96 Best universities for Oceanography in England

Updated: July 18, 2023

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Oceanography. A graph of 121M citations received by 4.23M academic papers made by 96 universities in England 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 Cambridge

For Oceanography

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. University of Oxford

For Oceanography

#2 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

3. Imperial College London

For Oceanography

#3 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

4. University of Southampton

For Oceanography

#4 in the United Kingdom

#7 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

5. University of East Anglia

For Oceanography

#5 in the United Kingdom

#11 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

6. University of Reading

For Oceanography

#6 in the United Kingdom

#13 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 1892

7. University of Leeds

For Oceanography

#7 in the United Kingdom

#15 in Europe

Founded: 1904

8. University College London

For Oceanography

#8 in the United Kingdom

#16 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

9. University of Manchester

For Oceanography

#9 in the United Kingdom

#19 in Europe

Founded: 1824

10. University of Bristol

For Oceanography

#11 in the United Kingdom

#25 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

11. University of Sheffield

For Oceanography

#12 in the United Kingdom

#27 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1905

12. University of Exeter

For Oceanography

#13 in the United Kingdom

#30 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

13. University of Plymouth

For Oceanography

#14 in the United Kingdom

#31 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1992

14. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Oceanography

#15 in the United Kingdom

#37 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1963

15. University of Birmingham

For Oceanography

#16 in the United Kingdom

#38 in Europe

Founded: 1900

16. University of Liverpool

For Oceanography

#17 in the United Kingdom

#40 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

17. University of Nottingham

For Oceanography

#18 in the United Kingdom

#48 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

18. Durham University

For Oceanography

#20 in the United Kingdom

#52 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

19. Lancaster University

For Oceanography

#25 in the United Kingdom

#79 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1964

20. University of York

For Oceanography

#26 in the United Kingdom

#84 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

21. Loughborough University

For Oceanography

#27 in the United Kingdom

#87 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

22. University of Sussex

For Oceanography

#29 in the United Kingdom

#102 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

23. Queen Mary University of London

For Oceanography

#31 in the United Kingdom

#114 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1989

24. King's College London

For Oceanography

#32 in the United Kingdom

#115 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1829

25. University of Warwick

For Oceanography

#35 in the United Kingdom

#124 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

26. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Oceanography

#36 in the United Kingdom

#130 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1954

27. University of Surrey

For Oceanography

#37 in the United Kingdom

#136 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

28. Cranfield University

For Oceanography

#38 in the United Kingdom

#137 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

29. University of Leicester

For Oceanography

#40 in the United Kingdom

#147 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

30. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Oceanography

#42 in the United Kingdom

#155 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1895

31. University of Bath

For Oceanography

#43 in the United Kingdom

#160 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

32. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Oceanography

#44 in the United Kingdom

#162 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1849

33. University of London

For Oceanography

#46 in the United Kingdom

#178 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

34. University of Essex

For Oceanography

#48 in the United Kingdom

#208 in Europe

Founded: 1964

35. Aston University

For Oceanography

#49 in the United Kingdom

#225 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1895

36. Brunel University London

For Oceanography

#50 in the United Kingdom

#247 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

37. University of Portsmouth

For Oceanography

#51 in the United Kingdom

#253 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

38. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Oceanography

#53 in the United Kingdom

#278 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1992

39. University of Salford

For Oceanography

#54 in the United Kingdom

#288 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1967

40. Liverpool John Moores University

For Oceanography

#55 in the United Kingdom

#292 in Europe

Founded: 1992

41. University of Bradford

For Oceanography

#56 in the United Kingdom

#294 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1966

42. University of Kent

For Oceanography

#57 in the United Kingdom

#312 in Europe

Founded: 1965

43. Coventry University

For Oceanography

#58 in the United Kingdom

#323 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

44. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Oceanography

#59 in the United Kingdom

#327 in Europe

Founded: 1992

45. Keele University

For Oceanography

#60 in the United Kingdom

#329 in Europe

Founded: 1962

46. University of Greenwich

For Oceanography

#61 in the United Kingdom

#335 in Europe

Founded: 1890

47. Bournemouth University

For Oceanography

#62 in the United Kingdom

#361 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

48. Oxford Brookes University

For Oceanography

#63 in the United Kingdom

#377 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

49. University of the West of England

For Oceanography

#64 in the United Kingdom

#385 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

50. City, University of London

For Oceanography

#66 in the United Kingdom

#395 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

51. Birkbeck, University of London

For Oceanography

#67 in the United Kingdom

