100 Best universities for Oceanography in Germany

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Oceanography. A graph of 7.84M citations received by 222K academic papers made by 127 universities in Germany 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 Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Oceanography

#22 in Europe

#86 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

2. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Oceanography

#34 in Europe

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

3. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Oceanography

#36 in Europe

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

4. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Oceanography

#38 in Europe

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

5. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Oceanography

#39 in Europe

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

6. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Oceanography

#50 in Europe

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

7. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Oceanography

#70 in Europe

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

8. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Oceanography

#76 in Europe

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

9. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Oceanography

#79 in Europe

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

10. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Oceanography

#80 in Europe

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

11. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Oceanography

#84 in Europe

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

12. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Oceanography

#85 in Europe

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

13. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Oceanography

#93 in Europe

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 39,658
Founded: 1743

14. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Oceanography

#94 in Europe

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,773
Founded: 1972

15. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Oceanography

#97 in Europe

#286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,908
Founded: 1948

16. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Oceanography

#104 in Europe

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

17. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Oceanography

#108 in Europe

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 23,938
Founded: 1457

18. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Oceanography

#111 in Europe

#324 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

19. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Oceanography

#115 in Europe

#333 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

20. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Oceanography

#124 in Europe

#351 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

21. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Oceanography

#126 in Europe

#355 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

22. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Oceanography

#134 in Europe

#379 in the World

Enrollment: 28,238
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

23. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Oceanography

#136 in Europe

#385 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

24. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Oceanography

#141 in Europe

#391 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

25. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Oceanography

#149 in Europe

#410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

26. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Oceanography

#150 in Europe

#411 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

27. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Oceanography

#156 in Europe

#426 in the World

Enrollment: 10,939
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

28. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Oceanography

#157 in Europe

#427 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

29. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Oceanography

#170 in Europe

#464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

30. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Oceanography

#174 in Europe

#475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 17,794
Founded: 1745

31. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Oceanography

#181 in Europe

#501 in the World

Enrollment: 12,996
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1419

32. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Oceanography

#186 in Europe

#512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 31,088
Founded: 1409

33. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Oceanography

#187 in Europe

#514 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

34. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Oceanography

#202 in Europe

#542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 27,184
Founded: 1607

35. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Oceanography

#204 in Europe

#545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 17,345
Founded: 1558

36. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Oceanography

#210 in Europe

#577 in the World

Enrollment: 27,149
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

37. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Oceanography

#213 in Europe

#587 in the World

Enrollment: 8,392
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1818

38. University of Kassel

For Oceanography

#219 in Europe

#609 in the World

Enrollment: 21,352
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

39. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Oceanography

#230 in Europe

#634 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 19,387
Founded: 1817

40. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Oceanography

#232 in Europe

#638 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

41. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Oceanography

#234 in Europe

#644 in the World

Enrollment: 37,473
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1965

42. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Oceanography

#242 in Europe

#657 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

43. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Oceanography

#255 in Europe

#690 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

44. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Oceanography

#261 in Europe

#712 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

45. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Oceanography

#264 in Europe

#734 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

46. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Oceanography

#270 in Europe

#751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 34,616
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1968

47. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Oceanography

#280 in Europe

#777 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 23,342
Founded: 1969

48. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Oceanography

#284 in Europe

#785 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

49. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Oceanography

#285 in Europe

#788 in the World

Enrollment: 13,607
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1970

50. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Oceanography

#289 in Europe

#809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,250
Founded: 1948

51. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Oceanography

#299 in Europe

#834 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

52. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Oceanography

#314 in Europe

#878 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

53. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Oceanography

#334 in Europe

#951 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

54. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Oceanography

#343 in Europe

#992 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

55. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Oceanography

#356 in Europe

#1033 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

56. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Oceanography

#366 in Europe

#1062 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 7,280
Founded: 2013

57. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Oceanography

#376 in Europe

#1082 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

58. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Oceanography

#392 in Europe

#1124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,446
Founded: 1775

59. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Oceanography

#394 in Europe

#1131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 19,975
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1970

60. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Oceanography

#398 in Europe

#1152 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

61. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Oceanography

#408 in Europe

#1177 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

62. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Oceanography

#430 in Europe

#1251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 19,110
Founded: 1972

63. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Oceanography

#438 in Europe

#1294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,084
Founded: 1973

64. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Oceanography

#443 in Europe

#1313 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

65. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Oceanography

#446 in Europe

#1322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,564
Founded: 1970

66. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Oceanography

#475 in Europe

#1439 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Founded: 1971

67. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Oceanography

#478 in Europe

#1446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 13,671
Founded: 1971

68. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Oceanography

#509 in Europe

#1567 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

69. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Oceanography

#517 in Europe

#1588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,843
Founded: 1965

70. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Oceanography

#519 in Europe

#1594 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

71. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Oceanography

#530 in Europe

#1669 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

72. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Oceanography

#553 in Europe

#1781 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

73. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Oceanography

#567 in Europe

#1851 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

74. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Oceanography

#613 in Europe

#2126 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

75. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Oceanography

#659 in Europe

#2319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,274
Founded: 1778

76. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Oceanography

#663 in Europe

#2339 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

77. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Oceanography

#669 in Europe

#2387 in the World

Enrollment: 5,755
Founded: 1971

78. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Oceanography

#676 in Europe

#2415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 8,371
Founded: 1878

79. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Oceanography

#697 in Europe

#2518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,278
Founded: 1957

80. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Oceanography

#703 in Europe

#2574 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

81. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Oceanography

#708 in Europe

#2603 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

82. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Oceanography

#731 in Europe

#2718 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

83. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Oceanography

#733 in Europe

#2722 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

84. Bremen University of Applied Sciences

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Oceanography

#737 in Europe

#2736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 8,672
Founded: 1982

85. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Oceanography

#776 in Europe

#2935 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,910
Founded: 1980

86. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Oceanography

#782 in Europe

#2968 in the World

Enrollment: 12,833
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1971

87. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Oceanography

#784 in Europe

#2971 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

88. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Oceanography

#791 in Europe

#2993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1972

89. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Oceanography

#808 in Europe

#3098 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 11,846
Founded: 1973

90. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Oceanography

#827 in Europe

#3191 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

91. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Oceanography

#836 in Europe

#3220 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

92. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Oceanography

#859 in Europe

#3334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,894
Founded: 1982

93. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Oceanography

#865 in Europe

#3376 in the World

Enrollment: 2,295
Founded: 1897

94. Trier University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Oceanography

#868 in Europe

#3419 in the World

Enrollment: 6,951
Founded: 1996

95. Munster University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Oceanography

#872 in Europe

#3441 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1971

96. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Oceanography

#873 in Europe

#3444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,586
Founded: 1971

97. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Oceanography

#877 in Europe

#3476 in the World

Enrollment: 14,167
Founded: 1994

98. Leipzig University of Applied Sciences

Saxony | Leipzig

For Oceanography

#880 in Europe

#3482 in the World

Enrollment: 6,431
Founded: 1992

99. University of Flensburg

Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg

For Oceanography

#893 in Europe

#3538 in the World

Enrollment: 5,333
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1946

100. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Oceanography

#905 in Europe

#3593 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,633
Founded: 1971

The best cities to study Oceanography in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Hamburg, Munich, Bremen, and Karlsruhe.

Environmental Science subfields in Germany

Agricultural Science95

Earth science and Geophysics95

Environmental Chemistry98

Environmental Engineering76

Environmental Management118

Geography and Cartography166

Geotechnical Engineering88

Hydrology and Water resources management31

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science123

Mining Engineering32

Paleontology158

Petrology and Geochemistry84

Urban and Regional planning53

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation75