15 Best universities for Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 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 Meteorology and Atmospheric Science. A graph of 1.11M citations received by 31.7K academic papers made by 15 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 Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#29 in Europe

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

2. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#37 in Europe

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

3. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#61 in Europe

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

4. UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Norway | Tromso

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#185 in Europe

#533 in the World

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

5. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Norway | Aas

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#405 in Europe

#1163 in the World

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

6. University of Stavanger

Norway | Stavanger

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#430 in Europe

#1242 in the World

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

7. University of Agder

Norway | Kristiansand

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#591 in Europe

#2034 in the World

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

8. University College of Southeast Norway

Norway | Kongsberg

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#601 in Europe

#2080 in the World

Enrollment: 18,680
Founded: 2016

9. Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

Norway | Oslo

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#640 in Europe

#2280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Founded: 1968

10. Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

Norway | Bergen

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#709 in Europe

#2568 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 2017

11. Nord University

Norway | Bodo

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#734 in Europe

#2680 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2015

12. University Centre in Svalbard

Norway | Longyearbyen

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#738 in Europe

#2697 in the World

Enrollment: 550
Founded: 1993

13. Norwegian School of Economics

Norway | Bergen

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#830 in Europe

#3163 in the World

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

14. BI Norwegian Business School

Norway | Oslo

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#882 in Europe

#3391 in the World

Founded: 1943

15. Ostfold University College

Norway | Halden

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#954 in Europe

#3840 in the World

Founded: 1994

The best cities to study Meteorology and Atmospheric Science in Norway based on the number of universities and their ranks are Trondheim, Oslo, Bergen, and Tromso.