Uppsala admits to a single autumn intake and — like every public Swedish university — you apply through the national service universityadmissions.se, not to the university directly. That has three practical consequences. The window is national and recurring: applications open in mid-October and the first-round deadline is 15 January for the following late-August start, so a missed January deadline costs a full year. One SEK 900 application fee covers every programme choice you submit that semester, which means an applicant can rank several of the four Business and Management specialisations, or Uppsala alongside another Swedish university, at no extra cost in fees — a genuinely unusual feature of the Swedish system. It is not cost-free in funding terms, though: Uppsala's scholarships require the Uppsala programme to be your first priority at University Admissions, as Lund's and Gothenburg's do for theirs, so the order you rank in also decides which university's award you are eligible for. Hedge on the ranking, but do it knowing what the first slot buys. And because the round is national, supporting documents go to University Admissions on its timetable rather than the school's. Fee-paying applicants should treat the January round as their real deadline; later rounds mainly release remaining places. Confirm the exact current-cycle dates on universityadmissions.se and the specialisation's own page, and line Uppsala up against the rest of the field on our [deadline tracker](/deadlines).
Uppsala University runs 1 application round. Earlier rounds generally carry higher acceptance odds and earlier scholarship visibility.
| Round | Deadline |
|---|---|
| First round (international / fee-paying) | 15 January 2027 |
Dates are confirmed against the school's official admissions page.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Uppsala University's Master's Programme in Business and Management cost?
It depends entirely on your citizenship. Uppsala is a public Swedish university, so it charges no tuition at all to citizens of the EU, EEA or Switzerland, to permanent Swedish residence-permit holders or to their qualifying family members — for them the two-year degree is free and the only real cost is living in Uppsala. Everyone else pays SEK 228,000 in total, billed as SEK 57,000 per semester across the four semesters, with the first instalment due before enrolment. On top of that sits a one-off SEK 900 application fee paid to University Admissions; it is non-refundable, and one payment covers every programme choice you submit that semester rather than being charged per choice. All four specialisations cost exactly the same. Uppsala also awards a limited number of competitive scholarships to fee-paying master's students, which cover the full cost of tuition but not living expenses.
Do you need a business bachelor's degree to apply to Uppsala's Business and Management master?
Effectively, yes — and this is the single most important thing to check before you spend time on an application. Uppsala requires a bachelor's degree equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen from an internationally recognised university, and 90 credits in business studies. That is a substantial business major rather than a grounding: for comparison, the University of Gothenburg's MSc in Management asks for 30 credits in business, economics, HR or labour relations plus 15 in statistics or research methods. So Uppsala is not a conversion route for an engineering, science or humanities graduate moving into management, and it is not the programme to target if your transcript carries only a handful of business courses. English must also be evidenced at the Swedish 'English 6' level, equivalent to IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no section below 5.5.
What are the four Uppsala Business and Management specialisations, and do you apply to them separately?
The programme runs as four separately-applied specialisations — International Business, Marketing, Organisation and Entrepreneurship. Each has its own page in Uppsala's catalogue and its own entry in the national application system, and all four share the identical 120-credit structure, tuition, entry requirements and selection method. The first year is common to all master's students in strategy, business theories and scientific method, with the specialisation's own courses layered on; the third semester offers an internship, electives or an international exchange, and the fourth is a 30-credit thesis. Because Sweden's national application charges one SEK 900 fee per semester regardless of how many choices you submit, you can rank more than one specialisation on the same application at no extra cost in fees — a sensible hedge given that places are allocated by a ranked ladder rather than a fit assessment. One caveat before you order the list: Uppsala's own scholarships require an Uppsala programme to sit in your first-priority slot, so ranking another university above Uppsala takes you out of Uppsala's award even though it costs you nothing in fees. Two of this programme's four specialisations are also absent from the Swedish Institute's eligible-programmes list, so for a fee-paying applicant the specialisation order is a funding decision too.
When is the application deadline for Uppsala's Business and Management master?
