18 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 963K citations received by 36.6K 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

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

2. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Mechanical Engineering

#99 in Europe

#299 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

3. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Mechanical Engineering

#172 in Europe

#464 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

4. University of Stavanger

Norway | Stavanger

For Mechanical Engineering

#323 in Europe

#853 in the World

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

5. UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Norway | Tromso

For Mechanical Engineering

#383 in Europe

#1065 in the World

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

6. University of Agder

Norway | Kristiansand

For Mechanical Engineering

#491 in Europe

#1401 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

#1569 in the World

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

8. BI Norwegian Business School

Norway | Oslo

For Mechanical Engineering

#579 in Europe

#1743 in the World

Founded: 1943

9. University College of Southeast Norway

Norway | Kongsberg

For Mechanical Engineering

#615 in Europe

#1935 in the World

Enrollment: 18,680
Founded: 2016

10. Norwegian School of Economics

Norway | Bergen

For Mechanical Engineering

#641 in Europe

#2052 in the World

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

11. Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

Norway | Oslo

For Mechanical Engineering

#707 in Europe

#2315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Founded: 1968

12. Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

Norway | Bergen

For Mechanical Engineering

#810 in Europe

#2868 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 2017

13. Nord University

Norway | Bodo

For Mechanical Engineering

#921 in Europe

#3338 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2015

14. Ostfold University College

Norway | Halden

For Mechanical Engineering

#951 in Europe

#3500 in the World

Founded: 1994

15. Molde University College

Norway | Molde

For Mechanical Engineering

#957 in Europe

#3531 in the World

Enrollment: 2,400
Founded: 1994

16. Kristiania University College

Norway | Oslo

For Mechanical Engineering

#1189 in Europe

#4784 in the World

Founded: 2016

17. Oslo School of Architecture and Design

Norway | Oslo

For Mechanical Engineering

#1215 in Europe

#4891 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

18. Volda University College

Norway | Volda

For Mechanical Engineering

#1259 in Europe

#5203 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.