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Aalto University provides education in three fields of study: art and design, business and economics, and technology and engineering.

You can find all Aalto University study options on the Study options page. You can filter your search results by field of education, level of degree and language of instruction.

You may apply to a maximum of three study options in our admissions to the English-taught bachelor’s programmes.

Unfortunately, Aalto University does not offer any distance learning or online degree programmes. All studies leading to a bachelor's or master's degree require attendance at the University in Finland. Degree studies are full-time studies.

For non-degree studies, please see Aalto University Open University webpage for course selection, instructions for registration and payments.

Should you have any questions about open university studies, please contact the Open University at avoin@aalto.fi.

Aalto University's extensive lifewide learning portfolio ranges from individual courses to full degree programmes. For more information, please see Aalto lifewide learning webpage.

In our bachelor's programmes, you will get an automatic study right to a master's programme. After graduating from the bachelor's programme, you will automatically have the right to continue studies in selected master's programmes. However, you are not obligated to continue to the master level; you can end your studies at Aalto University after graduating with your bachelor's degree.

The normative duration of bachelor's degree studies is three academic years, and that of master's degree studies is two academic years.

Please find more information about your programme in the Aalto University Student Guide. On the programme's page you can find information on courses and curriculum, dates and contact information.

If you have any questions about the studies in the programme, please contact the Student Services at studentservices@aalto.fi.

Degree studies are full-time studies. Our courses’ workload is calculated based on the ECTS credits, where 1 credit is equivalent to 27 hours of studying. The common workload for one course is 5 credits. 

Admission to the English-taught bachelor's programmes is organised once a year. You can apply by submitting the online application form in the Studyinfo.fi system during the application period. 

Read the application instructions ºÚÁÏÍø University’s English-taught bachelor’s degree programmes.

You can find more instructions on applying to higher education in Finland on the Studyinfo's webpage: 

Each programme has its specific admission criteria, described on the respective webpages of the programmes.
Read more about the study options offered, their admission criteria and the application guidelines.

All applicants must fulfill the general eligibility requirements for higher education. Your upper secondary education must give eligibility to equivalent university-level studies in the country in which it was awarded. Read more about the study options offered, their admission criteria and the application guidelines.

Yes, you can still apply. 

If you are a final-year student and the qualification used to prove your eligibility is still incomplete at the time of application, you can be admitted under these conditions:

• you graduate and
• submit the required final educational documents/information according ºÚÁÏÍø University's admissions timetable and instructions. 

If you fail to do so, your conditional admission will be cancelled. 

If you graduate after the document submission deadline or if you are taking your A level examinations in summer 2026, please contact the Admission Services, if you are offered a study place at Aalto.

In the application phase, you are required to submit all the other required attachments except for final educational documents. Instead, you will be asked to provide information and documents on your unfinished degree. 

For more information, see the Required application documents section of each programme's application instructions webpage.

Admission to the bachelor's programmes in Economics, International Business and Science and Technology is based on either the SAT or the ACT test results, or the grades obtained in the Finnish Matriculation Examination, the , the , the or Reifeprüfung (RP) diploma (DIA/RP diploma completed in Finland only). There are three admission groups. 

If you have not completed the Finnish matriculation examination or the IB, EB or DIA/RP diploma, but have completed a degree that gives you eligibility for university studies, you belong to group I where the admission is based on SAT or ACT test scores. 

For detailed information, see the Admission process section of each programme's application instructions webpage.

Admission to the bachelor's programmes in Economics, International Business and Science and Technology is based on either the grades obtained in the Finnish Matriculation Examination, the , the , the  or Reifeprüfung (RP) diploma (DIA/RP diploma completed in Finland only), or on the SAT or the ACT test results. No grades or subjects other than those obtained in the Finnish matriculation examination or the IB, EB or DIA/RP diploma are considered.

The bachelor's programmes in English do not require any additional documents, such as references or statements of extra-curricular activities. Do not submit any extra documents, as they are not taken into account in evaluation and may slow down the processing of your application.

Unfortunately, it is not possible to apply after the application period has ended. If you missed the application deadline, admission to the university is not possible. To obtain a study place, you will need to apply during the application period and be admitted through the admissions process.

You can find admissions statistics for the previous years here.

If you are completing your high school diploma or equivalent in the same spring (early summer) you apply, you do not need to have your graduation certificate / diploma during the application period. At that point, you must upload to the Studyinfo application form a certificate of ongoing studies issued by your school or a copy of your most recent academic transcript. 

