Graduating from a Norwegian institution earns you a job-seeker residence permit of up to one year — but only if you can document 32,113 USD of your own money on the day you apply, and none of that year counts towards permanent residence[1]. That one rule reframes the whole decision. Norway is not a country you enter cheaply and pay for out of local earnings later: you fund it up front, twice over, first as tuition and living money for the degree, then again as a lump sum if you want to stay and look for work. This guide walks through what a 2027 application actually involves — how your school certificate or bachelor's is measured against the national entrance rules, what public universities now charge, what UDI wants for the study permit, what you may earn while enrolled, and what the year after graduation realistically looks like. For the institutions themselves, see our overview of universities in Norway.
The decision in front of you
Where Norway stands for 2026/27
Tuition, bachelor's and master's
16,584-19,341 USD per year at NTNU depending on subject group; medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine 49,730 USD per year[2]
Tuition, doctorate
None — a PhD post is salaried employment, not an enrolled fee-paying programme[3]
Student welfare fee
About 94 USD per semester, on top of any tuition[4]
Living money you must document
16,026 USD for the academic year, separate from tuition — UDI counts eleven months at 1,457 USD[5]
Language of instruction
English is standard at master's level; most bachelor's programmes are taught in Norwegian[6]
Language score
National floor of IELTS Academic 5.0, TOEFL iBT 60 or PTE Academic 51; individual programmes set higher bars[7]
Where you apply
Samordna opptak for Norwegian-taught bachelor's; directly to the institution for English-taught bachelor's and every master's[8]
Main master's deadline
1 November to 1 December of the preceding year for non-EU/EEA applicants[9]
Permit you need
Study permit from UDI for stays over 3 months; fee 508 USD from age 18, 254 USD below[10]
Work during study
20 hours per week in term and full time in holidays, included in the study permit[11]
After graduation
Job-seeker permit for up to 1 year, conditional on documenting 32,113 USD[1]
Health cover
Automatic membership of the National Insurance Scheme if your permit runs over 12 months; private cover before that[12]
Studying abroad doesn’t break the bank anymore
Universities for any budget
Scholarship options
Installment plans up to 2 years
What Norway does well
⚗️ Research fellows are hired and payrolled, not enrolled
PhD candidates are employed by the institution that funds them, not enrolled as fee-paying students[3]. You apply to an advertised research-fellow vacancy the way you would apply for any job, with a master's in a related field and a research record, and you draw a salary on the state pay scale from your first month. For a researcher this is one of the strongest funding models in Europe.
🛠️ The technical, marine and Arctic fields are the genuine strengths
NTNU is the national technical university and concentrates engineering, energy and technology; Bergen is built around marine, ocean and climate science; UiT covers Arctic and polar research, fisheries and telemedicine. The University of Oslo is the highest-placed institution overall, 113th in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026[13]. No Norwegian university sits in the global top 100, so pick by field rather than by league table.
🧾 Admission is decided on documents, with no entrance exam
There is no national entrance test and no interview for standard programmes: your certificate, transcript, degree and language score decide the outcome. That makes the process cheap to attempt and predictable to prepare for, and it means the effort goes into getting your credentials evaluated correctly rather than into exam coaching.
🏷️ Fee levels differ sharply between institutions and programmes
Since institutions set their own rates, the price is not uniform across the country, and a handful of programmes are far cheaper than the headline figures. NTNU, for example, lists five master's programmes with separate annual fees of 2,488-5,805 USD against a standard technical rate of 19,341 USD[2]. Comparing fee pages programme by programme is worth real money here.
The trade-offs to weigh
💸 You are funding two bills at once, not one
A technical master's year at NTNU means 19,341 USD of tuition plus the 16,026 USD of living money UDI expects you to document — close to 35,370 USD before you have paid a single flight or deposit. Tuition for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland has applied since autumn 2023, and headlines announcing that Norway is free again do not match published 2026/27 fee pages.
🚪 Thirteen years of schooling is the benchmark, and most systems give twelve
Norway benchmarks entry against 13 years of schooling, so a CBSE, ISC, WAEC, NECO or standard K-12 certificate is usually paired with one to two years of recognised university study at home before it qualifies. Check your own country's line on the GSU list before you plan anything else, because this single rule adds a year or more to most bachelor's timelines.
