17 Best universities for Clinical Psychology in Norway

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Norway ranked based on their research performance in Clinical Psychology. A graph of 717K citations received by 18.4K 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 Clinical Psychology

#14 in Europe

#77 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

2. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Clinical Psychology

#28 in Europe

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

3. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Clinical Psychology

#52 in Europe

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

4. UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Norway | Tromso

For Clinical Psychology

#158 in Europe

#456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 17,808
Founded: 1968

5. Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

For Clinical Psychology

#278 in Europe

#809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Founded: 1968

6. University of Stavanger

Norway | Stavanger

For Clinical Psychology

#288 in Europe

#840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1994

7. University of Agder

Norway | Kristiansand

For Clinical Psychology

#408 in Europe

#1246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Enrollment: 14,096
Founded: 1994

8. BI Norwegian Business School

For Clinical Psychology

#459 in Europe

#1495 in the World

Founded: 1943

9. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

For Clinical Psychology

#480 in Europe

#1590 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 6,345
Founded: 1859

10. Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

Norway | Bergen

For Clinical Psychology

#507 in Europe

#1730 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 2017

11. Molde University College

For Clinical Psychology

#533 in Europe

#1845 in the World

Enrollment: 2,400
Founded: 1994

12. University College of Southeast Norway

Norway | Kongsberg

For Clinical Psychology

#535 in Europe

#1853 in the World

Enrollment: 18,680
Founded: 2016

13. Nord University

For Clinical Psychology

#573 in Europe

#2057 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2015

14. Norwegian School of Economics

Norway | Bergen

For Clinical Psychology

#592 in Europe

#2188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 3,453
Founded: 1936

15. Ostfold University College

Norway | Halden

For Clinical Psychology

#692 in Europe

#2806 in the World

Founded: 1994

16. Volda University College

For Clinical Psychology

#764 in Europe

#3212 in the World

Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1894

17. Kristiania University College

For Clinical Psychology

#787 in Europe

#3355 in the World

Founded: 2016

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

Psychology subfields in Norway

Child Psychology17

Cognitive Science15

Education Majors19

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution10

Occupational Therapy10

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology8

Social Psychology19

Special Education7