Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

19 Best Universities in Norway for Education

Focusing specifically on Education, our data science engine identified the 19 most influential universities in Norway. To determine these leaders, we isolated 486.1K specialized research publications which collectively generated 15.56M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Oslo

University of Oslo

For Education

#19 in Europe #106 in the World

27% Acceptance

26,650 Enrollment

1811 Founded

2

Trondheim

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

For Education

#49 in Europe #214 in the World

27% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

3

Bergen

University of Bergen

For Education

#93 in Europe #341 in the World

28% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1946 Founded

4

Stavanger

University of Stavanger

For Education

#192 in Europe #594 in the World

31% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

5

Oslo

Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

For Education

#466 in Europe #1509 in the World

24% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

6

Aas

Norwegian University of Life Sciences

For Education

#563 in Europe #1951 in the World

29% Acceptance

6,345 Enrollment

1859 Founded

7

Bergen

Norwegian School of Economics

For Education

#566 in Europe #1967 in the World

12% Acceptance

3,453 Enrollment

1936 Founded

8

Volda

Volda University College

For Education

#576 in Europe #2026 in the World

29% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1894 Founded

9

Oslo

Kristiania University College

For Education

#1032 in Europe #4344 in the World

28% Acceptance

2,400 Enrollment

2016 Founded

10

Halden

Ostfold University College

For Education

#536 in Europe #1825 in the World

22% Acceptance

14,096 Enrollment

1994 Founded

11

Bergen

Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

For Education

#375 in Europe #1125 in the World

24% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

2017 Founded

12

Bodo

Nord University

For Education

#442 in Europe #1389 in the World

24% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

2015 Founded

13

Kongsberg

University College of Southeast Norway

For Education

#320 in Europe #951 in the World

22% Acceptance

18,680 Enrollment

2016 Founded

14

Oslo

BI Norwegian Business School

For Education

#503 in Europe #1665 in the World

26% Acceptance

3,453 Enrollment

1943 Founded

15

Kristiansand

University of Agder

For Education

#248 in Europe #733 in the World

37% Acceptance

14,096 Enrollment

1994 Founded

16

Oslo

MF Norwegian School of Theology

For Education

#988 in Europe #4140 in the World

84% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1907 Founded

17

Tromso

UiT The Arctic University of Norway

For Education

#246 in Europe #730 in the World

25% Acceptance

17,808 Enrollment

1968 Founded

18

Oslo

Norwegian Academy of Music

For Education

#794 in Europe #3140 in the World

14% Acceptance

770 Enrollment

1973 Founded

19

Molde

Molde University College

For Education

#928 in Europe #3817 in the World

27% Acceptance

2,400 Enrollment

1994 Founded