26 Best universities for Oceanography in Saudi Arabia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Saudi Arabia ranked based on their research performance in Oceanography. A graph of 608K citations received by 23.3K academic papers made by 26 universities in Saudi Arabia 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. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

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Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Oceanography

#80 in Asia

#320 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

2. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

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Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Oceanography

#95 in Asia

#383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

3. King Saud University

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Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Oceanography

#104 in Asia

#432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 61,412
Founded: 1957

4. King AbdulAziz University

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Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Oceanography

#109 in Asia

#448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

5. King Khalid University

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Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Oceanography

#584 in Asia

#1622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

6. Taif University

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Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Oceanography

#662 in Asia

#1759 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

7. King Faisal University

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Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Oceanography

#695 in Asia

#1824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

8. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

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Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Oceanography

#743 in Asia

#1932 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

9. Umm Al-Qura University

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Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Oceanography

#751 in Asia

#1944 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

10. Taibah University

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Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Oceanography

#754 in Asia

#1950 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 74,877
Founded: 2003

11. Qassim University

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Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Oceanography

#814 in Asia

#2075 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 50,054
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 2004

12. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

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Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Oceanography

#854 in Asia

#2174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1975

13. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

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Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Oceanography

#1092 in Asia

#2668 in the World

Founded: 2008

14. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

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Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Oceanography

#1106 in Asia

#2693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 2006

15. University of Tabuk

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Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Oceanography

#1128 in Asia

#2748 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

16. Al Jouf University

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Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Oceanography

#1142 in Asia

#2772 in the World

Founded: 2005

17. Najran University

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Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Oceanography

#1259 in Asia

#3004 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 2006

18. Jazan University

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Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Oceanography

#1281 in Asia

#3053 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 54,999
Founded: 2005

19. Majmaah University

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Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Oceanography

#1298 in Asia

#3085 in the World

Enrollment: 19,956
Founded: 2009

20. Shaqra University

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Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Oceanography

#1304 in Asia

#3093 in the World

Founded: 2008

21. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

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Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Oceanography

#1345 in Asia

#3196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 85,367
Founded: 1974

22. Prince Sultan University

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Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Oceanography

#1475 in Asia

#3469 in the World

Enrollment: 6,269
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1999

23. Alfaisal University

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Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Oceanography

#1579 in Asia

#3708 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 2007

24. Al Baha University

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Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Oceanography

#1647 in Asia

#3852 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

25. Northern Borders University

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Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Oceanography

#1826 in Asia

#4244 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

26. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

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Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Oceanography

#1918 in Asia

#4432 in the World

Founded: 2005

The best cities to study Oceanography in Saudi Arabia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Thuwal, Dhahran, Riyadh, and Jeddah.

Environmental Science subfields in Saudi Arabia

Agricultural Science26

Earth science and Geophysics24

Environmental Chemistry25

Environmental Engineering24

Environmental Management27

Geography and Cartography27

Geotechnical Engineering25

Hydrology and Water resources management6

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science27

Mining Engineering4

Petrology and Geochemistry21

Urban and Regional planning4

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation19