- Student-faculty ratios: 13.6
- Male to female ratio: -
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://www.en.aau.dk/
- Address: Fredrik Bajers Vej 5,Aalborg, 9220,Denmark
- Phone: +45 9940 9940
Aalborg University (AAU), placed in three large cities in Denmark, has a wide range of English-taught bachelor and master programs, which gives the students great opportunities. AAU has been providing students with academic excellence, cultural engagement and personal development since its inception in 1974. Despite the fact that AAU is a fairly young university, it is already ranking amongst the best and most acknowledged international universities in the world. Aalborg University strives to better its position for the future by constantly raising the bar in order to maintain a strong learning curve. In recent years, Aalborg University has risen up the international lists of university rankings. The great majority of ranking lists name Aalborg University, and AAU is thus in the top 2% the world's 17,000 universities. AAU is unique in many ways but one leading thing is the study method called “The Aalborg Model for Problem Based Learning (PBL)”. The method is highly respected both nationally and internationally, and the students obtain important academic and social dimension in both group projects and research (http://www.en.aau.dk/education/problem-based-learning/). AAU offers education and research within the fields of natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, technical and health sciences. AAU main campus is in Aalborg, which in 2016 was elected as the happiest city in Europa by Business Insider. Beside a great city to study in, you can get a large network as a student at AAU, while many international students and teachers has their daily present at the university, and through the PBL you will have a close relationship to the other students as well as your supervisors and teachers. This is just a few of many reasons why AAU is a great university to study at. If you need more reasons check out: http://www.en.aau.dk/education/study-in-scandinavia#pbl . AAU currently consolidates and further develops its profile as a dynamic and innovative research and educational institution oriented towards the surrounding world. It is characterized by combining a keen engagement in local, regional, and national issues with an active commitment to international collaboration. With a persistent dedication to the pursuit of excellence, Aalborg University offers supreme educational experiences across a broad spectrum of academic fields. Interested in more details about AAU, and the kind of university it is, check out AAU’s webpage: http://www.en.aau.dk/about-aau/ . AAU is divided into several faculties which all offer several English-taught programs beside the Danish taught. Check out the English-taught Bachelor programs at: http://www.en.aau.dk/education/bachelor/, and the English-taught Master programs at: http://www.en.aau.dk/education/master/. Contact Details: Main Campus – Aalborg Fredrik Bajers Vej 5, DK 9220 Aalborg P.O. Box 159, DK - 9100 Aalborg Denmark Phone: +45 9940 9940 E-mail: aau@aau.dk VAT no.: DK 29102384http://www.en.aau.dk/ Campus – Esbjerg Niels Bohrs Vej 8 DK 6700 Esbjerg Denmark Phone: + 45 9940 9940 Email: campus@esbjerg.aau.dkhttp://www.en.esbjerg.aau.dk/ Campus – Copenhagen: A.C. Meyers Vænge 15 DK 2450 Copenhagen SV Denmark Phone: +45 9940 3770 Email: aau@aau.dkhttp://www.en.cph.aau.dk/
- Total number of students 16,021
- Number of international students 2,265
- Total number of academic staff 1,172
- Number of international staff 266
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 2,930
- Number of master's degrees awarded 3,395
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 266
- Number of research only staff 447
- Number of new undergraduate students 4,572
- Number of new master's students 4,167
- Number of new doctoral students 257
- Global score 57.1
- Global research reputation #267
- Regional research reputation #147
- Publications #412
- Books #111
- Conferences #80
- Normalized citation impact #220
- Total citations #343
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #350
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #270
- International collaboration #870
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #218
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #292
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #176
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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13.6
No. of students per staff
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15%
Percentage of International Students
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16,340
Number of FTE Students
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49 : 51
Student Ratio of Females to Males
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2012
301-350
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2013
351-400
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2014
301-350
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2015
351-400
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2016
201-250
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2017
201—250
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2018
201–250
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2019
=194
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2020
201–250
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Young University Rankings
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2012
67
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2013
71
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2014
55
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2015
57
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2016
=31
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2017
23
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2018
25
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2019
=18
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-
Arts & humanities
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2018
251–300
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2019
201–250
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-
Clinical, pre-clinical & health
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2018
251–300
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2019
201–250
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-
Engineering & technology
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2017
=96
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2018
85
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2019
=90
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-
Social sciences
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2018
201–250
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2019
176–200
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-
Business & Economics
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2018
151–175
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2019
126–150
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-
Computer Science
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2018
101–125
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2019
151–175
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-
Education
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2019
151–175
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-
Psychology
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2019
176–200
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Impact Rankings: Partnerships for the goals
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2019
201–300
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-
Impact Rankings: Climate action
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2019
=48
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-
Impact Rankings: Responsible consumption and production
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2019
101–200
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-
Impact Rankings: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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2019
=34
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Impact Rankings: Gender equality
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2019
45
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Impact Rankings: Quality education
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2019
=19
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Impact Rankings: Good health and well-being for people
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2019
77
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University Impact Ranking
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2019
97
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#274 Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score 36.3
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation #282
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation #152
- Biology and Biochemistry publications #534
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact #49
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations #339
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #419
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #253
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration #315
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #66
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #212
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #37
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#230 Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score 55.4
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation #371
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation #187
- Clinical Medicine publications #336
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact #107
- Clinical Medicine total citations #237
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #261
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #208
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration #395
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration #139
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #217
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #131
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#106 Computer Science
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- Computer Science overall score 50.8
- Computer Science global research reputation #92
- Computer Science regional research reputation #40
- Computer Science publications #153
- Computer Science normalized citation impact #60
- Computer Science total citations #124
- Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #132
- Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #99
- Computer Science international collaboration #94
- Computer Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #22
- Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #151
- Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #151
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#4 Engineering
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- Engineering overall score 92.0
- Engineering global research reputation #117
- Engineering regional research reputation #42
- Engineering publications #91
- Engineering normalized citation impact #1
- Engineering total citations #17
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #20
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #3
- Engineering international collaboration #215
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration #36
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #7
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #7
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#349 Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score 32.1
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation #261
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation #70
- Environment/Ecology total citations #363
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #344
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #283
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration #389
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #158
- Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #329
- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #309
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#302 Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score 25.4
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation #172
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation #102
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications #298
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact #302
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations #317
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #299
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #284
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration #162
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration #36
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #357
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #377
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#238 Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score 40.3
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation #279
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation #68
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications #245
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact #235
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations #241
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #248
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #317
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration #327
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration #105
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #285
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #336