23 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Norway

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Below is a list of best universities in Norway ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 6.5M citations received by 224K academic papers made by 23 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#32 in Europe
#109 in the World
Enrollment
26,650
Founded
1811

2. University of Bergen

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#94 in Europe
#250 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1946

3. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#95 in Europe
#251 in the World
Enrollment
42,031
Founded
1996

4. UiT The Arctic University of Norway

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#245 in Europe
#603 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
17,808
Founded
1968

5. University of Stavanger

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#420 in Europe
#1121 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1994

6. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#423 in Europe
#1137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
6,345
Founded
1859

7. Norwegian School of Economics

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#450 in Europe
#1209 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
3,453
Founded
1936

8. University of Agder

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#487 in Europe
#1320 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Enrollment
14,096
Founded
1994

9. BI Norwegian Business School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#510 in Europe
#1406 in the World
Founded
1943

10. Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#580 in Europe
#1682 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Founded
1968

11. Nord University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#630 in Europe
#1876 in the World
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
2015

12. University College of Southeast Norway

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#671 in Europe
#2073 in the World
Enrollment
17,067
Founded
2016

13. Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#709 in Europe
#2279 in the World
Enrollment
17,000
Founded
2017

14. Ostfold University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#826 in Europe
#2913 in the World
Founded
1994

16. Molde University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#947 in Europe
#3515 in the World
Enrollment
2,400
Founded
1994

17. Volda University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1005 in Europe
#3885 in the World
Enrollment
4,500
Founded
1894

18. Kristiania University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1041 in Europe
#4082 in the World
Founded
2016

19. MF Norwegian School of Theology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1135 in Europe
#4563 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1907

20. Oslo School of Architecture and Design

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1312 in Europe
#5577 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1961

21. Sami University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1367 in Europe
#5903 in the World
Founded
1989

22. Norwegian Academy of Music

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1373 in Europe
#5943 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
770
Founded
1973

23. University Centre in Svalbard

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1456 in Europe
#6587 in the World
Enrollment
550
Founded
1993

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