Study Sport Sciences in Norway: programmes, fees and entry requirements
Norway has 22 undergraduate programmes in Sport Sciences at 14 universities in 13 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay no tuition fee; non-EU students €8,858 a year (€5,400–€19,478).
Always check current information on the official website of the university before you apply.
- Taught in: Norwegian (22)
- Selection: cut-off score, Samordna opptak
- Entry scores known for: 10 programmes
All Sport Sciences programmes in Norway
How admission works in Norway
Most bachelor's programmes and the integrated five- and six-year programmes (medicine, law, psychology, sivilingeniør engineering, teacher education) at public institutions and several private ones are applied for through Samordna opptak, the national admissions service, with up to 10 ranked choices; arts academies, some private colleges (for example BI and Kristiania) and many English-taught programmes for international applicants take applications directly. You need general university admission certification (generell studiekompetanse; for foreign diplomas the country list of Samordna opptak applies) and proof of Norwegian and English for Norwegian-taught programmes, and some programmes have extra subject requirements. When there are more qualified applicants than places, applicants are ranked by points from their school grades (in the ordinary quota with additional and age points), and the entry score shown is that of the last applicant offered a place in the main round. For the 2026 intake the portal opened on 1 February and the ordinary deadline was 15 April (1 March for the Police University College and early admission); the dates for the autumn 2027 intake are not yet published, and new admission rules are introduced gradually from 2027.
See also: Study in Norway · Sport Sciences in other countries · Entry scores for Sport Sciences in Norway
Sources
- Lov om universiteter og høyskoler (universitets- og høyskoleloven), LOV-2024-03-08-9, § 2-5 (higher education at state universities and university colleges is free) and § 2-6 (tuition only for citizens of countries outside the EEA and Switzerland), checked 19 October 2026
- Samordna opptak — Poenggrenser 2024, hovedopptak, ordinær kvote (konkurransepoeng of the last applicant offered a place; code 209 485), checked 19 October 2026
- NIH – Studieavgift: satser for studieåret 2026/2027, bachelorstudier (FRI, SP, THP, TI) 160 000 NOK per år, checked 19 October 2026
- USN – Studieavgift: 'For studieåret 2027/28 gjelder følgende prissetting' – Kategori 2 (programme's financing category per USN-linked DBH/HKdir table), checked 19 October 2026
- INN – 'INN reduces tuition fees' (18.11.2025): confirmed tuition fees 2026/2027 natural sciences/technology/health/sports/teacher education/practical arts and media – NOK 68 500 per 60 credits, checked 19 October 2026
- Volda University College – Tuition fees for non EU/EEA-students: 2026/27 tuition category 1 (NOK 84000 per year), checked 19 October 2026
- NLA programme page – Bachelor i idrettsvitenskap: studieavgift kr 4 300 per semester (plus programme costs kr 30 000 per year in years 1–2, kr 15 000 in year 3), checked 19 October 2026
- Kristiania – Bachelor i Sport Management: Pris 50 200 kr pr semester., checked 19 October 2026
How the figures are collected and calculated: Data and sources.