University of Copenhagen

Copenhagen, Denmark · Public · Founded 1479

World ranking: =90QS 2027Source

About University of Copenhagen

The University of Copenhagen opened in 1479 under King Christian I, following a papal bull of 1475. It was dissolved during the Reformation around 1531 and re-established by Christian III in 1537. British bombardment in 1807 destroyed most of its buildings, and in 2007 it absorbed Denmark's agricultural and pharmaceutical universities. It has campuses in Copenhagen and Frederiksberg.

Health and medical sciences
Natural sciences
Law
Humanities

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At a glance

Students: 36,758
International: 11.9%
Students per teacher: 4:1
Founded: 1479
Type: Public
Campus: Urban
Motto: Coelestem adspicit lucem (It beholds the celestial light)

Copenhagen, Denmark55.676, 12.566

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Rankings

QSQS=90World · 2027Source
THETHE#90World · 2026Source
WebometricsWebometrics#72World · 2026Denmark #1Source
CWURCWUR#37World · 2026Denmark #1Source
ARWUARWU#34World · 2026Source
URAPURAP#35World · 2025Denmark #1Source

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