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

  Sure — Stated in the university’s official information.

  Source

  universityadmissions.se · netherlands the

  One of the following is required to meet the general criteria: ... Diploma Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs, (VWO) + Cijferlijst

  One of the following is required to meet the general criteria: … Diploma Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs, (VWO) + Cijferlijst

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  This completed education must qualify you for higher education studies in the country you received it.

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  For you, Met: Your VWO diploma counts.
• Required school subjects
  Biologie and scheikunde and wiskunde B as a VWO exam subject i

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

  Sources

  education.ki.se · bachelors programme in biomedicine

  Second intake Autumn 2027 … Biology 2

  Second intake Autumn 2027 … Chemistry 2

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  Second intake Autumn 2027 … Mathematics 4 or Mathematics D

  uhrporten.se · landblad

  Behörighetsgivande kurser VWO (från och med 2002) … biologi … 2 … ämnet i examen från profil 2

  Behörighetsgivande kurser VWO (från och med 2002) … kemi … 2 … ämnet i examen från profil 1 och 2

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  Behörighetsgivande kurser VWO (från och med 2002) … matematik … 5 … ämnet i examen från profil 1 och 2 eller matematik B i examen

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  For you, Not yet clear: Enter your subjects to check. Add your subjects
• Minimum subject grades
  Biologie: at least 6; Scheikunde: at least 6; Wiskunde B: at least 6 i

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

  Source

  uhrporten.se · landblad

  Behörighetsgivande kurser VWO (från och med 2002) … Betygskrav/Godkänt betyg … Betyg 6 … biologi … 2 … ämnet i examen från profil 2

  Betygskrav/Godkänt betyg … Betyg 6 … kemi … 2 … ämnet i examen från profil 1 och 2

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  Betygskrav/Godkänt betyg … Betyg 6 … matematik … 5 … ämnet i examen från profil 1 och 2 eller matematik B i examen

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  For you, Not yet clear: No grade entered for biologie. No grade entered for scheikunde. No grade entered for wiskunde B. Add your grades
• Minimum overall grade
  At least 6 (all final VWO grades: a pass, where single grades of 4 or 5 are allowed) i

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  Source

  uhrporten.se · landblad

  Godkänt = genomsnitt på lägst 6 (enstaka 4:or eller 5:or kan alltså förekomma)

  Betygsskala 1-10 … Godkänt = genomsnitt på lägst 6 (enstaka 4:or eller 5:or kan alltså förekomma) … Räkna ut genomsnitt på alla ämnen i slutbetyget

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  For you, Not yet clear: Enter your average to check. Add your average
• Language level required
  English: VWO engels 6 or higher or an accepted language test i

  English: at least 6 for engels on your VWO list or IELTS Academic 6.5 or TOEFL iBT (0–120 scale) 90 or TOEFL iBT (1–6 scale) 4.5 or Pearson PTE Academic 62 or Cambridge C1 Advanced 180 or University of Michigan ECPE

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

  Sources

  universityadmissions.se · netherlands the

  You can meet the English requirement with your upper secondary studies with a passing grade in English from VWO … with a graduation year of 2010 and later.

  uhrporten.se · landblad

  Betygskrav/Godkänt betyg … Betyg 6

  universityadmissions.se · english language requirements

  For English 6/English Level 2: an overall score of 6.5 and no section below 5.5

  For English 6/English Level 2: Score of 20 (scale 0-30) in written test, total score of 90

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  For English 6/English Level 2: Total score of 4.5 (scale 1-6) with no section less than 4

  For English 6/English Level 2: Score of 62 (writing 61)

  C1 Advanced (CAE), minimum overall score 180

  University of Michigan, Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE) is required for English 6/English Level 2.

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  For you, Not yet clear: English: enter your grade for engels. Add a language test
• Minimum age
  No minimum age i

  Sure — Stated in the university’s official information.

  Source

  universityadmissions.se · bachelors requirements

  To meet the general entry requirements for bachelor's studies, you must: have successfully completed your upper secondary (high school) education (post-16), and be able to demonstrate proficiency in English.

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  For you, Met: There is no minimum-age condition to meet.
• Extra steps
  Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (Högskoleprovet)

  Used in the second Autumn 2027 application round alongside upper-secondary qualifications in a 34% / 66% selection split; the programme page lists grade-based selection for the first round.

