AU Key statistics presents significant statistics for Aarhus University for the year and is intended to provide a common frame of reference for information on the university’s research and educational activities, talent development, knowledge exchange, staff, finances, and buildings. The information is primarily for internal use, but is also included in the performance reporting in the annual report, in reports to ministries and in Universities Denmark’s statistics.
With the exception of a few tables, the key figures for 2025 are for the five faculties as well as shared services, which includes the central administration, the university’s strategic fund (USM), the university’s shared buildings and the Sino-Danish Centre for Education and Research (SDC) and Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (AIAS).
All financial key figures have been converted from Danish kroner to euros at a rate of EUR 1 = DKK 7.4726.
(Bachelor's degree students, master's degree students, Ph.d. students, and part-time students)
B1. Student FTEs, ordinary education by faculty, 2022-2025
B2. No. of students, 2022-2025
B3. Student admissions to Bachelor’s degree programmes, 2022-2025
B4. Minimum average grade for admission to BA/BSc programmes, 2022-2025
B5. First-choice applications to Bachelor’s degree programmes, 2022-2025
B6A. Admissions on Master’s degree programmes, 2022-2025
B6B. Recruitment to Master’s degree programmes, 2022-2025
B7. BA/BSc degrees awarded, 2022-2025
B8. MA/MSc degrees awarded, 2022-2025
B9. Median age of Bachelor’s and Master’s degree graduates in 2025
B10. Exchange and international students, 2022-2025
(Peer-reviewed)
D1. Academic publications, 2024-2025
D2. External research funding by source of financing and faculty, 2022-2025
(full-time equivalents)
F1A. No. employees in 2025 by faculty and job category (FTEs)
F1B. Employees by faculty and job category, end of 2025
F2A. Age distribution of employees in 2025 by job category (FTEs)
F2B. Age distribution of employees in 2025 by job category (number of employees)
F3A. Gender distribution of employees in 2025 by job category (FTEs)
F3Aa. Gender distribution of senior VIPs in 2025 by job category (FTEs)
F3B. Gender distribution of employees in 2025 by job category (number of employees)
F3Ba. Gender distribution of senior VIPs in 2025 by job category (number of employees)
In line with the other state-sector institutions, each year Aarhus University publishes an annual report as required by law. The primary stakeholders are the Ministry of Higher Education and Science, the Danish National Audit Office, the Finance Committee and the Danish Parliament.
The annual report contains the university's auditor-approved accounts, the senior management's report on the academic and financial results of the year as well as a report on developments in regard to the strategic framework agreement with the Minister for Higher Education and Science.