Study History in Sweden: programmes, fees and entry requirements

Sweden has 8 undergraduate programmes in History at 6 universities in 5 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay no tuition fee; non-EU students €9,726 a year (€8,105–€11,257).

Always check current information on the official website of the university before you apply.

All History programmes in Sweden

ProgrammeUniversityCityLanguageLengthEU fee / yearNon-EU fee / yearEntry score
Kandidatprogram i historiaLund University (Lund)LundSwedish3 yr€0€11,25718.51 (2026)
Historia: Inriktning mot kulturarvsstudierMalmö University (Malmö)MalmöSwedish3 yr€0€9,756—
HistorikerprogrammetSödertörn UniversityHuddingeSwedish3 yr€0€9,72611.93 (2026)
Kandidatprogram i historiaStockholm UniversityStockholmSwedish3 yr€0€8,10516.24 (2026)
Kandidatprogram i historia, politik och samhälleStockholm UniversityStockholmSwedish3 yr€0€8,10517.08 (2026)
Krig, kultur och samhälle - kandidatprogramSwedish Defence UniversityStockholmSwedish3 yr€0€10,35719.38 (2026)
Bachelor's Programme in Holocaust and Genocide StudiesUppsala University (Uppsala)UppsalaEnglish3 yr€0€8,91620.05 (2026)
HistorikerprogrammetUppsala University (Uppsala)UppsalaSwedish3 yr€0€8,91615.72 (2026)

How admission works in Sweden

You apply through the national admissions service run by the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR): antagning.se in Swedish or universityadmissions.se in English, with all your choices ranked in one application. You need a completed upper-secondary education with proof of English (and of Swedish for Swedish-taught programmes); many programmes add specific subject requirements, and foreign diplomas are assessed by the admissions service. When there are more eligible applicants than places, places go mainly by upper-secondary grades (merit rating, selection group BI, maximum 22.5) and by the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (högskoleprovet); the scores shown are the lowest admitted BI score in the second selection. For the autumn 2027 intake the international round (mainly English-taught programmes) is open from 16 October 2026 to 15 January 2027, and the national round (all programmes taught in Swedish) from 15 March to 15 April 2027.

See also: Study in Sweden · History in other countries · Entry scores for History in Sweden

Sources

How the figures are collected and calculated: Data and sources.