Are you an international applicant who have already finished your high school/upper secondary/IB studies (gap year student)? You may apply as an early bird applicant (only for students with a complete diploma) until November 3, 2024 or at the regular deadline on January 15, 2025. Learn more about the application timeline, application requirements and how to apply on this page. Please note that there are no tuition fees for EU/EEA/Swiss/Ukrainian citizens.
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & IMPORTANT DATES
International application round opens
October 15, 2024
Early bird application deadline(only for students with a complete diploma who do not apply with predicted grades)
November 3, 2024
Please note: To apply as an early bird applicant, you need to have a university admission test score (SAT or ACT) at the very latest in mid-November, 2024.
Early bird digital interviews
November 15-21, 2024 (invitations to the interview sent out on November 15, 2024)
Early bird notification of selection results
December 19, 2024
Please note: if you are not admitted as an early bird applicant, you will still keep your spot in the main application round with a chance to be admitted later.
International application round closes
January 15, 2025
Please note that you need to start by submitting your application to UniversityAdmissions.se. After that, you need to addsome information and documents onSSE's own application portal.
Early bird applicants only: last day to accept your offer Deadline for supporting documentation (test scores and transcripts)
February 3, 2025
For non-EU/EEA/Swiss citizens only: deadline for application fee to UniversityAdmissions.se (more information here)
February 3, 2025
Digital Interview invitation (if you are selected to the next round)
Please note: everyone will be informed, also if you are not selected
February 18, 2025
Digital Interviews
February 18-23, 2025
Notification of Selection Results
April 3, 2025
Last date to reply to your offer
May 1, 2025
For non-EU/EEA/Swiss/Ukrainian citizens only: deadline for first tuition fee installment (if relevant, read morehere)
June 1, 2025
Autumn semester starts
August 25, 2025
Please note that we do not accept late applications.
SSE has a holistic approach to the application process. Three areas are assessed:
Do you meet the diploma requirements?See what applies to your country/diploma here.
A. Diploma completed in 2025 or before with a minimum GPA corresponding to at least 17.0 (out of 20) in the Swedish grading system.
Please note: admission is highly competitive and normally requires higher grades than the minimum requirement.
If you have already finished your high school studies and have a complete diploma, you can choose to apply as an early bird applicant to get a quicker admission notification. See more information at the top of this page under "Application requirements & timeline).
B. Subject requirement: Mathematics.The equivalent of at leastMathematics 3B/3Cin the Swedish system.C. Subject requirement: English.
The equivalent of at leastEnglish 6 in the Swedish system.
- If you don't already meet the English requirement through your diploma, we accept the following English proficiency tests:
-IELTS Academic/IELTS UKVI
(Overall score of 6.5 and no section below 5.5)- TOEFL iBT
(Score of 20 (scale 0-30) in written test, total score of 90)- Cambridge Michigan Language Assessments
- Pearson PTE Academic
(Score of 62 (writing 61))- Any of these threeUniversity of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL):
1. C1 Advanced (CAE)
(Minimum overall score 180)2. Cambridge English certificate level C1. (Minimum score 180)
3. Cambridge English: Advanced
Make sure to read more details about the English requirements and testshere.
Do you meet the diploma requirements? See what applies to your country/diploma here.
We acceptSAT or ACT test results that are up to five years old from the date the test was taken. A test score is required fromallapplicants. The applications will be assessed holistically and there is no cut-off minimum score for the tests, but high score is favored and we recommend an SAT score of 1300 and up or an ACT score of 28 and up to have a competitive application. We do not accept SAT or ACT Superscore.
Below is more practical information about the different tests:
SAT (essay not required):
For all applicants:In order to send the SAT scores to the Stockholm School of Economics, students must use College Board code 7659, either when registering for the SAT or via their account after registration.Click hereto read more.Please note that you will need to register for your SAT test about a month before the actual test.Click here to create your SAT account, search for test centers in your country and register for an upcoming test.
ACT (essay aka "Writing" not required):
For all applicants:In order to send ACT scores directly to the Stockholm School of Economics, students must use the ACT College Code 9095.
Please note that you will need to register for your ACT test up to a month before the actual test. ACT tests are usually given in September, October, December, February, April, June, and July.
Click here to create your ACT account, search for test centers in your country and register for an upcoming test.
The CV/resume should include relevant experience, education, volunteer experience and extracurricular activities. Please note that we do not expect you to have an extensive resume, but this is your opportunity to present yourself.
