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

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  tuni.fi · eligibility criteria

  foreign qualifications which in the awarding country confer eligibility to pursue an equivalent university degree

  You can apply for admission if you have completed or will complete one of the following qualifications in the spring 2027

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

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  All applicants who meet the general eligibility criteria can apply based on their SAT or ACT test and an interview. ... When calculating the SAT test score, sections Reading and Writing (RW) and Math are considered. ... When calculating the ACT test score, sections English, Reading and Math are considered.

  You will be considered for certificate-based admission if you have completed or will complete one of the following qualifications in the spring 2027: the Finnish matriculation examination; the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma; the European Baccalaureate (EB) Diploma; the Reifeprüfung (RP) Diploma or the Deutsches Internationales Abitur (DIA) Diploma completed in Finland.

  ✓

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

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  All applicants who meet the general eligibility criteria can apply based on their SAT or ACT test and an interview. ... You must complete the SAT test with the following minimum results: Sum of the scores for the required sections (Reading and Writing, and Math): minimum 1250; Math score: minimum 700. OR ... Average score for the required sections (English, Reading and Math): 26; Math score: minimum 30.

• Minimum overall grade
  None i

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  All applicants who meet the general eligibility criteria can apply based on their SAT or ACT test and an interview.

• Language level required
  English: SAT or ACT i

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  If your admission is based on SAT or ACT scores, further demonstration of language proficiency is not required.

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  In the interview, we will assess your motivation (50 points), your match with the programme profile (50 points), and your communication skills and level of spoken English (50 points).

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  For you, Not yet clear: English: no matching test result entered. Add a language test
• Minimum age
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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 (Reading and Writing, Math) or the ACT (English, Reading, Math) and indicate on the application form that you apply on this basis; minimum SAT 1250 sum and Math 700, or ACT average 26 and Math 30, and only tests taken after 1 January 2025 count.

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

  Online interview

  If you meet the test minimums you are invited to an online Zoom interview between 1 and 25 March 2027, scored out of 150 points on motivation, match with the programme profile and communication and spoken English; you need at least 50 points.

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

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  All applicants who meet the general eligibility criteria can apply based on their SAT or ACT test and an interview. To be considered based on the SAT or ACT test, you will need to indicate this on the application form.

  Applicants who meet the minimum requirements for the SAT or ACT test will be invited to an online interview. Interviews will be conducted between 1 March and 25 March 2027 via Zoom.

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  To be considered based on the SAT or ACT test, you will need to indicate this on the application form.

  Sum of the scores for the required sections (Reading and Writing, and Math): minimum 1250

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  Only tests taken after 1 January 2025 will be considered.

  In the interview, we will assess your motivation (50 points), your match with the programme profile (50 points), and your communication skills and level of spoken English (50 points).

  The maximum interview score is 150 points, and applicants must earn at least 50 points to be considered for admission.

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  For you, Not yet clear: Not yet clear: your place depends on how you do in SAT or ACT; Online interview, 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

  For admission group I, SAT Reading and Writing plus Math must total at least 1250 and Math must be at least 700; OR ACT English, Reading and Math average must be at least 26 and Math at least 30. Applicants must indicate the test route on the application form. Only tests taken after 1 January 2025 count; the test must be completed by the application deadline. Tampere's application instructions set December 2026 as the last SAT/ACT sitting for this intake.

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  You must complete the SAT test with the following minimum results: Sum of the scores for the required sections (Reading and Writing, and Math): minimum 1250; Math score: minimum 700. OR ... Average score for the required sections (English, Reading and Math): 26; Math score: minimum 30.

  Only tests taken after 1 January 2025 will be considered. The SAT or ACT test must be completed by the end of the application period to be considered.

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  Applicants receive 0 points for the minimum required SAT score (1250). Each point above this threshold earns one point, meaning that the highest possible SAT score (1600) would yield 350 points.

  Applicants receive 0 points for the minimum required ACT score average (26). Each point above this threshold earns 35 points, meaning that the highest possible ACT score average (36) would yield 350 points.

  The interview will be scored as follows: motivation (50 points), your match with the programme profile (50 points), and your communication skills and level of spoken English (50 points). The maximum interview score is 150 points, and applicants must earn at least 50 points to be considered for admission. ... Maximum total score: 500 points.

  The interview invitations will be sent ... by 5 March 2027 ... In the interview invitation, each applicant will be asked to select a timeslot ... The time of the interview cannot be changed.

  The applicant will need a computer with a reliable Internet connection, microphone, headphones, and web camera, and a valid passport as a proof of identity, to participate in the interview.

  tuni.fi · applying

  Only SAT or ACT tests taken after 1 January 2025 will be considered and the last possible time to take the SAT or ACT test for this application period is the December 2026 test date.

  tuni.fi · eligibility criteria

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

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• Your SAT/ACT result and a required interview determine your admission score. i

  The programme score is calculated directly from test results and interview, not by converting VWO grades. SAT test points: score 1250 earns 0 of 350 points and each point above it earns one point, up to 350 at SAT 1600. ACT test points: average 26 earns 0 of 350 and each point above it earns 35 points, up to 350 at average 36. The interview is worth up to 150 points: motivation 50, match with the programme profile 50, communication skills and spoken English 50; at least 50 interview points are required. Maximum combined score is 500; ranking uses SAT/ACT points plus interview points, and all tied at the admission threshold are admitted.

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  You must complete the SAT test with the following minimum results: Sum of the scores for the required sections (Reading and Writing, and Math): minimum 1250; Math score: minimum 700. OR ... Average score for the required sections (English, Reading and Math): 26; Math score: minimum 30.

  Only tests taken after 1 January 2025 will be considered. The SAT or ACT test must be completed by the end of the application period to be considered.

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  Applicants receive 0 points for the minimum required SAT score (1250). Each point above this threshold earns one point, meaning that the highest possible SAT score (1600) would yield 350 points.

  Applicants receive 0 points for the minimum required ACT score average (26). Each point above this threshold earns 35 points, meaning that the highest possible ACT score average (36) would yield 350 points.

  The interview will be scored as follows: motivation (50 points), your match with the programme profile (50 points), and your communication skills and level of spoken English (50 points). The maximum interview score is 150 points, and applicants must earn at least 50 points to be considered for admission. ... Maximum total score: 500 points.

  The interview invitations will be sent ... by 5 March 2027 ... In the interview invitation, each applicant will be asked to select a timeslot ... The time of the interview cannot be changed.

  The applicant will need a computer with a reliable Internet connection, microphone, headphones, and web camera, and a valid passport as a proof of identity, to participate in the interview.

  tuni.fi · applying

  Only SAT or ACT tests taken after 1 January 2025 will be considered and the last possible time to take the SAT or ACT test for this application period is the December 2026 test date.

  tuni.fi · eligibility criteria

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

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• Use results from one test sitting and bring a valid passport to the online interview. i

  Only the best valid total from one test sitting is used; sections from different test dates cannot be combined and superscores are not accepted. ACT is assessed using the programme's published average of English, Reading and Math, not the general ACT composite. Applicants meeting the test minima are sent an interview invitation by 5 March 2027; interviews take place online via Zoom from 1 to 25 March 2027. The invitation provides a selectable timeslot and separate access link; the time cannot be changed. Bring a valid passport for identity verification and use a computer with internet, microphone, headphones and webcam.

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  You must complete the SAT test with the following minimum results: Sum of the scores for the required sections (Reading and Writing, and Math): minimum 1250; Math score: minimum 700. OR ... Average score for the required sections (English, Reading and Math): 26; Math score: minimum 30.

  Only tests taken after 1 January 2025 will be considered. The SAT or ACT test must be completed by the end of the application period to be considered.

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  Applicants receive 0 points for the minimum required SAT score (1250). Each point above this threshold earns one point, meaning that the highest possible SAT score (1600) would yield 350 points.

  Applicants receive 0 points for the minimum required ACT score average (26). Each point above this threshold earns 35 points, meaning that the highest possible ACT score average (36) would yield 350 points.

  The interview will be scored as follows: motivation (50 points), your match with the programme profile (50 points), and your communication skills and level of spoken English (50 points). The maximum interview score is 150 points, and applicants must earn at least 50 points to be considered for admission. ... Maximum total score: 500 points.

  The interview invitations will be sent ... by 5 March 2027 ... In the interview invitation, each applicant will be asked to select a timeslot ... The time of the interview cannot be changed.

  The applicant will need a computer with a reliable Internet connection, microphone, headphones, and web camera, and a valid passport as a proof of identity, to participate in the interview.

  tuni.fi · applying

  Only SAT or ACT tests taken after 1 January 2025 will be considered and the last possible time to take the SAT or ACT test for this application period is the December 2026 test date.

  tuni.fi · eligibility criteria

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

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  For you, Not yet clear: Check this yourself.

How places are given

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

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  The intake is 10 students.

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  10 students are admitted into the specialisation of Engineering Physics in the Bachelor’s Programme in Science and Engineering, 70% of the intake allocated in admission group I and 30% in admission group II. ... Any unfilled places may be allocated to applicants in the other admission group to meet the intake.

  70% of the study places in each admission group are reserved for those applicants who do not hold a higher education qualification or a higher education study place in Finland.

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

  Applicants meeting the SAT/ACT minimums are ranked by a combined score out of 500: test score contributes up to 350 points (70%) and the interview up to 150 points (30%). The interview has three 50-point components and requires at least 50 points. Applicants with the same admission threshold score are admitted in a tie. The 10 places are allocated 70% to Group I and 30% to Group II; unfilled places may transfer between groups.

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  In this admission group, 70% of the maximum admission score (500 points) is made up of SAT/ACT results (0-350 points) and 30% of the interview (0-150 points). ... Applicants are ranked based on the SAT or ACT test scores and the interview. In the event of a tie, all applicants that have the same admission threshold score will be admitted to the programme.

  The interview will be scored as follows: motivation (50 points), your match with the programme profile (50 points), and your communication skills and level of spoken English (50 points). The maximum interview score is 150 points, and applicants must earn at least 50 points to be considered for admission.

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  10 students are admitted into the specialisation of Engineering Physics in the Bachelor’s Programme in Science and Engineering, 70% of the intake allocated in admission group I and 30% in admission group II. ... Any unfilled places may be allocated to applicants in the other admission group to meet the intake.

• Past admission numbers
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Once you have started

• First-year minimum to continue
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After you graduate

• Where graduates go
  Prepares for research, technology development, engineering design and data analysis. Graduates may continue directly to a related Tampere master's programme, with focus areas including aerosol physics, computational physics and photonics.

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

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  tuni.fi · engineering physics science and engineering

  These skills open doors to careers in research, technology development, engineering design and data analysis

  There are three focus areas in engineering physics: aerosol physics, computational physics, and photonics.

• Where graduates went (measured)
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