Sweden: Costs

Tuition and living costs

Public university tuition

Non-EU/EEA/Swiss citizens pay tuition set by each university. Sample autumn 2027 master's totals: Lund Information Systems (1 yr) SEK 150,000; Uppsala Economics SEK 228,000; Lund Economics SEK 300,000; Gothenburg Computer Science SEK 294,000; Linköping Computer Science SEK 332,000; Chalmers SEK 380,000 (from 2027/28); KTH most 2-year programmes SEK 385,000; KI SEK 330,000-400,000. Application fee SEK 900. EU/EEA/Swiss citizens, doctoral students and exchange students pay no fees.Source

Private university tuition

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Monthly living cost

Migrationsverket maintenance requirement for 2026 applications: SEK 10,656 per month (reduced by SEK 2,960 if food and SEK 4,736 if housing is provided free by the institution; add SEK 4,440 per spouse and SEK 2,664 per child). LiU estimates about SEK 10,000 per month; Lund example budget SEK 4,000-8,000 accommodation, 3,000 food, 1,500 miscellaneous.Source

Accommodation

Lund example budget SEK 4,000-8,000 per month for accommodation. Housing guarantee details not verified for any university.

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Sweden: Costs

Tuition and living costs

Accommodation

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