List of universities in Norway

This list of universities in Norway presents the country's universities, giving their locations, abbreviated titles (in Norwegian), and years of establishment. All universities in Norway are public. Private universities have no tradition in Norway, as is the case in much of the rest of Europe.

Most of the university colleges were created in 1994, following the university college reform. The University of Tromsø is the world's northernmost. Schools with an astrix (*) have been created as the result of a merger.

School	Location(s)	Control	Type	Enrollment	Established
Ålesund University College	Ålesund	Public	University college		1994*
Akershus University College	Lillestrøm	Public	University college		1994*
Bergen National Academy of the Arts	Bergen	Public	University college
Bergen University College	Bergen	Public	University college		1994*
Buskerud University College	Ålesund	Public	University college		1994*
Diakonhjemmet University College	Oslo	Public	University college
Finnmark University College	Alta	Public	University college		1994*
Gjøvik University College	Gjøvik	Public	University college		1994*
Harstad University College	Harstad	Public	University college		1994*
Hedmark University College	Elverum, Hamar, Åmot, Stor-Elvdal	Public	University college		1994*
Lillehammer University College	Lillehammer	Public	University college		1994*
MF Norwegian School of Theology	Oslo	Private	Specialized university
Molde University College - Specialized University in Logistics	Molde, Kristiansund	Public	Specialized University		1994*
Narvik University College	Narvik	Public	University college		1984*
Nesna University College	Nesna	Public	University college		1994*
Nord-Trøndelag University College	Steinkjer, Levanger, Namsos	Public	University college		1994*
Norwegian Academy of Music	Oslo	Public	Specialized university
Norwegian Air Force Academy	Trondheim	Public (military)	University college
Norwegian Defence School of Engineering	Lillehammer	Public (military)	University college
Norwegian Military Academy	Oslo	Public	University college
Norwegian Naval Academy	Bergen	Public	University college
Norwegian Police University College	Oslo, Bodø	Public	University college
Norwegian School of Economics	Bergen	Public	Specialized university		1936
Norwegian School of Management	Oslo	Private	Specialized university
Norwegian School of Sport Sciences	Oslo	Public	Specialized university
Norwegian School of Veterinary Science	Oslo	Public	Specialized university
Norwegian Teacher Academy	Bergen	Private	University college
Norwegian University of Life Sciences	Ås	Public	University		1859
Norwegian University of Science and Technology	Trondheim	Public	University		1996*
Oslo National Academy of the Arts	Oslo	Public	University college
Oslo School of Architecture and Design	Oslo	Public	Specialized university
Oslo University College	Oslo	Public	University college		1994*
Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy	Trondheim	Public (military)	University college
Sámi University College	Kautokeino	Public	University college
School of Mission and Theology	Stavanger	Private	Specialized university
Sogn og Fjordane University College	Sogndal	Public	University college		1994*
Stord/Haugesund University College	Stord, Haugesund	Public	University college		1994*
Sør-Trøndelag University College	Trondheim	Public	University college		1994*
Telemark University College	Bø, Porsgrunn, Notodden	Public	University college		1994*
University of Agder	Kristiansand, Arendal, Grimstad	Public	University		1994*
University of Bergen	Bergen	Public	University		1948
University of Nordland	Bodø	Public	University		1994*
University of Oslo	Oslo	Public	University		1811
University of Stavanger	Stavanger	Public	University		1994*
University of Tromsø	Tromsø	Public	University		1972
Vestfold University College	Horten, Tønsberg	Public	University college		1994*
Volda University College	Volda	Public	University college		1994*
Østfold University College	Halden	Public	University college		1994*

Private university colleges with accredited programs

• Ansgar School of Theology and Mission (Kristiansand)
• Arkivakademiet (Oslo)
• Atlantis medisinske høgskole (Oslo)
• Baptistenes Teologiske Seminar (Stabekk)
• Barratt Due Institute of Music (Oslo)
• Bergen Deaconess University College (Bergen)
• Bergen School of Architecture (Bergen)
• Betanien Deaconal University College (Bergen)
• Bjørknes College (Oslo)
• Campus Kristiania (Oslo)
• Den norske balletthøyskole (Oslo)

Norwegian Eurythmy College (Oslo)

International rankings

According to the THE–QS World University Rankings:

NR = no ranking or ranking outside top 200.

Institution	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
University of Oslo	177	177	188	177	101	100
Norwegian University of Science and Technology	289	289	301	328	270	237
University of Bergen	277	277	225	227	144	133
University of Tromso	401	401	292	320	302	293

See also

• List of colleges and universities by country
• List of colleges and universities