Washington, US's best Oceanography colleges [2024 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Oceanography. A graph of 1.44M citations received by 31.9K academic papers made by 13 universities in Washington 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 Washington - Seattle

Seattle

For Oceanography

#1 in the United States

#1 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

2. Washington State University

Pullman

For Oceanography

#71 in the United States

#83 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $10,689
Enrollment: 27,539

3. Seattle University

Seattle

For Oceanography

#83 in the United States

#101 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $35,412

4. Western Washington University

Bellingham

For Oceanography

#188 in the United States

#220 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 93%

5. University of Puget Sound

Tacoma

For Oceanography

#317 in the United States

#367 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $41,363

6. Whitman College

Walla Walla

For Oceanography

#370 in the United States

#422 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1383
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,935

7. Evergreen State College

Olympia

For Oceanography

#397 in the United States

#450 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 100%

8. Central Washington University

Ellensburg

For Oceanography

#398 in the United States

#451 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $9,294
Enrollment: 9,257

9. Gonzaga University

Spokane

For Oceanography

#522 in the United States

#582 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $38,727

10. Northwest University

Kirkland

For Oceanography

#608 in the United States

#672 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $23,722

11. Eastern Washington University

Cheney

For Oceanography

#646 in the United States

#711 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $9,200
Enrollment: 10,910

12. Pacific Lutheran University

Tacoma

For Oceanography

#690 in the United States

#757 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1338
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $24,825

13. City University of Seattle

Seattle

For Oceanography

#702 in the United States

#769 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $20,567
Receiving Aid: 50%
Average Aid: $7,383

Closest to Washington states to learn Oceanography

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	12	13
Idaho	3	124
Montana	3	102
Utah	6	55
California	62	3
North Dakota	3	153
Colorado	13	9
South Dakota	5	148
Arizona	4	28
Nebraska	6	66
New Mexico	4	82
Minnesota	15	15
Kansas	7	74
Iowa	5	47
Oklahoma	7	51
Wisconsin	20	6
Missouri	12	95
Texas	42	16
Alaska	4	33
Illinois	25	12
Michigan	19	10
Arkansas	10	130
Indiana	14	35
Mississippi	5	107
Louisiana	14	43
Kentucky	9	94
Tennessee	16	67
Ohio	28	26
Alabama	12	80
West Virginia	3	129
Pennsylvania	43	7
Georgia	18	24
Virginia	19	45
New York	77	5
North Carolina	18	27
District of Columbia	6	137
South Carolina	11	53
Maryland	16	18
Vermont	3	134
New Jersey	16	11
New Hampshire	4	63
Connecticut	15	31
Massachusetts	32	2
Rhode Island	6	52
Maine	9	68
Florida	29	19
Hawaii	4	32
Puerto Rico	4	191