Ostfold University College: Statistics
| Rank | Ranking |
|---|---|
| #2551 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #771 of 2,785 | In Europe |
| #13 of 29 | In Norway |
| #739 of 1,082 | For Genealogy |
Quick Review
- Enrollment
- 4,500
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Master
- Website
- www.hiof.no
- Languages
- Norwegian;English
- Acceptance rate
- 17%*
* Ostfold University College is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because a university has programs where an applicant only needs to meet admission requirements to enroll and doesn't necessarily competes 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 Requirements | Secondary school certificate or recognized equivalent |
|---|---|
| Academic Calendar | August to June (August - December; January-June) |
| Enrollment | 4,500 |
| Full time employee | 350 |
| Student:staff ratio | 13:1 |
Publications & Citations
Ostfold University College majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 | 8 |
| 2003 | 0 | 5 |
| 2004 | 3 | 10 |
| 2005 | 7 | 5 |
| 2006 | 5 | 13 |
| 2007 | 15 | 13 |
| 2008 | 15 | 32 |
| 2009 | 24 | 80 |
| 2010 | 37 | 124 |
| 2011 | 31 | 218 |
| 2012 | 43 | 313 |
| 2013 | 48 | 460 |
| 2014 | 74 | 697 |
| 2015 | 67 | 726 |
| 2016 | 90 | 927 |
| 2017 | 117 | 1134 |
| 2018 | 129 | 1282 |
| 2019 | 153 | 1643 |
| 2020 | 197 | 2185 |
| 2021 | 259 | 2855 |
Tuition
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Local students | $500 | $500 |
| International students | $500 | $500 |
Ostfold University College has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.
Programs and Degrees
| Programs | Associate's degree | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design | Arts | Humanities | – | + | – | – |
| Business | Politics | Social Sciences | – | + | – | – |
| Languages | Culture | Linguistics | – | + | + | – |
| Nursing | Health | Pharmacy | Medicine | – | + | + | – |
| Engineering | IT | – | + | – | – |
| Maths | Natural Sciences | – | – | + | – |
| 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
-
Håkon Wium Lie
- Enrolled in Ostfold University College
- Studied in 1984-1986
- Occupations
- businesspersonprogrammerInternet activistcomputer scientist
- Biography
-
Håkon Wium Lie is a Norwegian web pioneer, a standards activist, and the Chief Technology Officer of Opera Software from 1998 until the browser was sold to new owners in 2016. He is best known for developing Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) while working with Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau at CERN in 1994.
-
Kjell Ove Hauge
- Occupations
- athletics competitorcoacheducatorprincipal
- 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 Upper Secondary School in Oslo.
General info
| 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 |
| Academic structure | Norwegian Theatre Academy Faculty of Business, Languages and Social Sciences Faculty of Computer Sciences Faculty of Education Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Health and Social Studies |
Location and Contacts
| Address | Remmen Halden, Ostfold, 1757 Norway |
|---|---|
| City population | 26,000 |
| Phone | +47 69 21 50 00 |
| Fax | +47 69 21 50 02 |