Eligibility and application
Interested in applying for housing through KTH? Your chances of securing accommodation and the process depend on your type of studies at KTH and whether you pay tuition fees. Please note that we cannot offer housing to all students.
1. Tuition fee-paying students doing a full master's or bachelor's programme
Housing service eligibility
Tuition fee-paying students who apply for housing through KTH are prioritized. See all
conditions for KTH Housing
.
Application and confirmation
A link to the registration form is available on this page from May 1st. After filling the form, one time only please, you will get instructions via email on how to create an account in our booking system Mobility Online. It is required that you create one (1) account and follow through with all necessary steps when asked to do so, in order to qualify for one of KTH's rooms or apartments. Make one application only. If you need help with changing any details in your application or account, just email housingoffice@kth.se and we will fix it.
August 2025
For those who plan on starting their studies at KTH in August 2025, the application will be open in May 2025.
The first installment of the tuition fees must be paid before applying since the applications can only be approved if the payment is done.
2. Joint master's students
Housing service eligibility
Joint master's students (including EU, EEA and Swiss citizens) in the EIT Digital, EIT InnoEnergy and EIT Urban Mobility programmes can apply for housing for their first year at KTH according to the
conditions for KTH Housing
.
Fee-paying students of other joint masters programmes may be eligible to apply.
Application and confirmation
A link to the registration form is available on this page from May 1st. After filling the form, one time only please, you will get instructions via email on how to create an account in our booking system Mobility Online. It is required that you create an account and follow through with all necessary steps when asked to do so, in order to qualify for one of KTH's rooms or apartments. Make one application only. If you need help with changing any details in your application just email housingoffice@kth.se and we will fix it.
August 2025
For those who plan on starting their studies at KTH in August 2025, the application will be open in May 2025.
Before applying you must have received a formal Letter of Admission from your program at KTH.
3. Exchange students
Housing service eligibility
Exchange students (including double degree and dual master exchange students) doing one or two semesters at KTH are not prioritized and the chances to get an offer are small. You can still apply for housing through KTH and be offered accommodation if and when there is availability. We highly recommend all exchange students incoming to
search for housing on your own
in addition to applying.
Application
Remember to tick the checkbox for accommodation when applying for exchange studies at KTH (in the system Mobility Online). If you forgot to check the box, contact your exchange coordinator.
All incoming exchange students starting August 2025 will be sent a welcome letter from KTH via email in May with the housing application link. Remember to check your spam inbox. Please make sure to fill in the application form without delay and follow through with all steps required in Mobility Online before the deadline stated in the email in order to have a chance to housing through KTH Housing.
Start date on the contracts will be August 1, 2025. Contracts for one semester ends January 8 2026 (including that night). Contracts for two semesters ends June 30 2026. Check the dates for the
Academic year 2024-2025
.
Read the
conditions for KTH Housing
before applying. Use the application link in your welcome email and make 1 application only.
4. Other types of students
Housing service eligibility
Non tuition fee-paying students (citizens of EU, EEA or Switzerland), other than those covered in group 1,2 or 3, can not apply for accommodation via KTH. Your eligibility is not affected by if you are doing a full master's or bachelor's programme, are admitted to courses only, or doing an internship.
Due to a change in Swedish law limiting universites possibility to rent out housing effective from January 2023, we can no longer offer accommodation to this student group. We recommend
looking for housing on your own
.
If you are not sure which student group you belong to, contact your KTH contact person or
housingoffice@kth.se
.