How to apply for international bachelor's programmes
The website will be updated during autumn 2025.
At the University of Jyväskylä, you can study in English-taught bachelor's programmes in the fields of Business and Economics, and Information Technology. Make sure to familiarise yourself with the programme-specific admission criteria of the programme(s) you plan to apply for. The programme-specific admission criteria specify the eligibility requirements for each programme, inform about the admission procedure, and list all the required attachments.
Timetable for bachelor's degree admissions
| Webinar: How to apply for the bachelor's programmes? | 8 December 2025 at 3:00 p.m. (UTC+2) |
| Application period opens | 7 January 2026 at 8:00 a.m. (UTC+2) |
| Application period ends / Deadline for submitting the application | 21 January 2026 at 3:00 p.m. (UTC+2) |
| General deadline for application attachments to be uploaded on Studyinfo* | 28 January 2026 at 3:00 p.m. (UTC+2) |
| Applicants are informed of the admission results | |
| Immersive Software Engineering and AI: Admission results for all applicants at the latest |
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| Business Innovation and Sustainability: Admission results for SAT/ACT admissions (Admission group II and III) at the latest |
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| Business Innovation and Sustainability: Admission results for certificate-based admission (Admission group I) at the latest |
27 May 2026 |
| Deadline for accepting your study place | 9 July 2026 at 3:00 p.m. (UTC+3) |
| Studies begin | August-September 2026 |
*If your previous qualification is unfinished at the time of application, other deadlines may apply. Further information will be updated to this website during autumn 2025.
Application process in a nutshell
1. Start preparing well in advance! First read through the admission criteria of the programme. Then, if required, book and take possible aptitude or language tests at your earliest convenience.
2. Submit the online application form on Studyinfo.fi during the application period, and pay the application fee, if required. After you have submitted your application, check your email (including your spam folder) regularly.
3. Submit required attachments by the given deadline on to your application form on Studyinfo.fi.
If you apply based on an SAT or ACT test result to the Business Innovation and Sustainability programme, remember to ask for the test organiser to send your test scores directly to the University of Jyväskylä. The scores must be available to us on 28 January 2026 at the latest.
4. Participate in an online exam and/or interview (only applies to Immersive Software Engineering and AI programme). Invitations are sent by email.
5. Wait for admission decisions. The University will make the decisions on student admissions based on the programme-specific admission criteria.
6. If you get conditionally admitted because some of the information you submitted during the admission process was unconfirmed or if you hadn’t graduated before the application period, please submit the information required according to JYU’s instructions and by the given deadlines.
7. Remember to accept the study place on Studyinfo by the deadline! If you get admitted to several programmes in Finland, make sure to accept the study place in your preferred programme. The acceptance cannot be changed later.
This section explains the general eligibility requirements for our international bachelor's degree programmes. Please see the programme-specific admission criteria for detailed requirements.
You must submit a complete application to be eligible. If any of the necessary attachments are missing, we will not be able to process your application.
Studyinfo.fi portal
At Studyinfo.fi you can find information on different degrees and qualifications and learn about studies in educational institutions in Finland.
The online application form will be available in Studyinfo, and it is open only during the application period.
You must submit all the necessary documents on the application form on Studyinfo by the given deadlines for your application to be considered. If you apply based on an SAT or ACT test result to the Business Innovation and Sustainability programme, remember that your test score must also arrive to the University of Jyväskylä directly from the test organiser.
You can find a full list of all the required attachments in the admission criteria of the programme. We kindly ask you not to send us any other documents, as these cannot be considered and only slow down the processing of your application.
If you are a final-year student and your high school diploma, A-levels or another qualification that gives you eligibility to bachelor-level studies is still incomplete at the time of application, you can apply. However, if you are admitted, your admission will be conditional until you graduate and submit the required final educational documents to the Admission Services of the University of Jyväskylä. Required documents must arrive by given deadlines and follow our requirements, or your admission will be cancelled.
If you graduate later or the necessary documents cannot be issued in time for you to meet our deadlines, then please wait until 2027 to apply.
In the application phase, you will be asked to provide information on your unfinished degree on the application form.
How to deliver SAT and ACT scores to JYU?
Are you applying to the Business Innovation and Sustainability bachelor's degree programme based on an SAT or ACT test result? If yes, please keep reading to find out how to deliver the scores to us. Make sure to do both of the steps listed below.
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Have your test scores sent directly to the University of Jyväskylä by the test organiser. The scores must be available to us by 28 January 2026. Scores which arrive after the deadline are not accepted.
The institutional codes for the University of Jyväskylä are:SAT: 12301
ACT: 8262
- Make sure to attach your test score report on to your online application form on Studyinfo.fi by 28 January 2026 3:00 p.m. (UTC+2). Please note that you may be required to submit the same score report multiple times on to the application form, if you apply to other universities based on the test score.
Good to know for minors
Please note that if you are under 18 years old when you start the studies in Finland, you are legally a minor. As a minor, practicalities regarding settling down in Finland often require consent from your parent(s). For instance, making a rental agreement, obtaining home insurance and opening a bank account oftentimes require consent from your parent(s) if you are under 18 years old.