General information about the fees is available at application and tuition fees general criteria, at universityadmissions.se.
Application fees are not paid to the university. They are paid to University Admissions, the official website for applying to studies in Sweden.
Price brackets
Programmes
The University of Skövde has tuition fees in two price brackets for study programmes (per academic year – 60 credits). These are the fees for the academic year 2024/2025 and 2025/2026:
- Programmes in price bracket 1 (P1): 95,000 SEK (per academic year – 60 credits)
- Programmes in price bracket 2 (P2): 135,000 SEK (per academic year – 60 credits)
Freestanding courses
The tuition fees for separate courses are divided into three price brackets
(per one credit). These are the fees for the academic year 2024/2025 and 2025/2026:
- Courses in price bracket 1 (C1): 2,250 SEK (per credit)
- Courses in price bracket 2 (C2): 2,750 SEK (per credit)
- Courses in price bracket 3 (C3): 4,000 SEK (per credit)
Price bracket 1
Humanities, Law, Social Science, and Teaching/Education belong to price bracket 1.
Price bracket 2
Life Science, Technology, Medicine, Health Science, and Design belong to price bracket 2.
Price bracket 3
Design and Music belong to price bracket 3.
Payments
Application fee
An application fee of 900 SEK (Swedish kronor) should be paid to University Admissions according to their instructions in order for your application to be processed.
The application fee is administered by University Admissions, not the University of Skövde.
Payment of the tuition fee
The university of Skövde uses an invoice management system called “Ladok for students” www.student.ladok.se . Admitted students who are required to pay tuition fees will receive an email notification with payment instructions within two weeks after the admission results are published.
Payment options include bank transfer or online payment using a debit or credit card. The tuition fee is to be paid in Swedish kronor (SEK). If payment is not made on the dates stated on the invoice, the admission will be cancelled or you will be suspended from studies.
The payment should be made in advance before each semester in accordance to the invoice.
If you have been granted a scholarship, the amount awarded will be deducted from your invoice accordingly.
Once the first instalment of the tuition fee is paid, you will be able to apply for your residence permit for studies through the Swedish Migration Agency.
For detailed information, please read our Guidelines regarding tuition fees.