Stockholm School of Economics runs 2 application rounds. Earlier rounds generally carry higher acceptance odds and earlier scholarship visibility.
| Round | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Early deadline | 15 November 2026 |
| Final deadline | 15 January 2027 |
Dates are confirmed against the school's official admissions page.
Frequently asked questions
When are the SSE MIB application deadlines?
SSE runs two annual deadlines for the August intake: an early deadline in mid-November (15 November 2026 for the 2027 intake) and the final deadline in mid-January (15 January 2027). Decisions are typically released in March. There are no rolling rounds beyond the January cut-off — applicants must submit by 15 January or wait a full year.
What is the application process for non-Swedish candidates?
The application requires undergraduate transcripts, a CV, a motivation letter, two academic references, and a GMAT, GMAT Focus, or GRE score. Admitted students cluster in the 595–735 GMAT range, with a GMAT Focus median of 625. Shortlisted candidates are invited to a half-day assessment centre — typically around mid-February — built around a case analysis and a presentation rather than a one-to-one interview. International applicants apply via the Swedish national universityadmissions.se platform alongside the SSE-specific supplementary application.
Sources
- Stockholm School of Economics — MSc in International Business overview ↗ — Stockholm School of Economics
- SSE MIB — Admission (re-confirmed: early deadline 15 Nov · general deadline 15 Jan, both 23:59 CET) ↗ — Stockholm School of Economics
- SSE — In top 10 globally in FT's Masters in Management ranking 2025 ↗ — Stockholm School of Economics
- SSE — Tuition and fees (free for EU/EEA/Switzerland; SEK 360,000 per programme for non-EU/EEA, re-confirmed) ↗ — Stockholm School of Economics
- Financial Times — Masters in Management 2025 ↗ — Financial Times
- CEMS Global Alliance — Stockholm School of Economics ↗ — CEMS
- Swedish Institute — list of eligible master's programmes for the SI Scholarship for Global Professionals 2026/2027 (31-page PDF, sha256:d22673676a93586e). Four SSE programmes are listed — Accounting, Valuation and Financial Management (HHS-34031), Business Innovation (HHS-34011), Economics (HHS-34051) and Finance (HHS-34041). The MSc in International Business is not among them. ↗ — Swedish Institute
- Stockholm School of Economics — Scholarships (read at source 2026-09-03; note the working path carries NO /en prefix, which is why three /en/... URLs returned a shell or a 404 to an earlier probe). SSE's own MSc funding is 'several half tuition fee waivers and a limited number of full tuition fee waivers' for non-EU/EEA/Swiss/Ukrainian citizens, applied for via the 'Scholarships' tab inside the programme application and assessed on 'the relevance and the quality of the personal motivation, academic excellence, relevant extra-curricular activities, program cohort diversity and the distribution of scholarships across all programs'; offers go out 'by the middle of March'. Named MSc funds: Af Jochnick (two a year, Eastern Europe incl. Moldova, Macedonia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, and Turkiye) and American Friends of SSE (one for 2027/2028, US/Canada citizens, full MSc tuition, deadline 15 January; living costs excluded). NO fund named 'SSE Excellence Scholarship' appears anywhere on the page ↗ — Stockholm School of Economics