20 private universities in Norway in 2026

Accredited private Oslo school training psychotherapists through specialised clinical master's programmes.

Major private business school in Oslo, triple-accredited, with more than 20,000 students in Norway.

Green college in Hønefoss, Norway's first dedicated to sustainable development and green growth.

Trondheim college founded in 1947, Norway's only institution wholly dedicated to early childhood education.

Independent architecture school in Bergen, founded in 1986, offering a unique experimental pedagogy.

Large private digital college in Norway specialising in cybersecurity, 3D design and interactive media.

Accredited private college in Oslo combining theology, leadership and psychology education.

Specialised Oslo school of theology and religious studies, renowned for research on religion and society.

Private Christian college in Bergen, Oslo and Kristiansand, known for education and leadership programmes.

Oslo college dedicated to Waldorf/Steiner pedagogy, state-accredited and state-funded.

Accredited private Oslo college specialising in acupuncture, homeopathy and complementary medicine.

Private classical music institute in Oslo, founded in 1927, training top-level performers.

Accredited private institute in Oslo, the national hub for children's literature and illustration studies.

Norway's most respected school of economics and business, founded in 1936 in Bergen.

Private Christian college in Kristiansand known for theology, church music and youth work education.

Diaconal college in Oslo training nurses, social workers and health and social services professionals.

Private Christian college in Oslo focused on missional, biblical and intercultural theology.

Norway's largest private university college, strong in business, technology, design and media, in Oslo.

Private Oslo college rooted in the Steiner tradition, known for education, psychology and health studies.

Norway's largest private specialized university, rooted in the diaconal tradition, strong in health and social work.