FULL-DEGREE STUDENT ADMISSION

We require a Bachelor of Architecture or equivalent as the basic academic requirement. We do accept students with other qualifications than a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, which is one of the reasons you must deliver a portfolio together with your application. Our degree is an artistic degree, an aspect youshould contemplate before applying.

Applicants who have graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree from a Danish university/college institution can only obtain admission if the Bachelor Programme is a BA in Architecture from either the Aarhus School of Architecture or the Danish Royal Academy. No other Danish Bachelor degrees are recognized as eligible for admission.

Given the fact that so many different degrees exist today, we encourage you to contact us before you apply if in doubt whether your degree matches our requirements. Prior work experience is not a requirement.

Given the fact that so many different degrees exist today, we encourage you to contact us before you apply if in doubt whether your degree matches our requirements.

• IELTS academic test result of at least 6.5
• Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English passed
• Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English passed with A or B or C
• TOEFL iBT test result of at least 91
• TOEFL paper-based test result of at least 577
• A complete Bachelor’s degree acquired in English in Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK or the US

Students holding EU or EEA citizenship are exempt from the tuition requirement.

The tuition for the programme starting in September 2025 is €16,000 for an academic year (2 semesters). The tuition payment and refund policy can be found here.

Applicants admitted as degree-seeking students will retain the tuition level throughout their programme as when admitted.

Exempt from tuition are applicants holding permanent residence permits to the following countries: The EU countries, the EEA countries and the Nordic countries

Applicants with status as refugees etc. in these countries may under certain circumstances be exempt from paying tuition. You should contact us, if in doubt.

Financial Aid: As a Danish government-financed institution, we are not allowed to offer financial assistance. If your programme participation depends on obtaining a scholarship/grant/work-study offered by a school, we encourage you to apply elsewhere. We are not able to answer questions pertaining to the Danish State Educational Grant and Loan Scheme; instead, you should look for information on www.su.dk.

Admission process

01 February: Application deadline
Week 8; short-listed applications are selected for 2nd round of evaluation
Week 15: Admission offers are sent
01 June: Tuition fees must be transferred (Danish visa requirement)
01 June: Deadline for language tests, if not enclosed with application
07 June: Visa procedure instructions are sent to those needing entry visa to Denmark
30 June: school closes for the summer break
01 August: Diplomas must have reached if not included in the application
29 August: Mandatory orientation meeting for all international students
01 September: Opening of the semester

Academic calendar

01 September: Fall semester start (or first weekday after if the 1st is a Saturday/Sunday)
31 January: Fall semester ends
01 February: Spring semester starts (or first weekday after if the 1st is a Saturday/Sunday)
30 June: Spring semester ends
July/August: Summer holidays

Is it possible to send the application by regular mail?
No. We accept only applications sent electronically.

May I send a larger portfolio/more recommendations than described?
No.

I am a Danish national with foreign application credentials. Must I apply as an international student?
Yes. This procedure must be used by all applicants who have been or are currently, studying with the aim of receiving non-Danish educational credentials.

Should the transcript be sent both in the original language and translated?
Yes, we would like to receive both versions.

May I email my recommendations to you instead of attaching them to the application?
You may, but in our experience, many recommendations do not reach us until after the evaluation has been carried out. We cannot stop the process in order to await a single recommendation. Sending recommendations by email is an option you should avoid, as we cannot guarantee that the recommendation will be paired with your application due to the large number of applications we receive.

How many do you accept?
We expect to admit 20 applicants.

I have not completed my Bachelor’s programme, can I still apply?
Yes, if you are on the final year of your programme and expect to obtain your Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) by semester start (01 September).

May I send my language proficiency documentation by mail through the provider?
Yes. You may probably not find us on the mailing lists of the test providers, but if so, just send it to us by regular mail.

Do you offer financial support?
No.