  An admission test. Optional. Your result counts towards who gets a place.

  i

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

  Sources

  education.ki.se · bachelors programme in biomedicine

  First intake Autumn 2027 … The selection is based upon the applicant's upper secondary school qualifications (merit rating). … Second intake Autumn 2027 … The selection is based upon the applicant's upper secondary school qualifications (merit rating) and the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (Högskoleprovet) in the ratio 66% / 34%.

  education.ki.se · apply for a bachelors programme

  The test is given in Swedish and is not a requirement.

• Other requirements
  KI requires Biology 2. UHR maps this level to Biology from a VWO NG profile, but its Netherlands table does not establish whether Biology taken as an extra subject in profile NT is equivalent. University Admissions assesses submitted upper-secondary courses individually; an NT applicant with Biology should confirm this equivalence. i

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

  Sources

  education.ki.se · bachelors programme in biomedicine

  Second intake Autumn 2027 … Biology 2, Chemistry 2, Mathematics 4 or Mathematics D, English 6.

  uhrporten.se · landblad

  Behörighetsgivande kurser VWO (från och med 2002) … biologi … 2 … ämnet i examen från profil 2

  Betygskrav/Godkänt betyg … Betyg 6

  education.ki.se · apply for a bachelors programme

  Your upper secondary school courses will be assessed by University Admissions once you have submitted a complete application.

  universityadmissions.se · english language requirements

  For English 6/English Level 2: an overall score of 6.5 and no section below 5.5 … According to IELTS, test results are valid for 2 years. Please note that University Admissions can accept older test results as long as they're available online for verification.

  For English 6/English Level 2: Score of 20 (scale 0-30) in written test, total score of 90 … The TOEFL test can be verified for up to 2 years after the test date.

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  For English 6/English Level 2: Total score of 4.5 (scale 1-6) with no section less than 4

  For English 6/English Level 2: Score of 62 (writing 61)

  For English 6/English Level 2 … C1 Advanced (CAE), minimum overall score 180 … Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE) is required for English 6/English Level 2.

  universityadmissions.se · netherlands the

  You can meet the English requirement with your upper secondary studies with a passing grade in English from VWO … with a graduation year of 2010 and later.

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  For you, Not yet clear: Check this yourself.
• If an applicant uses an English test, only the published conditions for that selected test apply: IELTS Academic overall 6.5 with no section below 5.5 (normally valid for two years, though older results can be accepted if verifiable); TOEFL iBT results from 20 January 2026 or earlier require total 90 and writing 20 and can be verified for up to two years; results from 21 January 2026 require total 4.5 and no section below 4. PTE Academic requires 62 with writing 61; Cambridge C1 Advanced requires 180; University of Michigan ECPE is accepted. Dutch VWO English grade 6 is an alternative proof for VWO graduates from 2010 onward and exempts them from these test conditions. i

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

  Sources

  education.ki.se · bachelors programme in biomedicine

  Second intake Autumn 2027 … Biology 2, Chemistry 2, Mathematics 4 or Mathematics D, English 6.

  uhrporten.se · landblad

  Behörighetsgivande kurser VWO (från och med 2002) … biologi … 2 … ämnet i examen från profil 2

  Betygskrav/Godkänt betyg … Betyg 6

  education.ki.se · apply for a bachelors programme

  Your upper secondary school courses will be assessed by University Admissions once you have submitted a complete application.

  universityadmissions.se · english language requirements

  For English 6/English Level 2: an overall score of 6.5 and no section below 5.5 … According to IELTS, test results are valid for 2 years. Please note that University Admissions can accept older test results as long as they're available online for verification.

  For English 6/English Level 2: Score of 20 (scale 0-30) in written test, total score of 90 … The TOEFL test can be verified for up to 2 years after the test date.

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  For English 6/English Level 2: Total score of 4.5 (scale 1-6) with no section less than 4

  For English 6/English Level 2: Score of 62 (writing 61)

  For English 6/English Level 2 … C1 Advanced (CAE), minimum overall score 180 … Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE) is required for English 6/English Level 2.

  universityadmissions.se · netherlands the

  You can meet the English requirement with your upper secondary studies with a passing grade in English from VWO … with a graduation year of 2010 and later.

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  For you, Not yet clear: Check this yourself.
• Score needed to get in
  22.2 Swedish merit rating 10-22.5 or more: the 2025 cut-off, which changes every year i

  Applicants are ranked by Swedish merit rating 10-22.5; the highest get the places. The cut-off is the lowest score that got a place, so it moves with each year's applicants.