🇳🇴 Norwegian decides how much of the system is open to you
English-taught provision is concentrated at master's level; at bachelor's level the great majority of programmes are taught in Norwegian. Reaching B2 through Norskprøve or the Bergenstest widens the programme list considerably, and it matters again later, because most employers outside research and technology hire in Norwegian.
🧳 The stay-back year has to be paid for in advance
The job-seeker permit is not automatic: you apply before your study permit expires, normally hold the money in a Norwegian bank account and supply a statement covering the preceding months. Because the permit period does not count towards permanent residence, a year spent job-hunting sets the residence clock back rather than advancing it.
🎯 There is very little scholarship safety net
Norway has no national scholarship open to self-funded international applicants, and institutional fee waivers at public universities are rare. Realistic funding means an EU consortium award or a scheme run from your own country, and both are decided long before the Norwegian admission cycle opens. Budget as though you will pay the full fee.
📅 The non-EU application window is one month long
Most institutions run a single autumn intake for non-EU/EEA applicants, with the master's window open only between 1 November and 1 December of the preceding year. Miss it and the next opportunity is a full twelve months away, which is why document collection, translation and language testing have to be finished before November.
Briefly about secondary education in Norway
Norway's secondary education system is divided into three stages: primary, lower secondary and upper secondary (high) school. Norwegians study for 13 years.
Children enter school at the age of 6 and until they reach 16 they must finish the first 10 grades of school – primary and lower secondary stages, before entering high school.
High school (11-13 grade) is not compulsory, but finding a job without graduating from high school can be challenging, so about 70 percent of Norwegians choose to undergo this stage[14]. In general, the school system in Norway is of high quality, and the country ranks third in the world in terms of expenses per student among OECD countries.
Stage of study
Name in Norwegian
Age
Grades
Primary school
Barneskole
6-13
1-7
Lower secondary school
Ungdomsskole
13-16
8-10
High (upper secondary) school
Videregående skole
16-19
11-13
More about each stage:
Primary school. A unified schedule in elementary school is compulsory. It includes various subjects: from languages and mathematics to gymnastics and physical education. An important subject is labor training. At this point, the children's performance is not graded;
Lower secondary school. In secondary school first elective subjects are introduced – the second foreign language or advanced Norwegian/English. To enter high school, students must maintain a good grade point average;
Upper secondary school. High school studies are usually conducted in a separate building. Joining it is meant to be a new stage in life. Some subjects are compulsory (for example, computer science), and some are optional. Such disciplines are aimed at preparing for a university or future profession. Approximately every fifth Norwegian prefers to focus on vocational training at the high school stage – in this case, studies can last up to five years: 2 years of study and 2-3 years of industrial practice[14].
Almost all schools in Norway are state-owned and free for citizens. Foreigners also have the opportunity to study at a public school at any stage, but they will have to fully pay for their studies and learn one of the varieties of the Norwegian language. In English, you can study in private international schools on A-Level, or SAT preparation courses. Cost of education ranges from 3,292 USD to 20,695 USD per year, depending on the type of school and program.
The bachelor's and master's figures are NTNU's published 2026/27 rates, charged per 60-ECTS year[2]. Other institutions set their own levels, so treat them as the sector's middle ground rather than a national tariff.
What you pay besides tuition
Every enrolled student pays the student welfare organisation (samskipnad) roughly 94 USD per semester, which funds health services, sports facilities and access to subsidised student housing[4]. Health cover is a separate calculation and depends purely on how long your permit runs: under 3 months in Norway you have no access to the National Insurance Scheme and must arrange private cover; between 3 and 12 months you may apply to join voluntarily, and private insurance is advisable while the application is processed; from 12 months upwards, a valid residence permit gives you automatic membership from the date of arrival[12]. A full degree therefore normally puts you inside the public system, but the scheme does not cover you abroad or before you land, so budget for travel insurance separately.
Additional costs
One of the bonuses of admission to Norway is the online submission of documents to universities. In the first stages, you don't even have to send any official papers by mail, and you can come to the university 2-3 weeks before the start of training in order to go through the official student registration procedure.
An approximate list of additional costs could be as follows:
Language exam
158-226 USD
Apostille for 1 document
34 USD
Translation of 1 page of a document into Norwegian / English
Service fee for applying for a student residence permit
28 USD
Education options in Norway
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Not all foreign secondary qualifications are recognized in Norway. You may check the country-specific requirements using the GSU list published by HK-dir.
What counts as enough prior education
Norway's Higher Education Entrance Qualification (generell studiekompetanse, hence the GSU list) is benchmarked against 13 years of schooling, while most of the world finishes secondary school in 12 or fewer. For a large number of non-European countries the GSU list therefore pairs the school-leaving certificate with one to two years of recognised higher education completed at home. In practice that means a CBSE or ISC holder from India, a WAEC or NECO holder from Nigeria or Ghana, and a standard 12-year K-12 graduate all need university credit behind them before a Norwegian bachelor's becomes reachable. A-levels and the IB Diploma are the usual exceptions and normally qualify directly.
Master's entry is judged differently. You need a bachelor's comparable to the Norwegian 180-ECTS degree, issued by an accredited institution, and it must contain coursework equal to at least 1.5 years of full-time study in a subject relevant to the master's you are applying for[8]. That second condition is what trips up applicants with a three-year bachelor's built on a broad curriculum: the degree length may be fine while the subject depth is not, and Norway has no pre-master's or conversion year to close the gap. General recognition of foreign higher education is handled by HK-dir, the Directorate for Higher Education and Skills, which took the function over from NOKUT on 1 January 2023[15].
Unfortunately, in Norway, there are no English-language Foundation programs at state universities, nor preparatory language courses at universities (they are available only for accepted students). To date, applicants have several options for admission to bachelor's studies in Norway:
If your school system stops short of 13 years, study at an accredited university at home in the closest subject for 1-2 years and then apply to a Norwegian university. This is usually the cheapest route;
Switch to the A-Level or IB Diploma route while still at school – both are normally accepted for direct entry to a bachelor's;
Learn Norwegian and continue studying at a public school in Norway. However, due to the complexity and rarity of the Norwegian language, this option is not suitable for all students;
The cost of training in such a school starts from 8,466 USD per year, not including the application fee (about 94 USD), the cost of accommodation, food, insurance, guardianship, transportation and other related expenses. Other requirements are easy to meet: you need to provide an extract with grades from your school for the past 2 years, write a motivation letter by hand in the language of instruction and a letter of recommendation from the teacher.
Private Foundation Program in Norway
Today in Norway there is only one one-year preparatory Pathway Program for continuing education in English. It was developed jointly by the Norwegian Business School and the private Swedish University of Jonkoping. For admission, IELTS must be passed with a score of at least 5.0 and a verified copy of the school certificate with grades must be sent to the university. After the end of the program, you can begin training in the 1st year of the Norwegian Business School, but you can not enter the state university after completing this program.
Due to the difficulties described above, many students prefer to complete their undergraduate studies in their own country and apply for a master's program in Norway, to which you can apply with a bachelor's degree from an accredited university.
Norwegian education system
Since 2003, Norway has participated in the Bologna process, therefore the country's educational system is similar to the rest of Europe and includes three stages: bachelor's, master's, and doctoral studies.
The academic year is divided into 2 semesters. It begins in August, so the submission of documents to state universities is held until December 1st, and in some private universities, the acceptance of documents is open until early May.
In Norwegian universities there is a six-point grading scale – from A (highest mark) to F (lowest mark), the minimum passing mark is an E. At the end of the semester, exams are held, some of them are evaluated as pass/fail. Exams can be either oral or written, the format of the meeting depends on the teacher.
Norwegian schools also use a six-point system, but traditionally numbers are used instead of letters: 6 is the maximum score, and 2 – minimum passing score.
Requirements for admission to universities in Norway
In Norway you don't have to pass any specific internal examinations and go through the process of verifying previous education, but there are very strict language proficiency, GPA and application documents format requirements for foreign applicants.
It is important to have your language certificate on hand at the time of submitting your application. To confirm your Norwegian language proficiency you need to pass all parts of the Bergenstest or Norskprøve at level B2 or higher, or pass a language exam at the university. To prove English proficiency you can take IELTS Academic or TOEFL iBT. Individual programmes are free to demand more than the national floor, and competitive master's degrees commonly ask for 6.0-6.5 in IELTS, so read the requirement on the programme page rather than the national one.
