Public university in Västerås, Sweden, founded 1977

Mälardalen University Admission Requirements 2027

Mälardalen University in Sweden was founded in 1977 and has campuses in Västerås and Eskilstuna. Students from outside the EU/EEA pay tuition per semester, from SEK 50,000 for programmes such as International Business Management and International Marketing to SEK 67,500 for engineering master's programmes and SEK 125,000 for Chamber Music. The university's scholarship covers 100% of tuition for some master's students, but it is not open to applicants from Bangladesh and eleven other Swedish development partner countries.

Verified 15 Sep 2026 Sources Official site
Next deadline
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Tuition
SEK 50,000 to SEK 125,000
per semester
English test
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL 90, waiver possible
Acceptance rate
Not published
Application fee
Not listed
20,000 students

Requirements

The university's own pages we could read do not state these requirements yet. Check the official admission page.

English test waiver

English requirements are set per programme. The Master's Programme in Intelligent Embedded Systems accepts Swedish English 6, IELTS 6.5 with no band below 5.5, or TOEFL iBT 90 with a writing score of at least 20; some bachelor's programmes ask only for English 6 or equivalent.

Sources, checked 15 September 2026
  1. https://www.mdu.se/en/malardalen-university/education/international/application-and-admission/tuition-fee
  2. https://www.mdu.se/en/malardalen-university/education/international/application-and-admission/malardalen-university-scholarship-programme
  3. https://www.mdu.se/en/malardalen-university/education/international/application-and-admission
  4. https://www.mdu.se/en/malardalen-university/education/international/programme/masters-programme-in-intelligent-embedded-systems
  5. https://www.mdu.se/en/malardalen-university/about-mdu