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 8.94M citations received by 351K 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

#29 in Europe
#106 in the World
Enrollment
26,650
Founded
1811

2. University of Bergen

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#80 in Europe
#226 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1946

3. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#90 in Europe
#250 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
42,031
Founded
1996

4. UiT The Arctic University of Norway

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#225 in Europe
#555 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
17,000
Founded
1968

5. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#397 in Europe
#1044 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
5,670
Founded
1859

6. University of Stavanger

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#404 in Europe
#1072 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1994

7. Norwegian School of Economics

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#419 in Europe
#1105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
3,453
Founded
1936

8. University of Agder

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#488 in Europe
#1341 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1994

9. BI Norwegian Business School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#501 in Europe
#1382 in the World
Founded
1943

10. Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#535 in Europe
#1524 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Founded
1968

11. Nord University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#618 in Europe
#1896 in the World
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
2015

12. University College of Southeast Norway

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#721 in Europe
#2421 in the World
Founded
2016

14. Ostfold University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#803 in Europe
#2880 in the World
Founded
1994

15. Molde University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#889 in Europe
#3363 in the World
Enrollment
2,400
Founded
1994

16. Volda University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#990 in Europe
#3966 in the World
Enrollment
4,500
Founded
1894

17. Kristiania University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1057 in Europe
#4318 in the World
Founded
2016

18. MF Norwegian School of Theology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1149 in Europe
#4727 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1907

19. Oslo School of Architecture and Design

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1293 in Europe
#5558 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1961

20. Norwegian Academy of Music

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1359 in Europe
#5857 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
770
Founded
1973

21. Sami University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1383 in Europe
#6010 in the World
Founded
1989

22. University Centre in Svalbard

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1443 in Europe
#6501 in the World
Enrollment
550
Founded
1993

23. Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1469 in Europe
#6784 in the World
Enrollment
17,000
Founded
2017

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.