Studying abroad is one of the greatest educational opportunities. It broadens your horizons, offers insight into a different culture, and matures your independence preparing you for the rest of your life.
Finding a college to study at in Norway is an exciting process. You can decide to study abroad for a semester or a whole school year. We have links to schools that provide American students with a unique learning experience depending on your interests of study and location preferences.
Spending a summer in Norway at Oslo International Summer School (ISS) is an option if the school year is too busy. You can earn credits and take classes in the hub of Norway with peers from all over the world. Exploring Norway in the summer is truly a wonderful opportunity. If you feel like taking a gap year to learn life lessons and enjoy a full school year with one course focus then a folkehøgskole is probably right for you.
Norway has a wide variety of education systems scattered across their extensive landscape. Depending on what field or focus you are interested in this page will help you make that decision. Norway has 24 university colleges (høgskule), seven public universities, eight public specialized universities, two national institutes of the arts, and 29 institutes of private higher education.
Norway is one of the foremost European countries following the Bologna Process in higher education. This process is a degree system based off the Bachelor, Master’s, and Ph.D structure. This system has adapted the European standard for higher education with regards to making studying abroad a more compatible and comparable exchange process.
Universities
Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB)
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
University of Agder (UiA)
University of Bergen (UiB)
University of Nordland (UiN)
Specialized Universities
BI – Norwegian Business School
Molde University College, Specialized University in Logistics (HiMolde)
NHH – Norwegian School of Economics
Norwegian Academy of Music (NMH)
Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (NIH)
Norwegian School of Veterinary Science
MF – Norwegian School of Theology
Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO)
School of Mission and Theology
In addition to the specialized universities Norway has two University Centers:
University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS)
University Graduate Center at Kjeller (UNIK)
National Institutes of the Arts
Bergen Academy of Art and design (KHiB)
Oslo National Academy of the Arts (KHiO)
State University Colleges
The Arctic University of Norway
Lillehammer University College
Nord-Trøndelag University College
Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences
Sogn og Fjordane University College
Stord/Haugesund University College
Sør-Trøndelag University College
Private Colleges with Institutional Accreditation
American College of Norway
Ansgar School of Theology and Mission
Diakonhjemmet University College (campus Oslo & Sandnes)
Haraldsplass Deaconess University College (HDUC)
Lovisenberg Diaconal University College
Norwegian School of Information Technology (NITH)
Norwegian Teacher Academy (NLA)
Oslo School of Management, Campus Christiania
Private Colleges with Accredited Programs and Courses
Barratt Due Institute of Music
Betanien Deaconal University College
Norwegian University College for (HLB)
