Higher Education Institutions in Norway
Norway has many higher education institutions offering high quality education and research
Structure
There are four main categories of institutions providing Higher Education in Norway.
- Universities
- Specialised Universities
- University Colleges/Universities of Applied Sciences
- University Colleges with accredited study programmes
The Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT) monitor the quality of higher education and tertiary vocational education, accredit institutions and study programmes, supervise the institutions’ quality assurance practices and oversee that institutions and existing study programmes meet the applicable standards and criteria for accreditation.
- Universities have the right to establish programmes at all levels.
- Specialised Universitets can accredit study programmes at bachelor’s degree level in all subject areas. They may also accredit study programmes at all levels in subjects in which they have been granted the right to award doctoral degrees.
- University Colleges/Universitites of Applied Sciences have the right to establish study programmes at all levels within their majors.
- University Colleges that are not accredited institutions must apply to NOKUT for accreditation of study programmes at all levels.
Where in Norway are the different institutions located?
If you wish to find out where the different institutions are located, please visit our Map.
Institutions
Universities:
- Nord University (Nord)
- Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
- Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet)
- University of Agder (UiA)
- University of Bergen (UiB)
- University of Inland Norway (INN)
- University of Oslo (UiO)
- University of South-Eastern Norway (USN)
- University of Stavanger (UiS)
- UiT The Arctic University of Norway (UiT)
Specialised Universities:
- Molde University College (HiMolde)
- NHH Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)
- Norwegian Academy of Music (NMH)
- Norwegian Business School (BI)
- Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (NIH)
- Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society (MF)
- Oslo National Academy of the Arts (KHIO)
- Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO)
- VID Specialized University (VID)
University Colleges/ Universities of Applied Sciences:
- Ansgar University College (Ansgar)
- Bergen School of Architecture (BAS)
- Fjellhaug International University College (FIUC)
- Kristiania University College (Kristiania)
- Lovisenberg Diaconal University College (LDH)
- NLA University College (NLA)
- Norwegian Defence University College (NDUC)
- Norwegian Police University College (PHS)
- Norwegian School of Leadership and Theology (HLT)
- Queen Maud University College of Early Childhood Education (QMUC)
- Sámi University of Applied Sciences (SAMAS)
- Volda University College (VUC)
- Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL)
- Østfold University College (OUC)