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Study in Kristiansand: universities, programmes and fees

Kristiansand has 3 universities and colleges in our catalogue with 40 undergraduate programmes in 29 fields of study. At public institutions an EU student typically pays no tuition fee, a non-EU student €4,642 a year. 3 programmes are taught in English.

Universities

3

Programmes

40

Taught in English

3

EU fee / year

Free

Non-EU fee / year

€4,642

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

Universities in Kristiansand

Map of universities in Kristiansand

Each dot is a university or college: select it to open its page. The street map is optional and loads images from OpenStreetMap.

What you can study in Kristiansand

• Music and Musicology 3
• Business Administration 3
• Psychology 2
• Journalism 2
• Marketing 2
• Social Work 2
• Primary Education Teaching 2
• Audiovisual Communication 2
• Pedagogy 2
• Nursing 1
• Early Childhood Education 1
• Fine Arts 1
• Computer Science 1
• Biology 1
• Sport Sciences 1
• Geography 1
• Philosophy 1
• History 1
• International Relations 1
• Law 1
• Biomedical Laboratory Science 1
• Performing Arts 1
• Advertising and Public Relations 1
• Mathematics 1
• Human Nutrition and Dietetics 1
• Political Science 1
• English Studies 1
• Languages and Literature 1
• Sociology 1

Programmes in English

Entry scores

The score of the last admitted student, from official lists (higher is better).

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. More in the guide Study in Norway.