17 Best universities for Oceanography in Switzerland

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Switzerland ranked based on their research performance in Oceanography. A graph of 1.95M citations received by 47.3K academic papers made by 17 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

Switzerland | Zurich

For Oceanography

#3 in Europe

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Oceanography

#18 in Europe

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Oceanography

#36 in Europe

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

4. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Oceanography

#69 in Europe

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

5. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Oceanography

#110 in Europe

#307 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Oceanography

#114 in Europe

#325 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Oceanography

#171 in Europe

#459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Oceanography

#261 in Europe

#704 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Oceanography

#315 in Europe

#866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Oceanography

#603 in Europe

#2012 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Oceanography

#671 in Europe

#2396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Oceanography

#675 in Europe

#2410 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

13. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Oceanography

#698 in Europe

#2519 in the World

14. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Oceanography

#744 in Europe

#2723 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

15. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Oceanography

#754 in Europe

#2799 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

16. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Oceanography

#772 in Europe

#2883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

17. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Oceanography

#898 in Europe

#3558 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

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 Engineering12

Environmental Management17

Geography and Cartography19

Geotechnical Engineering15

Hydrology and Water resources management8

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science17

Mining Engineering5

Petrology and Geochemistry13

Urban and Regional planning10

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation13