Lund University admission for 2027 entry: deadlines, selection and costs

Lund University names the autumn 2027 intake in its international student prospectus for 2027 entry: the main application period for its Bachelor's and Master's programmes runs from mid-October 2026 to 15 January 2027, with programmes starting in autumn (late August/early September) 2027. You apply online through universityadmissions.se, Lund University selects international Bachelor's applicants on upper secondary grades only, EU, EEA and Swiss citizens pay no tuition, and other citizens pay an application fee of SEK 900 and, if admitted, tuition.

Lund University tells applicants that students wishing to study for a Bachelor's or Master's degree at a Swedish university must apply online via universityadmissions.se, the national admissions site, during the national application periods. The International Business programme page shows the cycle on its own card: Autumn Semester 2027, Apply by 15 January.

Five facts for autumn 2027

Lund University states plainly that there are no tuition fees for citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland. The application fee of SEK 900 (approximately EUR 80) is paid to University Admissions in Sweden by citizens of countries outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland.

Rules that catch international applicants out

• No conditional offers: Lund University writes that you cannot be offered conditional admission and therefore cannot apply until you have graduated from your upper secondary studies and have your final transcripts.
• IB Diploma in May 2027: universityadmissions.se tells applicants who will be awarded an IB Diploma in May 2027 not to apply to the first admissions round.
• Documents: the universityadmissions.se autumn table lists 1 February as the supporting documentation deadline, after the application deadline itself.
• Music and Fine Arts: Lund University notes that the Bachelor's in Music and the Bachelor's in Fine Arts have other application dates.

Lund University names the autumn 2027 cycle in its prospectus and on its programme pages. The universityadmissions.se autumn dates table (page as of October 2026) shows the same deadline, 15 January 2027.

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Lund University was founded in 1666 and reports around 46,000 students and more than 8,500 staff across 9 faculties. Every ranking position in this chapter is Lund University's own claim about itself, not a figure from the ranking publisher.

Rankings Lund University lists about itself

• QS Sustainability: Lund University writes that it is ranked number one in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026.

History and size

Lund University's facts and figures page notes that figures on this page refer to 2025 unless otherwise stated. On that basis Lund University counts the student body two ways: individuals per year and full-time equivalents.

Lund University's facts and figures page lists 265 programmes in total, and states that students come to Lund University from more than 130 countries, with exchange agreements with over 600 partner institutions in 70 countries. Ljungbyhed hosts the Lund University School of Aviation.

Lund University says ten of our Bachelor's programmes are taught entirely in English, and the International Business card, like most of the ten, shows a start in Autumn 2027. Each programme is a 3 years, 180 credits Bachelor's degree; the Fine Arts card and both Music cards show Autumn 2026.

Lund University names the programmes on its Bachelor's studies page: We offer the following ten Bachelor's programmes, from Biomedicine to Physics. Most of the ten are taught in Lund; the Fine Arts programme and the two Music programmes give Malmö as the place of study.

The ten programmes and what each card shows

The Fine Arts programme page needs a careful read. Lund University lists Fine Arts among its ten English-taught Bachelor's programmes, yet the Fine Arts card says Language Swedish, with a start in Autumn 2026 and Malmö as the place of study. Check the language of instruction with Lund University before you plan on Fine Arts in English.

Autumn 2027 start and end dates

The International Business page gives the exact dates for the autumn 2027 intake: Start 30 August 2027, End 9 June 2030. The Physics page starts earlier, with Start 26 August 2027 and End 2 June 2030.

The Fine Arts card and the two Music cards show only Autumn 2026. Lund University has not put an autumn 2027 start on those three cards, so no 2027 dates are published for them.

Most other Bachelor's programmes are in Swedish

Lund University writes that most Bachelor's programmes at Lund University are mainly taught in Swedish and require Swedish proficiency. The ten English-taught programmes are the route for applicants who do not speak Swedish; the Swedish-taught programmes follow the route described in the chapter on Swedish-taught programmes.

Programme counts differ between Lund University pages. The facts and figures page lists 265 programmes, while the page on education in Swedish says Lund University offers 241 degree programmes. Both pages are Lund University's own, and the two totals disagree.

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Each of the ten Lund University programmes sets its own specific entry requirements, which the programme requirements chapter lists subject by subject.

To be eligible for a Lund University Bachelor's programme you need completed upper secondary education that gives access to university in your home country, English 6, and, if your final school grades came after 31 December 2009, mathematics at the level of Swedish Mathematics 1a, 1b or 1c, as universityadmissions.se sets it. Lund University then adds country-specific and programme-specific requirements, and it does not offer conditional admission.

Lund University states the general rule in one sentence: To meet the general entry requirements for Bachelor's level studies all students must: have successfully completed their upper secondary education (post-16) that gives access to universities in the student's home country. Lund University also asks applicants to meet any additional country-specific requirements.

General entry requirements, layer by layer

universityadmissions.se, the national admissions site, puts the same rule in its own words: you must: have successfully completed your upper secondary (high school) education (post-16), and be able to demonstrate proficiency in English. For grades issued after 31 December 2009 it adds that you must have successfully completed courses equivalent to the Swedish courses Mathematics 1a, 1b or 1c.

Lund University adds that each programme may have specific subject requirements, which you can find on each programme webpage. Eligibility is only the gate: universityadmissions.se notes that you'll then compete for a place with other eligible applicants.

No conditional admission

Lund University does not make offers on predicted grades. The Bachelor's studies page says you cannot be offered conditional admission and therefore cannot apply until you have graduated from your upper secondary studies and have your final transcripts.