If you are admitted, you are required to deliver a copy of your final diploma (and its translation into English, Finnish or Swedish) by a given deadline.

For more information, see the Required application documents section of each programme's application instructions webpage.

It is your responsibility to follow the instructions and upload the right documents to the correct sections on the application form. If a required document is missing from your application after the document submission deadline, your application will be rejected as incomplete.

The Admission Services will not assess or comment on the application documents in advance.

We do not make any extensions to our deadlines, even if the delay was caused by a third party, such as the language test organiser, the applicant’s school, or by the applicant's illness or any other unexpected event. For this reason, we advise applicants to start preparing the necessary documents well in advance of the deadline. 

If your name has changed after your studies and your name in the passport does not match your other documents, an official proof of name change is required. Please submit a copy of an official document of your name change issued by a governing body. This can be, for example, a marriage certificate if your family name has changed in marriage.

If you have a Finnish personal identity code, it is sufficient to have the same code on the study documents and your passport. If your personal identity code has changed or it does not show for example on your transcript of records, you need to submit a copy of an official document of your name change issued by a governing body.

Admission to the bachelor’s programme in Design and Media consists of several stages, which are preliminary assignments, intake assignments and an interview. You are not required to submit a portfolio.

For more information on the admission criteria as well as the language requirements for the programme, please see: Design and Media: How to apply?

The SAT is a standardised test of critical reading, mathematical and writing skills. Its purpose is to assess the test taker’s ability for university studies. An alternative to the SAT in the admissions ºÚÁÏÍø University is the ACT test.

Please note that SAT tests may be fully booked before the final registration date, so make sure to register for the test well in advance, because they are organised only a few times per year. Aalto University does not organise SAT tests or answer inquiries concerning the tests. More information on the SAT test can be found at the test organisation webpage 

The ACT is a standardised test of critical reading, mathematical and writing skills. Its purpose is to assess the test taker’s ability for university studies. An alternative to the ACT in the admissions ºÚÁÏÍø University is the SAT test.

Please note that ACT tests can be fully booked before the final registration date, so make sure to register for the test well in advance, because they are organised only a few times per year. Aalto University does not organise SAT tests or answer inquiries concerning the tests. More information on the ACT test can be found at .

You must achieve the required minimum scores on the SAT test. The minimum requirements are, for the study options in the field of science and technology, a total score of 1350 and a Mathematics score of 700, and for the study options in the field of business and economics, a total score of 1200.

In the admissions to studies starting in August/September 2026, only SAT tests taken on or after 1 January 2024 are considered. The official SAT test results must be delivered directly by the test organiser ºÚÁÏÍø University by 29 January 2026 at 3pm/15.00 (UTC+2). In addition, you must attach a copy of the official SAT test result report to your application form by 29 January 2026 at 3pm/15.00 (UTC+2). Test results delivered after the deadline or only by either the applicant or the test organiser are not accepted.

More information about taking the SAT test and the delivery of the results ºÚÁÏÍø University can be found at Delivering SAT and ACT test scores | Aalto University

You must achieve the required minimum scores on the ACT test. The minimum requirements are, for the study options in the field of science and technology, a total score of 29 and a Mathematics score of 30, and for the study options in the field of business and economics, a total score of 25.

In the admissions to studies starting in August/September 2026, only ACT tests taken on or after 1 January 2024 are considered. The official ACT test results must be delivered directly by the test organiser ºÚÁÏÍø University by 29 January 2026 at 3pm/15.00 (UTC+2). In addition, you must attach a copy of the official ACT test result report to your application form by 29 January 2026 at 3pm/15.00 (UTC+2). Test results delivered after the deadline or only by either the applicant or the test organiser are not accepted.

More information about taking the ACT test and the delivery of the results ºÚÁÏÍø University can be found at Delivering SAT and ACT test scores | Aalto University

The test results must be sent directly from the test organiser's system ºÚÁÏÍø University. You must also upload a copy of the test score report to your Studyinfo application form. 

The test scores are valid for two years. Only the results of SAT and ACT tests completed 1 January 2024 or later will be considered in the 2026 admissions. 

For the English-taught bachelor's programmes, the deadline for the test results to arrive at Aalto University is 29 January 2026 at 3pm/15.00 (UTC +2). Test results from tests taken during the spring of 2026 cannot be considered.

Superscoring is not accepted, and you cannot combine the section scores from different tests. Only the best valid total score from a single test will be considered.  

