47 Best colleges for Oceanography in Pennsylvania

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Oceanography. A graph of 1.85M citations received by 48.9K academic papers made by 47 universities in Pennsylvania 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. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Oceanography

#7 in the United States

#7 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

2. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Oceanography

#54 in the United States

#61 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $32,964

3. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Oceanography

#57 in the United States

#64 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Oceanography

#75 in the United States

#93 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

5. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Oceanography

#115 in the United States

#138 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $33,289

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Oceanography

#125 in the United States

#150 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $42,342

7. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Oceanography

#155 in the United States

#186 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $11,891
Enrollment: 30,205

8. Villanova University

Villanova

For Oceanography

#225 in the United States

#262 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,946

9. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Oceanography

#284 in the United States

#332 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $6,250
Enrollment: 6,885

10. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Oceanography

#301 in the United States

#350 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,486

11. Lafayette College

Easton

For Oceanography

#324 in the United States

#374 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $34,728

12. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Oceanography

#326 in the United States

#376 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,097

13. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Oceanography

#368 in the United States

#421 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Average SAT: 1379
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $37,475

14. Haverford College

Haverford

For Oceanography

#372 in the United States

#425 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,828

15. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Oceanography

#377 in the United States

#430 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $35,125

16. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Oceanography

#380 in the United States

#433 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Net Price: $29,948
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $14,493

17. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Oceanography

#382 in the United States

#435 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

18. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Oceanography

#389 in the United States

#442 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 88%

19. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Oceanography

#391 in the United States

#444 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 99%

20. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Oceanography

#422 in the United States

#476 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $36,392

21. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Oceanography

#450 in the United States

#505 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,930

22. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Oceanography

#458 in the United States

#513 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,729

23. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Oceanography

#459 in the United States

#515 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1120
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $6,205

24. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Oceanography

#477 in the United States

#535 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $27,929

25. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Oceanography

#479 in the United States

#537 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1145
Net Price: $24,638
Receiving Aid: 100%

26. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Oceanography

#481 in the United States

#540 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,383

27. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Oceanography

#496 in the United States

#555 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Net Price: $40,242
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $40,209

28. Widener University

Chester

For Oceanography

#521 in the United States

#581 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1155
Net Price: $30,720
Receiving Aid: 100%

29. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Oceanography

#533 in the United States

#593 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $25,608

30. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Oceanography

#534 in the United States

#594 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $8,863
Enrollment: 1,784

31. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Oceanography

#551 in the United States

#612 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $6,347
Enrollment: 7,500

32. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Oceanography

#588 in the United States

#652 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $8,127
Enrollment: 3,070

33. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Oceanography

#590 in the United States

#654 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $27,258

34. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Oceanography

#610 in the United States

#674 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

35. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Oceanography

#623 in the United States

#687 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,814

36. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Oceanography

#626 in the United States

#690 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $28,925

37. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Oceanography

#627 in the United States

#691 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1322
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $44,371

38. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Oceanography

#630 in the United States

#694 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,100

39. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Oceanography

#654 in the United States

#719 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $22,145
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $20,748

40. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Oceanography

#658 in the United States

#723 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $20,119
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $25,808

41. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Oceanography

#660 in the United States

#725 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1100
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $5,951

42. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Oceanography

#679 in the United States

#744 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Net Price: $28,583
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,744

43. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Oceanography

#688 in the United States

#754 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $14,882
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,747

44. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Oceanography

#694 in the United States

#760 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1147
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,508

45. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Oceanography

#703 in the United States

#769 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1170
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $6,716

46. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Oceanography

#716 in the United States

#783 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 99%

47. Gannon University

Erie

For Oceanography

#768 in the United States

#835 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $23,942
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $27,483

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Oceanography

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	16	16
District of Columbia	7	135
New Jersey	18	11
New York	81	5
West Virginia	3	129
Connecticut	16	31
Virginia	21	46
Ohio	29	27
Massachusetts	36	2
Rhode Island	6	50
Vermont	3	134
New Hampshire	4	62
North Carolina	19	29
Indiana	15	35
Kentucky	9	94
Michigan	21	10
South Carolina	12	53
Maine	9	65
Tennessee	16	68
Illinois	29	14
Georgia	20	25
Wisconsin	21	8
Alabama	14	79
Iowa	6	48
Missouri	12	92
Mississippi	6	106
Minnesota	16	20
Arkansas	10	130
Florida	32	18
Louisiana	15	43
Kansas	8	74
South Dakota	6	150
Nebraska	7	66
Oklahoma	8	52
North Dakota	3	154
Texas	47	15
Colorado	14	9
New Mexico	4	86
Montana	3	100
Puerto Rico	6	190
Utah	6	56
Idaho	3	123
Arizona	4	26
Washington	13	1
Oregon	13	13
California	66	3
Alaska	4	34
Hawaii	4	32