Lund University also asks for school documents from applicants who already hold a degree: even if you have a higher degree, such as a Bachelor's degree, you must always submit your upper-secondary documents.

Recognition of prior learning

• Deadline: for recognition of prior learning, all documents must be submitted by the application deadline.

More general rules, as the pages word them

• Lund University, Bachelor's level studies (page as of October 2026): all students must have successfully completed their upper secondary education (post-16) that gives access to universities in the student's home country.
• The same page notes that for students who received their final school grades after 31 December 2009, there is an additional entry requirement for mathematics, and points to the University Admissions website for the detail.
• It adds, for Bachelor's level studies, that students must meet any additional country-specific requirements.
• universityadmissions.se, for bachelor's studies (page as of October 2026): you must have successfully completed your upper secondary (high school) education (post-16) and be able to demonstrate proficiency in English.
• On the same site: For Mathematics 4/Further Mathematics Level 2 or Mathematics 5/Advanced Mathematics Level 1, you would need to have specialised in mathematics.

The IB Diploma, two A levels with GCSEs, a US high school diploma, the Polish secondary school certificate, the German Hochschulreife, the French baccalauréat and the Italian Maturità all meet the general entry requirements for Lund University Bachelor's programmes, according to the country pages of universityadmissions.se, the national admissions portal. Those pages set the documents and the English 6 route for each credential; they do not set a minimum overall grade for any of them, and Lund University and universityadmissions.se publish no SAT or ACT requirement.

universityadmissions.se gives the principle behind its country pages: if the studies you completed in a previous country grant you general eligibility for university studies there, they most likely will meet the general eligibility requirements for university studies in Sweden. The country rules below are universityadmissions.se rules, which Lund University applies; the programme subjects still come on top.

IB Diploma

universityadmissions.se writes that you can meet the general entry requirements for bachelor's studies in Sweden with an International Baccalaureate Diploma that lists subjects taken. A Non-regular IB Diploma is also accepted.

The May 2027 rule matters for final-year IB students: with no conditional admission, they can apply to Lund University for autumn 2027 only in the second admissions round, whose dates and open programmes the deadlines chapter sets out.

United Kingdom and United States

• UK: at least two GCE A level + all subjects from GCSE/ IGCSE/ Ordinary level, at least five different subjects in total.
• UK grades: for all GCSE/IGCSE courses listed, you need a passing grade of 4 or C, and for all GCE A/AS courses listed, you need a passing grade of E.
• UK English: English GCSE/IGCSE at grade C/4; universityadmissions.se adds that BTEC level 2 in these subjects does not meet the requirement.
• US: High School Graduation Diploma + Official transcript for all years (9-12 or 10-12); for AP College Board courses, a minimum grade of 3 is required.
• US English: the GED examination does not fulfil the English language entry requirements, as it is only equivalent to the Swedish course English 5/English level 1.

universityadmissions.se notes on its US page that this table only applies to applications for Autumn Semester 2026 and later, which covers autumn 2027 entry. The US page sets no SAT or ACT requirement and no minimum grade point average.

Poland, Germany, France and Italy

universityadmissions.se lists these credentials as meeting the general criteria: Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife for Germany, Diplôme de baccalauréat général/technologique/professionnel + relevé de notes du baccalauréat for France and Diploma di Maturità for Italy.

More rules from the country pages

The country pages on universityadmissions.se (page as of October 2026) set these further rules.

• IB Diploma awarded in November 2026 (autumn semester 2027, first admissions round): The coordinator should make your results available to University Admissions no later than 1 February.
• IB Diploma awarded in May 2027 (autumn semester 2027, second admissions round): The coordinator should make your results available to University Admissions by 5 July.
• Poland: Your university qualifications cannot be considered instead of your upper secondary (high school) qualifications.
• Poland, documents: You must submit your documents in the original language. You must also provide an official translation.
• France: Diplôme de baccalauréat général/technologique/professionnel + relevé de notes du baccalauréat meets the general requirement.
• France, English for those who graduated between 2012 and 2020: LV1 from série L, ES, S, STI2D, STL, STD2A, STMG , TMD, ST2S, hôtellerie, STHR.
• France, English for those who graduated before 2012: LV1 from série A2, L or ES with profile langue vivante or with profile langue renforcée. Or if you graduated from Lycee international de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Swedish section with option internationale du baccalauréat (OIB).
• Germany, Fachhochschulreife: To fulfill the English requirement with Zeugnis der Fachhochschulreife , you must have studied an additional English course or a course in English at the advanced level ( Niveaustufe B2).
• Italy: Pagelle Scolastiche anni 3, 4 e 5 and Diploma di superamento dell'esame di Stato conclusivo del corso di studio di istruzione secondaria superiore / Diploma di Maturità meets the general requirement.
• Italy, documents: Please submit your Diploma (Esame di Stato/Maturità) and Pagelle Scolastiche anni 3, 4 e 5 in original language and official translation.
• United Kingdom (England, Wales, Northern Ireland), BTEC route: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (RQF) / BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (QCF)/ BTEC National Diploma (NQF) + all subjects from GCSE/ IGCSE/ Ordinary level, at least three different subjects in total, or BTEC level 2.
• United Kingdom (England, Wales, Northern Ireland), also listed: Access to Higher Education Diploma (AHED) recognised by The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education.
• United Kingdom, English: If the language of instruction for your bachelor's programme was English, you can document this with your degree certificate and transcript.
• United States: if you have not taken AP tests in specific subjects but have studied them at a higher level, you must upload the curriculum from your school so that we can assess your qualifications.
• United States, Mathematics 4 (Mathematics further level 2): AP Calculus AB, or AP Calculus BC, or Calculus and Pre-calculus.
• United States, Physics 2: AP Physics 2 Algebra-based, or AP Physics 1 and AP Physics C:Electricity and magnetism, or AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism and AP Physics C: Mechanics.
• United States, Biology 2: AP Biology.
• United States, Chemistry 2: AP Chemistry together with Biology and Chemistry from earlier years.

