Umea University Ranking, Programs, Admission Process & Living Cost

Umea University, the 5^th oldest university of Sweden, was established in 1965 in Umea, Sweden. It ranks 46^th in the THE “Golden Age” universities 2018 and 5^th in Europe in terms of International Student Satisfaction. It also ranks 26^th in the Arts and Design category of QS rankings.

Highlights

Programs, Residence and Campus

• There are total 44 international programs that are taught in English.
• Master’s degree programs range between 1-2 years.
• The international Housing Office helps its fee-paying students in finding an accommodation for a maximum of 2 academic years.
• Students wanting to enroll for more than one year program type need to give a proof that they can support themselves for 10 months by paying 8,370 SEK per month as living expenses.

Umea University Admissions

• Application Form: All the students have to apply to the university programs through the national portal for admission – universityadmissions.se
• Common requirements: Transcripts
• Language Proficiency Tests: Equivalent to English course 6
• Test Scores: GMAT
• The application fee: 900 SEK
• Additional requirements: Mathematical requirements (for bachelor’s), thesis work, other subject wise requirements
• Intake Window: 16 October – 15 January

English Proficiency Test

For getting accepted in Umea University, the student can submit any of the below mentioned scores. These scores are equivalent to the accepted English course 6 level taught at the Swedish senior secondary level.

Tuition Fee

Scholarships

The university offers various scholarships to its international students in the form of tuition fee-waiver. In Autumn 2018, 40 scholarships were awarded to the students in the various disciplines. The candidates for these scholarships are selected on the basis of their academic merit.

Additionally, the Swedish Institute also grants scholarships to the selected non-EU/EEA students which cover their tuition fee, cost of living, etc.