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Key figures - gender distribution

You can find key figures for gender distribution at Aalborg University in the tables below.

Gender distribution - intake 

Below you see the number of admitted bachelor students and master students distributed by gender. The number is calculated by calender year for bachelors and by academic year for masters ( academic year: 1/10- 30/9).

Bachelor

Year 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Gender Population % Population % Population % Population % Population %
Women 1,658 48.6% 2,056 48.8% 1,827 46.2% 1,640 48.7% 1,719 49.9%
Men 2,073 51.4% 2,157 51.2% 2,127 53.8% 1,731 51.7% 1,727 50.1%
Total 4,031 100% 4,213 100% 3,954 100% 3,371 100% 3,446 100%

 

Master

Year 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23
Gender Population % Population % Population % Population % Population %
Women 1,984 52.3% 1,929 51.2% 1,844 50.1% 1,866 53.9% 1,850 52.9%
Men 1,806 47.7% 1,839 48.8% 1,836 49.9% 1,596 46.1% 1,649 47.7%
Total 3,790 100% 3,768 100% 3,680 100% 3,462 100% 3,499 100%

 

Population distributed by gender

Year 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Gender Population % Population % Population % Population % Population %
Women 9,799 49.2% 9,916 49.8% 9,591 50.0% 9,202 50.6% 9,085 51.3%
Men 10,100 50.8% 10,001 50.2% 9,583 50.0% 9,001 49.4% 8,636 48.7%
Total 19,899 100% 19,971 100% 19,174 100% 18,203 100% 17,722 100%

 

Population distributed by gender and faculty

Gender/faculty Year 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Faculty Gender Population % Population % Population % Population % Population %
Engineering Women 931 28.5% 947 29.5% 944 29.9% 895 29.8% 903 30.7%
Men 2,330 71.5% 2,263 70.5% 2,210 70.1%
2,111
70.2% 2,036 69.3%
Total 3,261 100% 3,210 100% 3,154 100% 3,006 100% 2,939 100%
Humanities and Social Sciences Women 3,050 71.2% 2,908 72.0% 5,891 62.2% 5,638 62.7% 5,480 62.8%
Men 1,234 28.8% 1,132 28.0% 3,585 37.8% 3,358 37.3% 3,258 37.2%
Total 4,284 100% 4,040 100% 9,476 100% 8,996 100% 8,755 100%
Medicine Women 1,118 60.9% 1,200 61.9% 1,263 64.4% 1,268 65.3% 1,312 68.7%
Men 719 39.1% 740 38.1% 699 35.6% 675 34.7% 597 31.3%
Total 1,837 100% 1,940 100% 1,962 100% 1,943 100% 1,909 100%
TECH Women 1,489 31.9% 1,546 32.5% 1,493 32.6% 1,401 32.9% 1,391 33.6%
Men 3,177 68.1% 3,208 67.5% 3,089 67.4% 2,857 67.1% 2,745 66.4%
Total 4,666 100% 4,754 100% 4,582 100% 4,258 100% 4,136 100%
Total   19,899 100% 19,917 100% 19,174 100%  18,203  100%  17,722  100%

 

Graduates distributed by gender and faculty

Graduates Year 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Faculty Gender Population % Population % Population % Population % Population %
Engineering Women 285 27.9% 308 30.0% 284 28.8% 281 29.6% 274 27.8%
Men 737 72.1% 730 70.0% 702 71.2% 668 70.4% 713 72.2%
Humanities and Social Sciences Women 1,003 72.3% 1,033 75.0% 2,010 61.7% 1,983 64.6% 1,863 62.7%
Men 385 27.7% 347 25.0% 1,247 38.3% 1,085 35.4% 1,108 37.3%
Medicine Women 333 59.3% 308 59.0% 330 58.0% 372 65.5% 359 62.4%
Men 229 40.7% 210 41.0% 239 42.0% 196 34.5% 216 37.6%
TECH Women 398 31.8% 435 32.0% 508 34.3% 463 33.4% 507 36.8%
Men 852 68.2% 922 68.0% 975 65.7% 925 66.6% 869 63.2%
Total   6,132 100% 6,080 100% 6,295 100% 5,973 100% 5,909 100%

 

Applications to undergraduate programs in the Coordinated Admission (KOT)

Year 2020 2021 2022 2023
Gender Applications % Applications % Applications % Applications %
Women 6.266 55.7% 6.483 56.6% 5.584 57.1% 5.507 58.4%
Men 4.985 44.3% 4.967 43.4% 4.191 42.9% 3.919 41.6%
Total 11.251 100% 11.450 100% 18,203 100% 9.426 100%

 

Applications to graduate programs 

Year 2020 2021 2022 2023
Gender Applications % Applications % Applications % Applications %
Women 2.014 51.0% 1.843 49.4% 1.897 53.8% 1.937 53.0%
Men 1.936 49.0% 1.884 50.6% 1.628 46.2% 1.717 47.0%
Total 3.950 100% 3.727 100% 3.525 100% 3.654 100%