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Scholarships and Tuition Fees

Students from outside the EU, EEA or Switzerland studying in a bachelor’s or master’s programme taught in English are liable to pay tuition fees.

Aalto University has a scholarship programme available to international students who need to pay tuition fees. Aalto University offers a limited number of scholarships in the form of tuition fee waivers to fee-paying students. The scholarships are highly competitive and granted to the top applicants.
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Tuition fees

In Finland, tuition fees are collected from students who are citizens of countries other than those of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland. 

Tuition fees apply to degree programmes taught in English.

Who needs to pay tuition fees?

  • Most non-EU/EEA citizens have to pay tuition fees for a bachelor’s or master’s degree programme taught in English.

Who do not pay tuition fees?

  • Citizens of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) member state or Switzerland do not pay tuition fees for degree studies.
  • Holders of certain residence permits issued by the Finnish Immigration Service are also exempt from paying tuition fees. See the residence permit types in the Frequently asked questions section on this page (Do I need to pay fees?).
  • Students of a bachelor’s or master’s degree programme taught in Finnish or Swedish (language proficiency is required).
  • Students of a doctoral programme.

How much is the tuition fee?

Aalto University's tuition fees vary by study field. Tuition fees are: 

Bachelor's programmes

Tuition fees for rights to study beginning on or after 1 August 2025

Field of Business €12 000 per academic year
Fields of Art and Architecture €15 000 per academic year
Field of Technology €12 000 per academic year

Master's programmes

Tuition fees for rights to study beginning on or after 1 August 2025

Field of Business €15 000 per academic year
Fields of Art and Architecture €20 000 per academic year
Field of Technology €17 000 per academic year
Multidisciplinary programmes* €17 000 per academic year

*Aalto University multidisciplinary master's programmes are: Creative Sustainability, International Design Business Management and Urban Studies and Planning.

The normative duration of bachelor's degree studies is three academic years, and that of master's degree studies is two academic years.

International joint degree programmes may have their own tuition fees and scholarship schemes, read more on joint programmes' web pages.

Frequently asked questions - Tuition fees

Scholarships

Prospective students subject to tuition fees are eligible to apply for Aalto University Excellence Scholarship.

Certain international joint degree programmes have their own tuition fees and scholarship schemes.

Aalto University reserves all rights to make changes to the scholarship programme.

Other scholarship possibilities

Below are listed other means to finance your studies at Aalto University.

Frequently asked questions - Scholarships

Learn more about applying

Study options

Find your programme. Choose the study field, degree level and the language of instruction, and explore all the options.

Applying to master’s programmes

Admissions to two-year master’s programmes at Aalto University are once a year.
The application period for studies beginning in the autumn of 2025 runs from 28 November to 27 December 2024.

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Applying to Bachelor's Programmes

The application period for bachelor's programmes in English is 8 – 23 January 2025 for studies starting in autumn 2025.

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Admission Services

Aalto University organises several admissions. On this page you can find instructions for applying to Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral programmes.

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Aalto University performs well in international university rankings. In subject-specific rankings, we place 8th globally in art & design and are in the top 100 in several other subjects. We have gathered information on our performance in the best-known university rankings on this page.

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