Top Universities in Oslo (county)
2026 Oslo University Ranking New
What are the top universities in the Norwegian county of Oslo? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2026 Oslo University Ranking, which lists 11 higher-education institutions meeting uniRank's selection criteria:
- Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Norway.
- Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
- Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.
The uniRank University Ranking aims to provide a non-academic league table of the top Oslo Universities based on valid and unbiased web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves, which might not be independently audited.
2026 Oslo University Ranking
| #Rank | University | Town/City |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universitetet i Oslo | Oslo |
| 5 | OsloMet | Oslo |
| 6 | Handelshøyskolen BI | Oslo |
| 15 | Høyskolen Kristiania | Oslo |
| 19 | Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo | Oslo |
| 20 | Arkitektur- og designhøgskolen i Oslo | Oslo |
| 21 | Norges idrettshøgskole | Oslo |
| 22 | Norges musikkhøgskole | Oslo |
| 24 | MF vitenskapelig høyskole | Oslo |
| 25 | VID vitenskapelige høgskole | Oslo |
| 29 | Lovisenberg diakonale høgskole | Oslo |
| Legend: Un Unranked | + Add University | |
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How many universities are there in Oslo?
- There are 11 officially chartered, licensed or accredited Oslo higher-education institutions that meet uniRank's selection criteria.
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