Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

17 Best Universities in Norway for Optics

We ranked the top 17 universities for Optics in Norway based on strict academic metrics. Our methodology evaluated 484.6K subject-specific papers and 15.56M citations to find the strongest faculties. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Oslo

University of Oslo

For Optics

#80 in Europe #248 in the World

27% Acceptance

26,650 Enrollment

1811 Founded

2

Trondheim

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

For Optics

#85 in Europe #257 in the World

27% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

3

Bergen

University of Bergen

For Optics

#212 in Europe #564 in the World

28% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1946 Founded

4

Aas

Norwegian University of Life Sciences

For Optics

#444 in Europe #1348 in the World

29% Acceptance

6,345 Enrollment

1859 Founded

5

Stavanger

University of Stavanger

For Optics

#539 in Europe #1811 in the World

31% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

6

Oslo

Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

For Optics

#756 in Europe #2795 in the World

24% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

7

Bergen

Norwegian School of Economics

For Optics

#790 in Europe #3001 in the World

12% Acceptance

3,453 Enrollment

1936 Founded

8

Oslo

Kristiania University College

For Optics

#1243 in Europe #5257 in the World

28% Acceptance

2,400 Enrollment

2016 Founded

9

Halden

Ostfold University College

For Optics

#1046 in Europe #4296 in the World

22% Acceptance

14,096 Enrollment

1994 Founded

10

Bergen

Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

For Optics

#833 in Europe #3173 in the World

24% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

2017 Founded

11

Bodo

Nord University

For Optics

#952 in Europe #3868 in the World

24% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

2015 Founded

12

Kongsberg

University College of Southeast Norway

For Optics

#712 in Europe #2598 in the World

22% Acceptance

18,680 Enrollment

2016 Founded

13

Oslo

BI Norwegian Business School

For Optics

#877 in Europe #3407 in the World

26% Acceptance

3,453 Enrollment

1943 Founded

14

Kristiansand

University of Agder

For Optics

#623 in Europe #2155 in the World

37% Acceptance

14,096 Enrollment

1994 Founded

15

Tromso

UiT The Arctic University of Norway

For Optics

#345 in Europe #949 in the World

25% Acceptance

17,808 Enrollment

1968 Founded

16

Molde

Molde University College

For Optics

#1129 in Europe #4669 in the World

27% Acceptance

2,400 Enrollment

1994 Founded

17

Longyearbyen

University Centre in Svalbard

For Optics

#1211 in Europe #5097 in the World

30% Acceptance

550 Enrollment

1993 Founded