Meeting the general requirements does not settle admission. Lund University ranks eligible international applicants by their upper secondary grades, and the selection chapter explains how universityadmissions.se converts them; neither Lund University nor universityadmissions.se publishes a minimum grade for any of these credentials.

Lund University Bachelor's programmes require English at the level of the Swedish course English 6/English level 2, which universityadmissions.se sets at an overall score of 6.5 and no section below 5.5 in IELTS Academic or, for TOEFL iBT results 20 January 2026 and earlier, at a total score of 90 with 20 in the written test. Some programmes ask for English 7, and many upper secondary diplomas meet English 6 without a test.

Lund University states that degree programmes and courses at Lund University require English language proficiency equivalent to at least English 6/English level 2 (advanced level), and that some programmes require a higher English language proficiency level, for example, 'English Level 7'. The Swedish-taught programmes also need English: most programmes and courses taught in Swedish at Lund University require English language proficiency level English 6.

Accepted tests and minimum scores

The TOEFL scale changed in 2026, and the two sites show different versions. Lund University's own English requirements page gives only the older scale: TOEFL internet-based score of 20 (scale 0-30) in written test and a total score of 90, alongside IELTS (Academic) total score 6.5 (with no section less than 5.5). universityadmissions.se splits TOEFL by test date. For test results 20 January 2026 and earlier its English 6 line is a score of 20 (scale 0-30) in written test, total score of 90; for test results 21 January 2026 and later its English 7 line is a total score of 5 (scale 1-6) with no section less than 4.5.

Tests and versions that do not count

• IELTS: We only accept IELTS Academic, IELTS Online, IELTS UKVI (Academic) and IELTS One Skill Retake (Academic), and universityadmissions.se adds we do not accept IELTS General Training or IELTS Indicator.
• TOEFL: We accept the TOEFL iBT, TOEFL iBT Home Edition and TOEFL iBT Paper Edition; we do not accept TOEFL ITP, TOEFL iBT MyBest, Institutional TOEFL, TOEFL Essentials, or the revised TOEFL Paper-delivered Test (available 2017-2021). A TOEFL result can be verified for up to 2 years after the test date.
• Cambridge: a First Certificate in English does not meet the criteria, regardless of the result.
• Michigan: University of Michigan, Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE) is required for English 6/English Level 2, but University of Michigan, Examination for the Certificate of Competency in English (ECCE) does not meet the requirement.

Meeting English 6 without a test

universityadmissions.se writes that all applicants can meet the requirement with the required score on an internationally recognised English test. Upper secondary and university studies in some countries can also meet the requirement. It adds that there are many countries from which you can meet the English 6/English Level 2 requirement with your upper secondary studies; the qualifications chapter gives the routes for the UK, the US, Poland, Germany, France and Italy.

University study also counts: students with 60 ECTS credits (or the equivalent) from one of the following countries meet the English requirement, if the language of instruction of the credit courses was English. Lund University reminds applicants that all students must prove that they meet the English language requirements, and that the deadline for proof of English language proficiency to arrive at University Admissions in Sweden is the same as the deadline for receipt of supporting documentation.

English rules as the pages word them

• Lund University, Bachelor's level studies (page as of October 2026): students must be able to demonstrate the required proficiency in English (generally English 6/English level 2) by means of an internationally recognised test, e.g. TOEFL, IELTS or the equivalent.
• Lund University's English requirements page: Degree programmes and courses at Lund University require English language proficiency equivalent to at least English 6/English level 2 (advanced level).
• universityadmissions.se, Bachelor's level: the general entry requirement for English is studies equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6/English Level 2.
• universityadmissions.se, IELTS Academic modules: For English 7/English Level 3: an overall score of 7.0 and no section below 6. For English 6/English Level 2: an overall score of 6.5 and no section below 5.5.
• Degree holders: students with a bachelor's degree (equivalent to a Swedish kandidatexamen) from the following countries meet the English requirement, as the page lists them.

Lund University offers 241 degree programmes and over 1450 stand-alone courses, most of which have Swedish as the language of instruction, and its Swedish-taught programmes require Svenska 3, Svenska som andraspråk 3 or a pass in the Tisus test. They are applied for in the national round, which Lund University gives as usually 15 March-15 April for studies starting in autumn, a window it describes for applicants who either have a Swedish residence permit already (i.e. currently be living in Sweden) or have EU/EEA citizenship.

Lund University writes that most Bachelor's programmes at Lund University are mainly taught in Swedish and require Swedish proficiency (as at most universities in Sweden). Every Bachelor's programme outside the ten English-taught ones therefore needs Swedish, and Lund University's English-language pages publish no separate entry rules for them.

The Fine Arts programme sits on both lists: Lund University names it among the English-taught Bachelor's programmes, but its programme card reads Language Swedish for the start shown, Autumn 2026.

Swedish language requirements

Lund University states that written and oral skills in the Swedish language are a general admission requirement. For Bachelor's studies taught in Swedish, applicants must also have successfully completed their upper secondary education (post-16) that gives access to universities in the student's home country, and most programmes and courses taught in Swedish at Lund University require English language proficiency level English 6.

