Sweden 2023/24 - student fees and grants

National student fee

Home students in Sweden don't pay tuition fees. International students have to pay, unless they come as exchange students. Fee levels are not regulated nationally and there are no comprehensive statistics: each university sets its fees itself so that they cover the full cost, which means they differ by field of study and type of programme. Short-cycle programmes are not offered.

Some international students can get their fees waived or reduced. Two government scholarship schemes, run by UHR and the Swedish Institute, cover the whole tuition fee and living costs. The Swedish Institute's scholarships target students from certain development-cooperation countries and from low- and middle-income countries.

Student grants

Home students, both full-time and part-time, receive a universal grant, and students with children can get an extra need-based amount on top of it. Part-time students get half of the full-time amount. Grants are paid weekly and are available up to the age of 60. Citizens of countries outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland are generally not eligible, though there are exceptions.

In 2023/24 the universal grant was EUR 3,328 for a 40-week academic year, and the need-based amount for students with children ranged from EUR 3,986 to EUR 5,063.

Loans

Home full-time and part-time students can take a publicly subsidised student loan. Loans are paid out weekly and are available up to the age of 60, and some international students can get them under specific conditions. Eurydice gives no loan amounts or repayment details for 2023/24.

Tax benefit for student's parents

There are no tax benefits for students' parents.

Family allowances

There are no family allowances for students' parents.