Entry requirements

The basic entry requirement for admission to Bachelor’s programmes is a completed high school/upper secondary education.

Instructions on what that means for you are available on the country-specific page for your country of study.

Please note that students who are in their last year of upper secondary studies are not able to apply for a Bachelor's programme at Uppsala University.

To be eligible for Bachelor’s level programmes and courses at Uppsala University, you must demonstrate sufficient English language proficiency.

For most programmes, the requirement is equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English level 2/English 6. This requirement is usually met by submitting results from an internationally recognised English test, such as IELTS or TOEFL.

Meeting the English requirement through a language test

You can meet the English level 2/English 6 requirement by achieving one of the following minimum test results:

• IELTS Academic: an 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 English: CAE or CPE

Meeting the English requirement in other ways

In some cases, you may fulfil the English language requirement through previous high school or university studies.

Detailed instructions on how to provide evidence of your English proficiency are available at universityadmissions.se.

In addition to the general entry requirements, some Bachelor’s programmes at Uppsala University have their own programme-specific entry requirements.

Check the programme-specific requirements by selecting your Bachelor’s programme. Go to the first section on the page called "Autumn 2026" and expand the information box.

Some of our Bachelor’s programmes require students to have completed certain courses as part of their upper secondary education. You are welcome to contact us if you are not sure whether you meet the programme-specific entry requirements.

When the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of available places in a Bachelor’s programme, a selection process is carried out.

Applicants are usually ranked based on their qualifications. However, the method of selection can vary between programmes.

For detailed information about how selection is made for a specific programme, please check the programme page of the Bachelor's programme you are applying to. Go to the first section on the page called "Autumn 2026" and expand the information box.