19 Best universities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Norway

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Norway ranked based on their research performance in Artificial Intelligence (AI). A graph of 1.66M citations received by 61.5K academic papers made by 19 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. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#39 in Europe

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

2. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#79 in Europe

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

3. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#194 in Europe

#516 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

4. UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Norway | Tromso

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#323 in Europe

#846 in the World

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

5. University of Agder

Norway | Kristiansand

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#394 in Europe

#1112 in the World

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

6. University of Stavanger

Norway | Stavanger

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#418 in Europe

#1220 in the World

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

7. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Norway | Aas

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#459 in Europe

#1350 in the World

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

8. Norwegian School of Economics

Norway | Bergen

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#603 in Europe

#1963 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 3,453
Founded: 1936

9. BI Norwegian Business School

Norway | Oslo

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#604 in Europe

#1967 in the World

Founded: 1943

10. University College of Southeast Norway

Norway | Kongsberg

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#640 in Europe

#2192 in the World

Enrollment: 18,680
Founded: 2016

11. Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

Norway | Bergen

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#644 in Europe

#2210 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 2017

12. Ostfold University College

Norway | Halden

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#754 in Europe

#2781 in the World

Founded: 1994

13. Molde University College

Norway | Molde

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#791 in Europe

#2939 in the World

Enrollment: 2,400
Founded: 1994

14. Nord University

Norway | Bodo

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#884 in Europe

#3345 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2015

15. Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

Norway | Oslo

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#937 in Europe

#3598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Founded: 1968

16. Kristiania University College

Norway | Oslo

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1032 in Europe

#4055 in the World

Founded: 2016

17. Oslo School of Architecture and Design

Norway | Oslo

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1231 in Europe

#5144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

18. Volda University College

Norway | Volda

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1256 in Europe

#5271 in the World

Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1894

19. MF Norwegian School of Theology

Norway | Oslo

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1342 in Europe

#5787 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1907

The best cities to study Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Norway based on the number of universities and their ranks are Trondheim, Oslo, Bergen, and Tromso.

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