KEA has 25 full-time programs and more than 200 modules within our various continuing education areas. Here you can find figures about our students and KEA in general.
KEA in numbers
KEA in numbers
5630
Full-time students
5360
Participants on continuing education*
491
Employees
Sources: UFM Datavarehus, SIS data, KEA annual report. 2021
*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*
| 2022 |
2158 7360 |
| 2021 |
2095 7723 |
| 2020 |
2197 8744 |
| 2019 |
2261 8847 |
| 2018 |
1955 6309 |
Number of applicants
Number of intake
Sources: KOT and KEA, 28 July 2022
*Please note, that the numbers only represents the summer intake
Full-time students
| 2021 |
5630 2745 1905 |
| 2020 |
5411 2575 1759 |
| 2019 |
5299 2507 1816 |
| 2018 |
5283 2462 1748 |
| 2017 |
5318 2543 1778 |
| 2016 |
5256 2623 1967 |
Number of full-time students
New full-time students
Graduated full-time students
Source: UFM datavarehus, 2021
Full-time students and their background
Gender distribution
Women 43%
Men 57%
Source: UFM Datavarehus, 2021
Age distribution
| < 20 years | 3% | |
| 20-24 years | 46% | |
| 25-29 years | 31% | |
| > 30 years | 20% |
Source: UFM Datavarehus, 2021
Education background
| Higher general examination (STX) | 35% | |
| Higher education | 25% | |
| Vocational upper secondary education | 16% | |
| Higher preparatory examination (HF) | 6% | |
| Higher commercial examination (HHX) | 5% | |
| Higher technical examination (HTX) | 5% | |
| Other higher examinations | 4% | |
| Elementary school | 3% |
Source: UFM Datavarehus, 2021
Internships
All students at KEA are offered an internship during their programme.
| Workplace internship | 93% | |
| International internship | 4% | |
| Entrepreneurial internship | 3% |
Sources: KEA's internship evaluation and internship contracts, fall 2021 + spring 2022
88%
of our students say that they have developed professionally through the internship
94%
of KEA's internship companies are generally satisfied with interns from KEA
Sources: KEA's internship evaluation and internship contracts, fall 2021 + spring 2022
From KEA to employment
34%
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
79%
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/Epinion 2021