In the case of a tied score, the applicant with the higher section score from the test section of Mathematics will be admitted. If you have several valid test scores that have been delivered by the given deadline, the highest Mathematics section score will be considered. 

The language of instruction in the Bachelor’s Programme in Design and Media is English. All applicants must prove sufficient language skills when applying to the programme. Your application will be rejected if you do not do so by the given deadline. For more information on language requirements, please see: Language requirements in the field of Design and Media.

No official proof of English skill level is required in the fields of Science and Technology and Business and Economics. However, because English is the language of instruction, it is essential that you are prepared to understand rapid, idiomatic English spoken in lectures and group discussions. The university does not offer preparatory language courses before the beginning of studies. 

All applicants must demonstrate that they meet the language proficiency requirements set by the university.

English language proficiency can be demonstrated with one of the following:

• an official language test result
• an English subject grade in the Finnish Matriculation Examination, International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, European Baccalaureate (EB) Diploma, or Deutsches Internationales Abitur (DIA) or Reifeprüfung (RP) diploma completed in Finland
• with a degree completed fully in English in certain countries.

Please read carefully the Language requirements in the field of Design and Media.

Only the methods listed on the above webpage to demonstrate English proficiency are accepted.

Any alternative tests, studies in English in a country not listed on the above webpage, or statements regarding language skills issued by teachers will not be accepted. 

Kindly note that there are no exceptions to the language requirements and applications without the required proof of language proficiency will be rejected.

Applicants who are not citizens of the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA) country or Switzerland and do not have any of the exempting documents listed on the  page are required to pay the application fee. 

We understand that the application fee may be difficult for some applicants to afford, however, the application fee is mandated by law in Finland and universities or Studyinfo cannot grant application fee waivers.

Please note that the application fee does not guarantee admission to the university. 

The payment must be made within seven days after submitting your Studyinfo application form. Please note that it is not possible to pay the application fee after the due date.

Your application will not be processed if you do not pay the application fee within the given deadline. Payment of the application fee is a prerequisite for processing the application. If you pay the application fee after the due date, your application will not be processed as the payment is late - even if you submitted all your application documents by the deadline.

Further information regarding the application fee and payment instructions can be found on the Studyinfo webpage: .

No, the application fee covers the processing of your application and is not related to the admission results.

Students who are not citizens of the member states of the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA), or Switzerland, are required to pay tuition fees. The amount of the tuition fee depends on the field and level of studies. 

More information can be found here: Scholarships and Tuition Fees | Aalto University

Certain residence permit types issued for residence in Finland exempt from tuition fee liability. For more information on residence permits that exempt you from tuition fees, please see: Do I need to pay tuition fees?

More information about the residence permit types is available on the  (migri.fi)

Please find information and instructions for admitted applicants at Information for new bachelor’s students. 

If you do not want to accept your offer of admission, please decline the offer with the link that was sent to your email or in the My Studyinfo service. Declining the admission offer is important so that the study place can be offered to an applicant on the waiting list without delay.

Declining a study place is a binding decision that cannot be reversed.

If you are not a citizen of a country in the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA), you are normally required to have a residence permit in Finland.

You can find information about immigration and residence permits on the Finnish Immigration Service website at: .

Non-EU/EEA applicants who are admitted should apply for a student's residence permit in Finland immediately after accepting their admission offer. The application process takes time, and it is important to start the process as soon as you have accepted your admission offer. 

Even if your admission offer is conditional, you do not need to meet all admissions conditions before applying for the residence permit; you can proceed with the application once you have accepted the offer. 

If you have been accepted to your second or third study option in March, you can start the residence permit process even though you cannot yet accept the admission offer. You will only be able to accept the offer at the end of May, once all the admission results have been published. After you have accepted your admission offer, you can complete your application through EnterFinland.

Please be aware that the University does not have any authority over immigration matters and cannot influence or expedite the residence permit process. The University cannot assist with questions related to residence permits.

You need to have a valid residence permit before arriving in Finland and starting your studies.

Please see the income requirement on the Finnish Immigration Service website: .

Non-EU/EEA citizens need a residence permit to pursue a degree in Finland. You must have sufficient funds for living in Finland during the entire period of validity of your residence permit. In addition, you need to have the funds to pay the tuition fee. Kindly always refer to the  for the most current instructions and requirements.

The University does not have authority in immigration matters and therefore cannot assist with questions related to residence permits.

