Key figures - gender distribution
Here you can find key figures for gender distribution at Aalborg University.
Gender distribution - intake
Below you see the number of admitted bachelor students and master students distributed by gender. The number is calculated by calender year for bachelors and by academic year for masters ( academic year: 1/10- 30/9).
Bachelor
| Year | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % |
| Women | 1,996 | 44.9% | 1,971 | 45.7% | 1,658 | 48.6% | 2,056 | 48.8% | 1,819 | 46.1% |
| Men | 2,450 | 55.1% | 2,345 | 54.3% | 2,073 | 51.4% | 2,157 | 51.2% | 2,124 | 53.9% |
| Total | 4,446 | 100% | 4,316 | 100% | 4,031 | 100% | 4,213 | 100% | 3,943 | 100% |
Master
| Year | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % |
| Women | 2,011 | 50.8% | 1,916 | 50.9% | 1,984 | 52.3% | 1,929 | 51.2% | 1,826 | 49.9% |
| Men | 1,945 | 49.2% | 1,845 | 49.1% | 1,806 | 47.7% | 1,839 | 48.8% | 1,835 | 50.1% |
| Total | 3,956 | 100% | 3,761 | 100% | 3,790 | 100% | 3,768 | 100% | 3,661 | 100% |
Population distributed by gender
| Year | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % |
| Women | 9,912 | 48.0% | 9,741 | 48.5% | 9,799 | 49.2% | 9,916 | 49.8% | 9,634 | 49.6% |
| Men | 10,741 | 52.0% | 10,350 | 51.5% | 10,100 | 50.8% | 10,001 | 50.2% | 9,776 | 50.4% |
| Total | 20,653 | 100% | 20,091 | 100% | 19,899 | 100% | 19,971 | 100% | 19,410 | 100% |
Population distributed by gender and faculty
| Gender/faculty | Year | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty | Gender | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % |
| Engineering | Women | 999 | 28.4% | 981 | 28.8% | 931 | 28.5% | 947 | 29.5% | 957 | 29.8% |
| Men | 2,515 | 71.6% | 2,427 | 71.2% | 2,330 | 71.5% | 2,263 | 70.5% | 2,253 | 70.2% | |
| Total | 3,514 | 100% | 3,408 | 100% | 3,261 | 100% | 3,210 | 100% | 3,210 | 100% | |
| Humanities | Women | 3,100 | 69.3% | 3,055 | 70.1% | 3,050 | 71.2% | 2,908 | 72.0% | 2,681 | 71.2% |
| Men | 1,376 | 30.7% | 1,304 | 29.9% | 1,234 | 28.8% | 1,132 | 28.0% | 1.087 | 28.8% | |
| Total | 4,476 | 100% | 4,359 | 100% | 4,284 | 100% | 4,040 | 100% | 3,768 | 100% | |
| Social Sciences | Women | 3,381 | 54.5% | 3,232 | 54.2% | 3,211 | 54.9% | 3,315 | 55.5% | 3,235 | 55.5% |
| Men | 2,827 | 45.5% | 2,736 | 45.8% | 2,640 | 45.1% | 2,658 | 44.5% | 2,596 | 44.5% | |
| Total | 6,208 | 100% | 5,968 | 100% | 5,851 | 100% | 5,973 | 100% | 5,973 | 100% | |
| Medicine | Women | 1,052 | 59.3% | 1,078 | 59.2% | 1,118 | 60.9% | 1,200 | 61.9% | 1,271 | 64.3% |
| Men | 722 | 40.7% | 742 | 40.8% | 719 | 39.1% | 740 | 38.1% | 705 | 35.7% | |
| Total | 1,774 | 100% | 1,820 | 100% | 1,837 | 100% | 1,940 | 100% | 1,976 | 100% | |
| TECH | Women | 1,380 | 29.5% | 1,395 | 30.8% | 1,489 | 31.9% | 1,546 | 32.5% | 1,490 | 32.2% |
| Men | 3,301 | 70.5% | 3,141 | 69.2% | 3,177 | 68.1% | 3,208 | 67.5% | 3,135 | 67.8% | |
| Total | 4,681 | 100% | 4,536 | 100% | 4,666 | 100% | 4,754 | 100% | 4,625 | 100% | |
| Total | 20,653 | 100% | 20,091 | 100% | 19,899 | 100% | 19,917 | 100% | 19,410 | 100% | |
Graduates distributed by gender and faculty
| Graduates | Year | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty | Gender | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % |
| Engineering | Women | 237 | 26.3% | 276 | 26.8% | 285 | 27.9% | 308 | 30.0% | 277 | 28.9% |
| Men | 664 | 73.7% | 754 | 73.2% | 737 | 72.1% | 730 | 70.0% | 680 | 71.1% | |
| Humanities | Women | 1,019 | 72.8% | 991 | 70.6% | 1,003 | 72.3% | 1,033 | 75.0% | 958 | 73.6% |
| Men | 381 | 27.2% | 413 | 29.4% | 385 | 27.7% | 347 | 25.0% | 343 | 26.4% | |
| Social Sciences | Women | 1,099 | 57.5% | 1,071 | 54.8% | 1,029 | 53.9% | 969 | 54.0% | 944 | 52.8% |
| Men | 818 | 42.7% | 885 | 45.2% | 881 | 46.1% | 818 | 46.0% | 843 | 47.2% | |
| Medicine | Women | 268 | 51.2% | 304 | 60.7% | 333 | 59.3% | 308 | 59.0% | 327 | 57.9% |
| Men | 255 | 48.8% | 197 | 39.3% | 229 | 40.7% | 210 | 41.0% | 238 | 42.1% | |
| TECH | Women | 420 | 32.3% | 409 | 30.8% | 398 | 31.8% | 435 | 32.0% | 499 | 34.4% |
| Men | 882 | 67.7% | 920 | 69.2% | 852 | 68.2% | 922 | 68.0% | 952 | 65.6% | |
| Total | 6,043 | 100% | 6,220 | 100% | 6,132 | 100% | 6,080 | 100% | 6,061 | 100% | |