List of universities in Norway

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This list of universities in Norway presents the country's universities, giving their locations, ownership, and years of establishment.

Denmark-Norway only had one university, the University of Copenhagen. In 1811, the Royal Frederick's University (now the University of Oslo) was established, based on the traditions and curriculum of the University of Copenhagen and effectively as a Norwegian successor institution. It remains the country's highest ranked university, and was Norway's only university until 1946. In the postwar era the University of Bergen, the University of Trondheim (now NTNU), and the University of Tromsø (now UiT The Arctic University of Norway) were founded. These universities are known as the "old universities".

Norway also has a number of university colleges, that are traditionally focused on vocational programs such as nursing or teacher education. Several of these colleges have received university status in recent years, and are referred to as "new universities," in contrast to the "old universities."{{cite web |url=https://www.forskerforum.no/maktkamp-mellom-gamle-og-nye-universiteter-endte-med-sunniva-whittaker-om-ny-uhr-leder/ |title=Maktkamp mellom gamle og nye universiteter endte med Sunniva Whittaker som ny UHR-leder |language=no}}{{cite web |url=https://www.aftenbladet.no/meninger/debatt/i/GmEOQ/regjeringen-forsterker-forskjellene-mellom-gamle-og-nye-universiteter |title=Regjeringen svekker de nye universitetene, i strid med Stortingets pålegg |language=no}}{{cite web |url=https://khrono.no/de-nye-universitetene-snakker-ned-grunnforskningen-ifolge-professor/648153 |title=De "nye" universitetene snakker ned grunnforskningen, ifølge professor |date=10 January 2022 |language=no}}{{cite web |url=https://khrono.no/husebekk-om-nye-universiteter--et-prosjekt-det-er-vanskelig-a-lykkes-med/528590 |title=Husebekk om nye universiteter: — et prosjekt det er vanskelig å lykkes med |date=17 November 2020 |language=no}}

Most of the university colleges were created in 1994, following the university college reform. The Arctic University of Norway is the world's northernmost. Schools with an asterisk (*) have been created as the result of a merger.