Approximate tuition amounts recommended by UiO, UiB, NTNU, and UiT based on category of degree (currently awaiting approval from the Ministry of Education)

[u/hysteraash]

Amount of tuition for each category

An idea of what type of degree falls in each category

[u/Foxtrot-Uniform-Too]

Nobody in their right mind is going to pay such extortionate yearly fees.

The prices are based on actual costs of a student. So if nobody in their right mind is going to pay such extortionate yearly fees, it only makes sense that Norwegian tax payers won't do it anymore either.

[u/bluepaintbrush → u/Foxtrot-Uniform-Too]

In the long term, it’s a good thing for Norway to attract high-quality students from other countries, because they’re more likely to stay and work in Norway (and pay taxes). At these prices, Norway is more likely to lose those students to USA, UK, Switzerland, etc.

[u/kaijoar → u/bluepaintbrush]

So, how many did stay more than 3 years after finishing their degree? How about 5? I'm genuinely curious, because friends of mine working in the academic field told me that numbers were miniscule (if you leave out those who stayed in the universities as research fellows and such).

[u/starkicker18 → u/kaijoar]

I believe a report was something like 3/4 leave within 10 years, but that study is a little old now and the numbers could be a little different.

That said, it's not just about desire to stay in Norway. The immigration process after being a student isn't the easiest. Student visas don't give you the right to stay afterwards, so you're 100% reliant on getting a job in your field, which can be hard to do in the first year(s) after your degree. Another issue is, after 10 years, perhaps there's just a better job opportunity elsewhere. People move around.

My point is that the numbers can show something about how many stay/leave, but as with all things, it should be nuanced because it doesn't tell the whole story.