Best Marine Universities in the World [2026 Rankings]

1

Norway | Trondheim

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Europe #1 in Norway

27% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

2

China | Harbin

Harbin Engineering University

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Asia #1 in China

22% Acceptance

28,278 Enrollment

1953 Founded

3

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Marine Engineering

#2 in Asia #2 in China

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

4

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

Technical University of Denmark

For Marine Engineering

#2 in Europe #1 in Denmark

38% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1829 Founded

5

Netherlands | Delft

Delft University of Technology

For Marine Engineering

#3 in Europe #1 in Netherlands

50% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1842 Founded

6

United States | Massachusetts

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Marine Engineering

#1 in North America #1 in United States

5% Acceptance

4,535 Enrollment

1550 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

7

China | Dalian

Dalian Maritime University

For Marine Engineering

#3 in Asia #3 in China

40% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

8

China | Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

For Marine Engineering

#4 in Asia #4 in China

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

9

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University of Technology

For Marine Engineering

#5 in Asia #5 in China

60% Acceptance

540,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

10

United Kingdom | England

University of Southampton

For Marine Engineering

#4 in Europe #1 in United Kingdom

32% Acceptance

21,335 Enrollment

1952 Founded

11

United States | Texas

Texas A&M University – College Station

For Marine Engineering

#2 in North America #2 in United States

57% Acceptance

60,710 Enrollment

1275 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

12

Portugal | Lisbon

University of Lisbon

For Marine Engineering

#5 in Europe #1 in Portugal

37% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

1911 Founded

13

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Strathclyde

For Marine Engineering

#6 in Europe #2 in United Kingdom

47% Acceptance

18,857 Enrollment

1964 Founded

14

China | Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Marine Engineering

#6 in Asia #6 in China

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

15

United States | Washington

University of Washington – Seattle

For Marine Engineering

#3 in North America #3 in United States

39% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1315 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

16

Japan | Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Marine Engineering

#7 in Asia #1 in Japan

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

17

China | Qingdao

Ocean University of China

For Marine Engineering

#8 in Asia #7 in China

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1924 Founded

18

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Marine Engineering

#9 in Asia #8 in China

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

19

South Korea | Seoul

Seoul National University

For Marine Engineering

#10 in Asia #1 in South Korea

20% Acceptance

28,378 Enrollment

1946 Founded

20

China | Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Marine Engineering

#11 in Asia #9 in China

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

21

United States | Michigan

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

For Marine Engineering

#4 in North America #4 in United States

16% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1445 Avg SAT

1817 Founded

22

China | Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Marine Engineering

#12 in Asia #10 in China

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

23

United States | New York State

Columbia University

For Marine Engineering

#5 in North America #5 in United States

4% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1754 Founded

24

Denmark | Aalborg

Aalborg University

For Marine Engineering

#7 in Europe #2 in Denmark

40% Acceptance

20,353 Enrollment

1974 Founded

25

Greece | Athens

National Technical University of Athens

For Marine Engineering

#8 in Europe #1 in Greece

20% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1836 Founded

26

United States | Georgia, US

Georgia Institute of Technology

For Marine Engineering

#6 in North America #6 in United States

14% Acceptance

1,070 Enrollment

1455 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

27

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

For Marine Engineering

#9 in Europe #3 in United Kingdom

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

28

United States | California

University of California-San Diego

For Marine Engineering

#7 in North America #7 in United States

27% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1960 Founded

29

China | Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Marine Engineering

#13 in Asia #11 in China

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

30

South Korea | Busan

Pusan National University

For Marine Engineering

#14 in Asia #2 in South Korea

41% Acceptance

27,780 Enrollment

1946 Founded

31

United States | Oregon

Oregon State University

For Marine Engineering

#8 in North America #8 in United States

77% Acceptance

25,685 Enrollment

1270 Avg SAT

1868 Founded

32

China | Beijing

Beihang University

For Marine Engineering

#15 in Asia #12 in China

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

33

India | Tamil Nadu

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

For Marine Engineering

#16 in Asia #1 in India

20% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1959 Founded

34

Japan | Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Marine Engineering

#17 in Asia #2 in Japan

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

35

China | Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Marine Engineering

#18 in Asia #13 in China

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

36

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Marine Engineering

#19 in Asia #14 in China

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

37

United States | Virginia

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Marine Engineering

#9 in North America #9 in United States

55% Acceptance

31,035 Enrollment

1365 Avg SAT

1872 Founded

38

Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador

Memorial University of Newfoundland

For Marine Engineering

#10 in North America #1 in Canada

78% Acceptance

32,036 Enrollment

1925 Founded

39

Germany | Hamburg State

University of Hamburg

For Marine Engineering

#10 in Europe #1 in Germany

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

40

United Kingdom | England

University of Hull

For Marine Engineering

#11 in Europe #4 in United Kingdom

55% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1954 Founded

41

United States | Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State University

