Great increase in applications to the SSE BSc programs

The number of applications to the SSE Bachelor programs starting in 2015 have significantly increased. For the Bachelor program in Business and Economics the increase in first-hand applicants was 19% and for the Bachelor program in Retail Management the increase was an astonishing 73%.

Business and Economics at SSE is the most popular program in Sweden
This year the SSE Bachelor program in Business and Economics was the most popular program in Sweden. The program has the most first-hand applications.

"We are very pleased and proud that so many have chosen SSE. We are constantly working to maintain the top quality of our programs and to show that SSE is a place for everyone who wants to make a difference in society. I think that has paid off", says Lars Strannegård, President at the Stockholm School of Economics.

To the fall semester 2015 we have more than 18 applicants per seat to the 280 seats at the Business and Economics Program and 38 applicants per seat to the 60 seats at the Retail Management Program. The overall application numbers to universities in Sweden went down with a bit more than 1 % compared to last year.

For more information, please contact:

Katarina Hägg, Director External Relations at the Stockholm School of Economics

katarina.hagg@hhs.se

+46 70-439 93 41