Do you meet the diploma requirements? See what applies to your country/diploma here.

A. Diploma completed in 2025 or before with a minimum GPA corresponding to at least 17.0 (out of 20) in the Swedish grading system.

Please note: admission is highly competitive and normally requires higher grades than the minimum requirement.

If you have already finished your high school studies and have a complete diploma, you can choose to apply as an early bird applicant to get a quicker admission notification. See more information at the top of this page under "Application requirements & timeline).

B. Subject requirement: Mathematics. The equivalent of at least Mathematics 3B/3C in the Swedish system.

C. Subject requirement: English. The equivalent of at least English 6 in the Swedish system.

• If you don't already meet the English requirement through your diploma, we accept the following English proficiency tests:
  
  - IELTS Academic/IELTS UKVI 
  (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 Michigan Language Assessments
  
  - Pearson PTE Academic 
  (Score of 62 (writing 61))
  
  - Any of these three University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL):  
  
  1. C1 Advanced (CAE)
  (Minimum overall score 180)
  
  2. Cambridge English certificate level C1. (Minimum score 180)
  
  3. Cambridge English: Advanced 

Make sure to read more details about the English requirements and tests here.

Do you meet the diploma requirements? See what applies to your country/diploma here.

We require a university admission test score from all applicants. We accept any of the tests SAT, ACT or ITB-Business (online test):

• SAT (essay not required)

- Minimum cut-off score of 1300. We do not accept SAT superscore.

- We accept test scores up to 3 years old.

Please note that you will need to register for your SAT test a couple of weeks before the actual test. Register as soon as possible as some test centers may fill their spots quickly. The remaining SAT tests that can be taken for the 2025 application round are given on the following dates:

- December 7, 2024 (registration deadline: November 22. Late registration deadline: November 26.)

Click here to create your SAT account, search for test centers in your country and register for an upcoming test.

For us to be able to verify your score; use College Board code  7659, either when registering for the SAT or via your account after registration. Click here to read more.

• ACT  (essay/writing not required)

  - Minimum cut-off score of 28. We do not accept ACT superscore.
  
  - We accept test scores up to 3 years old.
  

In order to send ACT scores directly to the Stockholm School of Economics, students must use the ACT College Code 9095.

Please note that you will need to register for your ACT test up to a month before the actual test. ACT tests are usually given in September, October, December, February, April, June, and July.

Click here to create your ACT account, search for test centers in your country and register for an upcoming test.

• ITB-Business (online test)

  - Minimum cut-off score of 112.
  
  The remaining ITB-Business test that can be taken for the 2025 application round is given on the following date:
  
  - January 21, 2025 (test registration deadline January 16)
  
  Click here to create your ITB-Business account and register for an upcoming test. During test registration, choose: “Send my results to : Stockholm School of Economics”
  
  Please note: make sure to apply to us before our application deadline January 15th. In the test section of the Stockholm School of Economics application form you just upload a confirmation of your ITB test booking.

The CV/resume should include relevant experience, education, volunteer experience and extracurricular activities. Please note that we do not expect you to have an extensive resume, but this is your opportunity to present yourself.