18 Best universities for Oceanography in Switzerland

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Switzerland ranked based on their research performance in Oceanography. A graph of 2.75M citations received by 57.2K academic papers made by 18 universities in Switzerland 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. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Oceanography

#3 in Europe

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Oceanography

#21 in Europe

#82 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Bern

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Switzerland | Bern

For Oceanography

#35 in Europe

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

4. University of Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Oceanography

#63 in Europe

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

5. University of Geneva

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Oceanography

#110 in Europe

#317 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

6. University of Basel

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Switzerland | Basel

For Oceanography

#123 in Europe

#345 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Oceanography

#178 in Europe

#493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

8. University of Fribourg

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Switzerland | Fribourg

For Oceanography

#256 in Europe

#693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

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Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Oceanography

#329 in Europe

#928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

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Switzerland | Delemont

For Oceanography

#559 in Europe

#1820 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

11. University of St. Gallen

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Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Oceanography

#581 in Europe

#1925 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

12. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Oceanography

#650 in Europe

#2275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

13. Bern University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Bern

For Oceanography

#700 in Europe

#2552 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

14. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

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Switzerland | Manno

For Oceanography

#712 in Europe

#2611 in the World

15. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

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Switzerland | Brugg

For Oceanography

#769 in Europe

#2905 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

16. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

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Switzerland | Lugano

For Oceanography

#829 in Europe

#3196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

17. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Oceanography

#917 in Europe

#3654 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

18. University of Lucerne

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Oceanography

#968 in Europe

#3866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

The best cities to study Oceanography in Switzerland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Zurich, Lausanne, Bern, and Geneva.

Environmental Science subfields in Switzerland

Agricultural Science16

Earth science and Geophysics16

Environmental Chemistry13

Environmental Engineering13

Environmental Management18

Geography and Cartography19

Geotechnical Engineering15

Hydrology and Water resources management8

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science18

Mining Engineering5

Petrology and Geochemistry15

Urban and Regional planning11

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation16