Best Universities for Oceanography in the World

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Oceanography. A graph of 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 4,076 universities in the World was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Washington - Seattle

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
53%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$15,895
Enrollment
52,434

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,958
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,562

3. University of Tokyo

For Oceanography

#1 in Asia
#1 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,133
Founded
1877

4. University of California - Berkeley

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
14%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$21,406
Enrollment
45,036

5. Stanford University

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$14,402

6. Columbia University

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$12,411

8. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
64%

9. University of California-San Diego

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
34%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$18,083
Enrollment
41,885

10. Pennsylvania State University

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$8,719
Enrollment
40,363

11. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
20%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$16,326
Enrollment
50,278

12. University of Colorado Boulder

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
65%

13. Oregon State University

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
93%

14. University of British Columbia

For Oceanography

#1 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
59,659
Founded
1908

15. Princeton University

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,908

17. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
85%

18. Tsinghua University

For Oceanography

#2 in Asia
#1 in China
Enrollment
48,739
Founded
1911

19. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
78%

20. Harvard University

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$13,910

21. University of California - Davis

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
49%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$17,628
Enrollment
40,050

22. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$18,107
Enrollment
26,124

24. University of Florida

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

25. University of California - Los Angeles

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$17,592
Enrollment
46,116

26. University of Texas at Austin

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

27. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

28. University of Toronto

For Oceanography

#2 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
43%
Enrollment
95,055
Founded
1827

29. Kyoto University

For Oceanography

#3 in Asia
#2 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
1897

30. Cornell University

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,262

31. University of Maryland - College Park

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
68%

32. Utrecht University

For Oceanography

#4 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1636

33. University of Queensland

For Oceanography

#1 in Oceania
#1 in Australia
Enrollment
48,771
Founded
1909

34. Delft University of Technology

For Oceanography

#5 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
82%
Enrollment
24,703
Founded
1842

35. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
72%

36. Imperial College London

For Oceanography

#6 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

37. University of Southampton

For Oceanography

#7 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
84%
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

38. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

39. Ohio State University

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
83%

40. University of Miami

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
28%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$34,492

41. University of Arizona

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

42. Tohoku University

For Oceanography

#4 in Asia
#3 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
17,665
Founded
1907

43. University of New South Wales

For Oceanography

#2 in Oceania
#2 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1949

44. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
74%

45. McGill University

For Oceanography

#3 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
40,036
Founded
1821

46. Zhejiang University

For Oceanography

#5 in Asia
#2 in China
Enrollment
60,739
Founded
1897

47. University of Copenhagen

For Oceanography

#8 in Europe
#1 in Denmark
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1479

48. Yale University

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,605

49. James Cook University

For Oceanography

#3 in Oceania
#3 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1970

50. Ocean University of China

For Oceanography

#6 in Asia
#3 in China
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
26,000
Founded
1924

51. Stockholm University

For Oceanography

#9 in Europe
#1 in Sweden
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
37,484
Founded
1878

54. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

55. Lund University

For Oceanography

#12 in Europe
#2 in Sweden
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

56. University of Alaska Fairbanks

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
92%

57. Australian National University

For Oceanography

#4 in Oceania
#4 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1946

58. University of Hawaii at Manoa

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
79%

61. University of Alberta

For Oceanography

#4 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
58%
Founded
1908

62. Technical University of Denmark

For Oceanography

#14 in Europe
#2 in Denmark
Acceptance Rate
46%
Founded
1829

63. University of Sydney

For Oceanography

#5 in Oceania
#5 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
63,602
Founded
1850

64. Hokkaido University

For Oceanography

#8 in Asia
#4 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

65. University of Melbourne

For Oceanography

#6 in Oceania
#6 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1853

68. California Institute of Technology

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,162
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$47,556

69. University of Western Australia

For Oceanography

#7 in Oceania
#7 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
38%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1911

70. Michigan State University

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
72%

71. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Oceanography

#9 in Asia
#4 in China
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1896

72. Dalhousie University

For Oceanography

#5 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
18,500
Founded
1818

73. Duke University

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1513
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,297

74. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Oceanography

#10 in Asia
#5 in China
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1920

75. Peking University

For Oceanography

#11 in Asia
#6 in China
Enrollment
35,915
Founded
1898

76. University of Delaware

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1248
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
90%

77. Aarhus University

For Oceanography

#17 in Europe
#3 in Denmark
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,020
Founded
1928

78. Ghent University

For Oceanography

#18 in Europe
#1 in Belgium
Enrollment
41,669
Founded
1817

79. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
20%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
60%

80. Purdue University

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
73%

83. University of Bergen

For Oceanography

#21 in Europe
#1 in Norway
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1946

84. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$12,201
Enrollment
77,881

85. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

For Oceanography

#22 in Europe
#2 in Norway
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
42,031
Founded
1996

86. University of Helsinki

For Oceanography

#23 in Europe
#1 in Finland
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
31,312
Founded
1640

87. National Taiwan University

For Oceanography

#12 in Asia
#1 in Taiwan
Enrollment
32,500
Founded
1945

88. Kyushu University

For Oceanography

#13 in Asia
#5 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

89. Seoul National University

For Oceanography

#14 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
28,378
Founded
1946

91. University of Bristol

For Oceanography

#25 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

92. Monash University

For Oceanography

#8 in Oceania
#8 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
1958

93. University of Sao Paulo

For Oceanography

#1 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
97,964
Founded
1827

94. University of Oslo

For Oceanography

#26 in Europe
#3 in Norway
Enrollment
26,650
Founded
1811

95. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
95%

96. University of California - Irvine

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$16,868
Enrollment
36,505

97. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
72%

98. University of Tasmania

For Oceanography

#9 in Oceania
#9 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
33,879
Founded
1890

99. Nagoya University

For Oceanography

#15 in Asia
#6 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
16,376
Founded
1939

100. University of Rhode Island

For Oceanography

Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
97%