Stockholm School of Economics

The Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) is a private business school in central Stockholm, founded in 1909 with funding from the Swedish business community. It focuses on business administration, economics and finance, and it is a small school compared with Sweden's public universities. Its master's programs are taught in English, and it is a member of the CEMS alliance of business schools. Students from outside the EU and EEA pay tuition fees.

• A completed secondary school certificate for bachelor's, a relevant bachelor's degree for master's, and usually a master's for a PhD
• English-taught programs: IELTS, TOEFL or another test the university accepts; Swedish-taught programs: Swedish at upper-secondary level (TISUS or equivalent)
• Official transcripts and certificates, with certified translations if they are not in English or Swedish
• For master's and PhD: a CV, statement of purpose and academic references; PhD applicants usually also need a research proposal and an agreed supervisor
• A valid passport and proof that you can pay tuition and living costs for the student visa

• Choose your program and check its entry requirements, language of instruction and deadline on the university website
• Apply through universityadmissions.se, Sweden's national application portal (non-EU applicants pay an application fee)
• Upload transcripts, language scores, your passport and, for postgraduate programs, CV, statement of purpose and references
• Pay the application fee if the university charges one, and apply before the program deadline
• Non-EU students pay the first tuition instalment, then apply for a residence permit for studies from the Swedish Migration Agency

13 scholarships, 12 universities, 10 programs and 1 internship in Sweden. 6 of the scholarships are fully funded, and the next deadline is 15 January 2027 (KTH Tuition Fee Scholarship 2027-28).

Language

Swedish/English

Currency

SEK (kr)

Living costs

$1,100–1,500/mo

Typical tuition

Free for EU/EEA; non-EU usually about SEK 80,000-150,000 a year, more for medicine, architecture and arts; pay the first part before the permit

• KTH Tuition Fee Scholarship 2027-28Partial Funding · Deadline 15 Jan 2027
• Uppsala University Global Scholarship 2027Partial Funding · Deadline 15 Jan 2027
• KTH Tuition Fee ScholarshipPartial Funding · Deadline 15 Jan 2027
• Chalmers IPOET Scholarship (Sweden)Partial Funding · Deadline 15 Jan 2027