#399 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1823

52. University of Hertfordshire

For Oceanography

#68 in the United Kingdom

#413 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

53. De Montfort University

For Oceanography

#69 in the United Kingdom

#438 in Europe

Founded: 1992

54. Nottingham Trent University

For Oceanography

#70 in the United Kingdom

#439 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

55. University of Brighton

For Oceanography

#71 in the United Kingdom

#441 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

56. Middlesex University

For Oceanography

#72 in the United Kingdom

#442 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1973

57. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Oceanography

#74 in the United Kingdom

#454 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1992

58. University of Derby

For Oceanography

#76 in the United Kingdom

#468 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

59. Sheffield Hallam University

For Oceanography

#77 in the United Kingdom

#472 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1992

60. University of Huddersfield

For Oceanography

#79 in the United Kingdom

#492 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

61. London South Bank University

For Oceanography

#80 in the United Kingdom

#495 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1892

62. University of Sunderland

For Oceanography

#81 in the United Kingdom

#497 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

63. University of Westminster

For Oceanography

#84 in the United Kingdom

#540 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

64. Anglia Ruskin University

For Oceanography

#85 in the United Kingdom

#545 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1858

65. University of Wolverhampton

For Oceanography

#86 in the United Kingdom

#553 in Europe

Founded: 1992

66. University of Central Lancashire

For Oceanography

#87 in the United Kingdom

#557 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1992

67. St George's, University of London

For Oceanography

#88 in the United Kingdom

#562 in Europe

Founded: 1733

68. London Metropolitan University

For Oceanography

#89 in the United Kingdom

#564 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1848

69. University of Lincoln

For Oceanography

#90 in the United Kingdom

#565 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1992

70. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Oceanography

#91 in the United Kingdom

#574 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1904

71. University of East London

For Oceanography

#92 in the United Kingdom

#587 in Europe

Founded: 1992

72. SOAS, University of London

For Oceanography

#94 in the United Kingdom

#603 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1916

73. University of Bedfordshire

For Oceanography

#95 in the United Kingdom

#606 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

74. Staffordshire University

For Oceanography

#96 in the United Kingdom

#612 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1992

75. London Business School

For Oceanography

#99 in the United Kingdom

#660 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1964

76. Royal Agricultural University

For Oceanography

#100 in the United Kingdom

#661 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 1,100
Founded: 2013

77. Teesside University

For Oceanography

#101 in the United Kingdom

#664 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

78. Leeds Beckett University

For Oceanography

#102 in the United Kingdom

#689 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1992

79. University of Cumbria

For Oceanography

#103 in the United Kingdom

#692 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 2007

80. Royal Veterinary College University of London

For Oceanography

#104 in the United Kingdom

#711 in Europe

Founded: 1791

81. University of Roehampton

For Oceanography

#105 in the United Kingdom

#718 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 2004

82. University of Worcester

For Oceanography

#107 in the United Kingdom

#730 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Enrollment: 10,798
Founded: 2005

83. Bath Spa University

For Oceanography

#108 in the United Kingdom

#740 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 6,863
Founded: 1975

84. University of Gloucestershire

For Oceanography

#109 in the United Kingdom

#749 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 2001

85. University of Bolton

For Oceanography

#110 in the United Kingdom

#754 in Europe

Founded: 2004

86. Birmingham City University

For Oceanography

#111 in the United Kingdom

#756 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1992

87. Edge Hill University

For Oceanography

#112 in the United Kingdom

#779 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Founded: 2006

88. Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

For Oceanography

#114 in the United Kingdom

#807 in Europe

Founded: 1932

89. Canterbury Christ Church University

For Oceanography

#115 in the United Kingdom

#811 in Europe

Founded: 2005

90. University of Chester

For Oceanography

#116 in the United Kingdom

#812 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

91. Solent University

For Oceanography

#117 in the United Kingdom

#819 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 11,340
Founded: 2004

92. University of Northampton

For Oceanography

#120 in the United Kingdom

#852 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2005

93. University of West London

For Oceanography

#121 in the United Kingdom

#880 in Europe

Founded: 1990

94. University of Buckingham

For Oceanography

#122 in the United Kingdom

#896 in Europe

Founded: 1973

95. Liverpool Hope University

For Oceanography

#123 in the United Kingdom

#910 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 2005

96. University of Winchester

For Oceanography

#124 in the United Kingdom

#916 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 2005

Closest to England states to learn Oceanography

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	10	21
Scotland	15	10

Environmental Science subfields in England

Agricultural Science88

Earth science and Geophysics90

Environmental Chemistry70

Environmental Engineering65

Environmental Management93

Geography and Cartography115

Geotechnical Engineering82

Hydrology and Water resources management34

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science94

Mining Engineering33

Paleontology110

Petrology and Geochemistry77

Urban and Regional planning69

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation85