Top Public Universities in Norway
2025 Norwegian Public University Ranking New
Introduction
What are the top public Universities in Norway? uniRank answers this question by publishing a complete list of 22 public Norwegian Universities ranked by the 2025 uniRank University Ranking and meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:
- being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Norway
- offering at least three-year bachelor's degrees or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees
- delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, non-distance education format
Top Public Universities in Norway
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| #Rank | University | Town |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universitetet i Oslo | Oslo |
| 2 | Norges teknisk-naturvitenskaplige universitet | Trondheim |
| 3 | Universitetet i Bergen | Bergen |
| 4 | UiT Norges arktiske universitet | Tromsø |
| 5 | OsloMet | Oslo |
| 6 | Høgskolen i Østfold | Halden |
| 8 | Universitetet i Stavanger | Stavanger |
| 9 | Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge | Kongsberg |
| 10 | Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet | Aas |
| 11 | Universitetet i Agder | Kristiansand |
| 12 | Høgskulen på Vestlandet | Bergen |
| 13 | Norges Handelshøyskole | Bergen |
| 14 | Universitetet i Nordland | Bodø |
| 15 | Universitetet i Innlandet | Elverum |
| 17 | Høgskulen i Volda | Volda |
| 18 | Universitetssenteret på Svalbard | Longyearbyen |
| 19 | Norges idrettshøgskole | Oslo |
| 20 | Arkitektur- og designhøgskolen i Oslo | Oslo |
| 21 | Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo | Oslo |
| 22 | Høgskolen i Molde | Molde |
| 23 | Norges musikkhøgskole | Oslo |
| 27 | Sámi allskuvla | Kautokeino |
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