First of all, make sure that you meet the above mentioned application requirements. Then follow these 5 steps:
Submit your application to UniversityAdmissions.se. You can apply from October 15, 2024 to January 15, 2025.
All documents relating to your high school studies should be uploaded with your applicationincludingyour grades (orpredicted gradesifyou are in your final year of studies-see application requirements above).Hereyou findmore information about therequired documentsthat must beuploaded.Also make sure to read through theinstructions for internationalBachelor’sapplicants here.
All applicants can upload supporting documents themselves at their account with UniversityAdmissions.se But if your school doesn’t want to give the predicted grades directly to you as a student, the school can e-mail them directly to UniversityAdmissions (UHR) to verifications@uhr.seand write your application number in the email.
It is UniversityAdmissions.sethat assesses your qualifications, once you have submitted an application.
Pleasenote:only upload diploma/transcripts and English testresults to UniversityAdmissions.se. DoNOTupload CV/resume or SAT/ACT/TSA results. This is done directly to SSEwhen you submitapplication #2 (seenext step).
Application fee
Please note:SSE does not charge anapplication fee. However,UniversityAdmissions.se charges a small application fee of SEK 900 depending on which citizenship you have.In general,onlyindividuals who are citizens of countries outside of EU/EEA/Switzerland are required to pay an application fee. There are however some exceptions to this general rule.Find out if you are required to pay an application fee or nothere.
Tuition fee
In general,onlyindividuals who are citizens of countries outside of EU/EEA/Switzerland are required to pay tuition fees. At SSE, we also have a special tuition fee exception for Ukrainian citizens that do not need to pay a tuition fee during their entire study time starting with the 2025 intake.
Find out if you are required to pay a tuition fee or nothere.
You can also find out more in detail about SSE's tuition fees and scholarships on this page.
Please note: If you are required to pay an application fee,UniversityAdmissionsmust have received the money no later than February 3, 2025. Find more informationonhow to pay your application feehere.
IMPORTANT: Except for the general application you do on UniversityAdmissions.se, you will need to finish your application by adding some information and documents on SSE's own application portal Full Fabric no later than January 15, 2025.
Go toSSE’sownapplicationportalhhs.fullfabric.com to submit your application.Fill in theform (please note that if you apply to both programs, you must fill in two separate forms - one for each program!).Upload yourCV/resume as a separate document as well as your SAT or ACT results.
We do not accept these documents uploaded at UniversityAdmissions.se nor sent to us byemail.
Pleasenote:even if you need to submit your application on SSE's application portal before January 15, you still have until February 3 tosend ussupporting documentation such as SAT/ACT scores.
Interested in a scholarship (tuition fee waiver)?
For non-EU/EEA/Swiss/Ukrainian citizens who do need to pay a tuition fee,SSE offersseveral 50 % tuition fee waiver scholarships.
The application for a scholarship is submitted under the tab "Scholarships" when you apply to our Bachelor programs in Full Fabric.Please note that your application for the scholarships is not going to have an impact on your application for the program. Scholarships are distributed on a merit and need basis.
If any additional steps are required related to your application, our BSc Admissions Team will notify you. Please note, however, SSE will not comment on your qualifications as this isconductedby UniversityAdmissions.se.
Please note: when you apply with predicted grades, you might receive communication from UniversityAdmissions.se stating that you have an incomplete application. The reason is that most Swedish universities do not accept predicted grades and the information is not always aligned with SSE's specific application process. However, SSE does indeed accept predicted grades. If you are uncertain about any information you have received, please contact us at bsc.admissions@hhs.se.
If you are selected to proceed to the next round, we will send out invitations to the digital (online) interviews on February 18, 2025. The interview can be done February 18 - February 23, 2025.
Early bird applicants
If you are an early bird applicant who applied before November 3, 2024, you will be notified if you are admitted on December 19, 2024. If you are admitted, you will need to reply to your offer before February 3, 2025.
Please note: if you were not admitted as an early bird applicant, you still keep your spot in the main application round and may be admitted later instead.
Non-early bird applicants
If you are not an early bird applicant and you are admitted to SSE, we will send anoffer of admission on April 3, 2025. You will need to reply to your offer before May 1, 2025.
Are you interested in getting help with student housing? SSE offers some apartments directly through SSE and we can also assist you in getting housing from other student housing providers in Stockholm. Find out more here.
