8 Best universities for Microbiology in Norway

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Norway ranked based on their research performance in Microbiology. A graph of 413K citations received by 10.7K academic papers made by 8 universities in Norway was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Oslo

For Microbiology

#54 in Europe

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

2. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

For Microbiology

#89 in Europe

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 6,345
Founded: 1859

3. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Microbiology

#136 in Europe

#379 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

4. UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Norway | Tromso

For Microbiology

#155 in Europe

#440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 17,808
Founded: 1968

5. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Microbiology

#214 in Europe

#631 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

6. Nord University

For Microbiology

#569 in Europe

#2423 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2015

7. University of Stavanger

Norway | Stavanger

For Microbiology

#574 in Europe

#2472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1994

8. University of Agder

Norway | Kristiansand

For Microbiology

#729 in Europe

#3411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Enrollment: 14,096
Founded: 1994

The best cities to study Microbiology in Norway based on the number of universities and their ranks are Oslo, Aas, Bergen, and Tromso.