Tuition fees
As a fee-paying student, you must pay tuition fee before you start your studies at the University of Gothenburg. Below is important information on how to pay your tuition fee, about refunds, and frequently asked questions. Please note that not all international students need to pay tuition to study in Sweden.
Who needs to pay tuition in Sweden?
Students who are citizens of countries outside the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland are required to pay application and tuition fees. However, there are some exceptions.
Further information at universityadmissions.se
Application fee
Students who are citizens of countries outside the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland are required to pay a SEK 900 application fee when applying for courses or study programmes at universityadmissions.se.
How much is the tuition fee?
The amount of the tuition fee will vary depending on the type of course or study programme. The first instalment is listed on each course or programme page. Use our Course and programme search to find the right amount. Please note that the tuition fee amount applicable to you depends on your year of entry.
Payment instructions
The approved means of payment are bank transfer or card payment.
After you have received the notification of selection results, an email will be sent to the email address listed in your user account at universityadmissions.se. This email contains information on how to proceed with the payment.
The University of Gothenburg recommends using debit or credit cards to pay tuition fees. This applies to admitted fee-paying students from all countries. Card payments are faster and help to ensure that your payment is efficiently matched to your tuition fees. This can assist your residence permit application process at the Swedish Migration Agency as their assessment cannot start until the tuition fee payment is registered on our account.
Please note that the University of Gothenburg notifies the Swedish Migration Agency when your tuition fee has been administered by the university.
Tuition fee refund
To apply for a tuition fee refund, please contact tuitionfees@gu.se. It is not possible to receive a tuition fee refund without first notifying the department in charge of your programme at the University of Gothenburg of cancellation or interruption of the programme.
It is the student's responsibility to ensure that the terms of refund are met before an application is sent to the university.
The processing time for tuition fee refund cases is long and it can take up to 4 months before your case is completed. Please note that the application for a tuition fee refund must be made within one year from the payment date of the tuition fee.
Students exempt from paying tuition
If you are obliged to pay a tuition fee but consider yourself to meet one or more of the requirements for exemption to a paying tuition fee, you may request a re-assessment of your fee status. For more information about tuition fees and who is required to pay, read the information above under: Who needs to pay tuition in Sweden?
To request a re-assessment of your fee status, you are required to upload documents verifying your request to your personal account on universityadmissions.se and send a request to tuitionfees@gu.se. The tuition fee team will then re-assess your fee status and notify you of the outcome by email.
Legal background
According to the Ordinance on application fees and tuition fees at higher education institutions (SFS 2010:543), a higher education institution shall charge a tuition fee for first or second-cycle education from those who are not citizens of an EEA member state or Switzerland.
Rules on tuition fees at the University of Gothenburg includes the national and local rules applicable on payment of tuition fees for first and second-cycle education for those who are obliged with a tuition fee condition.
Tuition fees terms and conditions | University of Gothenburg
Frequently asked questions
These questions are the most frequently asked questions about tuition fees. If you can’t find your question here, you can always send us an email at tuitionfees@gu.se.
