24 Best universities for Oceanography in Iraq

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Iraq ranked based on their research performance in Oceanography. A graph of 84.8K citations received by 9.52K academic papers made by 24 universities in Iraq 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 Baghdad

For Oceanography

#295 in Asia

#971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 70,614
Founded: 1957

2. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Oceanography

#367 in Asia

#1157 in the World

Founded: 1960

3. University of Basrah

For Oceanography

#425 in Asia

#1295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

4. University of Mustansiriyah

For Oceanography

#559 in Asia

#1571 in the World

Founded: 1963

5. University of Mosul

For Oceanography

#746 in Asia

#1935 in the World

Founded: 1967

6. University of Anbar

For Oceanography

#876 in Asia

#2227 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

7. University of Babylon

For Oceanography

#970 in Asia

#2408 in the World

Founded: 1991

8. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Oceanography

#995 in Asia

#2465 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

9. University of Tikrit

For Oceanography

#1014 in Asia

#2511 in the World

Founded: 1987

10. University of Kufa

For Oceanography

#1066 in Asia

#2625 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

11. Al Nahrain University

For Oceanography

#1117 in Asia

#2724 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

12. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Oceanography

#1165 in Asia

#2818 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

13. University of Wasit

For Oceanography

#1211 in Asia

#2893 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

14. University of Diyala

For Oceanography

#1270 in Asia

#3023 in the World

Enrollment: 26,887
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1999

15. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Oceanography

#1375 in Asia

#3260 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

16. Soran University

For Oceanography

#1562 in Asia

#3674 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

17. University of Duhok

For Oceanography

#1586 in Asia

#3719 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

18. University of Kirkuk

For Oceanography

#1655 in Asia

#3864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

19. Al Muthanna University

For Oceanography

#1719 in Asia

#4007 in the World

Founded: 2007

20. University of Zakho

For Oceanography

#1797 in Asia

#4186 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

21. Koya University

For Oceanography

#1845 in Asia

#4276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2003

22. Tishk International University

For Oceanography

#1851 in Asia

#4293 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

23. University of Misan

For Oceanography

#1896 in Asia

#4384 in the World

Founded: 2007

24. Cihan University

For Oceanography

#1977 in Asia

#4542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2007

The best cities to study Oceanography in Iraq based on the number of universities and their ranks are Baghdad, Basra, Mosul, and Ramadi.

Environmental Science subfields in Iraq

Agricultural Science24

Earth science and Geophysics25

Environmental Chemistry25

Environmental Engineering21

Environmental Management26

Geography and Cartography28

Geotechnical Engineering25

Hydrology and Water resources management10

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science24

Mining Engineering4

Petrology and Geochemistry19

Urban and Regional planning3

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation14