Payment and repayment of tuition fee
Tuition fee payments are made in instalments on a set deadline before each semester begins. Here you can find more information on how to pay the tuition fee, key dates and deadlines and policy for reimbursement.

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How to pay the tuition fee
The payment of the tuition fee has to be made by account deposit via a bank. The payment should be done in SEK (Swedish Krona).
You will find your tuition fee invoice and all the necessary information on how to pay the tuition fee in your account at Ladok for students.
Once you have access to the invoice please proceed with the following steps:
- Inform your bank that you wish to transfer the sum stated on the invoice.
- Inform your bank that the payment must be received by Stockholm University by the deadline.
- You must include the reference number in the payment. A reference number is a unique number without which we cannot match your payment to your student record.
Please note! The formal last due date of payment is 15 May, but if the payment reaches Stockholm University any later than April the likelihood of being granted a residence permit for studies in time for the start of the autumn semester diminishes rapidly as the Migration Agency’s processing of applications currently can take up to five months.
If you are granted the Stockholm University Scholarship Scheme or the Swedish Institute Scholarship, we will repay the tuition fee in full.
Payments that end up being repaid will be charged the repayment fee of 5000 SEK in accordance with our Rules on payment of tuition fees pdf, 177.6 kB. (177 Kb) .
First instalment
Students who are required to pay tuition fees will receive a conditional offer of admission and need to pay the first instalment of the tuition fee in order to secure their seat. All offers of admissions are considered preliminary until the student has paid the first instalment of his or her tuition fee.
The following timelines apply for each semester for students who have been admitted for studies in the first admissions rounds and are required to pay the fees.
Second and subsequent instalments
The tuition fee instalment for each semester must be paid to continue your studies within your study programme. The tuition fee for subsequent semesters must be paid one semester at a time and cannot be split into smaller instalments. Students will be sent an invoice for each semester.
The deadlines for payments are:
- 1 December for the spring semester
- 1 June for the autumn semester
If the final date for payment falls on a holiday, the next working day is the final date of payment.
Repayment of tuition fee
The tuition fee can be reimbursed if a student is prevented from commencing studies for verifiable, special reasons. This could for example be due to the illness of the student him or herself or of a close family member. The tuition fee is also repaid for students whose residence permit application is denied by the Swedish Migration Agency.
An administrative fee of 5,000 SEK applies to repayments.
Governing document of the rules on payment of tuition fees
See the governing document of the rules on payment of tuition fees below.
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Last updated: 2025-10-10
Source: Student Services