18 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 902K citations received by 36K academic papers made by 18 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 Mechanical Engineering

#21 in Europe

#105 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

2. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Mechanical Engineering

#99 in Europe

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

3. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Mechanical Engineering

#171 in Europe

#455 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

4. University of Stavanger

Norway | Stavanger

For Mechanical Engineering

#324 in Europe

#855 in the World

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

5. UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Norway | Tromso

For Mechanical Engineering

#384 in Europe

#1057 in the World

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

6. University of Agder

Norway | Kristiansand

For Mechanical Engineering

#500 in Europe

#1435 in the World

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

7. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Norway | Aas

For Mechanical Engineering

#536 in Europe

#1555 in the World

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

8. BI Norwegian Business School

Norway | Oslo

For Mechanical Engineering

#583 in Europe

#1744 in the World

Founded: 1943

9. University College of Southeast Norway

Norway | Kongsberg

For Mechanical Engineering

#628 in Europe

#1995 in the World

Enrollment: 17,067
Founded: 2016

10. Norwegian School of Economics

Norway | Bergen

For Mechanical Engineering

#635 in Europe

#2023 in the World

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

11. Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

Norway | Oslo

For Mechanical Engineering

#705 in Europe

#2310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Founded: 1968

12. Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

Norway | Bergen

For Mechanical Engineering

#826 in Europe

#2915 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 2017

13. Nord University

Norway | Bodo

For Mechanical Engineering

#931 in Europe

#3387 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2015

14. Molde University College

Norway | Molde

For Mechanical Engineering

#953 in Europe

#3516 in the World

Enrollment: 2,400
Founded: 1994

15. Ostfold University College

Norway | Halden

For Mechanical Engineering

#961 in Europe

#3546 in the World

Founded: 1994

16. Oslo School of Architecture and Design

Norway | Oslo

For Mechanical Engineering

#1212 in Europe

#4879 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

17. Kristiania University College

Norway | Oslo

For Mechanical Engineering

#1221 in Europe

#4942 in the World

Founded: 2016

18. Volda University College

Norway | Volda

For Mechanical Engineering

#1255 in Europe

#5182 in the World

Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1894

The best cities to study Mechanical Engineering in Norway based on the number of universities and their ranks are Trondheim, Oslo, Bergen, and Stavanger.