• School diploma required
  VWO (Dutch pre-university diploma) i

  Sure — Stated in the university’s official information for 2027.

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  Upper secondary education completed outside Finland ... The qualification must give eligibility to the corresponding level of higher education in the country in which it was awarded.

  aalto.fi · english taught bachelors programmes in science and technology or business and economics admission

  If you have completed any other qualification than the ones listed above, you must apply in the admission round A.

  aalto.fi · english taught bachelors programmes i am applying with a high school diploma

  The qualification must give eligibility to the corresponding level of higher education in the country in which it was awarded.

  Upper secondary education completed outside Finland, for example a high school diploma.

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  For you, Met: Your VWO diploma counts.
• Required school subjects
  No specific subjects i

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  aalto.fi · english taught bachelors programmes i am applying with a high school diploma

  All applicants must fulfill the general eligibility requirements for higher education. The admission is based on SAT or ACT test results.

  ✓

  For you, Met: Nothing to meet.
• Minimum subject grades
  None i

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  aalto.fi · english taught bachelors programmes i am applying with a high school diploma

  In admission round A, the admission is based on SAT or ACT test results.

• Minimum overall grade
  None i

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  aalto.fi · english taught bachelors programmes i am applying with a high school diploma

  In admission round A, the admission is based on SAT or ACT test results.

• Language level required
  English: covered by a VWO diploma i

  Sure — Stated in the university’s official information for 2027.

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  aalto.fi · english taught bachelors programmes i am applying with a high school diploma

  All students are expected to have sufficient language skills to be able to study in English. You are not required to submit a language test result.

  ✓

  For you, Met: English: your VWO diploma covers it.
• Minimum age
  No published minimum age found i

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  ✓

  For you, Met: No age restriction was found in the published admission rules.
• Extra steps
  SAT or ACT

  You take the SAT (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and Mathematics sections) or the ACT (Reading, English and Mathematics sections) and have the official result sent to Aalto by 29 January 2027; applicants are ranked by their score, with minimum 1350 SAT total (or 29 ACT) and 700 SAT Math (or 30 ACT Math) for the Science and Technology study options.

  An admission test. You must take part. Your result counts towards who gets a place. How it works

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  aalto.fi · english taught bachelors programmes i am applying with a high school diploma

  The applicants are ranked based on their SAT or ACT test scores. The applicants with the highest scores are admitted to the programme.

  You must take the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and Mathematics sections in the SAT test or the Reading, English and Mathematics sections in the ACT test.

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  Minimum score requirement: SAT total score at least 1350 or ACT composite score at least 29 and SAT Mathematics section score at least 700 or ACT Mathematics section score at least 30.

  aalto.fi · delivering sat and act test scores

  You must share your SAT or ACT test results with Aalto University through the electronic service of the test administrator. The results must be available to Aalto University by 29 January 2027 at 3pm/15.00 (UTC +2).

  The applicants are ranked based on their SAT total scores or converted ACT scores.

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  You cannot combine scores from different test dates. Only the best valid total score from a single test will be considered.

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  For you, Not yet clear: Not yet clear: your place depends on how you do in SAT or ACT, compared with the other applicants. Nobody knows that result in advance.
• Other requirements
  You must take either SAT or ACT, a separate university admission test. i

  Submit SAT or ACT results. SAT: take Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and Mathematics; total score at least 1350 and Mathematics at least 700. ACT: take Reading, English and Mathematics; composite at least 29 and Mathematics at least 30. Only tests taken on or after 1 January 2025 count for 2027 admission, and official results must arrive directly from the test administrator by 29 January 2027 at 15:00 UTC+2. In a tie, the higher Mathematics score decides; when several valid results were submitted, the highest Mathematics score is used.

  Sure — Stated in the university’s official information for 2027.

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  aalto.fi · english taught bachelors programmes i am applying with a high school diploma

  Minimum score requirement: SAT total score at least 1350 or ACT composite score at least 29 and SAT Mathematics section score at least 700 or ACT Mathematics section score at least 30.

  Only the SAT and ACT tests completed 1 January 2025 or later will be considered in the 2027 admissions. The deadline for the SAT or ACT results to arrive at Aalto University is 29 January 2027.