  How your score is worked out: the average of all your final VWO grades (combinatiecijfer parts counted separately), converted to the Swedish 10–22.5 scale with UHR's table for Dutch diplomas, plus bonus points for a high average.

  Sure — Stated in the university’s official information.

  Sources

  uhr.se

  Topp 20 program med högst antagningspoäng (BI) i första urvalet, HT2025 … Universitet/högskola | Anmälningskod | Program | Meritvärde för sist antagen … Karolinska institutet | KI-D8000 | Kandidatprogrammet i biomedicin | 22,2

  universityadmissions.se · selection process bachelors

  The merit rating scale is from 10 - 22.5.

  uhrporten.se · landblad

  Räkna ut genomsnitt på alla ämnen i slutbetyget (cijferlijst = sifferlista). För betyg med det samlade resultatet Combinatiecijer används de enskilda ämnena vid beräkning av medelvärde.

  uhr.se

  27 § … Detta gäller inte för de betyg som anges i bilaga 3. Dessa betyg ska överföras till ett preliminärt meritvärde i enlighet med vad som anges i den bilagan. Det preliminära meritvärdet ska anges med två decimaler. … Bilaga 3 … Nederländerna … Skala: 6–10 … 6,94 7,00 16,44.

  Det preliminära meritvärdet ska anges med två decimaler. Därefter adderas meritpoängskompensationen … 16,00–16,99 1,75 … 19,00–20,00 2,50.

  antagning.se · nederlanderna

  Leta upp ditt betygssnitt mellan kolumnerna minimum/maximum. Kolla sedan i den tredje kolumnen för att se vad ditt preliminära meritvärde blir.

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  For you, Not yet clear: Enter a grade for Maatschappijleer, Profielwerkstuk to work out your average. Add your grades

How places are given

• Cap on places (numerus fixus)
  Limited; the number is not published i

  Fairly sure — The university does not say this in so many words, but it follows from its pages. Worth a look at the source before you rely on it.

  Source

  education.ki.se · bachelors programme in biomedicine

  Second intake Autumn 2027 … The selection is based upon the applicant's upper secondary school qualifications (merit rating) and the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (Högskoleprovet) in the ratio 66% / 34%.

• How applicants are picked
  Ranked by school grades; the highest get the places i

  Autumn 2027 first-round places are selected by upper-secondary merit rating. In the second round KI states a 66% merit-rating and 34% Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test split; it does not explain how Dutch VWO applicants are assigned between selection groups.

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

  Sources

  education.ki.se · bachelors programme in biomedicine

  The selection is based upon the applicant's upper secondary school qualifications (merit rating).

  The selection is based upon the applicant's upper secondary school qualifications (merit rating) and the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (Högskoleprovet) in the ratio 66% / 34%.

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  The selection is based upon the applicant's upper secondary school qualifications and the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (Högskoleprovet) in the ratio 66% / 34%.

  education.ki.se · apply for a bachelors programme

  The test is given in Swedish and is not a requirement.

• Past admission numbers
  In 2025 the lowest score that got in was 22.2 (First selection, BI (upper-secondary grades)).

  i

  Fairly sure — This is the 2025 information. The 2027 details are not out yet and may change. Worth a look at the source before you rely on it.

  Sources

  uhr.se

  Topp 20 program med högst antagningspoäng (BI) i första urvalet, HT2025 … Universitet/högskola | Anmälningskod | Program | Meritvärde för sist antagen … Karolinska institutet | KI-D8000 | Kandidatprogrammet i biomedicin | 22,2

  universityadmissions.se · selection process bachelors

  The merit rating scale is from 10 - 22.5.

Once you have started

• First-year minimum to continue
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After you graduate

• Where graduates go
  KI lists research, management, marketing, clinical trials and science communication in life science and academia as career paths. Graduates may continue to a master's or doctoral studies; listed roles include research assistant, clinical research associate and laboratory engineer.

  What Karolinska Institutet says its graduates go on to do; not measured.

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  Fairly sure — Worth a look at the source before you rely on it.

  Source

  education.ki.se · bachelors programme in biomedicine

  The programme gives you a strong foundation for careers in research, management, marketing, clinical trials or science communication, within both the life science sector and academia. ... Many students choose to go on to doctoral studies (PhD).

• Where graduates went (measured)
  Not found i

  Sure — Not in these rankings.

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  • uka.se