Studying in Denmark is free for EU/EEA and Swiss students, including more than 500 programmes taught entirely in English, while students from outside the EU/EEA usually pay €6,000–16,000 a year. Bachelor's applications go through the central optagelse.dk portal, where you can choose up to 8 programmes. Explore the admission quotas, what a month costs (usually €1,000–1,700) and the rules on working while you study.
How long: 180 ECTS, i.e. 3 years of full-time study. Universities run PhD schools.
Your status: a research PhD student is a paid employee of the university on a 3-year contract. An industrial PhD student is employed and paid by a company and enrolled at a university at the same time.
How to get in: normally a completed master's degree; universities can also enrol students earlier. You apply with a detailed PhD plan; positions are often advertised as jobs.
Where to look: doctoral positions and calls are published on the websites of universities and their doctoral schools and on EURAXESS. Programmes in Denmark in our database: Denmark – 75 doctoral programmes (as of November 2026) »
Sources: Eurydice – national description of third-cycle (PhD) programmes (updated 5 January 2026). As of October 2026.
Sources: European Commission – Study in Europe (education.ec.europa.eu/study-in-europe), Eurostat, official national study and residence portals and authorities, Eurodesk, enic-naric.net, studentnews.eu. As of September 2026.
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