Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

18 Best Universities in Norway

Exploring the academic landscape of Norway, our index provides a definitive ranking of the top 18 higher education institutions. We analyzed 356.6K scientific publications and 11.32M 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

Trondheim

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

#92 in Europe #247 in the World

27% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

3

Tromso

UiT The Arctic University of Norway

#223 in Europe #546 in the World

25% Acceptance

17,808 Enrollment

1968 Founded

4

Aas

Norwegian University of Life Sciences

#386 in Europe #955 in the World

29% Acceptance

6,345 Enrollment

1859 Founded

5

Kristiansand

University of Agder

#506 in Europe #1311 in the World

37% Acceptance

14,096 Enrollment

1994 Founded

6

Bergen

Norwegian School of Economics

#540 in Europe #1427 in the World

12% Acceptance

3,453 Enrollment

1936 Founded

7

Bergen

Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

#693 in Europe #1987 in the World

24% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

2017 Founded

8

Halden

Ostfold University College

#811 in Europe #2494 in the World

22% Acceptance

14,096 Enrollment

1994 Founded

9

Elverum

Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences

#928 in Europe #3054 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

10

Longyearbyen

University Centre in Svalbard

#1076 in Europe #3888 in the World

30% Acceptance

550 Enrollment

1993 Founded

11

Volda

Volda University College

#1086 in Europe #3924 in the World

29% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1894 Founded

12

Molde

Molde University College

#1105 in Europe #4027 in the World

27% Acceptance

2,400 Enrollment

1994 Founded

13

Oslo

Oslo School of Architecture and Design

#1119 in Europe #4129 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,680 Enrollment

1961 Founded

14

Oslo

Norwegian Academy of Music

#1196 in Europe #4524 in the World

14% Acceptance

770 Enrollment

1973 Founded

15

Oslo

MF Norwegian School of Theology

#1207 in Europe #4617 in the World

84% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1907 Founded

16

Oslo

VID Specialized University

#1849 in Europe #7977 in the World

40% Acceptance

2016 Founded

17

Bergen

NLA – School of Religion, Education and Intercultural Studies

#1963 in Europe #8325 in the World

38% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1968 Founded

18

Trondheim

Queen Maud University College for Early Childhood Education

#2306 in Europe #9625 in the World

37% Acceptance

1947 Founded