Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

17 Best Universities in Norway for Nursing

If you are looking to study Nursing in Norway, our index highlights the top 17 domain-leading institutions. To determine these leaders, we isolated 472K specialized research publications which collectively generated 15.18M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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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

Stavanger

University of Stavanger

#463 in Europe #1197 in the World

31% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

5

Oslo

Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

#747 in Europe #2213 in the World

24% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

6

Aas

Norwegian University of Life Sciences

#386 in Europe #955 in the World

29% Acceptance

6,345 Enrollment

1859 Founded

7

Kongsberg

University College of Southeast Norway

#644 in Europe #1790 in the World

22% Acceptance

18,680 Enrollment

2016 Founded

8

Kristiansand

University of Agder

#506 in Europe #1311 in the World

37% Acceptance

14,096 Enrollment

1994 Founded

9

Tromso

UiT The Arctic University of Norway

#223 in Europe #546 in the World

25% Acceptance

17,808 Enrollment

1968 Founded

10

Oslo

Norwegian Academy of Music

#1196 in Europe #4524 in the World

14% Acceptance

770 Enrollment

1973 Founded

11

Molde

Molde University College

#1105 in Europe #4027 in the World

27% Acceptance

2,400 Enrollment

1994 Founded

12

Volda

Volda University College

#1086 in Europe #3924 in the World

29% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1894 Founded

13

Elverum

Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences

#928 in Europe #3054 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

14

Oslo

Kristiania University College

#882 in Europe #2814 in the World

28% Acceptance

2,400 Enrollment

2016 Founded

15

Halden

Ostfold University College

#811 in Europe #2494 in the World

22% Acceptance

14,096 Enrollment

1994 Founded

16

Bergen

Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

#693 in Europe #1987 in the World

24% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

2017 Founded

17

Bodo

Nord University

#692 in Europe #1986 in the World

24% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

2015 Founded