About admission and study start
New students and new study programmes
Good to know before study start
Who & what
On 28 July 2023, SDU offered places to a total of 4,635 applicants, which is an increase of 7% compared to 2022. In 2023, vacant places have been offered on 18 bachelor’s programmes. Compared to 2022, SDU Esbjerg and SDU Sønderborg have made significant progress in the number of places offered. SDU Slagelse and SDU Kolding have seen a slight decline, and SDU Odense is on par with last year. Overall, the number of places offered in the Humanities has declined but is at the same level or higher in the other faculties. As from 11 August 2023, 4,087 applicants have accepted their study place.
In 2023, SDU is offering these four bachelor’s programmes for the first time: Law (SDU Esbjerg), Artificial Intelligence (SDU Odense), Software Engineering (SDU Sønderborg) and Electronics (SDU Odense). Enrolment numbers in the programmes shows that the four new pro-grammes have hit the mark and at the same time indicates that with a strong offer and a clear profile we can strengthen applications to our campus cities outside Odense.
On the master’s programmes starting in the autumn of 2023, SDU has offered places to a total of 5,190 applicants. As from 11 August 2023, a total of 3,399 applicants have accepted their study places.
In 2023, SDU also saw a significant increase in the number of applicants from outside the EU. However, the number of applicants from outside the EU who have accepted their offered study place at SDU has increased by only a few percent compared to 2022.
Where & how
New students can find introductory programmes and other useful information at mitsdu.dk/studiestart. Study start and master’s introduction programmes are planned in accordance with SDU’s quality policy, code of conduct for the consumption of alcohol during study start and SDU’s common code of conduct.
Would you like to know more?
Study start is coordinated with the faculties and with continuous gathering of knowledge and experi-ence from across SDU through the Group for Study Start and Introduction to Master’s Programmes. Questions about study start can be directed to the group’s coordinator Line Keldorff Tvergaard (Strategy & Recruitment, SDU Study Service) at likt@sdu.dk.
See also our Q&A about teaching and Q&A about exams, which consist of questions previously asked by SDU colleagues.