# Student housing in Denmark

> How student housing works in Denmark, including providers, queues, deposits, contracts and practical risks to check before signing.

Source of record: https://versityspot.com/study-abroad/denmark/housing
Confirmation: 15 of 15 sections confirmed against their official source (last 2026-08-08).

## Housing

Copenhagen housing is the single hardest part of studying in Denmark, and it defeats people who did everything else right. Apply for a kollegium, a student residence, the moment you are admitted, and apply to several. Waiting lists are long and do not care about your start date.

Outside the capital, in Aarhus, Odense and Aalborg, it is materially easier and cheaper.

On the private market expect a deposit of up to three months rent plus prepaid rent, a substantial sum to produce before you have a Danish bank account. Read the contract for the deposit terms, because disputes over deductions at the end of a tenancy are the most common complaint international students have.

Housing fraud targeting arriving students is common every August. Never transfer money for a room you have not seen in person or by video, and never to a private account before you hold a signed contract.

*Source: https://studyindenmark.dk/*

## Common questions

### What should international students know about housing in Denmark?

Apply for a kollegium the day you are admitted. Copenhagen is brutal; the other cities are not.