Best Universities in Denmark – GURI 2026

Top universities in Denmark

According to the GURI 2026 Global University Rankings, the highest-ranked universities in Denmark are University of Copenhagen, Technical University of Denmark, Aarhus University and others. Denmark has 7 GURI-eligible universities in this edition, and its highest global position is #40.

1. #1University of CopenhagenGURI #40 · Score 94.19
2. #2Technical University of DenmarkGURI #86 · Score 91.81
3. #3Aarhus UniversityGURI #127 · Score 89.56
4. #4University of Southern DenmarkGURI #310 · Score 80.31
5. #5Aalborg UniversityGURI #312 · Score 80.05
6. #6Roskilde UniversityGURI #619 · Score 65.88
7. #7Copenhagen Business SchoolGURI #1816 · Score 28.04

How universities in Denmark perform globally

Across the 7 ranked institutions the average GURI Score is 75.69 and the median is 80.31. The GURI Score combines ranking achievement across QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking with ranking coverage, inter-ranking consistency, institutional legacy and momentum.

Understanding the GURI ranking

GURI does not determine which university is objectively best. This ordering reflects the published GURI 2026 methodology only, and a different methodology would produce a different order. Read the methodology.

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Edition GURI 2026 · Published by GURI Global LLC · Independent of QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking.