Halmstad University

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Checked against the sources listed at the bottom of this page on 5 November 2026.

About Halmstad University

Halmstad University became an independent institution in 1983, when it had a few hundred students and about 40 staff. Its facts page now reports about 12,000 students and around 700 employees, among them 71 professors.^[1] Wikipedia gives somewhat different figures for 2022 and 2023 (about 11,800 and 12,400 students), so treat counts as approximate.^[2]

The university has four schools: Business, Innovation and Sustainability; Education, Humanities and Social Sciences; Health and Welfare; and Information Technology.^[1] Its two research focus areas are Health Innovation and Smart Cities and Communities.^[1] The main campus is about two kilometres south of the city centre; the School of Health and Welfare also teaches at Campus Varberg, about 70 km north of Halmstad.^[2][6]

How is Halmstad University ranked?

We could not confirm a position for Halmstad University in the QS World University Rankings 2027, published on 18 June 2026. QS blocks automated access to its own site, and none of the sources we read gave a QS position for the university. Halmstad’s facts page lists no rankings.^[1]

Rankings differ by publisher and year, so treat one position as one view. How we compile rankings.

What can you study at Halmstad University?

Halmstad offers 30 first-cycle and 20 second-cycle study programmes and about 150 courses in different subject areas.^[1] The English-language “Find your education” list shows these master’s programmes among its first results:^[8]

• Applied Environmental Science – Ecosystem Services and Nature Resource Management (60 credits)
• Digital Learning (120 credits)
• Electronics Design (60 credits)
• Embedded and Intelligent Systems – AI, IoT and Robotics (120 credits)
• Energy Smart Innovation in the Built Environment (120 credits)
• Exercise Biomedicine – Health and Performance (60 credits)
• Experience Design (120 credits)
• Health, Welfare and Lifestyle (120 credits)
• Industrial Management and Innovation (120 credits)

It also lists a bachelor’s programme, Applied Artificial Intelligence (180 credits).^[8] The list shows only the first ten results, so it is not complete. The Embedded and Intelligent Systems master’s is taught in English and asks applicants to prove programming skills by uploading course syllabi to universityadmissions.se.^[9]

How much does Halmstad University cost?

Tuition applies to international students with citizenship outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland. Halmstad’s fee page lists no amounts; it says that fees vary with the study field and level and refers readers to the programme and course pages.^[3] The programme pages we opened did not show an amount either, so we give none. Check the fee on the programme page or in the University Admissions search results before you apply.^[10]

• Payment: fees are paid per semester, before each semester starts, for each course you are registered on. Studying more than 30 credits in a semester incurs additional fees.^[3]
• Failed courses: fees for failed courses or programmes are not refunded and cannot be applied to another course.^[3]
• What is covered: tuition, related academic administration and support services; not accommodation, literature or living costs.^[3]
• Exemptions: citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland are exempt, and so are, for example, holders of a permanent Swedish residence permit.^[10] Exchange students do not pay for courses covered by their home university’s contract.^[3]
• Application fee: SEK 900, paid once and not refundable.^[4]

Scholarships

The Halmstad University Scholarship is for fee-paying students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland on bachelor’s and master’s programmes. It covers 25 % or 50 % of the tuition fee and is deducted from the invoice; it does not cover living costs. You must apply to the programme through University Admissions with Halmstad as your first priority, pay the application fee and complete an online scholarship form that you receive by email. Selection is on the merit score of your prior education, and applicants from countries with few applicants are prioritised.^[5] It is first granted for one semester and then extended if you complete 75 % of your credits each semester.^[5]

The Swedish Institute (SI) also offers master’s scholarships, namely the SI Scholarship for Global Professionals and the SI Scholarship for Pioneering Women in STEM; Halmstad’s page gives no amounts for them.^[5] For living costs see our Study in Sweden guide.

How do you apply to Halmstad University?

International students apply through University Admissions (universityadmissions.se); applications sent by email are not accepted.^[11]

1. Find a programme or course on Halmstad’s “Find your education” page; each listing links to the application portal.
2. Apply through University Admissions during the application period. You create an account, apply and upload documents. Applicants from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland pay a non-refundable SEK 900 application fee.
3. Submit your documents through University Admissions, following your home country’s rules.
4. Check your admission letter on University Admissions after the application period closes, then watch for the welcome email from the university.^[11]

Bachelor’s: certified copies of your upper secondary diploma and a transcript of all subjects and grades. Master’s: certificates and diplomas for your completed degree from an internationally recognised university, and transcripts of completed courses and grades per semester; final-year students can apply with an official document confirming the degree is expected before the programme starts. Motivation or recommendation letters are not required for eligibility.^[7]

We give no deadlines here because they change every year. Check the application period for your programme on University Admissions.

Which English level do you need?

Halmstad requires the equivalent of English 6 (English Level 2). You can meet it through certain upper secondary or university studies or through an internationally recognised test such as TOEFL, IELTS or Cambridge. Halmstad’s page lists no minimum scores and refers to University Admissions.^[7]

• IELTS Academic: overall 6.5, no section below 5.5.
• TOEFL iBT: for results from 21 January 2026, a total of 4.5 on the 1 to 6 scale and no section below 4; for earlier results, a written score of 20 and a total of 90.
• Pearson PTE Academic: overall 62, writing 61.
• Cambridge: C1 Advanced with at least 180.^[12]

A Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Technology from an accredited Indian university can prove the English 6 level, but only where the master’s general requirements were met with a four-year bachelor’s degree.^[7] Individual master’s programmes may require English 5 or English 7 instead.^[12]

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