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 2023 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 7.42942.
B1. Student FTEs, ordinary education, 2020-2023
B2. No. of students, 2020-2023
B3. Student admissions to Bachelor’s degree programmes, 2020-2023
B4. Minimum average grade for admission to BA/BSc programmes, 2020-2023
B5. First-choice applications to Bachelor’s degree programmes, 2020-2023
B6A. Admissions on Master’s degree programmes, 2020-2023
B6B. Recruitment to Master’s degree programmes, 2020-2023
B7. BA/BSc degrees awarded, 2020-2023
B8. MA/MSc degrees awarded, 2020-2023
B9. Median age of Bachelor’s and Master’s degree graduates in 2023
B10. Exchange students, 2020-2023
F1A. No. employees in 2022 by faculty and job category (FTEs)
F1B. Employees by faculty and job category, end of 2022
F2A. Age distribution of employees in 2022 by job category (FTEs)
F2B. Age distribution of employees in 2022 by job category (number of employees)
F3A. Gender distribution of employees in 2022 by job category (FTEs)
F3Aa. Gender distribution of senior VIPs by job category (FTEs)
F3B. Gender distribution of employees in 2022 by job category (number of employees)
F3Ba. Gender distribution of senior VIPs by job category (number of employees)
A1. Key figures for students, 2014-2023
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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.