Uppsala admits once a year, to a single late-August intake, and you apply through Sweden's national service universityadmissions.se rather than to the university directly. The round opens in mid-October and the first-round deadline is 15 January for the following autumn start — the 2026 intake closed on 15 January 2026 and started on 31 August 2026. International and other fee-paying applicants should treat that January round as their real deadline, because later rounds mainly release places that remain open. Supporting documents and the SEK 900 fee go to University Admissions on its own timetable, which runs a few weeks past the application deadline. Because it is a recurring national cycle the dates repeat each year, but confirm the exact current-cycle timetable on universityadmissions.se before you plan.
Sources
- Uppsala University — Master's Programme in Business and Management – International Business (120 credits; 2 years; English; Uppsala; starts 31 August 2026; application deadline 15 January 2026; tuition first instalment SEK 57,000, total SEK 228,000; bachelor's equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen plus 90 credits in business studies; English 6; selection on GMAT score then higher-education credits to a maximum of 285; optional internship or exchange in semester three; 30-credit thesis) ↗ — Uppsala University
- Uppsala University — Master's Programme in Business and Management – Marketing (120 credits, 31 August 2026 – 4 June 2028; English; same SEK 57,000 / SEK 228,000 tuition, 90-credit business gate, English 6 and GMAT-then-credits selection; marketing specialisation courses; alumni employers include Accenture, Deloitte, EY, H&M, Saab and Unilever) ↗ — Uppsala University
- Uppsala University — Master's Programme in Business and Management – Organisation (120 credits, 31 August 2026 – 4 June 2028; identical fees, entry requirements and selection; leadership, organisational theory, institutional analysis and consulting courses; 'Responsible management' emphasis on ethical behaviour, social and environmental responsibility, transparency and sustainability) ↗ — Uppsala University
- Uppsala University — Master's Programme in Business and Management – Entrepreneurship (120 credits, 31 August 2026 – 4 June 2028; identical fees, entry requirements and selection; 'Developing opportunities', 'Launching the firm' and 'Corporate entrepreneurship' courses; former students at H&M, LinkedIn, PWC, Spotify and Tesla) ↗ — Uppsala University
- Uppsala University — Tuition fees for Master's students (students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland pay an application fee and tuition fees; exemptions for EU/EEA/Swiss citizens, permanent Swedish residents, holders of a temporary permit for non-study reasons and qualifying family members; 'Depending on the programme, one semester of full-time study costs between 49,500 and 90,000 SEK' — the university-wide band, not this programme's figure) ↗ — Uppsala University
- Uppsala University — Scholarships for Master's students ('Every year, Uppsala University offers a limited number of scholarships' to international fee-paying master's students; 'These scholarships cover the full cost of tuition, but not living expenses, and are awarded on a competitive basis'; enquiries to tuitiongrants@uu.se) ↗ — Uppsala University
- University Admissions in Sweden — Pay your application fee ('900 SEK (Swedish kronor)'; payable by applicants who are not EU/EEA citizens; one fee per semester covers every course or programme applied for that semester; 'As the application fee is an administrative fee, it cannot be refunded') ↗ — University Admissions in Sweden
- University Admissions in Sweden — English language requirements (English 6 / English Level 2 equated to IELTS Academic 'an overall score of 6.5 and no section below 5.5'; TOEFL iBT total 90 with 20 in the written test for results dated 20 January 2026 and earlier, and a total score of 4.5 with no section below 4 on the 1–6 scale for results dated 21 January 2026 and later) ↗ — University Admissions in Sweden
- Uppsala University — About Uppsala University (founded 1477; over 50,000 students) ↗ — Uppsala University
- Uppsala University — Uppsala University Master's scholarships: four named schemes (Global Scholarship, Anders Wall, King Carl Gustaf, Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong); each requires the Uppsala programme to be first priority; only one Uppsala scholarship may be awarded; 'only about 2% of those who apply are granted a scholarship'; autumn-2026 round ran 16 January – 2 February 2026, next round opens early 2027 ↗ — Uppsala University
- Swedish Institute — list of eligible master's programmes for the SI Scholarship for Global Professionals 2026/2027 (31-page PDF, sha256:d22673676a93586e). Uppsala's Business and Management programme is listed for two specialisations only — International Business (UU-M2111) and Marketing (UU-M2113); Entrepreneurship and Organisation are absent. ↗ — Swedish Institute