List of 29 best universities in Norway

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EduRank

Top 29 universities in Norway ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 10.4M citations received by 408K academic publications made by 29 universities from Norway, the popularity of 1,456 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Oslo

#21 in Europe
#96 in the World
Enrollment
26,650
Founded
1811

2. University of Bergen

#81 in Europe
#228 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1946

4. UiT The Arctic University of Norway

#219 in Europe
#553 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
17,808
Founded
1968

5. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

#380 in Europe
#993 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
6,345
Founded
1859

6. University of Stavanger

#487 in Europe
#1319 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1994

7. University of Agder

#518 in Europe
#1438 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Enrollment
14,096
Founded
1994

8. Norwegian School of Economics

#543 in Europe
#1524 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
3,453
Founded
1936

13. Nord University

#753 in Europe
#2332 in the World
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
2015

22. Norwegian Academy of Music

#1235 in Europe
#4914 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
770
Founded
1973

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

Average cost of living for students in Norway is $890 + $145-1035 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).