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Facts and figures 2012
Every year, the University publishes a set of statistics accounting for the previous year. For example; in 2013, numbers from 2012 are published.
University
- The University consists of 6 faculties and around 100 departments and research centres.
- It is located in four campus areas in central Copenhagen.
- Annual budget: appr. BDKK 8.0
- Total area of premises: 929,512 m2
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Ranking
- The University of Copenhagen is often ranked as the best university in Scandinavia. See a list of the most recent rankings here.
- The University of Copenhagen has had 8 Nobel Prize laureates.
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Students
- Total number of enrolled students: 38,867
- Undergraduate students: 22,351
- Graduate students: 16,516
- International students: 5,515 (exchange, guest and full-degree students)
Note: The total number of students differ from the number of FTE (full time equivalents).
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Staff
- Total full time equivalents (FTE): 9,272
- Academic staff (FTE): 5,023
- Technical and administrative staff (FTE): 4,249
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Research
- Number of PhD students: 2,503
- Number of subsidy financed research projects: 4,549
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