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  Tie break rule: In the case of a tied score, the applicant with the higher section score from the test section Mathematics will be admitted.

  If you have several valid test scores that have been delivered by the given deadline, the highest Mathematics section score will be considered.

  You must take the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and Mathematics sections in the SAT test or the Reading, English and Mathematics sections in the ACT test.

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  For you, Not yet clear: Check this yourself.
• Score needed to get in
  2026 cut-offs: 1410–1550 SAT points (max. 1600), depending on the study option or admission route; they change every year. i

  2026 published cut-offs: 1410 SAT points (max. 1600) (Admission Group I (other qualifications with SAT/ACT; SAT) — Chemical Engineering); 1430 SAT points (max. 1600) (Admission Group I (other qualifications with SAT/ACT; SAT) — Computational Engineering); 1550 SAT points (max. 1600) (Admission Group I (other qualifications with SAT/ACT; SAT) — Data Science); 1420 SAT points (max. 1600) (Admission Group I (other qualifications with SAT/ACT; SAT) — Digital Systems and Design); 1450 SAT points (max. 1600) (Admission Group I (other qualifications with SAT/ACT; SAT) — Quantum Technology); 1500 SAT points (max. 1600) (Admission Group I (other qualifications with SAT/ACT; SAT) — Computer Engineering). Cut-offs differ by admission route or study option; check the relevant published cut-off yourself. They change every year.

  Applicants are ranked by SAT points (max. 1600); the highest get the places. The cut-off is the lowest score that got a place, so it moves with each year's applicants.

  Earlier cut-offs: 1390 in 2025 (Admission Group I (other qualifications with SAT/ACT; SAT) — Chemical Engineering), 1350 in 2025 (Admission Group I (other qualifications with SAT/ACT; SAT) — Computational Engineering), 1500 in 2025 (Admission Group I (other qualifications with SAT/ACT; SAT) — Computer Engineering), 1500 in 2025 (Admission Group I (other qualifications with SAT/ACT; SAT) — Data Science), 1350 in 2025 (Admission Group I (other qualifications with SAT/ACT; SAT) — Digital Systems and Design), 1350 in 2025 (Admission Group I (other qualifications with SAT/ACT; SAT) — Quantum Technology).

  Sure — Stated in the university’s official information.

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  aalto.fi · tilastoja hakemisesta

  Kevään 2026 haku … Alimmat hyväksytyt pisteet valintaryhmässä I (valinta SAT-tulosten perusteella), max. 1600 pistettä … Chemical Engineering | 1410

  Kevään 2026 haku … Alimmat hyväksytyt pisteet valintaryhmässä I (valinta SAT-tulosten perusteella), max. 1600 pistettä … Computational Engineering | 1430

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  Kevään 2026 haku … Alimmat hyväksytyt pisteet valintaryhmässä I (valinta SAT-tulosten perusteella), max. 1600 pistettä … Data Science | 1550

  Kevään 2026 haku … Alimmat hyväksytyt pisteet valintaryhmässä I (valinta SAT-tulosten perusteella), max. 1600 pistettä … Digital Systems and Design | 1420

  Kevään 2026 haku … Alimmat hyväksytyt pisteet valintaryhmässä I (valinta SAT-tulosten perusteella), max. 1600 pistettä … Quantum Technology | 1450

  Kevään 2026 haku … Alimmat hyväksytyt pisteet valintaryhmässä I (valinta SAT-tulosten perusteella), max. 1600 pistettä … Computer Engineering | 1500

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  For you, Not yet clear: Cut-offs differ by admission route or study option; check the relevant published cut-off yourself.

How places are given

• Cap on places (numerus fixus)
  135 a year i

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  aalto.fi · english taught bachelors programmes in science and technology or business and economics admission

  Study option | Admission round A (admission group I) … SAT/ACT-based admission, qualification cannot be considered in certificate-based admission … Chemical Engineering | 20 … Computer Engineering | 22 … Data Science | 19 … Digital Systems and Design | 27 … Mechanical and Civil Engineering | 27 … Quantum Technology | 20

• How applicants are picked
  Ranked by an admission test; the highest get the places i

  In admission round A (admission group I), applicants with other qualifications such as Dutch VWO are ranked by SAT or ACT scores; applicants with the highest scores are admitted. The SAT/ACT test must also meet the programme minimum.