Lund University adds that completing level 8 (including a pass on the final test which is equivalent to the TISUS test) will enable you to apply for studies taught in Swedish at a Swedish Higher Education Institution. Komvux is the adult education run by Swedish municipalities.

The national round and who can use it

Lund University gives the later-round window for studies starting in autumn as usually 15 March-15 April for studies starting in autumn. Its Swedish-language dates page puts it the same way: the last application day is normally 15 april for the autumn semester and 15 oktober for the spring semester.

Lund University warns applicants from outside the EU about the timing: you generally need to either have a Swedish residence permit already (i.e. currently be living in Sweden) or have EU/EEA citizenship, as there is not usually enough time between admission results and the start of the semester for the Swedish Migration Board to process a residence permit.

Each English-taught Bachelor's programme at Lund University adds its own subject requirements on top of the general requirements, written as Swedish upper secondary course levels: Biomedicine asks for Biology 2, Chemistry 2 and Mathematics 4, Physics for Physics 2, Chemistry 1 and Mathematics 4, and the two social science programmes in business and economy for English 6, Mathematics 3b or 3c and Social Studies 1b. The Fine Arts and Music programmes instead ask for the general requirements and select through an admission exam or a School of Music entrance test.

Lund University writes every programme requirement in the same form: general requirements plus studies equivalent to named Swedish Upper Secondary School courses. The programme pages do not give a separate rule for each foreign qualification, so you compare your own subjects with the Swedish course levels below. These requirements are a gate for being eligible; meeting them does not by itself decide who gets a place.

Subjects each programme asks for

International Business explains what its mathematics level means: Mathematics 3b or 3c denotes knowledge of how to solve problems involving polynomial, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions, plus the derivative of those functions and its relation to the slope of a curve. Lund University names the newer course titles next to the old ones, so Mathematics 4 also appears as Mathematics further level 2 and the older Mathematics D.

Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science is the only programme with two routes. One route combines four subjects at entry level; the other replaces the three single sciences with Mathematics 4 (or older course Mathematics D)/Mathematics further level 2 together with two of the courses Biology 2/Biology level 2, Physics 2/Physics level 2 and Chemistry 2/Chemistry level 2.

The Biomedicine page ties the subject check to a date: the deadline for submitting completed transcripts and supporting documents is February 1st. If you finish upper secondary school after that deadline, Biomedicine states that you cannot be offered a place in the first admission round, the international one.

How Swedish course levels translate to your subjects

universityadmissions.se, the national admissions portal that assesses eligibility for Lund University, warns that matching years is not enough: even if you have the same number of years of studies in a subject, you may still not meet the requirements. The portal gives estimates only; the assessment of your documents decides.

• Mathematics: universityadmissions.se says that for Mathematics 4/Further Mathematics Level 2* or Mathematics 5/Advanced Mathematics Level 1* you would need to have specialised in mathematics, and that even then you may not meet the requirement.
• Sciences: for a level-2 science such as Biology 2 or Chemistry 2, the portal says you usually must have specialised in the subject in upper secondary school.
• New names: in 2025, Sweden adopted new course names for upper secondary school courses, which is why programme pages list pairs such as English 6/English level 2.

For an applicant with a standard school mathematics course, the practical reading is that Mathematics 4 sits above a general course: Mathematics, Physics, Biomedicine and Physical Geography need it, while Economy and Society and International Business stop at Mathematics 3b or 3c, and Development Studies sets no mathematics requirement.

Fine Arts and Music: tests instead of subjects

The Fine Arts programme page lists general requirements for university studies in Sweden as its entry requirement and names the selection criteria as an admission exam and an interview; applicants also submit a work sample. The Fine Arts card shows a start in Autumn 2026 and Swedish as the language, so check the programme page for the next intake before you prepare a portfolio.

Both Music programmes, Folk- and World Music and the Individual Programme, list General and School of Music entrance test as the entry requirement. Lund University's School of Music runs that test; the Music programme pages do not publish subject levels beyond the general requirements.

In the international admissions round, Lund University's programme pages state that seats on the English-taught Bachelor's programmes go on upper secondary grades alone, recalculated into a merit rating on a scale from 10 - 22.5; in the later national round the same programmes give 66 % of the weight to grades and 34 % to the Swedish national university aptitude test. Fine Arts and Music are the exceptions and select through admission exams and auditions.

Lund University states the rule in one sentence: for international Bachelor's programmes, selection is based only on upper secondary school grades, except for programmes in Fine Arts and Music. The seven programme pages for Biomedicine, Development Studies, Economy and Society, International Business, Mathematics, Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science and Physics each repeat it: in the early international round, seats are allocated entirely through the general average (GPA) of your school leaving certificate.

The merit rating in the international round

Lund University explains that grading systems differ between countries, so the grades are recalculated into a so-called 'merit rating'. universityadmissions.se, the national admissions portal, sets the scale: the merit rating scale is from 10 - 22.5, based on the upper secondary grades you submitted in your supporting documentation.

Applications are handled not by each programme but through the centralised admissions organisation, University Admissions in Sweden.

Lund University's English pages give no cut-off merit rating and publish no admission statistics for these programmes.

The International Business page adds a tie rule: applicants with equal merits (in the GPA group) should be separated by the use of a valid result from the Swedish national university aptitude test, a decision of the University board.

No personal statement, letters or SAT

Lund University writes that no extra programme-specific documents, such as a statement of purpose or recommendation letters, are required or considered when you apply to Bachelor's studies, except for the Music and Fine Arts programmes. Lund University does not list the SAT or the ACT as a requirement or a selection factor for any Bachelor's programme, and the seven grade-selected programmes do not name an interview.

