21 Best universities for Psychology in Norway

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Norway ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 2.9M citations received by 109K academic papers made by 21 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 Psychology

#30 in Europe

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

2. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Psychology

#62 in Europe

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

3. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Psychology

#80 in Europe

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

4. UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Norway | Tromso

For Psychology

#211 in Europe

#561 in the World

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

5. University of Stavanger

Norway | Stavanger

For Psychology

#351 in Europe

#1021 in the World

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

6. Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

For Psychology

#422 in Europe

#1284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Founded: 1968

7. BI Norwegian Business School

For Psychology

#446 in Europe

#1371 in the World

Founded: 1943

8. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

For Psychology

#455 in Europe

#1405 in the World

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

9. University of Agder

Norway | Kristiansand

For Psychology

#472 in Europe

#1468 in the World

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

10. Norwegian School of Economics

Norway | Bergen

For Psychology

#484 in Europe

#1526 in the World

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

11. University College of Southeast Norway

Norway | Kongsberg

For Psychology

#595 in Europe

#2050 in the World

Enrollment: 17,067
Founded: 2016

12. Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

Norway | Bergen

For Psychology

#612 in Europe

#2127 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 2017

13. Nord University

For Psychology

#641 in Europe

#2307 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2015

14. Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences

Norway | Elverum

For Psychology

#683 in Europe

#2530 in the World

Founded: 1994

15. Ostfold University College

Norway | Halden

For Psychology

#757 in Europe

#2878 in the World

Founded: 1994

16. Molde University College

For Psychology

#783 in Europe

#3033 in the World

Enrollment: 2,400
Founded: 1994

17. Volda University College

For Psychology

#893 in Europe

#3701 in the World

Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1894

18. Kristiania University College

For Psychology

#1045 in Europe

#4499 in the World

Founded: 2016

19. MF Norwegian School of Theology

For Psychology

#1113 in Europe

#4876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1907

20. Norwegian Academy of Music

For Psychology

#1130 in Europe

#4969 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 770
Founded: 1973

21. Oslo School of Architecture and Design

For Psychology

#1322 in Europe

#6039 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1961

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

Psychology subfields in Norway

Child Psychology17

Clinical Psychology16

Cognitive Science15

Education Majors19

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution11

Occupational Therapy7

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology8

Social Psychology19

Special Education9