Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

14 Best Universities in Norway for Data Science

We ranked the top 14 universities for Data Science in Norway based on strict academic metrics. Our methodology evaluated 477K subject-specific papers and 15.26M citations to find the strongest faculties. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Trondheim

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

For Data Science

#43 in Europe #135 in the World

27% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

2

Oslo

University of Oslo

For Data Science

#74 in Europe #202 in the World

27% Acceptance

26,650 Enrollment

1811 Founded

3

Bergen

University of Bergen

For Data Science

#149 in Europe #362 in the World

28% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1946 Founded

4

Stavanger

University of Stavanger

For Data Science

#309 in Europe #740 in the World

31% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

5

Bergen

Norwegian School of Economics

For Data Science

#458 in Europe #1192 in the World

12% Acceptance

3,453 Enrollment

1936 Founded

6

Aas

Norwegian University of Life Sciences

For Data Science

#548 in Europe #1524 in the World

29% Acceptance

6,345 Enrollment

1859 Founded

7

Oslo

Kristiania University College

For Data Science

#687 in Europe #2162 in the World

28% Acceptance

2,400 Enrollment

2016 Founded

8

Halden

Ostfold University College

For Data Science

#534 in Europe #1459 in the World

22% Acceptance

14,096 Enrollment

1994 Founded

9

Bergen

Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

For Data Science

#455 in Europe #1181 in the World

24% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

2017 Founded

10

Bodo

Nord University

For Data Science

#745 in Europe #2468 in the World

24% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

2015 Founded

11

Kongsberg

University College of Southeast Norway

For Data Science

#528 in Europe #1441 in the World

22% Acceptance

18,680 Enrollment

2016 Founded

12

Oslo

BI Norwegian Business School

For Data Science

#304 in Europe #732 in the World

26% Acceptance

3,453 Enrollment

1943 Founded

13

Kristiansand

University of Agder

For Data Science

#346 in Europe #822 in the World

37% Acceptance

14,096 Enrollment

1994 Founded

14

Tromso

UiT The Arctic University of Norway

For Data Science

#341 in Europe #806 in the World

25% Acceptance

17,808 Enrollment

1968 Founded