Entry requirements for master's studies
To be eligible for a master's programme at KTH you must meet the admission requirements of your chosen programmes and submit the required documents in your application. The same process applies to students with a bachelor's degree from a Swedish university.
Admission requirements
Bachelor's degree
Academic qualifications from an internationally recognised university equivalent to a Swedish bachelor's degree.
Students in their final year of bachelor's studies can meet the requirement it they follow the instructions from University Admissions . Final-year students at Swedish universities must have completed 150 ECTS credits in their programme by 3 February.
English proficiency
English proficiency equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
You can meet the requirement with an English test, for example an overall IELTS score of 6.5 or a TOEFL score of 90. Depending on your country of previuous studies you could also meet the requirement through completed upper secondary or university studies. Visit University Admissions to see all recognised English tests and what applies to your country of previous studies.
Specific requirements for each master's programme
You can find the specific requirements required for each programme through the links below.
Requirements for each programme
Architecture and the Built Environment
- Architectural Lighting Design (One year)
- Architecture
- Civil and Architectural Engineering
- Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Infrastructure
- Real Estate and Construction Management
- Sustainable Technology
- Sustainable Urban Planning and Design
- Transport and Geoinformation Technology
- Transport, Mobility and Innovation (Joint EIT)
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Communication Systems
- Computer Science
- Cybersecurity
- Electric Power Engineering
- Electromagnetics, Fusion and Space Engineering
- Embedded Systems
- Energy for Smart Cities (Joint EIT)
- ICT Innovation
- ICT Innovation (Joint EIT)
- Information and Network Engineering
- Interactive Media Technology
- Machine Learning
- Nanotechnology
- Nuclear Energy (Joint EIT)
- Renewable Energy (Joint EIT)
- Security and Cloud Computing (Joint Erasmus+)
- Smart Electrical Networks and Systems (Joint EIT)
- Software Engineering of Distributed Systems
- Sustainable Digitalisation
- Systems, Control and Robotics
Engineering Sciences
- Aerospace Engineering
- Applied and Computational Mathematics
- Biostatistics and Data Science
- Computer Simulations for Science and Engineering (Joint)
- Engineering Mechanics
- Engineering Physics
- Mathematics (Joint)
- Naval Architecture
- Nuclear Energy Engineering
- Railway Engineering
- Vehicle Engineering
Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health
- Chemical Engineering for Energy and Environment
- Data-driven Health
- Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology
- Innovative Technology for Healthy Living (Joint EIT)
- Macromolecular Materials
- Medical Biotechnology
- Medical Engineering
- Molecular Science and Engineering
- Molecular Techniques in Life Science (Joint)
- Polymer Technology (Joint Nordic Five Tech)
- Sports Technology
- Technology, Work and Health
Industrial Engineering and Management
- Decentralized Smart Energy Systems (Joint Erasmus+)
- Engineering Materials Science
- Environomical Pathways for Sustainable Energy Systems (Joint EIT)
- Industrial Management
- Innovative Sustainable Energy Engineering (Joint Nordic Five Tech)
- Integrated Product Design
- Machine Design
- Mechatronics
- Production Engineering and Management
- Sustainable Energy Engineering
- Sustainable Production Development
- Technology-based Entrepreneurship
Application documents
Your application is not complete without the required documents. Some documents are required for all programmes, while some are programme specific. You will find the documents required by each programme through the links below.