Högskoleprovet, the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test

Högskoleprovet is the Swedish national university aptitude test that carries 34 % in the national round. Lund University describes it as a test of the knowledge and skills needed for university study, with 160 questions across eight sub-tests. The result counts only in the national round, never in the international round.

• Validity: the result is stored and counted automatically, it is valid for eight years, you can sit it an unlimited number of times and your best result counts.
• Fee: 550 kronor per sitting.
• Weight: Lund University says that, as a rule, a third of the places are taken from the aptitude test selection group.

Fine Arts and Music: admission exams and auditions

The Fine Arts programme page (Autumn 2026 intake shown) lists its selection criteria as Admission exam and interview, with Work sample as the specific document. The Folk- and World Music programme page lists selection as Based on auditions and says When applying for this programme, you must take an admission test; the Individual Programme page says the same: Based on auditions and When applying for this programme, you must take an admission test. For these three programmes, grades decide eligibility but not the ranking.

What the programme pages say about the two rounds

• International Business, early round: In the early international admissions round seats are allocated entirely through the general average (GPA) of your higher secondary school leaving certificate.
• International Business, later round: In the later national admissions round seats are allocated according to the following: The general average (GPA) of your higher secondary school leaving certificate: 66 %, The Swedish national university aptitude test: 34 %.
• Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, early round: In the early international admissions round seats are allocated entirely through the general average (GPA) of your higher secondary school leaving certificate.
• Physics, early round: In the early international admissions round seats are allocated entirely through the general average (GPA) of your higher secondary school leaving certificate.

For Bachelor's programmes starting in autumn 2027, Lund University's international student prospectus for 2027 entry gives the main application period as mid-October 2026 to 15 January 2027, and the programme pages for autumn semester 2027 say Apply by 15 January. On universityadmissions.se, the national admissions portal, the autumn dates table (page as of October 2026) shows that the application round opened on 16 October 2026, with the application fee, proof of fee exemption and supporting documents due by 1 February and Bachelor's results published on 8 April.

universityadmissions.se, the national admissions portal that runs applications for Lund University, states that the First admissions round is specifically for international students. Its autumn semester table, on the page as of October 2026, lists the opening on 16 October 2026 and the deadline on 15 January 2027, the same period the Lund University prospectus gives for autumn 2027 entry. All deadlines are midnight CET (Central European Time) at the end of the day on the date indicated.

First admissions round: the dated steps

Lund University describes the document step less exactly than the portal. Its when-to-apply page says that after this deadline, students usually have another two weeks to get their documents and their application fee (if applicable) to Sweden, and its Bachelor's page says the final documents are due at the beginning of February. universityadmissions.se, which runs the application, gives 1 February, and the Biomedicine page gives February 1st.

Because final documents are due in early February, Lund University writes that you will generally not be able to apply in this application round the same year that you are graduating from your upper secondary studies. A school-leaver finishing in 2027, including an IB candidate sitting the May 2027 exams, cannot use the first round for autumn 2027.

Second admissions round and who should use it

On the same universityadmissions.se table, the second round opens on 15 March 2027, with the application deadline on 15 April, the fee deadline on 23 April and supporting documents by 21 June. Results are listed for 9 July, and 16 July is the last day to reply to your offer.

The second round has a later document date for one group: if you're completing your upper secondary studies this spring semester in an IB/EB programme or according to the curriculum of an EU/EEA country (other than Sweden) or Switzerland, you have until 5 July to submit documentation of your completed upper secondary studies.

Lund University points EU/EEA citizens, and applicants who already hold a residence permit in Sweden or the EU/EEA, to these rounds, usually 15 March to 15 April for studies starting in autumn. Its Swedish dates page says the international English-taught Bachelor's programmes can always be applied for in the later round, with the last application day 15 April for the autumn semester. universityadmissions.se describes the same round as the regular round for students living in Sweden, in which many courses and programmes taught in English are no longer available for application. Check each programme's status in the portal before you count on the second round.

Non-EU/EEA applicants should treat the first round as the only practical one. Lund University says that non-EU/EEA citizens will generally not be able to apply in the later application rounds, as you will not be able to get your residence permits in time for the start of the semester, and universityadmissions.se says such students will most likely not have time to apply for and receive a permit.

Tuition payment and the start of the 2027/2028 year

If you pay tuition fees, Lund University's tuition page for studies starting in autumn (page as of October 2026) says payment is due by 20 May. The academic calendar gives the autumn semester of the academic year 2027/2028 as 30 August 2027 to 16 January 2028.

Lund University notes that the Bachelor's programmes only start in autumn. The International Business page shows Start 30 August 2027 and an end date of 9 June 2030; the Physics page shows Start 26 August 2027 and an end date of 2 June 2030.

You apply to Lund University for autumn 2027 online at universityadmissions.se, the national admissions site, during the main application period that the Lund University prospectus gives as mid-October 2026 to 15 January 2027. For Bachelor's studies you choose one programme and can add up to seven back-up programmes, then submit your school documents, English proof and passport page, and, if you are a citizen of a country outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland, pay the SEK 900 application fee.

Lund University states that all students wishing to study Bachelor's or Master's level programmes and courses at a Swedish university must apply online, using the national University Admissions in Sweden website called universityadmissions.se.

The four application steps

Lund University adds that your application will not be processed until the fee has been paid, and that it does not matter which order you submit some or all of your documents and pay the application fee: what matters is that everything reaches University Admissions in Sweden by the fee and document deadline. The Lund University when-to-apply page warns that if your documents or fee arrive after that deadline, usually around two weeks after the online application deadline, your application will not be processed or considered.

