Universities · Norway · Masters · Oslo
University of Oslo
Oslo · founded 1811
Norway’s oldest and largest university with 30,000+ students and a 5–10% acceptance rate — many programmes still carry little or no tuition.
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QS 2026
5–10%
Acceptance
30,000+
Students
NOK 600–900
Semester fee
Fees, entry bar and living costs
BachelorNOK 110,000–180,000
MastersNOK 180,000–280,000
Semester feeNOK 600–900
LivingNOK 13,000–16,000/month
IELTS~6.5 (TOEFL iBT 82)
EntryGMAT 600 · GRE 152 · GPA 3.0
What applicants need to know
Autumn deadlines close around January; spring around October.
Several programmes remain low- or no-tuition despite the 2023 fee reform — check per faculty.
Work rights: 20 hours a week at NOK 180–230 an hour.
How we get you in
Step 1
APS certification and document verification
Step 2
Language test and SOP, tuned to this faculty
Step 3
Uni-assist or portal application, deadlines tracked
Step 4
Blocked account, visa file and housing
Funding options
UiO Scholarships
Norwegian State Education Loan Fund
Applying here?
We will tell you in one call whether your CGPA converts to the German grade this faculty expects.
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Applying for the next intake?
Deadlines close months before term starts. Get your timeline mapped this week.