Ostfold University College: Statistics

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#2617 of 14,131 In the World
#809 of 2,785 In Europe
#14 of 29 In Norway
#838 of 1,036 For Social Work
Top50% For 23 other topics
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Quick Review

Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Master
Website
www.hiof.no
Languages
Norwegian;English
Acceptance rate
22%*

* Ostfold University College is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Admissions RequirementsSecondary school certificate or recognized equivalent
Academic CalendarAugust to June (August - December; January-June)

Research profile

Ostfold University College has published 2,976 scientific papers with 37,818 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Psychology, Medicine, Engineering, Environmental Science, and Sociology.

Publications
2,976
Citations
37,818

Ostfold University College majors

by publication & citation count

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
2,044 / 25,201
Computer Science
1,588 / 22,645
Political Science
1,332 / 18,030
Law
1,241 / 17,682
Philosophy
1,167 / 12,365
Psychology
1,140 / 15,555
Medicine
1,127 / 14,356
Engineering
1,122 / 17,809
Environmental Science
1,008 / 17,156
Sociology
989 / 12,362
Business
973 / 15,763
Biology
948 / 13,776
Physics
876 / 14,352
Mathematics
788 / 14,401
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
747 / 8,400
Economics
655 / 9,031
Geography and Cartography
651 / 10,074
Quantum and Particle physics
614 / 11,359
Linguistics
601 / 6,530
Statistics
554 / 9,624
Management
523 / 8,246
History
515 / 7,561
Chemistry
491 / 8,129
Psychiatry
480 / 6,422
Geology
471 / 7,145
Archaeology
458 / 7,405
Pathology
437 / 6,607
Development Studies
419 / 5,978
Art & Design
408 / 3,475
Social Psychology
401 / 5,407
Machine Learning
398 / 5,877
Ecology
393 / 8,193
Nursing
384 / 6,531
Anthropology
312 / 3,822
Paleontology
294 / 3,660
Education Majors
280 / 3,048
Cyber Security
273 / 6,197
Marketing
263 / 3,886
Electrical Engineering
262 / 5,516
Biochemistry
257 / 4,422

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1992 2 6
1993 5 15
1994 3 23
1995 3 24
1996 6 34
1997 5 35
1998 3 36
1999 3 41
2000 2 37
2001 5 26
2002 10 47
2003 4 63
2004 14 65
2005 14 67
2006 8 83
2007 23 88
2008 24 134
2009 36 176
2010 47 226
2011 47 295
2012 77 405
2013 61 528
2014 81 702
2015 86 836
2016 123 1015
2017 148 1302
2018 180 1690
2019 205 2217
2020 271 3007
2021 377 4151
2022 440 5069
2023 372 7124
2024 264 7862
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Tuition

The tuition table for Ostfold University College gives an overview of costs but prices are approximate and subject to change and don't include accommodation, textbooks, or living expenses. The costs of programs might differ significantly for local and international students. The only source of truth for current numbers is the university's official website.

Program Tuition Cost (per year)
Bachelor's Degree NOK 55,000
Master's Degree NOK 65,000
PhD Free

Ostfold University College has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Ostfold University College.

Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design Yes Yes No
Biology Yes No No
Business Yes Yes No
Chemistry Yes No No
Computer Science Yes Yes No
Economics Yes No No
Engineering Yes Yes No
Environmental Science Yes No No
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes No
Mathematics Yes No No
Medicine Yes Yes No
Physics Yes No No
Psychology Yes No No
Bachelor Acting, Education, Engineering, Nursing, Social Work
Master Computer Science, Foreign Languages Education, Health Administration, Leadership, Preschool Education, Social and Community Services, Social Welfare, Special Education, Theatre

Notable alumni

  1. Håkon Wium Lie

    Håkon Wium Lie
    Born in
    Norway Flag Norway
    Years
    1965-.. (age 60)
    Enrolled in Ostfold University College
    Studied in 1984-1986
    Occupations
    computer scientistInternet activistprogrammerbusinessperson
    Biography

    Håkon Wium Lie is a Norwegian web pioneer, a standards activist, and the chairman of YesLogic, developers of Prince CSS-based PDF rendering software. He is best known for developing Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) while working with Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau at CERN in 1994. He was the chief technology officer of Opera Software from 1998 until the browser was sold to new owners in 2016.

  2. Kjell Ove Hauge

    Kjell Ove Hauge
    Born in
    Norway Flag Norway
    Years
    1969-.. (age 56)
    Enrolled in Ostfold University College
    Studied in 1999-2000
    Occupations
    head teachercoacheducatorathletics competitorproject manager
    Biography

    Kjell Ove Hauge is a retired Norwegian shot putter and discus thrower, turned educator, later Head teacher. As an athlete he represented Gloppen Athletics club. Since July 2013 Hauge is Principal at Kuben Upper Secondary School, the largest High School in Oslo.

Ostfold University College faculties and divisions

Academy : Theatre Acting, Display and Stage Design
Faculty : Business, Languages, and Social Sciences Accountancy, Business Administration, Economics, English, French, German, International Business, Management, Political Sciences
Faculty : Computer Science Computer Engineering, Computer Networks, Computer Science, Software Engineering
Faculty : Education Education, Higher Education Teacher Training, Preschool Education, Teacher Training
Faculty : Engineering Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering
Faculty : Health and Social Studies Child Care and Development, Nursing, Social and Community Services, Social Welfare, Social Work

General information

Alternative names Høgskolen i Østfold
Founded 1994
Accreditation Ministry of Education and Research (Kunnskapsdepartementet); Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (Nasjonalt organ for kvalitet i utdanningen – NOKUT)
Motto Kunnskap påvirker

Location and contacts

Address PO Box 700
Halden, 1757
Norway
City population 26,000

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