Arcada University of Applied Sciences

Our Pathway to Finland offers guaranteed access to Arcada’s bachelor programs and you can get accepted within 2 days.

You can apply to our Business or Engineering and Technology program.

The admission requirements are:

• High school diploma / Higher Secondary Education
• Transcript of records (if possible)
• Proof of English language: from IELTS 5.5, TOEFL IBT 35-45, Duolingo 75-80, or equivalent
• Copy of passport ID page

You can find more information about the English language requirement on our page.

The students are admitted on a first-come, first-served basis.

New admission criteria for the next intake will be announced later. The following criteria are related to the previous intake.

Make sure you have all the following documents ready when you fill out the application form.

Educational background

Applicants who have completed a qualification outside Finland must submit the following documents to Edunation:

• Copy of the final/official secondary school certificate or vocational qualification which gives eligibility for higher education studies in your own country
• Transcript of records with a GPA 50% or above. This is required to be able to apply through Edunation.

Note: Original copies must be shown when arriving in Finland. 

Proof of nationality

• Copy of passport ID page

Note: You will need a valid passport when you apply for a visa or residence permit.

Language requirements

A proof of English proficiency is required. You will need to take at least one of these tests with the following scores:

• IELTS: 6.0
• TOEFL iBT: 79
• PTE academic: 51
• Cambridge ESOL’s tests B2 First (First Certificate in English), with min score of 170
• International Baccalaureate Education completed at an IB-school

A TOEFL test score will only be accepted if it has been directly submitted from the TOEFL Educational Testing Service (ETS). Arcada’s Toefl code is 5724.

Application process

There are two application methods

1. Online entrance exam + proof of English language proficiency
2. SAT test score + proof of English language proficiency

Online exam

Online exam is conducted for all applicants that fulfill the admission requirements. Online exams are organized continuously during the application period.

SAT

You can also apply with an SAT Test score with a minimum total score of 1100

• minimum score of 500 in Reading, Writing and Language Test
• minimum score of 500 in Math Test (Note: the minimum is 550 if you are applying for the program in Mechanical and Sustainability Engineering.)

If you submit an SAT Test score, you are not required to take the online exam.

The applicant should order an official SAT score report straight from the test organizer. If the applicant has already completed an SAT test, you must request a score to be delivered to Arcada directly. Arcada’s SAT code is 7151.

Note: All documents need to be translated to English, Finnish or Swedish, if the original document is in none of those languages. The translations need to be signed and stamped by the translator.

New admission criteria for the next intake will be announced later. The following criteria are related to the previous intake.

Make sure you have all the following documents ready when you fill out the application form.

Educational background

Applicants who have completed a qualification outside Finland must submit the following documents to Edunation:

• Copy of bachelor’s degree certificate from a related field
• Copy of the transcript of academic records

Note: Original copies must be shown when arriving in Finland. 

Proof of nationality

• Copy of passport ID page

Note: You will need a valid passport when you apply for a visa or residence permit.

Language requirements

There are no specific English language eligibility requirements for application to Arcada’s master programs.

GMAT/GRE

• International Business Management: Minimum GMAT score 500 or equivalent GRE score.
• Big Data Analytics: GRE Test with a minimum score of 150 in Quantitative Reasoning and Verbal Reasoning and a minimum of 4 in Analytical Writing. It is also possible to apply without GRE Test score if you have completed previous studies (30 ECTS) in Big Data Analytics on a Master level.
• Media Management: No GMAT or GRE score required.

Arcada’s GRE code is 2523. Please use this code when requesting your score to be sent to Arcada.

Motivational letter and video

• International Business Management: Motivational letter and video
• Big Data Analytics: Motivational letter
• Media Management: Master thesis proposal and motivational video

Further information about the thesis, motivational letter and video can be found here.

Other documents

• Employment certificate(s) with a minimum of 2 years of work experience

Note: All documents need to be translated to English, if the original document is not in English. The translations need to be signed and stamped by an authorized translator.

Read our general page about how to apply to study in Finland.