Key figures - gender distribution
Here you can find key figures for gender distribution at Aalborg University.
Gender distribution - intake?
Below you see the number of admitted bachelor students and master students distributed by gender. The number is calculated by calender year for bachelors and by academic year for masters ( academic year: 1/10- 30/9).
Bachelor
| Year | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % |
| Women | 1,996 | 44.9% | 1,971 | 45.7% | 1,658 | 48.6% | 2,056 | 48.8% | 1,819 | 46.1% |
| Men | 2,450 | 55.1% | 2,345 | 54.3% | 2,073 | 51.4% | 2,157 | 51.2% | 2,124 | 53.9% |
| Total | 4,446 | 100% | 4,316 | 100% | 4,031 | 100% | 4,213 | 100% | 3,943 | 100% |
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Master
| Year | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % |
| Women | 2,011 | 50.8% | 1,916 | 50.9% | 1,984 | 52.3% | 1,929 | 51.2% | 1,826 | 49.9% |
| Men | 1,945 | 49.2% | 1,845 | 49.1% | 1,806 | 47.7% | 1,839 | 48.8% | 1,835 | 50.1% |
| Total | 3,956 | 100% | 3,761 | 100% | 3,790 | 100% | 3,768 | 100% | 3,661 | 100% |
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Population distributed by gender
| Year | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % |
| Women | 9,912 | 48.0% | 9,741 | 48.5% | 9,799 | 49.2% | 9,916 | 49.8% | 9,634 | 49.6% |
| Men | 10,741 | 52.0% | 10,350 | 51.5% | 10,100 | 50.8% | 10,001 | 50.2% | 9,776 | 50.4% |
| Total | 20,653 | 100% | 20,091 | 100% | 19,899 | 100% | 19,971 | 100% | 19,410 | 100% |
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Population distributed by gender and faculty
| Gender/faculty | Year | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty | Gender | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % |
| Engineering | Women | 999 | 28.4% | 981 | 28.8% | 931 | 28.5% | 947 | 29.5% | 957 | 29.8% |
| Men | 2,515 | 71.6% | 2,427 | 71.2% | 2,330 | 71.5% | 2,263 | 70.5% | 2,253 | 70.2% | |
| Total | 3,514 | 100% | 3,408 | 100% | 3,261 | 100% | 3,210 | 100% | 3,210 | 100% | |
| Humanities | Women | 3,100 | 69.3% | 3,055 | 70.1% | 3,050 | 71.2% | 2,908 | 72.0% | 2,681 | 71.2% |
| Men | 1,376 | 30.7% | 1,304 | 29.9% | 1,234 | 28.8% | 1,132 | 28.0% | 1.087 | 28.8% | |
| Total | 4,476 | 100% | 4,359 | 100% | 4,284 | 100% | 4,040 | 100% | 3,768 | 100% | |
| Social Sciences | Women | 3,381 | 54.5% | 3,232 | 54.2% | 3,211 | 54.9% | 3,315 | 55.5% | 3,235 | 55.5% |
| Men | 2,827 | 45.5% | 2,736 | 45.8% | 2,640 | 45.1% | 2,658 | 44.5% | 2,596 | 44.5% | |
| Total | 6,208 | 100% | 5,968 | 100% | 5,851 | 100% | 5,973 | 100% | 5,973 | 100% | |
| Medicine | Women | 1,052 | 59.3% | 1,078 | 59.2% | 1,118 | 60.9% | 1,200 | 61.9% | 1,271 | 64.3% |
| Men | 722 | 40.7% | 742 | 40.8% | 719 | 39.1% | 740 | 38.1% | 705 | 35.7% | |
| Total | 1,774 | 100% | 1,820 | 100% | 1,837 | 100% | 1,940 | 100% | 1,976 | 100% | |
| TECH | Women | 1,380 | 29.5% | 1,395 | 30.8% | 1,489 | 31.9% | 1,546 | 32.5% | 1,490 | 32.2% |
| Men | 3,301 | 70.5% | 3,141 | 69.2% | 3,177 | 68.1% | 3,208 | 67.5% | 3,135 | 67.8% | |
| Total | 4,681 | 100% | 4,536 | 100% | 4,666 | 100% | 4,754 | 100% | 4,625 | 100% | |
| Total | ? | 20,653 | 100% | 20,091 | 100% | 19,899 | 100% | 19,917 | 100% | 19,410 | 100% |
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Graduates distributed by gender and faculty
| Graduates | Year | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty | Gender | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % |
| Engineering | Women | 237 | 26.3% | 276 | 26.8% | 285 | 27.9% | 308 | 30.0% | 277 | 28.9% |
| Men | 664 | 73.7% | 754 | 73.2% | 737 | 72.1% | 730 | 70.0% | 680 | 71.1% | |
| Humanities | Women | 1,019 | 72.8% | 991 | 70.6% | 1,003 | 72.3% | 1,033 | 75.0% | 958 | 73.6% |
| Men | 381 | 27.2% | 413 | 29.4% | 385 | 27.7% | 347 | 25.0% | 343 | 26.4% | |
| Social Sciences | Women | 1,099 | 57.5% | 1,071 | 54.8% | 1,029 | 53.9% | 969 | 54.0% | 944 | 52.8% |
| Men | 818 | 42.7% | 885 | 45.2% | 881 | 46.1% | 818 | 46.0% | 843 | 47.2% | |
| Medicine | Women | 268 | 51.2% | 304 | 60.7% | 333 | 59.3% | 308 | 59.0% | 327 | 57.9% |
| Men | 255 | 48.8% | 197 | 39.3% | 229 | 40.7% | 210 | 41.0% | 238 | 42.1% | |
| TECH | Women | 420 | 32.3% | 409 | 30.8% | 398 | 31.8% | 435 | 32.0% | 499 | 34.4% |
| Men | 882 | 67.7% | 920 | 69.2% | 852 | 68.2% | 922 | 68.0% | 952 | 65.6% | |
| Total | ? | 6,043 | 100% | 6,220 | 100% | 6,132 | 100% | 6,080 | 100% | 6,061 | 100% |
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