You can find information about immigration and residence permits for family members on the Finnish Immigration Service website:  and .

Please note that a family member moving to Finland must have sufficient financial resources to be issued a residence permit.

Aalto University does not own student apartments and students are responsible for seeking housing themselves. Students can rent from student housing providers or the private market.

Student housing is provided by the  (AYY) or the  (HOAS).

For more information on finding accommodation, please see Housing for students webpage.

Your studies begin with an orientation week. The orientation week takes place from 24 to 30 August 2026. The official orientation programme, organised by the university, is held during office hours. There are multiple events and gatherings organised by student tutors in the evenings as well. 

The first courses will begin on Monday 31 August 2026.

All the necessary information about the orientation week, events, and your tutors will be sent to you by email during the summer. Studying in advance is not required.

Aalto University offers a very limited number of scholarships to outstanding applicants who are liable to tuition fees. Aalto University Excellence Scholarships are merit-based and are granted on a competitive basis to the highest-achieving applicants based on the programme's evaluation criteria. Programmes may decide not to grant any scholarships.

Aalto University Excellence Scholarships are awarded as tuition fee waivers. The scholarships do not cover living costs. Students need to cover all living expenses and other study related costs from their own financial resources. 

Non-EU/EEA applicants who are liable to tuition fees can apply for the Aalto University Excellence Scholarship as part of their application form for admission. The scholarship decision is given at the same time with the admission decision.

For more information about scholarships, see: Scholarships and Tuition Fees.

You can read more information about living costs in Finland at: Financial matters.

Aalto University does not offer university-wide scholarships to cover living costs. Aalto University Excellence scholarships do not cover living costs. Students need to cover all living expenses from their own financial resources. You can read more information about living costs in Finland at: Financial matters.

For more information about scholarships, see: Scholarships and Tuition Fees.

Scholarships can only be applied for during the application period. You cannot receive a scholarship if you did not apply for it during the application period. 

Applicants admitted from the waiting list cannot get a scholarship as these have been allocated to the top applicants of the study option. Programmes may also decide not to award any scholarships.

For more information about scholarships, please see: Scholarships and Tuition Fees.

Please note that finding a part-time job in Finland can be very difficult and you should not count on getting a job to finance your studies.

If you are a citizen of an EU/EEA country, you can work in Finland without any work permit or restrictions on hours. However, please consider that all Aalto University programmes require full-time studies on campus.

If you are from outside of the EU/EEA countries, you have the right to work part-time (maximum 30 hours a week on average) with the student’s residence status. Non-EU/EEA citizens are required to have sufficient funds in their bank account when applying for a residence permit to cover living expenses for the first year, and are, therefore, expected to acquire funds to support themselves before moving to Finland.

You are certainly welcome to visit the campus! Guided campus tours are led by student ambassadors, and during these tours, you will gain insights into the studies and student life at Aalto University. If you would like to explore Aalto University campus and learn more about our study programmes, please fill out a visiting form.

To book your tour, simply fill out the registration form by specifying your preferred date and time. You can also specify your preferred study area when registering.

If you prefer to visit the campus on your own, the outdoor areas and many campus buildings are open for exploration. You can find campus maps and information about the buildings at: Campus maps and opening hours.

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Unfortunately, the English-taught bachelor’s programmes at Aalto University do not accept transfer students.

Unfortunately, transferring your current university study right ºÚÁÏÍø University is not possible. If you wish to pursue a bachelor’s degree at our university, you will need to apply as a new student in our bachelor’s admissions. If you are accepted, it may be possible to transfer some of your previous credits toward your degree at Aalto University. For further details on credit transfers after admission, please refer to the next question and answer below.

Aalto University degree students can apply for credit transfer if they have completed studies at other higher education institutions or have other prior learning that is relevant to their degree. You can apply for credit transfer only after the start of your study right. 

Please note that no pre-assessments can be made before your application for credit transfer.

For more information, please see: Aalto University policy on credit transfer.

Additional information can be found at  or 

The Student Guide helps with tasks that new international bachelor's degree as well as exchange students need to take care of after admission, especially if you are moving to Finland for the first time.

You can also check FAQ for new international degree students | Aalto University.

For questions about admissions, please contact the Admission Services at admissions@aalto.fi.

For questions regarding your study programme, please see your study option’s webpage for contact information. The contact information is at the end of each study option's page.

For general questions regarding studies at Aalto University, you can contact the Student Services at studentservices@aalto.fi