Guangzhou's best Oceanography universities [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Guangzhou ranked based on their research performance in Oceanography. A graph of 619K citations received by 31.8K academic papers made by 15 universities in Guangzhou 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. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Oceanography

#24 in China

#36 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

2. South China University of Technology

For Oceanography

#30 in China

#45 in Asia

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

3. Jinan University

For Oceanography

#58 in China

#112 in Asia

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

4. Guangdong University of Technology

For Oceanography

#74 in China

#140 in Asia

Founded: 1956

5. South China Agricultural University

For Oceanography

#95 in China

#205 in Asia

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

6. South China Normal University

For Oceanography

#114 in China

#267 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1933

7. Guangzhou University

For Oceanography

#115 in China

#269 in Asia

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

8. Southern Medical University

For Oceanography

#275 in China

#798 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 13,380
Founded: 1951

9. Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering

For Oceanography

#316 in China

#987 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1927

10. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

For Oceanography

#321 in China

#1005 in Asia

Founded: 1969

11. Guangdong University of Finance and Economics

For Oceanography

#352 in China

#1226 in Asia

Founded: 1983

12. Guangzhou Medical University

For Oceanography

#367 in China

#1279 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1958

13. Guangdong Pharmaceutical University

For Oceanography

#395 in China

#1424 in Asia

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 1958

14. Guangdong University of Education

For Oceanography

#414 in China

#1595 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1955

15. Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

For Oceanography

#432 in China

#1684 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1956

Universities for Oceanography near Guangzhou

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
20	Foshan University	229	Foshan
53	Dongguan University of Technology	241	Dongguan
95	Shenzhen University	75	Shenzhen
112	University of Macau	170	Macau
113	Macau University of Science and Technology	270	Macau
125	Chinese University of Hong Kong	49	Hong Kong
129	City University of Hong Kong	31	Hong Kong
129	Hong Kong Baptist University	133	Hong Kong
130	University of Hong Kong	5	Hong Kong
132	Hong Kong Polytechnic University	19	Hong Kong