Norway's calendar is unforgiving because the non-EU/EEA window is short and sits almost a year before the semester starts. Working backwards from an August 2027 start:
June to September 2026. Shortlist programmes and read each fee page. Check your country's entry on the GSU list, and book IELTS or TOEFL early enough to allow a retake;
September to October 2026. Order transcripts and degree certificates, arrange certified translations and an apostille where the institution asks for one. Ask referees for letters now, not in November;
1 November to 1 December 2026. The application window for non-EU/EEA/Swiss master's applicants at most institutions[9]. Applications go to each university separately, so budget time for several portals;
15 April 2027. The main Samordna opptak deadline for Norwegian-taught bachelor's programmes; some applicant groups face earlier dates, so read the deadline that applies to you[16];
February to May 2027. Offers arrive. You pay the tuition instalment or fee deposit that the admission letter specifies and receive the documents UDI will need;
May to June 2027. File the study permit application with UDI and pay the 508 USD fee. Processing commonly takes around two months, so this is the step that decides whether you land on time;
July to August 2027. Apply for student housing through the local samskipnad, register with the police after arrival, and pay the semester fee at enrolment.
When choosing a bachelor's degree in Norway foreign students should remember that most programmes at this level are taught in Norwegian. English-taught provision exists, but it is thin at bachelor's level and concentrated in fields such as biology, northern and Arctic studies, games technology and global development; the current list is worth checking in the official Study in Norway programme finder rather than in third-party listings, which go out of date quickly.
Bachelor's studies usually take three years to complete, but at the end of the studies, students receive a diploma equal to 180 ECTS. With so many educational hours, graduates can safely enter foreign universities where the Bologna system is in place. This educational scheme extends to the majority of natural, humanitarian, and social sciences. However, for a number of specialties, the duration of the study may be different:
Creative field programs can last for up to 4 years;
Education programs are 4 years (only in Norwegian).
In addition to fundamental knowledge, students acquire three types of skills during bachelor's programs at Norwegian universities: analytical, theoretical, and practical. The first year of training usually has a fixed program with a large number of compulsory modules, and in the next two years, the student has the opportunity to choose the electives to refine their specialization.
In some special cases, there is no division into bachelor's and master's programs – this is the Norwegian analog of the Long cycle degree. Such programs generally have a strict structure – this is due to the great responsibility the universities have for their graduates:
6 years to study medicine, psychology, and theology (360 ECTS);
5.5 years for architects at the University of Oslo (330 ECTS);
5 years for lawyers and engineers at some universities (300 ECTS).
The Bachelor's degree can be obtained at a university, specialized university, or a University College (Høgskole).
Features of bachelor's studies at Norwegian University Colleges
Colleges in Norway relate to higher education, after graduation the student is awarded a bachelor's degree. The training lasts 3 years. 97% of the programs are in Norwegian. Colleges have a number of peculiarities:
Lecturers without the status of professors can teach here. They have a PhD degree and work experience, but less research experience. Therefore, a college education is considered less prestigious but is more applied in nature.
Some of the professions are unavailable in colleges. To obtain some of these professions, you need to go to university. For example, elementary school teachers are trained in colleges, but subject teachers of secondary and high schools need to study at the university for 4 years. In colleges, you cannot study medicine, law, natural sciences, humanities, and social sciences, but some of the professions, however, are only available in colleges, for example, a police officer or a nurse.
There are few master's programs in colleges. However, some colleges have agreements with universities on the automatic admission of graduates to master's programs.
Admission to colleges that are attached to universities is similar to admission to any university: you must pass the language exams (min. B2), present your GPA (min C+), and provide evidence of funds. The only difference is that the grade point average requirements are often lower than at universities.
Masters in Norway
Master's in Norway is a popular option for international students for several reasons: a wide selection of specialties in English, and the availability of Norwegian language courses for university students.
The master's program usually lasts for 2 years. Norwegian universities require in-depth knowledge of the discipline that the student intends to study in the master's program, which is why the 1.5-year relevance rule above matters more than the title of your degree. If, after graduation, the student wants to drastically change specialization, it is better to consider studying in English-speaking countries or in the Netherlands as Norway has no Pre-Masters retraining programs. On the other hand, a number of business and entrepreneurship programs are oriented towards bachelors with a non-economic education.
Executive business education sits outside the public fee system altogether. BI Norwegian Business School prices its 90-ECTS Executive MBA at 57,853 USD for the whole programme in 2026/27, and its shorter Executive Master of Management modules from 5,258 USD[17]. These are part-time formats aimed at working managers rather than at applicants arriving on a study permit.
