Norwegian University of Life Sciences

The Norwegian University of Life Sciences is a public university in Ås, about 30 kilometers south of Oslo. It was founded in 1859 as Norway's agricultural college, gained university status in 2005, and took its present name in 2014 after merging with the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science. Life sciences, veterinary medicine, and the bioeconomy remain the defining mission.

Faculties include Biosciences; Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science; Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management; Landscape and Society; Science and Technology; Veterinary Medicine; and a School of Economics and Business. Graduate students use experimental farms, forests, and a veterinary teaching hospital on the Ås campus.

About 6,000 students enroll, with a high share of master's and doctoral students and many from other Nordic and European countries. Staff number about 1,700. Alumni work in Norwegian agriculture, veterinary practice, and environmental agencies.

Graduate degrees are mainly two-year master's programs, many taught in English, and PhDs by research in small groups. The year has two semesters. The Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund and salaried PhD contracts are the usual funding routes. Ås is a compact campus town with Oslo reachable by train.

In the Grad School Navigator directory, Norwegian University of Life Sciences lists 1 master's program, in data science & business analytics.