NHH admits to the MSc for a single autumn intake each year, and the autumn 2027 dates are published: the application portal opens 1 November 2026 and the deadline for all applicants with a non-Norwegian bachelor's degree is 15 February 2027, midnight CET. This is one firm round — there is no rolling admission and no second chance later in the cycle, so the February date is the whole calendar. Applicants holding a Norwegian bachelor's apply through NHH's Norwegian-language process.
NHH Norwegian School of Economics runs 1 application round. Earlier rounds generally carry higher acceptance odds and earlier scholarship visibility.
| Round | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Final (autumn 2027 entry) | 15 February 2027 |
Dates are confirmed against the school's official admissions page.
Frequently asked questions
When is the NHH MSc application deadline?
NHH admits for a single autumn intake each year, and the autumn 2027 dates are published. The application portal opens on 1 November 2026 and the deadline for applicants with a non-Norwegian bachelor's degree is 15 February 2027, midnight CET. This is a firm single-round deadline — there is no rolling admissions process, so missing February means waiting a full year. Applicants holding a Norwegian bachelor's degree apply through NHH's separate Norwegian-language process.
Do you need the GMAT or GRE for the NHH MSc?
Most international applicants do. NHH exempts you if you hold at least 90 ECTS from a Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Danish or Icelandic institution, a degree from a CEMS or PIM network school, or at least 30 ECTS already passed at NHH — and states that if none of those applies, you are obliged to pass one of the two tests. The minimums are a GMAT Focus Edition 555, a previous-format GMAT 600, or 152 on the GRE quantitative reasoning section, with a score no more than five years old at the deadline. Alongside the test, NHH requires 90 ECTS in economics and business administration (at least 30 of them business administration, at most 45 methodological) and a grade average of approximately a B on the ECTS scale.
Sources
- NHH — MSc in Economics and Business Administration (overview) ↗ — NHH Norwegian School of Economics
- NHH — Financial matters (non-EU/EEA tuition NOK 204,000/yr ≈ NOK 408,000 total re-confirmed; free for EU/EEA/Swiss) ↗ — NHH Norwegian School of Economics
- NHH — Accreditations ↗ — NHH Norwegian School of Economics
- NHH — CEMS Master in International Management ↗ — NHH Norwegian School of Economics
- NHH — History ↗ — NHH Norwegian School of Economics
- Financial Times — Masters in Management 2025 ↗ — Financial Times
- NHH — Admission, MSc in Economics and Business Administration (autumn 2027: portal opens 1 November 2026, deadline 15 February midnight CET; autumn 2026 deadline has passed; page covers applicants with a non-Norwegian bachelor's). SELECTION CHECKED 2026-09-04 — the same page states the academic bar and the test bar verbatim: "90 ECTS within economics and business administration", "A minimum of 30 ECTS must be within business administration", "A maximum of 45 ECTS may be within methodological subjects, such as statistics or mathematics", and "A GPA corresponding approximately to a B on the ECTS grading scale." GMAT/GRE exemptions, quoted: "You have at least 90 ECTS from a Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Danish or Icelandic institution", "You have a degree from an institution in the CEMS or PIM networks", "You have earlier passed at least 30 ECTS at NHH on the bachelor's or master's level" — and "If you do not satisfy any of the criteria above, you are obliged to pass either the GMAT- or the GRE test." Minimums: GMAT current (Focus) 555, previous format 600, GRE quantitative reasoning 152, scores at most five years old at the deadline. NHH publishes no ranking rule for qualified applicants and no number of places on this page ↗ — NHH Norwegian School of Economics