Doctoral studies usually last for 3, in some cases 4 years. A Norwegian doctorate is not a fee-paying programme at all: candidates are employed by the institution that funds them and are not counted as students[3]. Positions are advertised as vacancies and you apply for them as you would for a job; gross pay at the large universities in 2026 starts in the region of 51,738 USD per year on the state salary scale and rises with seniority. The only recurring charge is the semester welfare fee of about 94 USD.
All PhD programs at Norwegian universities are conducted in English, as many foreign researchers participate in them. There are a few exceptions for those wishing to study Norwegian linguistics and literature, but English will still be needed at the level C1. In addition, you must complete master's studies (120 ECTS in the subjects related to the topic of doctoral studies), as well as have an impressive resume with publications and participation at conferences. In some universities, you can be accepted with a five-year specialist diploma.
In Norway, you can get a PhD without entering a doctoral program. For instance, for achievements in a certain field (writing a valuable monograph or collection of articles).
Academic career in Norway
It is extremely difficult to obtain a full-time professorship at a university because in Norway there is a multi-stage academic hierarchy and high competition:
PhD Candidate;
Post-doc/Research fellow;
Lecturer;
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor (Førsteamanuensis);
Professor.
The average age of a PhD candidate is 38 years old, and a senior lecturer/associate professor is 42 years old. Usually these 4 years the candidate holds temporary positions at the university or teaches at a university college. Only after that, if there are free places in universities, can he take the position of professor.
In addition to the main work, the teacher should spend about half of his time researching.
Norway has exactly the same requirements for foreign candidates, so the teaching environment in Norway cannot be considered closed. Also, female teachers are unlikely to experience gender-based discrimination at work, as they make up almost half of the total staff.
Grants and scholarships in Norway
Funding is the weakest part of the Norwegian offer, and it is the area where outdated listicles do the most damage. The NORSTIP scheme, created in 2023 specifically to offset the new tuition fees, has been discontinued and no longer accepts applications[18], even though it still appears on scholarship aggregator sites. Norwegian public universities do not run broad tuition-waiver schemes for international degree students, so plan on paying unless one of the routes below applies to you.
Programme
Who is eligible
What it covers
How competitive
Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters
Any nationality, holding or finishing a bachelor's degree; selection by the university consortium
Participation costs plus travel, visa and a living allowance; several Norwegian universities sit in consortia
Very high — a handful of places per programme, advertised worldwide
Norway graduate award
U.S. citizens with a bachelor's in hand before the grant starts
A 10-month grant with a living stipend; grantees on a master's at a public institution are exempt from tuition
High — a small number of grants each year, subject to funding
Home-country and regional awards
Depends entirely on your nationality and field
Varies from a travel grant to full tuition and maintenance
Varies; usually the most realistic option
Each Erasmus Mundus joint programme runs its own deadline, most of them between October and January for entry the following autumn[19]. Norway publishes its cycle dates separately for each competition. Beyond these, check the Study in Norway scholarship database maintained by HK-dir and the funding pages of the specific universities on your list, and treat any offer you find on an aggregator as unconfirmed until the institution itself repeats it. Our general guide to scholarships for international students covers how these applications are assessed.
Norwegian visa requirements vary greatly by country the student comes from. Citizens of Iceland, Denmark, Sweden of Finland do not need visas or residence for studies shorter than 6 months. For periods of studies exceeding 6 months they are required to report to a tax office in Norway for an ID check and inform them on their move to Norway.
Nationals of EEA/EFTA countries are allowed to stay and study in Norway for up to 90 days without a residence permit. Otherwise, they need to register with the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration online and then with the nearest police station in person. The documents required are:
Passport / ID document;
Letter of acceptance from an accredited institution;
Health insurance;
Proof of sufficient funds.
Citizens of the rest of the countries will need to apply either for a student visa (for short-term studies) or for a study permit (studietillatelse) for studies longer than 3 months. The registration process for the latter takes up to 2 months, therefore, after receiving confirmation of enrollment from the university, it is necessary to begin collecting the documents for the study permit processing as soon as possible. Our overview of the student visa process explains the documents most countries have in common.
