Universidad Politecnica de Madrid Admission 2027

Admission at a glance

Universidad Politecnica de Madrid brings together UPM's engineering, architecture and related schools across several campuses in Madrid, and almost all teaching is in Spanish. A non-EU applicant to a bachelor programme whose secondary schooling was completed outside Spain follows the same national route as at other Spanish public universities: UNEDasiss registration directly for EU, reciprocal-agreement or IB/EB applicants, or Ministry of Education homologacion of the secondary certificate first for everyone else. UPM's own admission calendar for students with foreign educational systems runs later than the general national calendar; for entry in 2026-27 this window ran from 5 June to 6 July 2026, with admitted students published on 10 July 2026. For master's degrees, a non-EHEA bachelor's degree is assessed by UPM for equivalent academic level, and every UPM bachelor graduate, along with any new external student joining a master's in Architecture, must accredit English at CEFR B2 before finishing their studies, following guidelines set nationally by CRUE, the conference of Spanish university rectors; UPM recognises IELTS 5.5 or higher and TOEFL iBT 72 or higher automatically, or a student can sit UPM's own internal B2 exam. Tuition is charged per ECTS credit under the price decree the Community of Madrid issues each year, and non-resident foreign students (excluding EU/EEA and Moroccan nationals) pay the top bracket: UPM's own published master's rates for 2026-27 are EUR 84.07 a credit for general (non-regulated) master's degrees, about EUR 5,044 for a 60-credit year, rising to EUR 154.80 a credit for engineering and teacher-training master's degrees, about EUR 9,288 for a 60-credit year.

Requirements

Bachelor

• Applicants whose secondary schooling was completed in the EU/EEA, in a country with a bilateral agreement with Spain, or who hold an IB or EB diploma: register with UNEDasiss for an access credential.
• Applicants from any other foreign school system: obtain homologacion of the secondary certificate from Spain's Ministry of Education first, then register with UNEDasiss.
• Apply within UPM's own admission window for students with foreign educational systems, which runs later in the year than the general national calendar.
• English at CEFR B2 (IELTS 5.5 or TOEFL iBT 72, among other accepted certificates, or UPM's internal SAI exam) is required to complete the bachelor's degree, though not necessarily to start it.

Master

• A bachelor's degree from an EHEA institution, or, for a non-EHEA degree, UPM's own verification that the prior degree is of an equivalent academic level.
• Programme-specific academic requirements set by the individual master's degree.
• For the Master's in Architecture and other programmes with an English requirement, CEFR B2, evidenced by IELTS 5.5, TOEFL iBT 72 or another certificate on UPM's accepted list.

Full requirements and documents