31 Best universities for Oceanography in Malaysia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Malaysia ranked based on their research performance in Oceanography. A graph of 803K citations received by 40.1K academic papers made by 31 universities in Malaysia 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 Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Oceanography

#58 in Asia

#241 in the World

Founded: 1904

2. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Oceanography

#72 in Asia

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

3. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Oceanography

#79 in Asia

#319 in the World

Founded: 1969

4. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Oceanography

#88 in Asia

#364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

5. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Oceanography

#102 in Asia

#420 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

6. Petronas Technology University

Malaysia | Tronoh

For Oceanography

#185 in Asia

#661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1997

7. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Oceanography

#212 in Asia

#743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

8. University of Malaysia, Terengganu

Malaysia | Kuala Terengganu

For Oceanography

#237 in Asia

#821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1979

9. University of Malaysia, Pahang

Malaysia | Kuantan

For Oceanography

#309 in Asia

#1000 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2002

10. Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Batu Pahat

For Oceanography

#333 in Asia

#1063 in the World

Founded: 2000

11. University of Malaysia Sabah

Malaysia | Kota Kinabalu

For Oceanography

#339 in Asia

#1073 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

12. University of Malaysia Perlis

Malaysia | Arau

For Oceanography

#356 in Asia

#1119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 11,216
Male:Female: 56:44
Founded: 2001

13. Tenaga National University

Malaysia | Kajang

For Oceanography

#377 in Asia

#1179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

14. International Islamic University Malaysia

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Oceanography

#401 in Asia

#1237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 21,607
Founded: 1983

15. University of Malaysia, Sarawak

Malaysia | Kota Samarahan

For Oceanography

#578 in Asia

#1613 in the World

Founded: 1992

16. Technical University of Malaysia, Melaka

Malaysia | Ayer Keroh

For Oceanography

#689 in Asia

#1810 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,077
Founded: 2000

17. Tunku Abdul Rahman University

Malaysia | Kajang

For Oceanography

#722 in Asia

#1879 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2002

18. Multimedia University

Malaysia | Cyberjaya

For Oceanography

#815 in Asia

#2076 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1996

19. Northern University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Sintok

For Oceanography

#824 in Asia

#2097 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1984

20. University of Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Oceanography

#833 in Asia

#2119 in the World

Founded: 2002

21. Sunway University

Malaysia | Petaling Jaya

For Oceanography

#1021 in Asia

#2529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1987

22. Darul Iman University, Malaysia

Malaysia | Kuala Terengganu

For Oceanography

#1038 in Asia

#2564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2005

23. University of Malaysia, Kelantan

Malaysia | Pengkalan Chepa

For Oceanography

#1086 in Asia

#2658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2006

24. UCSI University

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Oceanography

#1240 in Asia

#2959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1986

25. Islamic Science University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Nilai

For Oceanography

#1254 in Asia

#2994 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1998

26. Sultan Idris University of Education

Malaysia | Tanjong Malim

For Oceanography

#1331 in Asia

#3156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1922

27. International Medical University

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Oceanography

#1336 in Asia

#3170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

28. National Defence University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Oceanography

#1344 in Asia

#3193 in the World

Founded: 1995

29. INTI International University

Malaysia | Nilai

For Oceanography

#1411 in Asia

#3334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 4,202
Founded: 2010

30. University of Selangor

Malaysia | Bestari Jaya

For Oceanography

#1955 in Asia

#4495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 5,312
Founded: 1999

31. Management and Science University

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Oceanography

#1985 in Asia

#4560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2001

The best cities to study Oceanography in Malaysia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur, George Town, and Serdang.