Lund University recommends completing every step early in the application period, so that you can receive feedback and correct mistakes. Its application steps page asks you to note that your application must be correct and complete by the deadline and that no extra time will be given for corrections after the deadline.

Documents you submit

Lund University lists the documents for a Bachelor's application on its application steps page:

• School certificates and transcripts: if you upload your documents to your www.universityadmissions.se account, you must make sure you scan the original documents (not copies). Also, for some countries, it is the university that needs to submit the official transcript directly to University Admissions in Sweden (not the student).
• English proof, such as a TOEFL or IELTS result, unless your school or university studies already meet English 6, as the English requirements chapter explains.
• Passport: the page in your passport with your personal data and photograph (scan and upload from the original document).
• Nothing else for most Bachelor's programmes: programme documents such as a statement of purpose, CV or writing sample are, in Lund University's words, not relevant for Bachelor's studies. The Fine Arts and Music programmes, which select through work samples and tests, are the exception.

Translation and name rules sit on each universityadmissions.se country page, so read the page for the country your diploma comes from. The Poland page says you must submit your documents in the original language. You must also provide an official translation of your documents. The Poland page also requires that the name and birthdate provided must be the same on all your documents (ID, transcripts, degree certificate, etc.) and that the name matches the one in your universityadmissions.se account.

Ranking your choices

Lund University adds that you can change the order of your programme ranking at any time before the online application deadline; the universityadmissions.se table gives 15 January 2027 as the application deadline and last day to rank your courses in the first round.

After the results: reply, reserve places and late applications

Lund University sends no letter: admission results are only notified online in your universityadmissions.se account, and you print the notification of selection results as proof of admission, for example for a residence permit application. The universityadmissions.se table lists Bachelor's results of the first round for 8 April.

If you applied in the international round and Lund University offers you a place, follow its instructions on accepting; if you do not want to accept your admission offer, you must always decline the place in your universityadmissions.se account. For a non-EU/EEA student, Lund University writes that your admission status will be considered conditional, until your first tuition fee instalment payment has been received by Lund University. That condition concerns payment; it does not change the rule that you apply with final school results.

A reserve place is handled differently in the two Lund University rounds. For applications made in an international round, Lund University writes that the programme coordinators will contact you directly if a place becomes available. For the later round, if you applied in the later (Swedish/EU) application round and are a reserve for a programme, you must accept the reserve offer before the deadline.

Late applications are an exception at Lund University, not a route to plan on. Lund University notes that sometimes a specific programme or course will open for late applications after the selection, marked "open for late application" on universityadmissions.se, and that late applications are processed in order of date.

Citizens of the EU, the EEA and Switzerland pay neither an application fee nor tuition at Lund University; citizens of other countries pay an application fee of SEK 900 and, once admitted, tuition. On the Lund University programme pages as of October 2026, the full programme fee runs from SEK 375,000 for Development Studies to SEK 615,000 for Biomedicine and Fine Arts, and for autumn studies the first instalment is due by 20 May.

Lund University states the application fee rule in one sentence: citizens of countries outside the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland must pay an application fee of SEK 900 (approximately EUR 80) to University Admissions in Sweden. You pay one application fee per semester, regardless of how many programmes or courses you apply to. EU, EEA and Swiss citizens pay nothing, but you must provide proof of your citizenship (and fee-exempt status).

For tuition, the Lund University programme pages add: You pay an instalment of the tuition fee in advance of each semester.

Who is exempt from fees

Lund University writes that non-EU citizens are generally required to pay application and tuition fees. There are some exceptions to this general rule. It sends applicants to universityadmissions.se, the national admissions portal, for the full list.

For British citizens, the exemption applies to those who started living in Sweden on or before 31 December 2020 and are covered by Article 10 of the UK withdrawal agreement.

Tuition fee for each English-taught Bachelor's programme

The programme page figure is the cost of the whole programme. The Lund University international student prospectus 2027/2028 gives the fee per year for non-EU/EEA citizens instead: SEK 205 000 for Biomedicine, SEK 130 000 for International Business and SEK 125 000 for Development Studies. Compare like with like: programme page with programme page, prospectus with prospectus.

The Fine Arts card and both Music cards show a start in Autumn 2026, so their fee sits on a page for that intake. Lund University has not put an autumn 2027 fee on those three pages.

How and when you pay tuition

Due to the requirements of the Swedish Migration Agency, students who pay tuition fees (generally all non-EU/EEA students) need to pay their first tuition fee instalment - for the first semester of studies - before they arrive at Lund University. For studies starting in autumn, payment is due by 20 May (page as of October 2026).

• Methods: online payment using a credit card (Visa or MasterCard) or bank transfer.
• Scholarships: if you are awarded a 50% scholarship, your invoice will only include half of the tuition fee due for that semester.
• Later semesters: for each following semester of study, a tuition fee invoice is generated in advance of that semester and sent to you via the Student Portal, with payment due before the semester starts.

Lund University opens its Global Scholarship to Bachelor's applicants only by exception: to fee-paying citizens of countries outside the EU, the EEA and Switzerland who apply to Development Studies, Mathematics, Physics or Physical Geography. It covers part or all of the tuition fee. The application usually opens in early February; the last round closed on 16 February 2026, and Lund University has not published the dates for the autumn 2027 round.

The Global Scholarship is mainly for Master's applicants; the Lund University programme pages add that the current selection of programmes is Development Studies, Mathematics, Physics, and Physical Geography. Applicants to Biomedicine, Economy and Society or International Business cannot use this route. For Fine Arts and Music, Lund University notes that special conditions may apply and that applicants receive instructions by email if scholarships are available.

