Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

29 Best Universities in Norway

Exploring the academic landscape of Norway, our index provides a definitive ranking of the top 29 higher education institutions. We analyzed 488.1K scientific publications and 15.61M citations to accurately measure the research output of these institutions.

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1

Oslo

University of Oslo

#21 in Europe #98 in the World

27% Acceptance

26,650 Enrollment

1811 Founded

2

Bergen

University of Bergen

#84 in Europe #227 in the World

28% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1946 Founded

3

Trondheim

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

#92 in Europe #247 in the World

27% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

4

Tromso

UiT The Arctic University of Norway

#223 in Europe #546 in the World

25% Acceptance

17,808 Enrollment

1968 Founded

5

Aas

Norwegian University of Life Sciences

#386 in Europe #955 in the World

29% Acceptance

6,345 Enrollment

1859 Founded

6

Stavanger

University of Stavanger

#463 in Europe #1197 in the World

31% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

7

Kristiansand

University of Agder

#506 in Europe #1311 in the World

37% Acceptance

14,096 Enrollment

1994 Founded

8

Oslo

BI Norwegian Business School

#523 in Europe #1373 in the World

26% Acceptance

3,453 Enrollment

1943 Founded

9

Bergen

Norwegian School of Economics

#540 in Europe #1427 in the World

12% Acceptance

3,453 Enrollment

1936 Founded

10

Kongsberg

University College of Southeast Norway

#644 in Europe #1790 in the World

22% Acceptance

18,680 Enrollment

2016 Founded

11

Bodo

Nord University

#692 in Europe #1986 in the World

24% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

2015 Founded

12

Bergen

Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

#693 in Europe #1987 in the World

24% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

2017 Founded

13

Oslo

Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

#747 in Europe #2213 in the World

24% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

14

Halden

Ostfold University College

#811 in Europe #2494 in the World

22% Acceptance

14,096 Enrollment

1994 Founded

15

Oslo

Kristiania University College

#882 in Europe #2814 in the World

28% Acceptance

2,400 Enrollment

2016 Founded

16

Oslo

Oslo Metropolitan University

#900 in Europe #2924 in the World

29% Acceptance

2018 Founded

17

Elverum

Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences

#928 in Europe #3054 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

18

Longyearbyen

University Centre in Svalbard

#1076 in Europe #3888 in the World

30% Acceptance

550 Enrollment

1993 Founded

19

Volda

Volda University College

#1086 in Europe #3924 in the World

29% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1894 Founded

20

Molde

Molde University College

#1105 in Europe #4027 in the World

27% Acceptance

2,400 Enrollment

1994 Founded

21

Oslo

Oslo School of Architecture and Design

#1119 in Europe #4129 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,680 Enrollment

1961 Founded

22

Oslo

Norwegian Academy of Music

#1196 in Europe #4524 in the World

14% Acceptance

770 Enrollment

1973 Founded

23

Oslo

MF Norwegian School of Theology

#1207 in Europe #4617 in the World

84% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1907 Founded

24

Oslo

Oslo National Academy of the Arts

#1392 in Europe #5718 in the World

50% Acceptance

1996 Founded

25

Guovdageaidnu

Sami University College

#1446 in Europe #6058 in the World

43% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1989 Founded

26

Oslo

VID Specialized University

#1849 in Europe #7977 in the World

40% Acceptance

2016 Founded

27

Bergen

NLA – School of Religion, Education and Intercultural Studies

#1963 in Europe #8325 in the World

38% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1968 Founded

28

Trondheim

Queen Maud University College for Early Childhood Education

#2306 in Europe #9625 in the World

37% Acceptance

1947 Founded

29

Oslo

Lovisenberg Diaconal College

#2419 in Europe #10275 in the World

36% Acceptance

1994 Founded