Program Details
Duration3.5 year(s)
IntakesJanuary, Spring
Application Fee100 EUR
Living costSAMK "Living expenses in Satakunta per month (spring 2025)" table on the before-arrival page: housing rent 400-1000 EUR;
Yearly Tuition Fee9,500 EUR per year
Scholarship
English Proficiency Test Requirements
TOEFL iBT OverallAccepted
PTE Academic Overall55
PTE Academic No Bands Less Than—
Oxford ELLT Overall6
Oxford ELLT No Bands Less Than—
Cambridge C2 Proficiency Overall169
Cambridge C2 Proficiency No Bands Less Than—
telc English OverallAccepted
International Baccalaureate (English) OverallAccepted
European Baccalaureate (English) Overall6
European Baccalaureate (English) No Bands Less Than—
Finnish Matriculation Examination (English) OverallAccepted
German / Finnish Abitur Overall7
German / Finnish Abitur No Bands Less Than—
Medium of Instruction (MOI) OverallAccepted
Standardized Test Requirements
SAT required — see Entry Requirements
Entry Requirements
Study levelUndergraduate
Language of studyEnglish
Highest qualificationBachelor, Master
EligibilityEligibility for a SAMK bachelor's programme: completed upper secondary qualification that gives general eligibility for higher education (or a completed higher education degree). samk.fi does not publish a minimum percentage/grade for the previous qualification - selection is by the published scoring methods. Tuition is 9500 EUR per academic year. Programme page states "Tuition fee for non-EU/EEA students"; the fee is EUR 9500 per academic year.
Documents requiredListed in the joint application autumn 2026 with selection via the International UAS exam, certificate-based selection or SAT
Application: SAMK online application (Studyinfo)
Published 2026/2027 application rounds on the applying page: joint application to universities of applied sciences autumn 2026 (31 Aug - 10 Sep 2026, studies begin January 2027)
Application fee: 100 EUR for applicants from outside the EU/EEA
the same fee covers all applications that start during the same academic term
Refund request on or after 1 Jan 2026 carries a 500 EUR processing fee
Student healthcare fee 35,35 EUR per semester (2026)
Required documents: educational certificate(s) (with the official grading scale where required), copy of a valid passport/identity document, proof of English proficiency and work certificates (master's level)
Documents must be official
if not issued in English, Finnish or Swedish, an officially certified translation is required
Requirements, fees and deadlines shown here are the ones our counsellors work from, but the
university can change them at any intake. We confirm the live figures with the institution
before an application is filed, so treat this page as the starting point rather than the
final word.
