BSc · 3 years · Biotechnology, Biology & Life Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering (General)
International tuition
€6,000 per year
~€18,000 for the whole 3 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · All students — no separate international rate
Charged to everyone admitted to this English-taught bachelor's curriculum: the University of Tartu states plainly that there are no tuition-waiver places on English-taught bachelor's programmes, and that from 2026/2027 it no longer offers tuition waivers to newly admitted students from outside the EU/EEA either. Estonian-taught programmes remain free, but they are taught in Estonian. The page cited carries the 2026 admission cycle (application deadline 15 April, admission test 8-9 May 2026) and states its curriculum version as 2026/2027; Tartu does not print an academic-year label beside the fee itself. Non-EU/EEA applicants must pre-pay half the first semester's fee on receiving an offer, with the rest due by 20 September; 90% of the pre-payment is refundable if the place is declined before studies start. A separate application fee applies.
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“Student places 50 Tuition fee €6,000 per year”
No tuition-waiver places exist on any of the University of Tartu's English-taught bachelor's programmes, so the fee above is what every admitted student pays. Tuition waivers at Tartu are a master's-level and Estonian-taught-programme feature.
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“All tuition-waivers are distributed together with the student place offers to the top ranking applicants according to the general ranking list. Please check the website of the programme of your interest to find out whether a programme has tuition-waiver student places. NB! There are no tuition waivers on English-taught bachelor's programmes.”
- Intake
- August
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- Taught in
- English
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✓ Word for wordRead 15 Aug 2026“Study language English Duration and credits 3 years 180 ECTS”
Science and Technology | University of Tartuut.eeOpen the official page ↗ - Application deadline
- 15 April (2026 cycle: applications open 2 January, admission test 8-9 May 2026, interviews 14-22 May 2026, results by 1 June).
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Entry requirementsEnglish · tests · grades · interview
English language
- IELTS Academic, 6 overall, no part can be below 5.5General Training IELTS is not accepted; IELTS Online is.
- TOEFL iBT, 4 overall, Speaking: 4, Reading: 3.5, Listening: 3.5, Writing: 3.5On the new 1-6 TOEFL scale, for exams taken on or after 21 January 2026. A test taken before that date needs 75 on the old 0-120 scale. Tartu also accepts Cambridge English (169) and PTE Academic (59).
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“TOEFL iBT For the exams taken before 21 January 2026, the minimum required score is 75 (on the 0-120 scale) For exams taken on or after January 21, 2026: Minimum total score: 4 (on the 1-6 scale) Minimum section scores: Speaking: 4, Reading: 3.5, Listening: 3.5, Writing: 3.5 UT accepts TOEFL iBT , TOEFL iBT Home Edition and TOEFL iBT Paper Edition test results. TOEFL institutional code for the University of Tartu is 0133 . Test Taker Score Report must be uploaded to the DreamApply application system. TOEFL iBT test score is valid for 2 years. Please note that your TOEFL test score must be valid at least one month after the application deadline. IELTS Academic the minimum required score is 6.0 and no part can be below 5.5”
Admissions tests
- entry test requiredA mathematics admission test set by the University of Tartu, held online on the testid.ut.ee platform on 8-9 May 2026. Only candidates scoring above 51 on the motivation letter qualify to sit it. Eight assignment types, 100 minutes, pen/paper/calculator/formula sheet allowed, one attempt only and no restart if the connection drops; at least 51 of 100 points are needed to pass and reach the interview. It is Tartu's own programme test, not a competitive national entrance examination, and it counts for 20% of the final admission score.
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“score of the motivation letter (yields 20% of the final score) score of the entry test (yields 20% of the final score) score of the admission interview (yields 20% of the final score)”
Academic offer
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“higher secondary education - please see our country-specific document requirements English language proficiency - please see our acceptable tests and exempt categories higher/senior secondary school result in Mathematics higher/senior secondary school result in either Biology, Chemistry or Physics”
Interview
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“Candidates who have scored at least 51 points on the entrance exam will be admitted to the interview . The admission interview will take place online in Zoom . Admission interviews take place between 14-22 May 2026.”