Language requirements
Applicants must provide proof of their English language proficiency which is most commonly established through an internationally recognised test.
Proficiency in the English language has to be documented by an internationally recognized test such as TOEFL: internet based test with a total score of at least 90 and minimum score 20 in written test, paper based test with a total score of at least 575, and minimum score 4.5 in written test, or IELTS (academic) with an overall mark of at least 6.5 and no band less than 5.5.
TOEFL
- Paper-based test: total result of 575 (written test, grade 4.5)
- Internet-based test: total result of 90 (written test, grade 20)
English test results from TOEFL should be sent directly from the ETS test centre to University Admissions in Sweden (code 9520).
Examinee score reports or photocopies are not accepted. Please also note that neither TOEIC nor institutional TOEFL are accepted as sufficient proof of English proficiency.
IELTS
- A minimum overall mark of 6.5, with no section lower than 5.5 (only Academic Training accepted)
A copy should be included in your application package, your result will then be verified online by the KTH Admissions Office.
University of Cambridge/ University of Oxford Certificates
- Certificate of Advanced English
- Certificate of Proficiency
- Diploma of English Studies
GCE O-level (minimum grade C).
Upper secondary education
English proficiency may be fulfilled by upper secondary education
In some cases English proficiency can be fulfilled from upper secondary education, for example a German Abitur with English as first foreign language "Grundstufe" (ausreichend at least 5/15) or "Leistungsfach" or French students who have taken English as LV 1 in Série L (littéraire) Langue Vivante or Sèrie ES, Langue Vivante.
Waiver of English proficiency test
English proficiency tests are waived for the following:
- Students with a Bachelor's degree from a university where English is the only language of instruction, in accordance with the recommendations in the edition of the International Handbook of Universities that was current the year the degree was awarded.
- Students with a Bachelor's degree (equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen) where English is the main subject.
- Students with a Bachelor's degree (equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen) in Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Applications, Medicine, Pharmacy, Science or Technology from India or Pakistan.
- Students with 30 higher education (HE) credits from an EU/EEA country or Switzerland where the language of instruction of the course is English. The language of instruction must be clearly stated on official documents.
- Students with 30 higher education (HE) credits from Great Britain, Ireland, Malta, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, or English speaking parts of Canada. The language of instruction must be clearly stated on official documents.
- Students with a formal transcript or degree certificate where it is clearly stated that the language of instruction was English.
Other documentation regarding language of instruction will not be accepted.