21 Best universities for Oceanography in Tehran

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tehran ranked based on their research performance in Oceanography. A graph of 562K citations received by 26K academic papers made by 21 universities in Tehran 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 Tehran

For Oceanography

#1 in Iran

#47 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 52,588
Founded: 1934

2. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Oceanography

#2 in Iran

#123 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

3. Sharif University of Technology

For Oceanography

#3 in Iran

#126 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,935
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1965

4. Iran University of Science and Technology

For Oceanography

#4 in Iran

#131 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1929

5. Tarbiat Modares University

For Oceanography

#5 in Iran

#141 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 9,270
Founded: 1982

6. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

For Oceanography

#10 in Iran

#266 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1928

7. Shahid Beheshti University

For Oceanography

#11 in Iran

#276 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 11,500
Founded: 1959

8. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Oceanography

#17 in Iran

#461 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 14,440
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1934

9. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

For Oceanography

#31 in Iran

#727 in Asia

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1982

10. Petroleum University of Technology

For Oceanography

#39 in Iran

#852 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

11. Kharazmi University

For Oceanography

#40 in Iran

#866 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1919

12. Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University

For Oceanography

#46 in Iran

#915 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

13. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Oceanography

#47 in Iran

#925 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

14. Alzahra University

For Oceanography

#50 in Iran

#953 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,962
Founded: 1964

15. Shahed University

For Oceanography

#63 in Iran

#1164 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1990

16. Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

For Oceanography

#69 in Iran

#1261 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 100,000
Founded: 1982

17. Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University

For Oceanography

#79 in Iran

#1520 in Asia

Founded: 1994

18. Allameh Tabataba'i University

For Oceanography

#87 in Iran

#1738 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,637
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1984

19. Imam Hossein University

For Oceanography

#88 in Iran

#1749 in Asia

Founded: 1986

20. University of Applied Science and Technology

For Oceanography

#97 in Iran

#1932 in Asia

Enrollment: 780,067
Founded: 1992

21. Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical

For Oceanography

#104 in Iran

#2039 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1983

Universities for Oceanography near Tehran

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
142	Imam Khomeini International University	35	Qazvin
149	Babol Noshirvani University of Technology	18	Babol
157	University of Mazandaran	37	Babolsar
183	Semnan University	20	Semnan
183	Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University	34	Sari
189	University of Kashan	28	Kashan
230	University of Guilan	14	Rasht
240	Arak University	43	Arak
284	Bu-Ali Sina University	21	Hamadan
292	Zanjan University	26	Zanjan