Norway

Study in Oslo: universities, programmes and fees

Oslo has 17 universities and colleges in our catalogue with 217 undergraduate programmes in 67 fields of study. At public institutions an EU student typically pays no tuition fee, a non-EU student €14,021 a year. 11 programmes are taught in English.

Universities

17

Programmes

217

Taught in English

11

EU fee / year

Free

Non-EU fee / year

€14,021

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

Universities in Oslo

Map of universities in Oslo

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 Oslo

• Languages and Literature 19
• Business Administration 15
• Music and Musicology 13
• Computer Science 11
• Performing Arts 11
• Primary Education Teaching 10
• Psychology 9
• International Relations 8
• Marketing 7
• Design 6
• Journalism 6
• Sport Sciences 5
• Labour Relations and Human Resources 5
• Political Science 4
• Art History 4
• Law 4
• Nursing 3
• Social Work 3
• Fine Arts 3
• Physics 3
• History 3
• Economics 3
• Mathematics 3
• Medicine 3
• Pedagogy 3
• Industrial Electronics and Automation 2
• Early Childhood Education 2
• Public Administration 2
• Fashion Design 2
• Pharmacy 2
• Philosophy 2
• Human Nutrition and Dietetics 2
• Geology 2
• Sociology 2
• Finance and Accounting 2
• Audiovisual Communication 2
• Architecture 1
• Landscape Architecture 1
• Civil Engineering 1
• Chemical Engineering 1
• Mechanical Engineering 1
• Electrical Engineering 1
• Translation and Languages 1
• Occupational Therapy 1
• Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy 1
• Biomedical Laboratory Science 1
• Physiotherapy 1
• Biomedical Engineering 1
• Building Engineering 1
• Environmental Sciences 1
• Biology 1
• Geography 1
• Archaeology 1
• Dentistry 1
• Chemistry 1
• Energy Engineering 1
• Criminology 1
• Anthropology 1
• English Studies 1
• Conservation and Restoration 1
• Industrial Engineering 1
• International Business 1
• Data Science 1
• Biomedical Sciences 1
• Multimedia and Video Games 1
• Logistics 1
• Advertising and Public Relations 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.