What does merit rating (MR) and selection group mean?
Assessment of merits and selection
Qualified applicants receive one or more merit ratings, which determine the applicant’s selection ranking. In the selection applicants with the highest selection rankings are prioritized. However, a lower selection ranking does not mean you will not be admitted and a higher selection ranking does not mean you are guaranteed admission.
New Merit Rating System from Autumn 2012
Starting with the application periods for Autumn 2012, the applicants from selection group BIII will be moved into groups BI and BII.
Below is an explanation and guide to the most common selection groups and their corresponding merit ratings.
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Selection groups |
Merit ratings (MR) |
| BI |
Final grades, upper-secondary education |
10.00-22.50 |
| BII |
Final grades from upper-secondary eduation with supplementary qualifications |
10.00-22.50 |
| BIV |
Student assessment from folk high school |
1-4 |
| HP |
National University Aptitude Test/Högskoleprovet
(offered in Swedish only) |
0,1-2,0 |
| HPGR |
Higher Education Credits, bachelor’s level (first-cycle) |
7.5-165 |
The percentage of applicants exepted from each selection group can vary. Please see the light green box on the bottom of the programme or course page for a listing of the places are dicided. For example, the bachelor’s programme International Relations has two selection groups: final grades 66% and national university aptitude test 34%.
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Assessment of qualifications without selection groups |
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| ÖS |
Other applicants
Applicants who do not have the applicable qualifications to earn a merit rating in one of the relevant selection groups receive the rating ÖS 999. |
999 |
| SA |
Late application
Applications that have been received after the application deadline but before the Second Notification of Selection round. |
A rating based on the application date |
| ES |
Later application
Applications that have been received after the Second Notification of Selection round. |
A rating based on the application date |
Please note that late applications (SA) and later applications (EA) will be considered after applications that arrived on time
Merit Rating System up until Spring 2012
Most international applicants for bachelor level courses and programmes are in the BIII-group. In that group the merit ratings are between 300-500. Generally, a rating of 300 means passing grades in all subjects and a rating of 500 means the highest grades in all subjects
The selection process, merit ratings and selection criteria from universityadmissions.se