47 Best colleges for Oceanography in Pennsylvania

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Oceanography. A graph of 1.95M citations received by 50K 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: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

2. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Oceanography

#54 in the United States

#61 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $35,552

3. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Oceanography

#58 in the United States

#65 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,570

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Oceanography

#75 in the United States

#93 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 74%

5. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Oceanography

#116 in the United States

#139 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $34,154

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Oceanography

#125 in the United States

#150 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $42,801

7. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Oceanography

#158 in the United States

#189 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $14,837
Enrollment: 29,640

8. Villanova University

Villanova

For Oceanography

#225 in the United States

#262 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1453
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,201

9. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Oceanography

#285 in the United States

#333 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

#351 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,003

11. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Oceanography

#323 in the United States

#373 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $29,325

12. Lafayette College

Easton

For Oceanography

#326 in the United States

#376 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,442

13. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Oceanography

#370 in the United States

#423 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1387
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $43,987

14. Haverford College

Haverford

For Oceanography

#376 in the United States

#429 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,535

15. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Oceanography

#377 in the United States

#430 in North America

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

16. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Oceanography

#381 in the United States

#434 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,917

17. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Oceanography

#384 in the United States

#437 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

18. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Oceanography

#390 in the United States

#443 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 88%

19. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Oceanography

#392 in the United States

#445 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 100%

20. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Oceanography

#420 in the United States

#474 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,205

21. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Oceanography

#452 in the United States

#508 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,469

22. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Oceanography

#456 in the United States

#512 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $32,769

23. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Oceanography

#463 in the United States

#520 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1115
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $6,143

24. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Oceanography

#477 in the United States

#535 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1266
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,420

25. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Oceanography

#480 in the United States

#538 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $33,221

26. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Oceanography

#486 in the United States

#545 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $24,108

27. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Oceanography

#495 in the United States

#554 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,483

28. Widener University

Chester

For Oceanography

#527 in the United States

#587 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1185
Net Price: $26,778
Receiving Aid: 100%

29. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Oceanography

#538 in the United States

#599 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1170
Net Price: $23,689
Receiving Aid: 100%

30. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Oceanography

#540 in the United States

#601 in North America

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

31. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Oceanography

#549 in the United States

#610 in North America

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

32. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Oceanography

#590 in the United States

#654 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $26,444

33. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Oceanography

#592 in the United States

#656 in North America

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

34. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Oceanography

#613 in the United States

#677 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 96%

35. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Oceanography

#624 in the United States

#688 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $34,739

36. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Oceanography

#629 in the United States

#693 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $24,580

37. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Oceanography

#634 in the United States

#698 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1239
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $34,234

38. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Oceanography

#639 in the United States

#703 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $43,626

39. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Oceanography

#651 in the United States

#716 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $18,069
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,880

40. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Oceanography

#655 in the United States

#720 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $6,756

41. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Oceanography

#658 in the United States

#723 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $28,588
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,590

42. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Oceanography

#659 in the United States

#724 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,528
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $21,913

43. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Oceanography

#684 in the United States

#750 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $15,984
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,706

44. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Oceanography

#698 in the United States

#764 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $28,511

45. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Oceanography

#706 in the United States

#773 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1215
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $7,420

46. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Oceanography

#710 in the United States

#777 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 890
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $13,750

47. Gannon University

Erie

For Oceanography

#767 in the United States

#834 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $23,123
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $29,799

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	82	5
West Virginia	4	129
Connecticut	16	31
Virginia	21	46
Ohio	29	27
Massachusetts	37	2
Rhode Island	6	50
Vermont	3	134
New Hampshire	4	61
North Carolina	19	28
Indiana	15	35
Kentucky	9	94
Michigan	21	10
South Carolina	12	53
Maine	9	67
Tennessee	16	68
Illinois	28	14
Georgia	20	25
Wisconsin	21	8
Alabama	14	78
Iowa	6	48
Missouri	12	93
Mississippi	6	103
Minnesota	16	20
Arkansas	10	130
Florida	32	18
Louisiana	15	43
Kansas	8	74
South Dakota	6	148
Nebraska	7	65
Oklahoma	8	52
North Dakota	3	153
Texas	47	15
Colorado	14	9
New Mexico	4	86
Montana	3	100
Puerto Rico	6	189
Utah	6	55
Idaho	3	123
Arizona	4	26
Washington	14	1
Oregon	13	13
California	66	3
Alaska	4	34
Hawaii	4	32