Country guide

Study in Norway: universities, tuition fees and admission

Our catalogue has 75 universities and colleges in Norway offering 885 undergraduate programmes in 44 cities. 750 of the programmes are at public institutions and 135 at private ones.

Universities

75

Programmes

885

Cities

44

EU fee / year, public

Free

Non-EU fee / year, public

€9,521

Always check current information on the official website of the university before you apply.

How admission works

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.

• Selection: cut-off score
• Main exam or platform: Samordna opptak

Tuition fees in Norway

At public universities an EU student typically pays no tuition fee, and a student from outside the EU €9,521 a year. All amounts are per year in euros; fees charged per credit or per semester are converted to a full year (60 ECTS credits or two semesters).

Where the fee depends on family income, the typical figure is the full fee and the range starts at the lowest one.

Good to know about fees

• Norge: Public universities and university colleges charge no tuition to Norwegian, EU/EEA and Swiss citizens (Universities and University Colleges Act, §§ 2-5 and 2-6); students pay only a small semester fee (semesteravgift) to the student welfare organisation, which is not shown here. Since autumn 2023 citizens of other countries pay tuition set by each public institution, shown per programme where it is published; exceptions include, for example, those entitled to Norwegian student finance on the same terms as Norwegians and exchange students. Private institutions (such as BI, Kristiania, NLA, VID and MF) set their own fees for all students.

Language of instruction

Norwegian: 866 programmes; English: 27 programmes. See all English-taught programmes in Norway.

Map of universities in Norway

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Where to study: cities

All 75 universities in Norway by city

What you can study

• Business Administration 66
• Primary Education Teaching 55
• Computer Science 52
• Languages and Literature 46
• Nursing 31
• Music and Musicology 23
• Social Work 23
• Psychology 22
• Sport Sciences 22
• Marketing 22
• Early Childhood Education 17
• Audiovisual Communication 17
• Mechanical Engineering 16
• Performing Arts 16
• Design 15
• Law 15
• Pedagogy 15
• International Relations 15
• Civil Engineering 15
• Journalism 15
• Energy Engineering 15
• Industrial Electronics and Automation 14
• Political Science 12
• Labour Relations and Human Resources 12
• Medicine 12
• Social Education 11
• History 11
• Naval and Maritime Engineering 11
• Physics 11
• Art History 11
• Electrical Engineering 10
• Sociology 10
• Logistics 9
• Geology 9
• Biomedical Laboratory Science 8
• Chemical Engineering 8
• Marine Sciences 8
• Mathematics 8
• Environmental Sciences 7
• Biology 7
• Economics 7
• Geography 7
• Philosophy 7
• Finance and Accounting 6
• Multimedia and Video Games 6
• Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy 6
• Fine Arts 6
• English Studies 6
• Physiotherapy 5
• Occupational Therapy 5
• Chemistry 5
• Industrial Engineering 5
• Human Nutrition and Dietetics 5
• Landscape Architecture 4
• Advertising and Public Relations 4
• Building Engineering 4
• Geomatics and Surveying 4
• Biotechnology 4
• Archaeology 4
• International Business 4
• Anthropology 4
• Pharmacy 4
• Architecture 3
• Forestry 3
• Agronomy 3
• Public Administration 3
• Translation and Languages 3
• Animal Science 3
• Data Science 3
• Aerospace Engineering 3
• Biomedical Engineering 3
• Dentistry 3
• Veterinary Nursing 2
• Food Science and Technology 2
• Mining and Geological Engineering 2
• Fashion Design 2
• Biomedical Sciences 2
• Biochemistry 2
• Tourism 1
• Veterinary Medicine 1
• Environmental Engineering 1
• Materials Engineering 1
• Statistics 1
• Criminology 1
• Hospitality and Gastronomy 1
• Optics and Optometry 1
• Conservation and Restoration 1

Entry scores in Norway

We have official entry scores for 401 programmes (scale from 0 to 76, higher is better). The score is the result of the last admitted student, so it changes every year.

Hardest programmes to get into

Easiest programmes to get into

All entry scores in Norway by field

Guides

• IB Diploma and University Admission in Norway: The Official Points Table
• How to Get Into a University in Norway as an International Student
• How Much Does It Cost to Study in Norway? Tuition Fees and Living Costs
• Bachelor's Degrees in English in Norway: A Short List, Mostly Arts and Business
• Scholarships and Part-Time Work for Students in Norway
• Student Visa for Norway: Study Permit, Funds and Registration
• Document Recognition for Norway: The GSU List and Your School Diploma
• Student Housing in Norway: SiO, Sammen, Sit and Other Welfare Organisations