In order to successfully pass the review process of your application be sure to remember the following:
At least 16,026 USD for each academic year of study, or proof of a grant award. The figure is eleven months at 1,457 USD, matching the Lånekassen support year, so budget the twelfth month yourself. If the program is paid, the tuition fee is added on top[5]. Folk high school applicants document 12,299 USD and applicants to religion-based schools 14,569 USD;
Confirmation of admission to an accredited educational institution;
A contract with a landlord or accommodation in a dormitory/hotel;
An application fee of 508 USD from age 18, or 254 USD below it, payable again at each renewal[10].
Make sure to check the exact fee and list of documents specifically for your country and the type of educational institution on the UDI study permit page.
Can a foreign student work in Norway?
Permission to work is built into the study permit, so there is no separate work permit to apply for. Students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland may work up to 20 hours a week during term and full time in the holidays; EU/EEA and Swiss students have no hour cap[11]. Self-employment and running your own business are not covered by the permit.
Norwegian wages are high, so a part-time job genuinely helps with groceries and transport. It will not fund the degree: UDI expects the living money to be documented before you arrive rather than earned afterwards. You also have to pass exams on schedule to renew the residence permit, and at each renewal the required funds must again be in the account.
EU/EEA students can stay in Norway after graduation without any limitations except for the need to register.
Graduates from outside the EU/EEA may apply for a job-seeker residence permit for a maximum of one year. You must apply before the study permit expires, and you must document at least 2,676 USD per month, that is 32,113 USD for the year, normally held in a Norwegian bank account; former PhD candidates who held a skilled-worker permit face a reduced requirement of 8,028 USD[1]. Two details decide whether this route is worth taking: the time spent on this permit does not count if you later apply for permanent residence, and the permit gives you the right to look for work rather than any guarantee of finding it. In addition, you will need to provide a bank statement, a copy of the diploma or a confirmation of readiness to complete the program on time, proof of accommodation and a number of other formal documents.
There are several ways to stay in Norway for a long time:
Find a job in the specialty and renew your work permit (residence permit) annually;
Continue education at a higher level;
Win a research grant at a university, study in doctoral studies and begin an academic career.
Citizenship is a long way off from a student permit. The main rule is eight years of residence out of the last eleven, each on a permit valid for at least a year; applicants who meet the income requirement qualify after six of the last ten[20]. Since 1 January 2020 Norway has allowed dual citizenship where the other country permits it, and a decision takes up to a year.
Marrying a Norwegian citizen shortens the count but does not remove it: you still need five years of residence out of the last ten, and your residence period and marriage period together must add up to at least seven years[21].
Employment prospects in Norway
Where a Norwegian diploma is recognized
It is important to remember that Norway is not a member of the European Union, however, in the framework of cooperation between the countries of Northern Europe, diplomas of Norwegian universities are recognized in Finland, Sweden, Iceland, and Denmark (except for diplomas in medicine and a number of special sciences). Diplomas of these countries and also Poland and Lithuania are recognized in Norway without any additional requirements. For most other countries a recognition procedure is a must. The Nordic and Baltic states run an active policy of simplifying mutual recognition of degrees, so a Norwegian diploma travels furthest inside that group[22].
Chances for employment after graduating in Norway
Several factors shape how a graduate job search goes in Norway:
The largest number of vacancies in Norway are in the fields of healthcare, education, construction, engineering, tourism and IT;
Norwegian is the working language of most employers outside research, technology and the offshore sector, so B2 is often the difference between an interview and silence;
Despite the fact that Norwegian universities do not occupy the top positions in the world rankings, the decisive factors for student employment are diligence, internships during studies, an active social life, real skills, knowledge of the local language, and personal qualities.
If you decide Norway is the right target, work through these steps in order:
Look up your country on the GSU list and confirm whether your certificate qualifies on its own or needs university credit behind it;
For a master's, map your transcript against the 1.5-year relevance rule module by module before you shortlist programmes;
Open the fee page of each programme individually — rates differ between institutions and between subject groups within one university;
Add up the real first-year figure: tuition, plus the documented living money in the key facts above, plus the semester fee, the permit fee and travel;
Decide in advance whether you intend to use the job-seeker year, and start saving its lump sum during your studies rather than after them.
Norway's landscape is part of the appeal, but the cost of living in it is the biggest single item in a student budget.Sources to study
We tried to make the most comprehensive guide to education in Norway, but it is difficult to fit all of the information in one article. For that reason we have put the links to the major sources, where you can get more detailed information and find answers to your remaining questions.
