Karolinska Institutet

What Karolinska Institutet is

Karolinska Institutet was founded in 1810 to train army surgeons and is now a public university devoted entirely to medicine and health sciences. It has two campuses: Solna, just north of central Stockholm, and Flemingsberg in Huddinge to the south, both next to parts of Karolinska University Hospital. KI is also the institution whose Nobel Assembly awards the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

KI is a specialist institution, so it has no general arts or engineering faculties. Its bachelor and professional programs cover medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, dental care, biomedical laboratory science and related fields.

The one English-taught bachelor program

KI says it offers one global bachelor program in English, the Bachelor’s Programme in Biomedicine. It is a three-year program focused on laboratory and research skills in biomedical science, aimed at students who want a research career or a master degree in the field. All other bachelor and professional programs, including the medical program, are taught in Swedish and require Swedish at university entry level.

How to apply

1. Read the program page for Biomedicine and its entry requirements, which include sciences and mathematics as well as English.
2. Apply through University Admissions in Sweden in the international application round for autumn entry.
3. Pay the 900 SEK application fee if you are not an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen.
4. Upload transcripts, your diploma or predicted results, and proof of citizenship or English as required by the country-specific instructions.

KI publishes the deadline and any extra selection steps on its apply page. Places in the program are limited, so selection is competitive among eligible applicants. The international round for autumn programs in Sweden closes in mid-January, so start in the fall of your final year of high school.

Fees for 2026/27 entry

For citizens of countries outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland, KI lists the tuition for the Bachelor’s Programme in Biomedicine as 540,000 SEK in total for students entering in 2026/2027, paid in six instalments of 90,000 SEK before each semester. EU, EEA and Swiss citizens study without tuition but must document their citizenship. Exemptions exist for some residence permit holders. You will also need a Swedish residence permit for studies.

Preparing with StudyBrix

Biomedicine starts with cell biology, chemistry and statistics. Review cell and molecular biology, general chemistry and statistics, or the AP Biology review deck if you are in the US system. Our Sweden guide explains the national system.