  Sure — Stated in the university’s official information for 2027.

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  aalto.fi · english taught bachelors programmes in science and technology or business and economics admission

  In admission round A, the admission is based on SAT or ACT test results (admission group I).

  aalto.fi · english taught bachelors programmes i am applying with a high school diploma

  The applicants are ranked based on their SAT or ACT test scores. The applicants with the highest scores are admitted to the programme.

  Tie break rule: In the case of a tied score, the applicant with the higher section score from the test section Mathematics will be admitted.

• Past admission numbers
  In 2026 the lowest score that got in was 1410 (Admission Group I (other qualifications with SAT/ACT; SAT) — Chemical Engineering).

  In 2026 the lowest score that got in was 1430 (Admission Group I (other qualifications with SAT/ACT; SAT) — Computational Engineering).

  In 2026 the lowest score that got in was 1550 (Admission Group I (other qualifications with SAT/ACT; SAT) — Data Science).

  In 2026 the lowest score that got in was 1420 (Admission Group I (other qualifications with SAT/ACT; SAT) — Digital Systems and Design).

  In 2026 the lowest score that got in was 1450 (Admission Group I (other qualifications with SAT/ACT; SAT) — Quantum Technology).

  In 2026 the lowest score that got in was 1500 (Admission Group I (other qualifications with SAT/ACT; SAT) — Computer Engineering).

  In 2025 the lowest score that got in was 1390 (Admission Group I (other qualifications with SAT/ACT; SAT) — Chemical Engineering).

  In 2025 the lowest score that got in was 1350 (Admission Group I (other qualifications with SAT/ACT; SAT) — Computational Engineering).

  In 2025 the lowest score that got in was 1500 (Admission Group I (other qualifications with SAT/ACT; SAT) — Computer Engineering).

  In 2025 the lowest score that got in was 1500 (Admission Group I (other qualifications with SAT/ACT; SAT) — Data Science).

  In 2025 the lowest score that got in was 1350 (Admission Group I (other qualifications with SAT/ACT; SAT) — Digital Systems and Design).

  In 2025 the lowest score that got in was 1350 (Admission Group I (other qualifications with SAT/ACT; SAT) — Quantum Technology).

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  aalto.fi · tilastoja hakemisesta

  Kevään 2026 haku … Alimmat hyväksytyt pisteet valintaryhmässä I (valinta SAT-tulosten perusteella), max. 1600 pistettä … Chemical Engineering | 1410

  Kevään 2026 haku … Alimmat hyväksytyt pisteet valintaryhmässä I (valinta SAT-tulosten perusteella), max. 1600 pistettä … Computational Engineering | 1430

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  Kevään 2026 haku … Alimmat hyväksytyt pisteet valintaryhmässä I (valinta SAT-tulosten perusteella), max. 1600 pistettä … Data Science | 1550

  Kevään 2026 haku … Alimmat hyväksytyt pisteet valintaryhmässä I (valinta SAT-tulosten perusteella), max. 1600 pistettä … Digital Systems and Design | 1420

  Kevään 2026 haku … Alimmat hyväksytyt pisteet valintaryhmässä I (valinta SAT-tulosten perusteella), max. 1600 pistettä … Quantum Technology | 1450

  Kevään 2026 haku … Alimmat hyväksytyt pisteet valintaryhmässä I (valinta SAT-tulosten perusteella), max. 1600 pistettä … Computer Engineering | 1500

Once you have started

• First-year minimum to continue
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After you graduate

• Where graduates go
  Graduates are prepared for advanced studies in engineering, science and mathematics and are described as well-equipped to pursue master's-level studies.

  What Aalto University says its graduates go on to do; not measured.

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  aalto.fi · aalto bachelors programme in science and technology

  The programme prepares students for advanced studies in engineering, science, and mathematics, so that graduates of the programme will be well-equipped to pursue Masters-level studies.

• Where graduates went (measured)
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