100 Best universities for Oceanography in Germany

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Oceanography. A graph of 5.48M citations received by 191K academic papers made by 120 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

#26 in Europe

#93 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

2. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Oceanography

#35 in Europe

#127 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

#37 in Europe

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

4. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Oceanography

#39 in Europe

#141 in the World

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

5. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Oceanography

#42 in Europe

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

6. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Oceanography

#52 in Europe

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

7. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Oceanography

#68 in Europe

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

8. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Oceanography

#74 in Europe

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

9. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Oceanography

#79 in Europe

#240 in the World

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

10. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Oceanography

#81 in Europe

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

11. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Oceanography

#86 in Europe

#257 in the World

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

12. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Oceanography

#90 in Europe

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 38,878
Founded: 1743

13. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Oceanography

#91 in Europe

#267 in the World

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

14. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Oceanography

#98 in Europe

#289 in the World

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

15. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Oceanography

#101 in Europe

#294 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

16. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Oceanography

#106 in Europe

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,608
Founded: 1948

17. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Oceanography

#111 in Europe

#312 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

18. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Oceanography

#119 in Europe

#334 in the World

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

19. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Oceanography

#120 in Europe

#337 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

20. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Oceanography

#124 in Europe

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

21. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Oceanography

#130 in Europe

#361 in the World

Enrollment: 27,770
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

22. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Oceanography

#134 in Europe

#367 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

23. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Oceanography

#139 in Europe

#386 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

24. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Oceanography

#148 in Europe

#404 in the World

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

25. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Oceanography

#150 in Europe

#406 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

26. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Oceanography

#153 in Europe

#413 in the World

Enrollment: 20,878
Founded: 1991

27. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Oceanography

#154 in Europe

#414 in the World

Enrollment: 10,964
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

28. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Oceanography

#160 in Europe

#433 in the World

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

29. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Oceanography

#161 in Europe

#438 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

30. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Oceanography

#168 in Europe

#452 in the World

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

31. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Oceanography

#179 in Europe

#488 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

32. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Oceanography

#183 in Europe

#502 in the World

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

33. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Oceanography

#190 in Europe

#516 in the World

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

34. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Oceanography

#199 in Europe

#536 in the World

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

35. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Oceanography

#201 in Europe

#539 in the World

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

36. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Oceanography

#204 in Europe

#542 in the World

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

37. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Oceanography

#213 in Europe

#569 in the World

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

38. University of Kassel

For Oceanography

#216 in Europe

#577 in the World

Enrollment: 25,043
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

39. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Oceanography

#218 in Europe

#587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,390
Founded: 1817

40. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Oceanography

#225 in Europe

#608 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

41. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Oceanography

#226 in Europe

#609 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

42. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Oceanography

#227 in Europe

#611 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

43. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Oceanography

#230 in Europe

#619 in the World

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

44. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Oceanography

#236 in Europe

#631 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

45. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Oceanography

#263 in Europe

#711 in the World

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

46. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Oceanography

#274 in Europe

#736 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

47. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Oceanography

#276 in Europe

#739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,488
Founded: 1969

48. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Oceanography

#280 in Europe

#744 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

49. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Oceanography

#282 in Europe

#749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,604
Founded: 1948

50. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Oceanography

#287 in Europe

#767 in the World

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

51. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Oceanography

#308 in Europe

#833 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

52. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Oceanography

#323 in Europe

#898 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

53. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Oceanography

#333 in Europe

#932 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

54. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Oceanography

#334 in Europe

#933 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

55. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Oceanography

#342 in Europe

#954 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

56. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Oceanography

#355 in Europe

#988 in the World

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

57. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Oceanography

#357 in Europe

#996 in the World

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

58. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Oceanography

#358 in Europe

#1000 in the World

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

59. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Oceanography

#365 in Europe

#1018 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

60. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Oceanography

#392 in Europe

#1104 in the World

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

61. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Oceanography

#412 in Europe

#1157 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

62. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Oceanography

#417 in Europe

#1172 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1971

63. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Oceanography

#419 in Europe

#1175 in the World

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

64. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Oceanography

#423 in Europe

#1192 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

65. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Oceanography

#436 in Europe

#1241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 2,889
Founded: 1973

66. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Oceanography

#439 in Europe

#1251 in the World

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

67. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Oceanography

#447 in Europe

#1284 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

68. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Oceanography

#505 in Europe

#1516 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

69. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Oceanography

#516 in Europe

#1582 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

70. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Oceanography

#517 in Europe

#1591 in the World

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

71. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Oceanography

#558 in Europe

#1792 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

72. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Oceanography

#563 in Europe

#1810 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

73. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Oceanography

#575 in Europe

#1874 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

74. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Oceanography

#611 in Europe

#2046 in the World

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

75. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Oceanography

#613 in Europe

#2051 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

76. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Oceanography

#618 in Europe

#2067 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

77. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Oceanography

#631 in Europe

#2154 in the World

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

78. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Oceanography

#655 in Europe

#2297 in the World

Enrollment: 6,407
Founded: 1971

79. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Oceanography

#682 in Europe

#2439 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

80. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Oceanography

#693 in Europe

#2495 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

81. Bremen University of Applied Sciences

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Oceanography

#711 in Europe

#2570 in the World

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

82. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Oceanography

#717 in Europe

#2589 in the World

Enrollment: 13,494
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1971

83. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Oceanography

#732 in Europe

#2661 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

84. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Oceanography

#741 in Europe

#2710 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

85. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Oceanography

#758 in Europe

#2809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1972

86. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Oceanography

#759 in Europe

#2816 in the World

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

87. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Oceanography

#765 in Europe

#2847 in the World

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

88. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Oceanography

#780 in Europe

#2960 in the World

Enrollment: 2,466
Founded: 1897

89. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Oceanography

#782 in Europe

#2967 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

90. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Oceanography

#793 in Europe

#2997 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

91. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Oceanography

#812 in Europe

#3134 in the World

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

92. Leipzig University of Applied Sciences

Saxony | Leipzig

For Oceanography

#822 in Europe

#3171 in the World

Enrollment: 6,111
Founded: 1992

93. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Oceanography

#832 in Europe

#3218 in the World

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

94. Munster University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Oceanography

#837 in Europe

#3231 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1971

95. Trier University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Oceanography

#853 in Europe

#3324 in the World

Enrollment: 6,951
Founded: 1996

96. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Oceanography

#854 in Europe

#3327 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

97. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Oceanography

#857 in Europe

#3340 in the World

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

98. University of Flensburg

Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg

For Oceanography

#859 in Europe

#3353 in the World

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

99. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Oceanography

#861 in Europe

#3361 in the World

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

100. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Oceanography

#874 in Europe

#3440 in the World

Enrollment: 14,326
Founded: 1994

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 Science90

Earth science and Geophysics90

Environmental Chemistry97

Environmental Engineering74

Environmental Management110

Geography and Cartography166

Geotechnical Engineering85

Hydrology and Water resources management33

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science120

Mining Engineering33

Paleontology158

Petrology and Geochemistry82

Urban and Regional planning45

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation74