16 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 649K citations received by 24.8K academic papers made by 16 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

#52 in Europe
#148 in the World
Enrollment
26,650
Founded
1811

2. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#112 in Europe
#268 in the World
Enrollment
42,031
Founded
1996

3. University of Bergen

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#163 in Europe
#389 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1946

4. UiT The Arctic University of Norway

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#272 in Europe
#664 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
17,808
Founded
1968

5. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#397 in Europe
#1047 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
6,345
Founded
1859

6. University of Stavanger

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#434 in Europe
#1213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1994

7. University of Agder

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#510 in Europe
#1487 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Enrollment
14,096
Founded
1994

8. Norwegian School of Economics

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#614 in Europe
#1923 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
3,453
Founded
1936

9. Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#631 in Europe
#2019 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Founded
1968

10. BI Norwegian Business School

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#664 in Europe
#2234 in the World
Founded
1943

11. Nord University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#814 in Europe
#2958 in the World
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
2015

12. University College of Southeast Norway

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#841 in Europe
#3051 in the World
Enrollment
17,067
Founded
2016

13. Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#899 in Europe
#3401 in the World
Enrollment
17,000
Founded
2017

14. Molde University College

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#930 in Europe
#3574 in the World
Enrollment
2,400
Founded
1994

15. Ostfold University College

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#931 in Europe
#3576 in the World
Founded
1994

16. University Centre in Svalbard

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1099 in Europe
#4502 in the World
Enrollment
550
Founded
1993

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.