100 Best universities for Oceanography in Germany

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Oceanography. A graph of 7.36M citations received by 218K 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

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

2. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Oceanography

#35 in Europe

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

3. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Oceanography

#36 in Europe

#130 in the World

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

4. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Oceanography

#37 in Europe

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

5. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Oceanography

#39 in Europe

#137 in the World

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

6. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Oceanography

#52 in Europe

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

7. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Oceanography

#70 in Europe

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

8. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Oceanography

#75 in Europe

#236 in the World

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

9. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Oceanography

#76 in Europe

#239 in the World

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

10. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Oceanography

#77 in Europe

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

11. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Oceanography

#81 in Europe

#251 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

12. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Oceanography

#83 in Europe

#254 in the World

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

13. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Oceanography

#91 in Europe

#275 in the World

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

14. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Oceanography

#93 in Europe

#279 in the World

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

15. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Oceanography

#98 in Europe

#287 in the World

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

16. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Oceanography

#105 in Europe

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

17. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Oceanography

#108 in Europe

#308 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

#322 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

19. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Oceanography

#112 in Europe

#326 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

20. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Oceanography

#122 in Europe

#343 in the World

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

21. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Oceanography

#126 in Europe

#354 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

22. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Oceanography

#133 in Europe

#375 in the World

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

23. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Oceanography

#136 in Europe

#381 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

24. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Oceanography

#142 in Europe

#395 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

25. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Oceanography

#145 in Europe

#403 in the World

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

26. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Oceanography

#148 in Europe

#408 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

27. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Oceanography

#154 in Europe

#418 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

#169 in Europe

#462 in the World

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

30. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Oceanography

#171 in Europe

#468 in the World

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

31. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Oceanography

#180 in Europe

#491 in the World

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

32. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Oceanography

#184 in Europe

#506 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

33. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Oceanography

#185 in Europe

#508 in the World

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

34. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Oceanography

#197 in Europe

#529 in the World

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

35. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Oceanography

#202 in Europe

#536 in the World

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

36. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Oceanography

#208 in Europe

#564 in the World

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

37. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Oceanography

#214 in Europe

#584 in the World

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

38. University of Kassel

For Oceanography

#220 in Europe

#604 in the World

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

39. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Oceanography

#227 in Europe

#625 in the World

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

40. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Oceanography

#230 in Europe

#631 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

41. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Oceanography

#233 in Europe

#640 in the World

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

42. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Oceanography

#238 in Europe

#649 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

43. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Oceanography

#248 in Europe

#669 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

44. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Oceanography

#257 in Europe

#689 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

45. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Oceanography

#263 in Europe

#725 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

46. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Oceanography

#267 in Europe

#739 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

#274 in Europe

#760 in the World

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

48. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Oceanography

#281 in Europe

#771 in the World

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

49. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Oceanography

#282 in Europe

#777 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

50. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Oceanography

#287 in Europe

#793 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,300
Founded: 1948

51. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Oceanography

#294 in Europe

#812 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

52. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Oceanography

#312 in Europe

#873 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

53. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Oceanography

#330 in Europe

#935 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

54. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Oceanography

#342 in Europe

#977 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

55. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Oceanography

#354 in Europe

#1021 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

56. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Oceanography

#365 in Europe

#1049 in the World

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

57. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Oceanography

#374 in Europe

#1075 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

58. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Oceanography

#385 in Europe

#1103 in the World

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

59. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Oceanography

#391 in Europe

#1124 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

#402 in Europe

#1154 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

61. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Oceanography

#410 in Europe

#1186 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

62. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Oceanography

#428 in Europe

#1232 in the World

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

63. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Oceanography

#439 in Europe

#1279 in the World

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

64. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Oceanography

#440 in Europe

#1281 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

65. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Oceanography

#445 in Europe

#1302 in the World

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

66. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Oceanography

#457 in Europe

#1352 in the World

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

67. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Oceanography

#474 in Europe

#1404 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

#508 in Europe

#1554 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

69. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Oceanography

#511 in Europe

#1564 in the World

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

70. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Oceanography

#519 in Europe

#1592 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

71. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Oceanography

#533 in Europe

#1678 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

72. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Oceanography

#550 in Europe

#1754 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

73. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Oceanography

#561 in Europe

#1808 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

74. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Oceanography

#610 in Europe

#2109 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

75. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Oceanography

#653 in Europe

#2284 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

76. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Oceanography

#660 in Europe

#2323 in the World

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

77. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Oceanography

#669 in Europe

#2382 in the World

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

78. Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Freising

For Oceanography

#672 in Europe

#2387 in the World

Enrollment: 6,407
Founded: 1971

79. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Oceanography

#696 in Europe

#2538 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

80. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Oceanography

#707 in Europe

#2598 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

81. University of Banking of Frankfurt

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Oceanography

#714 in Europe

#2621 in the World

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

82. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Oceanography

#719 in Europe

#2661 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

83. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Oceanography

#727 in Europe

#2699 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

84. Bremen University of Applied Sciences

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Oceanography

#728 in Europe

#2700 in the World

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

85. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Oceanography

#774 in Europe

#2924 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

#2950 in the World

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

87. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Oceanography

#784 in Europe

#2958 in the World

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

88. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Oceanography

#792 in Europe

#3010 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

89. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Oceanography

#795 in Europe

#3039 in the World

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

90. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Oceanography

#812 in Europe

#3133 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

91. Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Oceanography

#822 in Europe

#3178 in the World

Enrollment: 4,081
Founded: 1832

92. TH Bingen University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Bingen

For Oceanography

#837 in Europe

#3242 in the World

Enrollment: 2,295
Founded: 1897

93. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Oceanography

#859 in Europe

#3356 in the World

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

94. Trier University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Oceanography

#867 in Europe

#3403 in the World

Enrollment: 6,951
Founded: 1996

95. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Oceanography

#868 in Europe

#3421 in the World

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

96. Munster University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Oceanography

#872 in Europe

#3440 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1971

97. Leipzig University of Applied Sciences

Saxony | Leipzig

For Oceanography

#877 in Europe

#3450 in the World

Enrollment: 6,111
Founded: 1992

98. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Oceanography

#881 in Europe

#3479 in the World

Enrollment: 14,167
Founded: 1994

99. University of Flensburg

Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg

For Oceanography

#904 in Europe

#3577 in the World

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

100. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Oceanography

#906 in Europe

#3584 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, Bremen, Munich, and Kiel.

Environmental Science subfields in Germany

Agricultural Science94

Earth science and Geophysics93

Environmental Chemistry96

Environmental Engineering75

Environmental Management117

Geography and Cartography166

Geotechnical Engineering87

Hydrology and Water resources management30

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science123

Mining Engineering32

Paleontology158

Petrology and Geochemistry84

Urban and Regional planning53

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation75