Notable Universities in Norway

A closer look at 20 universities in Norway — founding, campus language, and academic strengths.

School	City	Type	Founded	Language	Notable Programs
University of Oslo	Oslo	Public	1811	Norwegian, English	MedicineLawHumanities
University of Bergen	Bergen	Public	1946	Norwegian, English	Marine SciencesClimate ResearchGlobal Health
Norwegian University of Science and Technology	Trondheim	Public	1996	Norwegian, English	EngineeringComputer ScienceNatural Sciences
University of Stavanger	Stavanger	Public	2005	Norwegian, English	Energy TechnologyPetroleum EngineeringHealth Sciences
Agricultural University of Norway	Ås	Public	1859	Norwegian, English	Life SciencesEnvironmental SciencesVeterinary Medicine
Norwegian University of Life Sciences	Ås	Public	1859	Norwegian, English	Environmental SciencesSustainable DevelopmentBiotechnology
Kristiania University College	Oslo	Private	1914	Norwegian, English	DesignFilm & TVMarketing
Norwegian College of Veterinary Medicine	Ås	Public	1935	Norwegian, English	Veterinary MedicineAnimal HealthFood Safety
Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration	Bergen	Public	1936	Norwegian, English	EconomicsBusiness AdministrationFinance
Oslo School of Architecture	Oslo	Public	1945	Norwegian, English	ArchitectureLandscape ArchitectureIndustrial Design
Norwegian School of Management BI	Oslo	Private	1946	English, Norwegian	Business AdministrationFinanceMarketing
Norwegian Teacher Academy for Studies in Religion and Education	Bergen	Private	1968	Norwegian, English	Teacher EducationTheologySocial Work
Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education	Oslo	Public	1968	Norwegian, English	Sport SciencePhysical EducationCoaching
University of Tromsø	Tromsø	Public	1968	Norwegian, English	Arctic StudiesMarine BiologyHealth Sciences
Norwegian State Academy of Music	Oslo	Public	1973	Norwegian, English	Classical PerformanceJazz PerformanceComposition
Agder University College	Kristiansand	Public	1994	Norwegian, English	EngineeringICTHealth Sciences
Bergen University College	Bergen	Public	1994	Norwegian, English	Health SciencesEngineeringTeacher Education
Bodo Regional University	Bodø	Public	1994	Norwegian, English	Business and EconomicsAquaculture ScienceSocial Sciences
Finnmark University College	Alta	Public	1994	Norwegian, English, Sami	Teacher EducationNursingSami Language and Culture
Lillehammer University College	Lillehammer	Public	1994	Norwegian, English	Media and Film StudiesTourismSocial Sciences