KEA has 25 full-time programs and more than 150 modules within our various continuing education areas. Here you can find figures about our students and KEA in general.
KEA in numbers
5283
Full-time students
4468
Participants on continuing education*
465
Employees
Sources: UFM Datavarehus 2023, SIS 2022, KEA annual report2023
*Please note, that some individuals participate in more than one course each year.
These individuals will be represented in the number one time pr. course.
Applications and intake - full-time*
| 2024 |
2218 6624 |
| 2023 |
2065 6661 |
| 2022 |
1955 6309 |
| 2021 |
2261 8847 |
| 2020 |
2197 8744 |
| 2019 |
2095 7723 |
Number of applicants
Number of intake
Sources: KOT and KEA, 28. juli 2023
*Please note, that the numbers only represents the summer intake
Full-time students
| 2023 |
5283 2410 2064 |
| 2022 |
5500 2408 1804 |
Number of full-time students
New full-time students
Graduated full-time students
Source: UFM datavarehus, 2023
Incoming and outgoing exchange
108
students from KEA took a semester abroad in 2023
113
international students took a semester at KEA in 2023
Source: KEA annual report 2023
Full-time students and their background
Gender distribution
Women 42%
Men 58%
Source: UFM Datavarehus, 2023
Age distribution
| < 20 years | 2% |
|
| 20-24 år | 49% |
|
| 25-29 år | 32% |
|
| > 30 years | 17% |
|
Source: UFM Datavarehus, 2023
Education background
| STX (higher general examination) | 38% |
|
| Higher education |
15% |
|
| Vocational upper secondary education |
15% |
|
| HF (higher preparatory examination) |
9% |
|
| HHX (higher commercial examination) |
7% |
|
| HTX (higher technical examination) |
5% |
|
| Other higher examinations |
3% |
|
| Elementary school |
6% |
|
Source: UFM Datavarehus, 2023
Internships
All full-time students at KEA are offered an internship during their programme.
| Workplace internship | 93% |
|
| International internship | 5% |
|
| Entrepreneurial internship | 2% |
|
Sources: KEA's internship evaluation and internship contracts, spring 2023 + fall 2023
89%
of our students say that they have developed professionally through the internship
95%
of KEA's internship companies are generally satisfied with interns from KEA
Sources: KEA's internship evaluation and internship contracts, spring 2023 + fall 2023
From KEA to employment
41%
of KEA's graduates get a job through their student job, internship or final project with a company
80%
of KEA's graduates are employed in the private sector
89%
of graduates get their first job within 6 months of graduating
37%
of KEA's graduates have management responsibilities in their current position
Source: Danmarks Studieundersøgelse – Dimittender, UFM 2023