Best Universities for Oceanography in Europe

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Oceanography. A graph of 42M citations received by 1.47M academic papers made by 1,059 universities in Europe 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

United Kingdom | England

For Oceanography

#1 in the United Kingdom

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Oceanography

#2 in the United Kingdom

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Oceanography

#1 in Switzerland

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

4. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Oceanography

#1 in the Netherlands

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

5. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Oceanography

#2 in the Netherlands

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

6. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Oceanography

#3 in the United Kingdom

#35 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

7. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Oceanography

#1 in France

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

8. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Oceanography

#4 in the United Kingdom

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

9. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Oceanography

#3 in the Netherlands

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

10. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Oceanography

#5 in the United Kingdom

#47 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

11. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Oceanography

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

12. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Oceanography

#1 in Sweden

#51 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

13. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Oceanography

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

14. Lund University

For Oceanography

#2 in Sweden

#56 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

15. University of East Anglia

United Kingdom | England

For Oceanography

#6 in the United Kingdom

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

16. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Oceanography

#7 in the United Kingdom

#65 in the World

Founded: 1904

17. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Oceanography

#8 in the United Kingdom

#68 in the World

Founded: 1892

18. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Oceanography

#2 in Switzerland

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

19. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Oceanography

#78 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

20. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Oceanography

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,020
Founded: 1928

21. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Oceanography

#9 in the United Kingdom

#80 in the World

Founded: 1824

22. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Oceanography

#1 in Norway

#83 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

23. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Oceanography

#10 in the United Kingdom

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

24. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Oceanography

#11 in the United Kingdom

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

25. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Oceanography

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

26. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Oceanography

#93 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

27. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Oceanography

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

28. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Oceanography

#2 in Norway

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

29. University of Oslo

For Oceanography

#3 in Norway

#103 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

30. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Oceanography

#12 in the United Kingdom

#108 in the World

Founded: 1905

31. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Oceanography

#3 in Sweden

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 35,556
Founded: 1477

32. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Oceanography

#13 in the United Kingdom

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

33. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Oceanography

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

34. University of Plymouth

United Kingdom | England

For Oceanography

#14 in the United Kingdom

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

35. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Oceanography

#127 in the World

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

36. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Oceanography

#3 in Switzerland

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

37. University of Bremen

Germany | Bremen State

For Oceanography

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

38. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Oceanography

#15 in the United Kingdom

#138 in the World

Founded: 1963

39. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Oceanography

#141 in the World

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

40. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Oceanography

#1 in Russia

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

41. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Oceanography

#16 in the United Kingdom

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

42. Kiel University

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Oceanography

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

43. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Oceanography

#17 in the United Kingdom

#149 in the World

Founded: 1900

44. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Oceanography

#4 in Sweden

#150 in the World

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

45. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Oceanography

#5 in Sweden

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

46. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Oceanography

#4 in the Netherlands

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

47. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Oceanography

#6 in Sweden

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 10,912
Founded: 1829

48. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Oceanography

#5 in the Netherlands

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

49. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Oceanography

#18 in the United Kingdom

#169 in the World

Founded: 1948

50. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Oceanography

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

51. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Oceanography

#19 in the United Kingdom

#178 in the World

Founded: 1495

52. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Oceanography

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

53. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Oceanography

#1 in Spain

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236
Male:Female: 86:14

54. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Oceanography

#6 in the Netherlands

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

55. University of Padua

For Oceanography

#1 in Italy

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 62,876
Founded: 1222

56. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Oceanography

#20 in the United Kingdom

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

57. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Oceanography

#7 in Sweden

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 14,278
Founded: 1827

58. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

France | Occitanie

For Oceanography

#2 in France

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

59. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Oceanography

#7 in the Netherlands

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

60. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Oceanography

#2 in Italy

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 79,999
Founded: 1088

61. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Oceanography

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

62. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Oceanography

#8 in the Netherlands

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

63. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Oceanography

#1 in Greece

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

64. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Oceanography

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1973

65. Sapienza University of Rome

For Oceanography

#3 in Italy

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

66. Grenoble Alpes University

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Oceanography

#3 in France

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

67. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Oceanography

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

68. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Oceanography

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

69. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Oceanography

#4 in Switzerland

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

70. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Oceanography

#2 in Spain

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

71. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Oceanography

#4 in France

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

72. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Oceanography

#4 in Italy

#222 in the World

Founded: 1990

73. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Oceanography

#5 in France

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

74. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Oceanography

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

75. Bangor University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Oceanography

#21 in the United Kingdom

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

76. University of Bordeaux

France | Nouvelle-Aquitaine

For Oceanography

#6 in France

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

77. UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Norway | Tromso

For Oceanography

#4 in Norway

#237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 17,808
Founded: 1968

78. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Oceanography

#5 in Italy

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

79. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Oceanography

#240 in the World

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

80. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Oceanography

#6 in Italy

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 48,645
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1863

81. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Oceanography

#10 in Germany

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

82. University of St Andrews

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Oceanography

#22 in the United Kingdom

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

83. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Oceanography

#3 in Spain

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

84. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Oceanography

#23 in the United Kingdom

#254 in the World

Founded: 1451

85. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Oceanography

#9 in the Netherlands

#256 in the World

Founded: 1923

86. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Oceanography

#11 in Germany

#257 in the World

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

87. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Oceanography

#24 in the United Kingdom

#259 in the World

Founded: 1997

88. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Oceanography

#25 in the United Kingdom

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

89. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Oceanography

#2 in Greece

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

90. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Oceanography

#12 in Germany

#266 in the World

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

91. University of Bayreuth

Germany | Bavaria

For Oceanography

#13 in Germany

#267 in the World

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

92. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Oceanography

#26 in the United Kingdom

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

93. University of Genoa

Italy | Liguria

For Oceanography

#7 in Italy

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

94. Umea University

For Oceanography

#8 in Sweden

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

95. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Oceanography

#8 in Italy

#284 in the World

Founded: 1321

96. University of Aix-Marseilles

France | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur

For Oceanography

#7 in France

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

97. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Oceanography

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

98. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Oceanography

#14 in Germany

#289 in the World

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

99. University of Western Brittany

France | Brittany

For Oceanography

#8 in France

#292 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

100. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Oceanography

#27 in the United Kingdom

#293 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

Environmental Science subfields in Europe

Agricultural Science937

Earth science and Geophysics876

Environmental Chemistry830

Environmental Engineering679

Environmental Management1026

Geography and Cartography1420

Geotechnical Engineering812

Hydrology and Water resources management264

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science1068

Mining Engineering288

Paleontology1344

Petrology and Geochemistry740

Urban and Regional planning583

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation731