,449 | 1,454 | 1,516 | 1,561 | 1,652 |
| Engineering | 2,720 | 2,797 | 2,775 | 2,668 | 2,620 |
| TECH | 3,688 | 3,721 | 3,745 | 3,882 | 3,974 |
| Total | 16,439 | 16,419 | 16,359 | 16,300 | 16,455 |
Number of students at each campus
The tables below illustrate the number of ordinary full-time students enrolled in Aalborg University at each campus. The figures are calculated on 1 October each year.
| Campus Aalborg | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humanities | 3,673 | 3,620 | 3,534 | 3,322 | 3,093 |
| Social Sciences | 5,865 | 5,633 | 5,482 | 5,621 | 5,469 |
| Medicine | 1,772 | 1,814 | 1,827 | 1,940 | 1,976 |
| Engineering | 2,583 | 2,537 | 2,577 | 2,666 | 2,679 |
| TECH | 3,132 | 3,163 | 3,281 | 3,348 | 3,192 |
| Total | 17,025 | 16,767 | 16,701 | 16,897 | 16,409 |
| Campus Esbjerg | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 513 | 466 | 418 | 378 | 411 |
| TECH | 21 | 12 | - | - | - |
| Total | 534 | 478 | 418 | 378 | 411 |
| Campus Copenhagen | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humanities | 780 | 788 | 780 | 731 | 675 |
| Social Sciences | 375 | 368 | 375 | 371 | 362 |
| Engineering | 446 | 424 | 272 | 173 | 120 |
| TECH | 1,569 | 1,424 | 1,380 | 1,425 | 1,433 |
| Total | 3,170 | 3,004 | 2,807 | 2,700 | 2,590 |