Public university in Bergen, Norway, founded 1946

University of Bergen Tuition Fees 2027 for International Students

The University of Bergen is Norway's second oldest university, founded in 1946 on the west coast, with master's programmes in English across the humanities, sciences, medicine and the arts. Students from outside the EU, the EEA and Switzerland pay from NOK 197,000 a year for the language and humanities degrees to NOK 401,704 for design, fine art and music.

Verified 9 Sep 2026 Sources Official site
Next deadline
1 Dec 2026
Autumn 2027, Master, regular, 75 days left
Tuition
NOK 197,000 to NOK 401,704
per year
English test
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL 90, PTE 62, waiver possible
Acceptance rate
Not published
Application fee
Not listed
International tuitionNOK 197,000 to NOK 401,704 per year
Application feeNot listed

Tuition applies to every student at Bergen with citizenship from outside the European Union, the European Economic Area and Switzerland, on any study programme. The annual rates for 2026/27 are NOK 197,000 for the humanities and language master's degrees, including Digital Culture, Linguistics, Philosophy, English, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish Language and Latin-American Studies; NOK 226,000 for the sciences, including Biomedical Sciences and Applied and Computational Mathematics; and NOK 401,704 for Design, Fine Art and Music Performance and Composition. The rates are adjusted annually and an admitted applicant is told the exact figure with the offer. A semester fee of about NOK 650 to 700 is charged each term on top, including a small voluntary contribution to the Norwegian Students' and Academics' International Assistance Fund, and no tuition exemption covers it. Applicants from outside the EU and the EEA who live outside Norway must also document funds for living costs, which Bergen states as NOK 166,859 for a stay of two semesters or longer, in addition to the tuition. Exemption categories exist and have to be claimed with documents at the point of applying.

Sources, checked 9 September 2026
  1. https://www4.uib.no/en/studies/admission-and-application/tuition-fee-for-international-students
  2. https://www4.uib.no/en/studies/admission-and-application/application-process-for-applicants-with-a-citizenship-from-outside-eueea-and-switzerland
  3. https://www4.uib.no/en/studies/admission-and-application/admission-requirements/english-language-requirements-for-masters