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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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% |