Who can apply for the Global Scholarship

• Citizenship: you must be a citizen of a country from outside the EU/EEA (and Switzerland) and be required to pay tuition fees.
• First choice: the programme at Lund University that you are applying for a scholarship for should be your first choice in your application at universityadmissions.se.
• A complete programme application first: once you've submitted a complete application and paid the application fee, you can apply for the scholarship through the scholarship application portal.
• A motivation letter: a personal 'Scholarship Motivation Letter' (maximum 600 words), separate from anything in the programme application.
• Merit: This selective, merit-based scholarship programme is designed to recognise top academic students from outside the EU/EEA who are applying for degree programmes at Lund University.

What the Global Scholarship covers

Lund University writes that grants may cover part or all of the tuition fees, and that the percentage depends on the programme or faculty budget, not on your academic standing.

The payment date in a scholarship offer can come before the general one: Lund University warns that this payment may be due earlier than the general tuition fee payment deadline for non-scholarship holders. The awarded amount is deducted from the tuition invoice automatically.

Other scholarships and loans

Lund University allows other scholarships, such as the Swedish Institute scholarships, in addition, but the Swedish Institute route is a Master's one: you must have submitted an application for a Master's programme at universityadmissions.se before applying for the SI Scholarship. For Bachelor's students, Lund University administer private student loans from Sallie Mae for both Bachelor's and Master's students, and accept these loans for payment. EU, EEA and Swiss citizens pay no tuition, so the tuition scholarships do not concern them.

Lund University guarantees housing to one main group of Bachelor's students: non-EU/EEA students who pay tuition and are admitted to full-time studies of at least 30 ECTS, who receive an offer from LU Accommodation if they apply. EU, EEA and Swiss degree students get no LU Accommodation offer and find their own room; an LU Accommodation room costs SEK 26,000-54,000 for the full semester.

Lund University sets the starting point plainly: unless you are a student with a housing guarantee (read more below), you are responsible for finding your own housing. It also notes that Lund University does not own or run any dorm rooms or other types of student accommodation. Rooms come through LU Accommodation, a part of Lund University's Student Services, and through independent agencies.

The housing guarantee and LU Accommodation

LU Accommodation manages a limited number of rooms and flats in Lund and Helsingborg. Lund University writes that students with a housing guarantee are the only group of students guaranteed housing through LU Accommodation, and for degree students the guarantee covers non-EU/EEA students (required to pay tuition fees to Lund University) admitted to full-time studies of at least 30 ECTS.

The guarantee is not automatic. Lund University writes that if you want to receive a housing offer from LU Accommodation, you must apply for housing, even if you have a housing guarantee, and that there is no guarantee that you will be offered the specific housing option of your choice. For EU students the rule is equally clear: LU Accommodation is not able to offer accommodation to EU students unless they are coming on an exchange or have special agreements.

What a room costs

Lund University writes that if you are renting a room from LU Accommodation the rent is currently set at between SEK 26,000-54,000 for the full semester, including electricity, water, heating, furniture, basic kitchen supplies and the use of kitchen and laundry. In addition to your rent, you will also have to pay a deposit and a one-time cleaning charge to LU Accommodation when you accept your housing contract; the deposit comes back after you move out. The most common LU Accommodation room is a corridor room; private rents vary with size and location.

Housing without a guarantee

Lund University tells students without a guarantee to apply widely and early: we strongly recommend that you have your accommodation sorted out before your arrival, as many students are looking for housing at the start of the semester. The main routes it lists are these:

• AF Bostäder: the largest provider of student accommodation in Lund with approximately 6,000 rooms and apartments. You need Studentlund membership to apply; Lund University says Studentlund opens for new members in early July, and AF Bostäder runs a housing lottery for newcomers before the semester.
• BoPoolen.nu: the housing service of the Lund University student unions, with links to private agencies and short-term places such as hostels.
• Student nations: accommodation mainly for members of each nation.
• Commuting: Lund University suggests searching around the campus cities too, for example in Malmö, Eslöv, Kävlinge or Landskrona, which connect to Lund by train and bus.

Lund University's example monthly budget is SEK 4,000-8,000 for accommodation, SEK 400-1,000 for course literature and SEK 1,500 for other expenses. Residence-permit applicants must show sufficient funds, and the required amount is updated annually and is stated on the Migration Agency's website; citizens of an EU/EEA country in general do not need a residence permit to study in Sweden.

Lund University tells applicants to arrive with money for both tuition, where it applies, and living costs. The Swedish currency is the krona, and Lund University gives a rough guide: SEK 100 is roughly EUR 9 or USD 11. Its budget below is an example, not a minimum.

For comparison, Lund University notes that Swedish students who have been approved for full student loans and grants from the Swedish government receive approximately SEK 9,000-12,000 per month, and that many international students get by on a budget somewhere between the minimum amount required for a residence permit and the monthly support available to Swedish students.

Residence permit for studies

In general, citizens of an EU/EEA country do not need a residence permit to study in Sweden. Lund University's guide for students who need a permit is titled Residence permit application guide for non-EU/EEA students admitted to Bachelor's or Master's degrees - autumn 2026, a page that names autumn 2026, not autumn 2027. Its steps are these:

• Order: you should not apply for your residence permit until after you have received your Notification of Selection Results and paid the first tuition fee instalment, and not earlier than four months before the first day of your residence permit period.
• Money: you must show that you have sufficient funds to cover your living costs while studying in Sweden. The required amount is updated annually and is stated on the Migration Agency's website.
• Passport: all applicants must present their passports in person at a Swedish Embassy abroad with a migration section if they are applying for a first-time residence permit, although some nationalities can use a digital app instead.
• Study plan: students who require a residence permit must follow a full-time, on-campus study plan of 30 credits. Online courses cannot be included.

