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Umeå University · Sweden

Architecture

A five-year design degree in Umeå.

Where
UmeåSweden
Degree
Master of Architecture
Length
5 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Late August or early September 2027
Apply by
15 April 2027
Last cut-off
17.662026
EU/EEA fee
Free
More facts
Degree
Master of Architecture
Length
5 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Late August or early September 2027

Deadlines

  1. 15 April 2027

    Applications close
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

  2. 23 April 2027

    April round: proof of EU/EEA citizenship (fee exemption) due
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

  3. 5 July 2027

    April round: final IB results due via the IB Result Service (recipient code UHR)
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
All dates for this programme (2 more)

  1. 15 March 2027

    April round opens (EU/EEA): the round for May 2027 IB candidates
    DetailsSource

  2. 16 July 2027

    April round: reply to your offer or lose the place
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

Every date in Sweden

What it is

A five-year, practice-based architecture education at Umeå School of Architecture, combining artistic and scientific work with a steady focus on sustainable, socially just cities and buildings.

What you need

  • Maths AA (SL or HL) or AI HLminimum 3 · AI SL at grade 4 also counts.
  • Environmental Systems and Societies, Biology, Chemistry or Physics (SL or HL)minimum 4 · ESS alone, or two of Biology, Chemistry and Physics (3 enough at HL).
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at Umeå University

No IB page of its own; the national rules apply. A full IB Diploma gives general entry, and IB English meets English 6. Subjects count at grade 4 (3 at HL Biology, Chemistry, Physics).

Where it says so

Check it on umu.se

How places are decided

    • IB grades
    • Test score (SAT, ACT or similar)
    • Entrance exam
    April round: most places on your IB converted to Sweden's scale (max 22.5) or the SweSAT; up to a third via the Arkitektprovet test. 2026 criteria.
The last cut-off

Last admitted in 2026: 17.66 of 22.5 (grades group BI).

A past result, not a prediction.

Where it is published

Sources (3)
  1. Architecture Programme at UmU — checked 2026-09-30
  2. Cut-off, 2026
  3. IB applicants at UmU

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