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Stockholm School of Economics in Riga
About
The Stockholm School of Economics in Riga (SSE Riga) is a business school, founded in 1994 and located in Riga, Latvia, offering a 3-year Bachelor program in Economics and Business. Over the years has acquired a reputation as the leading business school in the region. You don’t have to go far from home to study in one of the best Business Schools in Europe. Founded by the Stockholm School of Economics and the Latvian Government, the School started with only 56 local students. SSE Riga has grown today into an internationally recognized business school with more than 3,200 alumni worldwide.
Introduction
The Stockholm School of Economics in Riga (SSE Riga) is a business school, founded in 1994 and located in Riga, Latvia, offering a 3-year Bachelor's program in Economics and Business. Over the years has acquired a reputation as the leading business school in the region. You don’t have to go far from home to study in one of the best Business Schools in Europe.
Founded by the Stockholm School of Economics and the Latvian Government, the School started with only 56 local students. SSE Riga has grown today into an internationally recognized business school with more than 3,200 alumni worldwide.
SSE Riga is a comparatively small school with a dynamic international learning environment where the majority of the courses are based on the case study method. Tuition is charged, and instruction is in English. In addition to student loans guaranteed by the government and SSE Riga, students have access to other types of financial support, such as SSE Riga Alumni Association Scholarships.
SSE Riga offers one accredited three-year Bachelor’s program in Economics and Business.
The program offers a modern curriculum encompassing core courses, specialization courses, electives, internships, and a bachelor’s thesis. SSE Riga students rate their overall experience at SSE Riga very highly, with an average score of 8.5 out of 10, according to data from the 2022 Student Welfare Survey.
SSE Riga's global perspective is significantly enhanced by the fact that over 65% of SSE Riga faculty members originate from diverse countries all over the world, ensuring an authentically international learning experience from day one.
SSE Riga graduates pursue diverse career paths with reputable companies spanning various industries: the finance sector, retail and e-commerce realm, and the technology and transportation sectors.
Campus Features
Building
The SSE Riga main building is located in Riga’s renowned Art Nouveau district. The district is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage due to its “outstanding universal value by virtue of the quality and quantity of its Art Nouveau architecture, which is unparalleled anywhere in the world”.
The SSE Riga building with its blue-and-white façade was designed in 1905 by the famous architect Mikhail Eisenstein.
Initially, this Art Nouveau building with many figurative decorations was designed for the Stepan Mitusov Private School, but from 1993-1994 it was renovated to accommodate SSE Riga students.
For more than 20 years now SSE Riga students have admired the architect’s imagination on the richly decorated School building with its youthful females, women in Viking boats, Atlas figures, eagles, ram’s heads, and even stylized helmeted heads. The SSE Riga building is a remarkable structure and an architectural monument of national significance in the heart of Riga’s Art Nouveau district.
The Art Nouveau style of architecture developed as a reaction against the imitation of historical styles which were considered remnants of the past at the end of the nineteenth century. It introduced a distinctively new artistic expression bearing unusual figurative decoration on the façade of buildings. However, Art Nouveau was much criticized by contemporaries for its highly elaborate nature, and around 1910 national romanticism was back in fashion.
Rankings
FT Ranking
As part of the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) group, SSE Riga is the #1 business school in the Nordic and Baltic regions according to the Financial Times Ranking of Top European Business Schools.
SSE's position in the Euro ranking in 2023 is 20th out of 90 European schools.
The Financial Times conducts annual rankings of the leading business schools, universities, and other institutions that offer different forms of business education, executive training, and functional training throughout Europe and the rest of the world.
SSE has been the leading top Nordic business school for all of the 20 years that the ranking has been published. SSE Riga is proud to be part of a worldwide acclaimed institution.
Admissions
The Admissions Procedure is free of charge, with the aim of selecting the most talented students to study in the BSc in Economics and Business programme. The application deadline is April 15, 2025.
SSE Riga runs a three-step selection process: fulfillment of eligibility criteria, the SSE Riga online Admissions Tests, and online interviews.
Scholarships and Funding
Alumni Statistics
After Graduation
SSE Riga education provides a solid foundation for various career paths. It equips you with essential skills and a strong network to succeed both in the Baltic region and internationally. With an SSE Riga Bachelor’s diploma, you can pursue a master’s degree to further specialize and enhance your expertise.
