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Sweden

Karolinska Institutet

Stockholm · University

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Admissions · Autumn 2027 published cycle

Verified application and program coverage

One English Bachelor · Biomedicine

Official sources verified

Program coverage

Indexed programmes
12
Official programme listings
12
Admission route coverage
2
Convertible subject requirements
2

English undergraduate route

Programme
Bachelor's Programme in Biomedicine · KI's only English-taught Bachelor
Award
Bachelor of Medical Science with a Major in Biomedicine
Length and location
180 credits · 3 years · full-time on campus · Solna
Medical qualification
Does not lead to a medical degree or qualify the graduate as a physician

Academic eligibility

General requirement
Completed upper-secondary qualification that gives access to higher education in…
Details

Completed upper-secondary qualification that gives access to higher education in its country

Required subjects
Biology 2
Details

Biology 2 · Chemistry 2 · Mathematics 4/Mathematics Further level 2 · English 6/English level 2 · or accepted equivalents

Swedish language
Applicants with foreign upper-secondary qualifications are exempt for this English…
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Applicants with foreign upper-secondary qualifications are exempt for this English programme

IB assessment
University Admissions evaluates IB subject equivalence and converts results to a…
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University Admissions evaluates IB subject equivalence and converts results to a Swedish merit rating

IB point cutoff
No fixed KI-wide IB point cutoff is published for this programme

First admissions round · recommended internationally

Application platform
Universityadmissions.se
Application window
16 October 2026–15 January 2027
Supporting documents deadline
1 February 2027
Application fee
SEK 900
Details

SEK 900 for applicants required to pay fees

EU/EEA/Swiss applicant
No application or tuition fee · citizenship documentation is required
Final-year non-EU applicant
A completed qualification is required by the document deadline;
Details

A completed qualification is required by the document deadline; KI advises applying after graduation

Selection and competition

First-round selection
Final upper-secondary qualifications converted to a merit rating
Motivation and recommendations
Not considered in selection
SAT and ACT
Not part of the published first-round selection method
Choice ranking
Rank choices carefully; admission to a higher choice deletes lower-ranked choices
Acceptance rate
No programme acceptance rate is published on the cited KI admissions pages

English evidence · English 6/level 2

School-study route
Accepted upper-secondary English depends on the country where the applicant…
Details

Accepted upper-secondary English depends on the country where the applicant studied

IELTS Academic
Overall 6.5 · no section below 5.5
TOEFL iBT · tests from 21 January 2026
Total 4.5 on the 1–6 scale · no section below 4
Earlier TOEFL iBT scale
Total 90 · writing 20 for tests taken by 20 January 2026
Cambridge English
C1 Advanced · minimum overall score 180
PTE Academic
Overall 62 · writing 61

Tuition · Biomedicine

EU/EEA/Swiss tuition
No tuition fee when citizenship is documented
Non-EU/EEA/Swiss total
SEK 540,000 for the full programme
Instalment
SEK 90,000 per semester · 6 instalments
Fee-paying admission
Remains conditional until the first tuition instalment is paid

Second round · limited international usefulness

Application window
15 March–15 April 2027
Standard document deadline
21 June 2027
Spring-graduating EU/EEA/Swiss exception
Final school documents may be submitted by 5 July 2027 when all other documents…
Details

Final school documents may be submitted by 5 July 2027 when all other documents were submitted on time

Selection allocation
Merit rating 66% · optional Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test 34%
Non-EU applicant warning
KI says this round does not allow enough time for a residence permit before…
Details

KI says this round does not allow enough time for a residence permit before semester start

Medicine is a separate route

Study Programme in Medicine
360 credits · 6 years · taught entirely in Swedish
English medical programme
KI does not offer one
Transfer from Biomedicine
Biomedicine is not a transfer route into the medical programme
Medicine subject requirements
Swedish 3
Details

Swedish 3 · English 6 · Biology 2 · Physics 2 · Chemistry 2 · Mathematics 4 · or equivalents

Non-EU Medicine tuition
SEK 1,560,000
Details

SEK 1,560,000 total · KI states no scholarships are available for this programme

Strongest subjects

Medicine & Surgery
8 current official programme records
Biomedical Science & Biotechnology
6 current official programme records
Public Health & Healthcare Management
4 current official programme records
Biological & Life Sciences
3 current official programme records
Business, Management & Entrepreneurship
2 current official programme records
Computer Science & Software Engineering
1 current official programme records
Economics
1 current official programme records
Hospitality, Tourism & Events
1 current official programme records

About Karolinska Institutet

Karolinska Institutet is located in Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden.

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