Washington, DC's best Oceanography colleges [2024 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Oceanography. A graph of 120K citations received by 5.53K academic papers made by 6 universities in Washington 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. George Washington University

For Oceanography

#1 in District of Columbia

#137 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $42,723

2. Georgetown University

For Oceanography

#2 in District of Columbia

#165 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $35,566

3. American University in Washington

For Oceanography

#3 in District of Columbia

#212 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $41,369

4. Catholic University of America

For Oceanography

#4 in District of Columbia

#262 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $36,031
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $34,449

5. Howard University

For Oceanography

#5 in District of Columbia

#292 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $28,279

6. University of the District of Columbia

For Oceanography

#6 in District of Columbia

#587 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $7,662
Enrollment: 3,577

Universities for Oceanography near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
8	Marymount University	202	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	18	College Park, Maryland
13	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	316	Bethesda, Maryland
24	George Mason University	101	Fairfax, Virginia
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	132	Baltimore, Maryland
49	United States Naval Academy	193	Annapolis, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	128	Baltimore, Maryland
60	Johns Hopkins University	40	Baltimore, Maryland
63	Morgan State University	351	Baltimore, Maryland
66	Towson University	297	Towson, Maryland