Documents for each programme
Architecture and the Built Environment
- Architectural Lighting Design (One year)
- Architecture
- Civil and Architectural Engineering
- Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Infrastructure
- Real Estate and Construction Management
- Sustainable Technology
- Sustainable Urban Planning and Design
- Transport and Geoinformation Technology
- Transport, Mobility and Innovation (Joint EIT)
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Communication Systems
- Computer Science
- Cybersecurity
- Electric Power Engineering
- Electromagnetics, Fusion and Space Engineering
- Embedded Systems
- Energy for Smart Cities (Joint EIT)
- ICT Innovation
- ICT Innovation (Joint EIT)
- Information and Network Engineering
- Interactive Media Technology
- Machine Learning
- Nanotechnology
- Nuclear Energy (Joint EIT)
- Renewable Energy (Joint EIT)
- Security and Cloud Computing (Joint Erasmus+)
- Smart Electrical Networks and Systems (Joint EIT)
- Software Engineering of Distributed Systems
- Sustainable Digitalisation
- Systems, Control and Robotics
Engineering Sciences
- Aerospace Engineering
- Applied and Computational Mathematics
- Biostatistics and Data Science
- Computer Simulations for Science and Engineering (Joint)
- Engineering Mechanics
- Engineering Physics
- Mathematics (Joint)
- Naval Architecture
- Nuclear Energy Engineering
- Railway Engineering
- Vehicle Engineering
Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health
- Chemical Engineering for Energy and Environment
- Data-driven Health
- Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology
- Innovative Technology for Healthy Living (Joint EIT)
- Macromolecular Materials
- Medical Biotechnology
- Medical Engineering
- Molecular Science and Engineering
- Molecular Techniques in Life Science (Joint)
- Polymer Technology (Joint Nordic Five Tech)
- Sports Technology
- Technology, Work and Health
Industrial Engineering and Management
- Decentralized Smart Energy Systems (Joint Erasmus+)
- Engineering Materials Science
- Environomical Pathways for Sustainable Energy Systems (Joint EIT)
- Industrial Management
- Innovative Sustainable Energy Engineering (Joint Nordic Five Tech)
- Integrated Product Design
- Machine Design
- Mechatronics
- Production Engineering and Management
- Sustainable Energy Engineering
- Sustainable Production Development
- Technology-based Entrepreneurship
Acceptance rate
The average acceptance rate in the 2024 admission to our master's programmes was 35 %. The acceptance rate is based on the number of admitted students in relation to the number of applicants who met the admission requirements for a specific programme. The acceptance rates vary widely between the programmes and change every year depending on the number of qualified applicants and places in each programme.
Acceptance rate for each programme
Architecture and the Built Environment
- Architectural Lighting Design (One year)
- Architecture
- Civil and Architectural Engineering
- Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Infrastructure
- Real Estate and Construction Management
- Sustainable Technology
- Sustainable Urban Planning and Design
- Transport and Geoinformation Technology
- Transport, Mobility and Innovation (Joint EIT)
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Communication Systems
- Computer Science
- Cybersecurity
- Electric Power Engineering
- Electromagnetics, Fusion and Space Engineering
- Embedded Systems
- Energy for Smart Cities (Joint EIT)
- ICT Innovation
- ICT Innovation (Joint EIT)
- Information and Network Engineering
- Interactive Media Technology
- Machine Learning
- Nanotechnology
- Nuclear Energy (Joint EIT)
- Renewable Energy (Joint EIT)
- Security and Cloud Computing (Joint Erasmus+)
- Smart Electrical Networks and Systems (Joint EIT)
- Software Engineering of Distributed Systems
- Sustainable Digitalisation
- Systems, Control and Robotics
Engineering Sciences
- Aerospace Engineering
- Applied and Computational Mathematics
- Biostatistics and Data Science
- Computer Simulations for Science and Engineering (Joint)
- Engineering Mechanics
- Engineering Physics
- Mathematics (Joint)
- Naval Architecture
- Nuclear Energy Engineering
- Railway Engineering
- Vehicle Engineering
Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health
- Chemical Engineering for Energy and Environment
- Data-driven Health
- Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology
- Innovative Technology for Healthy Living (Joint EIT)
- Macromolecular Materials
- Medical Biotechnology
- Medical Engineering
- Molecular Science and Engineering
- Molecular Techniques in Life Science (Joint)
- Polymer Technology (Joint Nordic Five Tech)
- Sports Technology
- Technology, Work and Health
Industrial Engineering and Management
- Decentralized Smart Energy Systems (Joint Erasmus+)
- Engineering Materials Science
- Environomical Pathways for Sustainable Energy Systems (Joint EIT)
- Industrial Management
- Innovative Sustainable Energy Engineering (Joint Nordic Five Tech)
- Integrated Product Design
- Machine Design
- Mechatronics
- Production Engineering and Management
- Sustainable Energy Engineering
- Sustainable Production Development
- Technology-based Entrepreneurship
