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.
Only the SAT and ACT tests completed 1 January 2023 or later will be considered in the 2025 admissions.
For the English-taught bachelor's programmes in the field of Business and Economics and Science and Technology, the official SAT or ACT test results must be delivered directly by the test organiser to Aalto University by 30 January 2025 at 3pm/15.00 (UTC +2). You must also attach a copy of the official SAT or ACT test result report to the application form by 30 January 2025 at 3pm/15.00 (UTC +2). Test results delivered after the deadline or solely by the applicant or test organiser are not accepted.
For the Finnish-taught bachelor's programme in the Business and Economics, the official SAT or ACT test results must be delivered directly by the test organiser to Aalto University by 10 June 2025 at 3pm/15.00 (UTC +3). Test results delivered after the deadline are not accepted.
Please order your scores to be sent well before the deadline using Aalto University's institutional code:
SAT | 1700 |
ACT | 3008 |
Applicants are ranked based on the total score of the SAT test's Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and Maths sections. The ACT test score is converted into an SAT test score according to the following table:
ACT Composite score | SAT Total score |
---|---|
36 | 1590 |
35 | 1540 |
34 | 1500 |
33 | 1460 |
32 | 1430 |
31 | 1400 |
30 | 1370 |
29 | 1340 |
28 | 1310 |
27 | 1280 |
26 | 1240 |
25 | 1210 |
In the case of a tied score, the applicant with the higher section score from the test section of Maths will be admitted. The ACT Maths section score is converted into an SAT Maths section score as follows:
ACT Maths score | SAT Maths score |
---|---|
36 | 800 |
35 | 780 |
34 | 760 |
33 | 740 |
32 | 720 |
31 | 710 |
30 | 700 |
29 | 680 |
28 | 660 |
27 | 640 |
26 | 610 |
25 | 590 |
24 | 580 |
23 | 560 |
22 | 540 |
21 | 530 |
20 | 520 |
19 | 510 |
18 | 500 |
17 | 470 |
16 | 430 |
15 | 400 |
14 | 360 |
13 | 330 |
12 | 310 |
11 | 280 |
10 | 260 |
The Essay section of the SAT test and the Writing section of the ACT test are not required and their scores are not counted in.
Please note that the SAT and ACT tests can be fully booked before the final registration date, so make sure to register for the test well in advance.
Aalto University does not organise SAT or ACT tests or answer enquiries concerning them.
The test results must be sent directly from the test organiser's system to Aalto University. You must also upload a copy of the test score report to the online application form for admission to the bachelor's programmes offered in English.
The test scores are valid for two years. Only the results of SAT and ACT tests completed 1 January 2023 or later will be considered in the 2025 admissions.
For the English-taught bachelor's programmes, the deadline for the test results to arrive to Aalto University is 30 January 2025 at 3pm/15.00 (UTC +2). Test results from tests taken during the spring of 2025 cannot be considered in the admission.
For the Finnish-taught bachelor's programme in the field of Business and Economics, the deadline for the test results to arrive to Aalto University is the 10 June 2025 at 3pm/15.00 (UTC +3), so the March or May 2025 SAT test results can also be taken into consideration.
Superscoring is not accepted, and you cannot combine the section scores from different tests. Only the best total score is taken into consideration.
The application period for bachelor's programmes in English is 8 – 23 January 2025 for studies starting in autumn 2025.