Time is the risk. The entire residence permit process can take up to several months. Bachelor's results come on 8 April on the universityadmissions.se autumn table, and the first tuition instalment for autumn studies is due by 20 May (page as of October 2026); paying early gives the permit more time before the autumn semester starts.

Working during your studies and insurance

Whether you are an EU/EEA student or a non-EU/EEA student with a residence permit for studies, you are allowed to work part-time in Sweden while studying. Lund University gives no weekly hour limit, but it notes that full-time students are expected to spend around 40 hours per week studying, that shop and café jobs generally need some Swedish, and that it is important that you have the ability to support yourself during your study period and are not dependent on finding a job.

Lund University insures its incoming students: you'll be covered by either Student IN or FAS+, and will also have separate personal injury insurance during school hours. EU, EEA and Swiss citizens normally get Student IN, and fee-paying citizens of other countries normally get FAS+. Both policies run from two weeks before the start of studies to two weeks after the end, in Sweden.

Student life at Lund University runs through the thirteen student nations and nine student unions, which you join through one Studentlund membership. New international students start with Arrival Day and the Orientation Weeks, which for autumn 2026 ran from 18 August to 30 August; Lund University will publish the autumn 2027 dates once they are confirmed.

The student nations

Lund University calls the nations large, student-only social clubs that are unique to Sweden. They offer a wide range of activities and services, including lunches, brunches, pubs, sports, nightclubs, formal balls and traditional festivities, as well as some housing for members. Students run them, mostly as volunteers, and Lund University presents them as a way to make friends and get to know Swedes and Swedish culture.

Lund University writes that while you can only be a member of one nation, the Studentlund membership gives you access to activities at all the other nations.

The student unions

The Lund University student unions represent students on the boards that decide on education, and the unions also arrange social activities, welcome events for new students, career fairs and a range of other projects and committees. The union you belong to depends on your subject area; the list runs from the Faculty of Science union to the School of Economics and Management union and the union for students of fine and performing arts. You automatically become a member of the union you belong to when you register with Studentlund.

Arrival Day and the Orientation Weeks

Arrival Day is the start of the Orientation Weeks for all new international students at Lund University. The weeks combine practical sessions, such as a general information meeting, pre-registration with your programme and a library seminar, with social events run by the International Desk, the nations and the International Mentor Programme. Attending Orientation Weeks is not mandatory, but we strongly recommend that you do so in order to take part in the many services that are only available during this time.

Lund University's page says the autumn 2026 weeks ran from 18 August to 30 August and that the dates for autumn 2027 will be published here once they have been confirmed. Admitted students see the full schedule in Canvas, the learning platform, from early June; Campus Helsingborg has a separate schedule.

Lund, Malmö and Helsingborg

Lund University's main campus is set in the charming cobble-stoned city of Lund, which dates back to 990. Today, students make up almost half of the population in the city. There is no single campus area: departments are spread across the town, and getting around on foot, by bike or by bus is easy. Copenhagen is less than an hour away by train.

Lund University has 4 campuses in southern Sweden - in the cities of Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö, and in Ljungbyhed (Lund University School of Aviation). On the programme cards, International Business gives Place of study Lund, while Fine Arts and Music, Folk- and World Music give Place of study Malmö and Place of study Malmö.

Lund University suits a student who has already finished upper secondary school, wants one of its ten English-taught Bachelor's programmes and, outside Fine Arts and Music, is ready to compete on final grades alone, with no essay, no letters and no SAT. For autumn 2027 you apply by 15 January 2027; citizens outside the EU, the EEA and Switzerland pay a full programme fee from SEK 375,000 to SEK 615,000, while EU, EEA and Swiss citizens pay no tuition.

Lund University asks for no statement of purpose or recommendation letters for Bachelor's studies, so outside Fine Arts and Music the grade is the whole contest, and Lund University warns that even if you meet all requirements, admission to our programmes is highly competitive.

Who Lund University suits, and who it does not

• It suits you if you hold your final diploma and transcripts by the document deadline, because Lund University makes no conditional offers, and if your grades are strong enough to rank well on the merit rating scale of 10 - 22.5.
• It suits EU, EEA and Swiss citizens who want an English-taught degree without tuition, and non-EU applicants to Development Studies, Mathematics, Physics or Physical Geography who can compete for the Global Scholarship.
• It is hard for a student finishing school in 2027, including applicants who will be awarded an IB Diploma in May 2027: the first round is generally not open to them, and the later round rarely leaves non-EU students time for a residence permit.
• It does not suit you if you want a programme outside the ten without Swedish: most Bachelor's programmes at Lund University are mainly taught in Swedish and require Swedish proficiency.
• It is harder for EU, EEA and Swiss degree students who need a room, because LU Accommodation does not house them.

The English-taught programmes compared

The science programmes ask for Mathematics 4, and Biomedicine and Physics add level-2 sciences; the business and economy programmes stop at Mathematics 3b or 3c; Development Studies asks for English 6 and Social Studies 1b only.

Next steps for autumn 2027

If you are in your final school year now, the first round for autumn 2027 is generally not open to you. An EU, EEA or Swiss citizen can try the later round, which opens on 15 March 2027; Lund University's Swedish dates page says its English-taught Bachelor's programmes alltid även att söka i den senare antagningsomgången (can always also be applied for in the later round), while universityadmissions.se says many courses and programmes taught in English are no longer available there. A non-EU applicant usually applies in a first round with final grades in hand.

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