Uppsala University’s Law Programme had highest number of qualified applicants

The total number of admissions to Uppsala University after Round 2 is 53,351 compared with 54,301 last year, a decrease of 1.7 per cent. Campus Gotland has 4,715 admissions, which is a decrease of 2 per cent compared to the 2024 autumn semester.

The number of admissions is not the same as the number of students however, because some individuals may have been admitted to more than one course package or study programme.

The national statistics from the Swedish Council for Higher Education show that the Law Programme at Uppsala University had the highest number of qualified applicants of all study programmes nationwide. In total, 6,754 people applied for places in this particular programme.

The Medicine Programme required the highest merit rating to get into. For those who applied with final school grades without supplementary qualifications, a merit rating of 22.08 was required. The course packages that required the highest merit ratings were Information Systems A (30 credits) and Business Studies A (30 credits).

It is still possible to apply for course packages and study programmes. The website antagning.se (or universityadmissions.se in English) lists the study places that are still open for late applications.

Programmes with the highest merit ratings – top five for 2025 autumn semester

Applicants with final school grades without supplementary qualifications

1. Medicine Programme: 22.08
2. Master’s Programme in Industrial Engineering and Management: 21.82
3. Psychology Programme: 21.72
4. Law Programme: 21.56
5. Master’s Programme in Engineering Physics: 21.51

Applicants with final school grades with supplementary qualifications

1. Medicine Programme: 22.20
2. Master’s Programme in Industrial Engineering and Management: 22.05
3. Psychology Programme: 21.89
4. Master’s Programme in Engineering Physics: 21.63
5. Law Programme: 21.30

Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (Högskoleprovet)

1. Medicine Programme: 1.75
2. Master’s Programme in Industrial Engineering and Management: 1.75
3. Bachelor's Programme in Physics – Geophysics: 1.75
4. Master’s Programme in Engineering Physics: 1.65
5. Master’s Programme in Molecular Biotechnology Engineering: 1.60
6. Psychology Programme: 1.60

Course packages with the highest merit ratings – top five for 2025 autumn semester

Applicants with final school grades without supplementary qualifications

1. Information Systems A, (30 credits): 21.46
2. Business Studies A, (30 credits): 20.63
3. Statistics A, (30 credits): 20.55
4. Political Science A, (30 credits): 20.31
5. Psychology A, (30 credits): 20.16

Applicants with final school grades with supplementary qualifications

1. Peace and Conflict Studies A, (30 credits): 21.88
2. Sociology with Orientation towards Work, Organisation and Human Resource Management, (30 credits), 21.01
3. Business Studies A, (30 credits): 20.47
4. Statistics A, (30 credits): 20.30
5. Political Science A, (30 credits): 20.00

Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (Högskoleprovet)

1. Information Systems A, (30 credits): 1.45
2. Statistics A, (30 credits): 1.45
3. Business Studies A, (30 credits): 1.35
4. Rhetoric A, (30 credits): 1.35
5. Economics A, (30 credits): 1.30

Linda Koffmar