19 Best universities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) 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 Artificial Intelligence (AI). A graph of 1.54M citations received by 60K 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)

#37 in Europe

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

2. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#81 in Europe

#248 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

3. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#195 in Europe

#516 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

4. UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Norway | Tromso

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#322 in Europe

#838 in the World

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

5. University of Agder

Norway | Kristiansand

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#402 in Europe

#1130 in the World

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

6. University of Stavanger

Norway | Stavanger

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#421 in Europe

#1216 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

#1346 in the World

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

8. Norwegian School of Economics

Norway | Bergen

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#599 in Europe

#1907 in the World

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

9. BI Norwegian Business School

Norway | Oslo

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#603 in Europe

#1950 in the World

Founded: 1943

10. Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

Norway | Bergen

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#650 in Europe

#2216 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 2017

11. University College of Southeast Norway

Norway | Kongsberg

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#654 in Europe

#2244 in the World

Enrollment: 17,067
Founded: 2016

12. Ostfold University College

Norway | Halden

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#781 in Europe

#2882 in the World

Founded: 1994

13. Molde University College

Norway | Molde

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#796 in Europe

#2937 in the World

Enrollment: 2,400
Founded: 1994

14. Nord University

Norway | Bodo

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#884 in Europe

#3362 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2015

15. Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

Norway | Oslo

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#936 in Europe

#3588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Founded: 1968

16. Kristiania University College

Norway | Oslo

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1055 in Europe

#4144 in the World

Founded: 2016

17. Oslo School of Architecture and Design

Norway | Oslo

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1234 in Europe

#5145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

18. Volda University College

Norway | Volda

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1271 in Europe

#5318 in the World

Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1894

19. MF Norwegian School of Theology

Norway | Oslo

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1345 in Europe

#5785 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.

Computer Science subfields in Norway