List of universities in Norway
This list of universities in Norway presents the country's universities, giving their locations, abbreviated titles (in Norwegian), and years of establishment. Most universities in Norway are public.
Most of the university colleges were created in 1994, following the university college reform. The University of Tromsø is the world's northernmost. Schools with an asterisk (*) have been created as the result of a merger.
School | Location(s) | Control | Type | Enrollment | Established | Size |
Ålesund University College | Ålesund | Public | University college | 2600 | 1994* | |
Bergen National Academy of the Arts | Bergen | Public | University college | 400 | | |
Bergen University College | Bergen | Public | University college | 6700 | 1994* | |
Buskerud and Vestfold University College | Drammen, Kongsberg, Hønefoss, Horten | Public | University college | | 2014* | |
Diakonhjemmet University College | Oslo | Public | University college | | | |
Gjøvik University College | Gjøvik | Public | University college | 2800 | 1994* | |
Harstad University College | Harstad | Public | University college | 1300 | 1994* | |
Hedmark University College | Elverum, Hamar, Åmot, Stor-Elvdal | Public | University college | 5250 | 1994* | |
Lillehammer University College | Lillehammer | Public | University college | 3000 | 1994* | |
MF Norwegian School of Theology | Oslo | Private | Specialized university | 1100 | 1907 | |
Molde University College | Molde, Kristiansund | Public | Specialized university | | 1994* | |
Narvik University College | Narvik | Public | University college | | 1984* | |
Nesna University College | Nesna | Public | University college | | 1994* | |
Nord-Trøndelag University College | Steinkjer, Levanger, Namsos | Public | University college | | 1994* | |
Noroff University College | Kristiansand | Private | University college | | | |
Norwegian Academy of Music | Oslo | Public | Specialized university | | | |
Norwegian Air Force Academy | Trondheim | Public (military) | University college | | | |
Norwegian Defence School of Engineering | Lillehammer | Public (military) | University college | | | |
Norwegian Military Academy | Oslo | Public | University college | | | |
Norwegian Naval Academy | Bergen | Public | University college | | | |
Norwegian Police University College | Oslo, Bodø | Public | University college | | | |
Norwegian School of Economics | Bergen | Public | Specialized university | | 1936 | |
BI Norwegian Business School | Oslo | Private | Specialized university | | | |
Norwegian School of Sport Sciences | Oslo | Public | Specialized university | | | |
NLA University College | Bergen, Oslo,Kristiansand | Private | University college | | | |
Norwegian University of Life Sciences | Ås | Public | University | | 1859[note 1] | |
Norwegian University of Science and Technology | Trondheim | Public | University | | 1996* | |
Oslo National Academy of the Arts | Oslo | Public | University college | | | |
Oslo School of Architecture and Design | Oslo | Public | Specialized university | | | |
Oslo and Akershus University College | Oslo, Skedsmo | Public | University college | | 1994* | |
Sámi University College | Kautokeino | Public | University college | | | |
School of Mission and Theology | Stavanger | Private | Specialized university | | | |
Sogn og Fjordane University College | Sogndal | Public | University college | | 1994* | |
Stord/Haugesund University College | Stord, Haugesund | Public | University college | | 1994* | |
Sør-Trøndelag University College | Trondheim | Public | University college | | 1994* | |
Telemark University College | Bø, Porsgrunn, Notodden | Public | University college | | 1994* | |
University of Agder | Kristiansand, Grimstad | Public | University | | 1994*[note 2] | |
University of Bergen | Bergen | Public | University | 17000 | 1948 | |
University of Nordland | Bodø | Public | University | 5800 | 1994*[note 3] | |
University of Oslo | Oslo | Public | University | 27628 | 1811 | |
University of Stavanger | Stavanger | Public | University | 9000 | 1994*[note 4] | |
University of Tromsø | Tromsø | Public | University | 9500 | 1972 | |
Volda University College | Volda | Public | University college | | 1994* | |
Østfold University College | Halden | Public | University college | | 1994* | |
Private university colleges with accredited programs
Notes
- ↑ Until 2005 Agricultural University College at Ås
- ↑ Until 2007 Agder University College
- ↑ Until 2010 Bodø University College
- ↑ Until 2005 Stavanger University College
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