There are eleven public primary schools in the municipality split up between eleven school districts, six [[Gymnasium (Denmark)|gymnasiums]], offering Upper Secondary School Exit Examinations, [[Higher Commercial Examination Programme|Higher Preparatory Examinations]], [[Higher Commercial Examination Programme]] and [[Higher Technical Examination Programme]]. There are many adult education, technical and trade schools in addition to the gymnasiums.
=== Universitat de Roskilde ===
[[Roskilde University]] (Danish: ''Roskilde Universitet, RUC'') was founded in 1972. Roskilde University is located in the eastern side of Roskilde in a neighborhood called Trekroner (after a signalman's cabin on the Roskilde-Copenhagen line). RUC hosts students from around the world. RUC has on-campus dormitory style housing and apartments, however, many students commute from Copenhagen to attend RUC.
