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Study in Stavanger: universities, programmes and fees

Stavanger has 4 universities and colleges in our catalogue with 42 undergraduate programmes in 31 fields of study. At public institutions an EU student typically pays no tuition fee, a non-EU student €8,053 a year. 1 programme is taught in English.

Universities
4
Programmes
42
Taught in English
1
EU fee / year
Free
Non-EU fee / year
€8,053

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

Universities in Stavanger

UniversityTypeProgrammesEU fee / yearNon-EU fee / year
University of Stavangerpublic34€0€5,684–€8,053
BI Norwegian Business School (Stavanger)private4€8,223—
NLA University College (Stavanger)private2€3,695€8,526
VID Specialized University (Stavanger)private2€1,663€13,343

Map of universities in Stavanger

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What you can study in Stavanger

Programmes in English

ProgrammeUniversityEU fee / yearNon-EU fee / year
Bachelor in DanceUniversity of Stavanger€0€8,053

Entry scores

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

ProgrammeUniversityEntry score
RettsvitenskapUniversity of Stavanger60.5 (2026)
PsykologiUniversity of Stavanger52.2 (2026)
Økonomi og administrasjonUniversity of Stavanger48 (2026)
Sosialt arbeidUniversity of Stavanger47.7 (2026)
Film- og tvproduksjonUniversity of Stavanger47.5 (2026)
Byplanlegging og samfunnssikkerhetUniversity of Stavanger47 (2026)
StatsvitenskapUniversity of Stavanger46 (2026)
JournalistikkUniversity of Stavanger45.5 (2026)
Ingeniør, maskinUniversity of Stavanger45.3 (2026)
SykepleieUniversity of Stavanger45.1 (2026)
Digital serviceledelse - dataanalyseUniversity of Stavanger41 (2026)
BarnevernUniversity of Stavanger40.7 (2026)
VernepleieVID Specialized University (Stavanger)39.3 (2026)
ErgoterapiVID Specialized University (Stavanger)38.8 (2026)
Digital serviceledelse - tjenesteinnovasjonUniversity of Stavanger37.8 (2026)
SosiologiUniversity of Stavanger35.8 (2024)
IdrettsvitenskapUniversity of Stavanger32.9 (2024)

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.

Sources

How the figures are collected and calculated: Data and sources.