12 Best universities for Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics in Norway

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Below is a list of best universities in Norway ranked based on their research performance in Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 911K citations received by 26.1K academic papers made by 12 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 Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in Europe
#42 in the World
Enrollment
26,650
Founded
1811

2. University of Bergen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#21 in Europe
#88 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1946

3. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

For Earth science and Geophysics

#68 in Europe
#206 in the World
Enrollment
44,000
Founded
1996

4. UiT The Arctic University of Norway

For Earth science and Geophysics

#114 in Europe
#336 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
17,808
Founded
1968

5. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

For Earth science and Geophysics

#285 in Europe
#815 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
6,345
Founded
1859

6. University of Stavanger

For Earth science and Geophysics

#337 in Europe
#990 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1994

7. University College of Southeast Norway

For Earth science and Geophysics

#533 in Europe
#1822 in the World
Enrollment
18,680
Founded
2016

8. University Centre in Svalbard

For Earth science and Geophysics

#547 in Europe
#1878 in the World
Enrollment
550
Founded
1993

9. University of Agder

For Earth science and Geophysics

#604 in Europe
#2171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Enrollment
14,096
Founded
1994

10. Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

For Earth science and Geophysics

#659 in Europe
#2391 in the World
Enrollment
17,000
Founded
2017

11. Nord University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#731 in Europe
#2871 in the World
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
2015

12. Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

For Earth science and Geophysics

#839 in Europe
#3400 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Founded
1968

The best cities to study Earth science and Geophysics in Norway based on the number of universities and their ranks are Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, and Tromso.