Eligibility criteria for Tampere University bachelor's programmes
General eligibility
You can apply for admission if you have completed or will complete one of the following qualifications in the spring 2026:
the Finnish matriculation examination
the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma, the European Baccalaureate (EB) diploma, the Reifeprüfung (RP) diploma, the Deutsches Internationales Abitur (DIA) diploma, or the Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE)
vocational upper secondary qualifications, a vocational degree or a specialised vocational degree as referred to in the Finnish Vocational Education and Training Act (531/2017)
foreign qualifications which in the awarding country confer eligibility to pursue an equivalent university degree
Or:
you have been granted a study right for a university degree in Finland
you hold a degree conferred by a Finnish higher education institution or a degree conferred by a foreign institution that is equivalent at least to a bachelor’s degree
If you are an applicant in the final semester of your upper secondary education, you are also eligible to apply. The previous education must be completed before studies in the programme begin.
Admission group I: admission is based on the SAT test
If you meet the general eligibility criteria, you can apply based on your SAT test. When calculating the SAT test score, sections Reading and Writing (RW) and Math are considered. Programme-specific requirements apply and these are listed in each programme’s admissions criteria at Studyinfo.fi.
You can find information on the SAT and the SAT Subject Tests on the College Board website. Only tests taken after 1 January 2024 will be considered. You must complete your SAT Test no later than the December 2025 test date. More information on the test dates, test centres and how to register can be found on the SAT registration webpage.
If you have completed or are completing one of the qualifications eligible in Admission group II, you can apply in both admission groups I and II.
Admission group II: certificate-based admission
You will be considered for certificate-based admission if you have completed or will complete one of the following qualifications in the spring 2026:
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.
In certificate-based admissions, the applicants’ matriculation examination certificates are scored, and applicants who have received the highest certificate scores are admitted. Programme-specific requirements apply and these are listed in each programme’s admissions criteria at Studyinfo.fi
If alternative application procedures to the programme in question are available (i.e. open university route applications, transfer applications, MAOL competition in Finland), more information can be found on the programme's pages at Studyinfo.fi.