17 Best universities for Astrophysics and Astronomy in Norway

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Below is a list of best universities in Norway ranked based on their research performance in Astrophysics and Astronomy. A graph of 1.1M citations received by 31.2K academic papers made by 17 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 Astrophysics and Astronomy

#50 in Europe
#141 in the World
Enrollment
26,650
Founded
1811

2. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#104 in Europe
#260 in the World
Enrollment
44,000
Founded
1996

3. University of Bergen

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#148 in Europe
#366 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1946

4. UiT The Arctic University of Norway

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#257 in Europe
#638 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
17,808
Founded
1968

5. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#363 in Europe
#951 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
6,345
Founded
1859

6. University of Stavanger

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#419 in Europe
#1133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1994

7. University of Agder

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#506 in Europe
#1505 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Enrollment
14,096
Founded
1994

8. Norwegian School of Economics

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#614 in Europe
#1967 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
3,453
Founded
1936

9. Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#647 in Europe
#2183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Founded
1968

10. BI Norwegian Business School

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#671 in Europe
#2300 in the World
Founded
1943

11. University College of Southeast Norway

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#780 in Europe
#2798 in the World
Enrollment
18,680
Founded
2016

12. Nord University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#804 in Europe
#2894 in the World
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
2015

13. Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#857 in Europe
#3161 in the World
Enrollment
17,000
Founded
2017

14. Ostfold University College

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#930 in Europe
#3598 in the World
Founded
1994

15. Molde University College

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#978 in Europe
#3837 in the World
Enrollment
2,400
Founded
1994

16. University Centre in Svalbard

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#997 in Europe
#3944 in the World
Enrollment
550
Founded
1993

17. Kristiania University College

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1046 in Europe
#4173 in the World
Founded
2016

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