Tuition fees for international students
Students with citizenship from countries outside the European Union, the European Economic Area and Switzerland, must pay tuition fees.
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Starting the academic year 2023/24, the Norwegian government has decided to introduce tuition fees. Students who have already been admitted to study programmes at the university prior to this, or exchange students through partner universities, are not affected. The tuition fees will be adjusted annually.
How much are the tuition fees?
Study programme | Faculty | Yearly price in NOK 2023/24 |
Design | Fine art, music and design | 373 550 |
Humanities | 257 950 | |
English | Humanities | 187 400 |
Medicine | 257 950 | |
Medicine | 187 400 | |
Mathematics and natural sciences | 257 950 | |
Psychology | 187 400 | |
Geographies of sustainable development | Social sciences | 187 400 |
Social sciences | 257 950 | |
Social sciences | 128 975 |
Can I apply for an exemption?
Some international applicants do not have to pay tuition fees and can apply for an exemption after admission.
How do I pay?
Admitted applicants will receive payment information. When we have received the payment, we will issue a statement you can use to apply for your study permit/student residence permit.
Documentation of funding for study permit
Applicants from countries utside the EU/EEA/EFTA must, in addition to paying tuition fees, document to have sufficient funding for living costs in Norway. This is required in your application for a study permit to the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration. Applicants to UiB are therefore required to document funding in their application for admission.
- How to document funding if you apply for admission to our master's programmes
- How to document funding if you apply for exchange studies
Most students will finance all or most of their living costs with a student loan from their home country, with savings, or with support from a sponsor or relatives.
Scholarships and cost of living
The University of Bergen does not offer any scholarships. The website Study in Norway presents an overview of scholarships and other types of funding for international students who would like to study in Norway.
Part-time job
Depending on your nationality, you will have different rules to consider if you plan to work part-time in Norway while studying:
- Students from countries in the European Union or EEA/EFTA can work in Norway after officially registering your move to Norway, and there are no other limitations.
- Students from countries outside the European Union or EEA/EFTA, can normally work part-time for up to 20 hours per week, during the first year of study. In the holidays, when you do not study, you can work full-time. When renewing the residence permit for the second/third year, the part-time work permit is not automatically renewed, and you must document satisfactory progress in your studies in order to continue to work part-time.
Finding a job can be challenging, but realistic expectations and understanding the local job market will increase your chances.
Contact us
Submit a question to the admissions office
Contact the faculties
You can direct queries about a specific master’s programme to the relevant faculty:
- Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design:admission.kmd@uib.no
- Faculty of Humanities: advice@hf.uib.no
- Faculty of Medicine: info@med.uib.no
- Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences: advice@mnfa.uib.no
- Faculty of Psychology: info.psyfa@uib.no
- Faculty of Social Sciences: advice@svfa.uib.no
