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Karolinska Institutet · Sweden

Biomedicine

A three-year science degree in Solna (Stockholm).

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Where
Solna (Stockholm)Sweden
Degree
Bachelor of Medical Science
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Late August or early September 2027
Apply by
15 April 2027
Last cut-off
22.202026
EU/EEA fee
Free
More facts
Degree
Bachelor of Medical Science
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Late August or early September 2027

Deadlines

  1. 15 April 2027

    Second intake closes (KI-D8000)
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

  2. 23 April 2027

    Second intake: proof of EU/EEA citizenship (fee exemption) due
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

  3. 5 July 2027

    Final IB results due via the IB Result Service (recipient code UHR)
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
All dates for this programme (8 more)

  1. 16 October 2026

    First intake opens (for applicants who already hold their diploma)
    DetailsSource

  2. 15 January 2027

    First intake closes (KI-D7000)
    Hard deadlineDiploma holders only
    DetailsSource

  3. 1 February 2027

    First intake: all credentials must reach University Admissions
    Hard deadlineDiploma holders only
    DetailsSource

  4. 15 March 2027

    Second intake opens: the round for EU/EEA students in their final IB year
    DetailsSource

  5. 8 April 2027

    First round bachelor results published
    Diploma holders only
    Details

    Bachelor's results. Master's results come a week earlier, on 1 April. If you applied in this round at all, this is your day.

    Source

  6. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    Details

    After every first-round date. In the second round University Admissions wants your IB results by 5 July, so ask them how a late result is handled; second-round results come on 9 July.

    Source

  7. 9 July 2027

    Second round results published
    Details

    The first notification of selection results for the round a May 2027 IB candidate actually uses. What you must do next has its own entry, one week later, and it is the date on this page most worth putting in a calendar now.

    Source

  8. 16 July 2027

    Second intake: reply to your offer or lose the place
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in Sweden

What it is

The biology and pathology of the human body, lab training and an introduction to basic and translational research, taught by active researchers; the degree project can be done in Sweden or abroad.

What you need

  • Biology (SL or HL)minimum 4 · Grade 3 is enough at HL.
  • Chemistry (SL or HL)minimum 4 · Grade 3 is enough at HL.
  • Maths AA (SL or HL) or AI HLminimum 4 · Grade 3 is enough at HL.
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at Karolinska Institutet

Biology and Chemistry at grade 4 (3 at HL), and Maths AA SL at 4 or AA/AI HL at 3. A full IB Diploma gives general entry and IB English meets English 6. University Admissions assesses the IB, not KI.

Where it says so

Check it on education.ki.se

How places are decided

    • IB grades
    • Test score (SAT, ACT or similar)
    April round: ranked on your IB converted to Sweden's merit scale (max 22.5); 66% of places on grades, 34% on the SweSAT (in Swedish, optional).
The last cut-off

Last admitted in 2026: 22.20 of 22.5 (grades group BI).

A past result, not a prediction.

Where it is published

Sources (3)
  1. Bachelor's Programme in Biomedicine at KI — checked 2026-09-30
  2. Cut-off, 2026
  3. IB applicants at KI

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