Application process
Information about Noroff's application process.
You apply for the programs at Noroff through this site.
Anyone can apply for admission to our educational programs.
However, please note that not everyone can apply right up to the start of their studies.
Read more under the question «When is the application deadline?» for application deadlines.
Scandinavia:
For applicants with a residence permit or citizenship inside Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, the application deadline is the startup-date for the program. For instance, if the startup-date is the 10th of August, you can apply until the 10th of August.
EU/EEA countries:
For applicants with a residence permit or citizenship from other EU countries, the application deadline is the 1.st of April for our studies that have a startup-date in August.
For all other startup-dates the application deadline is two months prior to the startup-date.
Outside EU/EEA:
Applicants with a residence permit or citizenship outside EU/EEA can apply for admission to our study programs that start in August, in February. That is, between February 1 and February 28.
For the startups in October, January and March the application deadline is two months prior to the startup-date.
Application is submitted through our application form. You must submit one application per study program you are applying for. You can change the priority order at any time after submitting the application. The applications are processed in the order they are received.
1. Upload documentation of your residence permit from the past six months, unless you have citizenship in one of the countries listed in “When is the application deadline?” This proof is required before we can process your application.
2. Check the admission criteria here to see what other documentation you need to upload.
3. Once you’ve submitted your application, upload all required documents in our application portal.
a. If your documentation is available on a digital platform, take a screenshot and upload it via PC/Mac/mobile.
b. If your documentation is printed, take a photo or scan it before uploading.
4. Documents must be official and in English or a Scandinavian language. If your documents are in another language, submit both the original documents and a certified English translation.
5. If NOKUT has already approved your education, upload the approval in your application.
Noroff reserves the right to request official copies of documents and/or contact the issuing institution to verify authenticity during the admission evaluation.
Find detailed instructions on uploading files here.
Once we’ve received your documentation and you meet our requirements, you’ll receive an offer. Log in to “My page” in our application portal to respond.
Normally, you’ll have 14 days to accept. Shorter deadlines may apply if there’s a waiting list or the start date is near—specific instructions will be provided. Make sure to respond before the deadline to secure your spot.
Nordic applicants: Pay the registration fee within 2–3 weeks of receiving your offer and the tuition fee within 4 weeks after starting your studies.
Non-Nordic applicants: Pay both fees by April 15.
You can see how much the tuition fee is by looking at the specific program you want to study.
For applicants with a residence permit or citizenship outside the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden), you need to pay a living deposit for one year that correspond with the fee UDI decides each year. You can check how much you need to pay for a one year living deposit by searching up your country of living at UDI. The one year living deposit is in addition to the registration- and tuition fees.
This means that you need to pay:
1. Registration fee
2. Tuition fee for one year
3. Living deposit for one year
The total amount you need to pay vary each year, as the living deposit that UDI decides and our tuition fee changes each year.
You can find the account details for your payment here:
Deposit account for Noroff University College AS:
Account name: Noroff University College AS
Bank name: DNB Bank ASA
IBAN: NO97 1503 6845 950
BIC/SWIFT: DNBANOKKXXX
Deposit account for Noroff Vocational School AS:
Account name: Noroff Fagskole AS:
Bank name: DNB Bank ASA
IBAN: NO57 1506 3821 982
BIC/SWIFT: DNBANOKKXXX
You can read about studying at Noroff in Norway here.
You can apply for VISA through this site.
When you become an active student in August, you need to inform us in order for us to refund the money for the living expenses as well as half of the tuition fee. We will keep the registration fee and the tuition fee for the fall semester.
UDI is the department that process your VISA application. If needed, we can provide a confirmation of enrollment for you. Usually, UDI needs a document stating that you have paid the fees before you apply for VISA.
