Study Philosophy in Sweden: programmes, fees and entry requirements

Sweden has 5 undergraduate programmes in Philosophy at 4 universities in 4 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay no tuition fee; non-EU students €8,700 a year (€8,105–€11,257).

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

All Philosophy programmes in Sweden

ProgrammeUniversityCityLanguageLengthEU fee / yearNon-EU fee / year
Kandidatprogram i teoretisk filosofi: Kritisk utredareLund University (Lund)LundSwedish3 yr€0€11,257
Utbildningsprogram i filosofi 180 hpNewman InstituteUppsalaSwedish3 yr—€9,006
Kandidatprogram i filosofi och lingvistikStockholm UniversityStockholmSwedish3 yr€0€8,105
Kandidatprogram i filosofi och artificiell intelligensUmeå UniversityUmeåSwedish3 yr€0€8,700
Kandidatprogram i filosofi och samhällsanalysUmeå UniversityUmeåSwedish3 yr€0€8,700

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 · Philosophy in other countries

Sources

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