For Marine Engineering

#11 in North America #10 in United States

61% Acceptance

42,604 Enrollment

1330 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

42

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

For Marine Engineering

#20 in Asia #1 in Singapore

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

43

Sweden | Gothenburg

Chalmers University of Technology

For Marine Engineering

#12 in Europe #1 in Sweden

79% Acceptance

10,773 Enrollment

1829 Founded

44

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

For Marine Engineering

#13 in Europe #5 in United Kingdom

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

45

United States | California

California Institute of Technology

For Marine Engineering

#12 in North America #11 in United States

3% Acceptance

26,133 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1891 Founded

46

China | Nanjing

Hohai University

For Marine Engineering

#21 in Asia #15 in China

31% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

47

United States | New Jersey

Princeton University

For Marine Engineering

#13 in North America #12 in United States

5% Acceptance

5,813 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1746 Founded

48

Australia | Hobart

University of Tasmania

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Oceania #1 in Australia

72% Acceptance

33,879 Enrollment

1890 Founded

49

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Maritime University

For Marine Engineering

#22 in Asia #16 in China

39% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

50

United States | California

Stanford University

For Marine Engineering

#14 in North America #13 in United States

4% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

51

Australia | Sydney

University of New South Wales

For Marine Engineering

#2 in Oceania #2 in Australia

60% Acceptance

63,864 Enrollment

1949 Founded

52

Italy | Lombardy

Polytechnic University of Milan

For Marine Engineering

#14 in Europe #1 in Italy

28% Acceptance

48,645 Enrollment

1863 Founded

53

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Ocean University

For Marine Engineering

#23 in Asia #17 in China

53% Acceptance

15,800 Enrollment

1912 Founded

54

United States | Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign

For Marine Engineering

#15 in North America #14 in United States

42% Acceptance

37,140 Enrollment

1415 Avg SAT

1867 Founded

55

Australia | Crawley

University of Western Australia

For Marine Engineering

#3 in Oceania #3 in Australia

72% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1911 Founded

56

Italy | Liguria

University of Genoa

For Marine Engineering

#15 in Europe #2 in Italy

39% Acceptance

36,728 Enrollment

1481 Founded

57

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Latin America #1 in Brazil

10% Acceptance

67,329 Enrollment

1920 Founded

58

United States | Texas

University of Texas at Austin

For Marine Engineering

#16 in North America #15 in United States

27% Acceptance

43,165 Enrollment

1380 Avg SAT

1883 Founded

59

China | Beijing

China University of Petroleum – Beijing

For Marine Engineering

#24 in Asia #18 in China

23% Acceptance

15,445 Enrollment

1953 Founded

60

United States | Maryland

University of Maryland – College Park

For Marine Engineering

#17 in North America #16 in United States

45% Acceptance

31,133 Enrollment

1465 Avg SAT

1856 Founded

61

Japan | Yokohama

Yokohama National University

For Marine Engineering

#25 in Asia #3 in Japan

33% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

62

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

For Marine Engineering

#16 in Europe #6 in United Kingdom

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

63

United Kingdom | England

University College London

For Marine Engineering

#17 in Europe #7 in United Kingdom

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

64

United States | California

University of California – Berkeley

For Marine Engineering

#18 in North America #17 in United States

11% Acceptance

26,133 Enrollment

1175 Avg SAT

1868 Founded

65

China | Zhoushan

Zhejiang Ocean University

For Marine Engineering

#26 in Asia #19 in China

60% Acceptance

10,907 Enrollment

1998 Founded

66

China | Shanghai

Tongji University

For Marine Engineering

#27 in Asia #20 in China

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

67

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Edinburgh

For Marine Engineering

#18 in Europe #8 in United Kingdom

51% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1583 Founded

68

Brazil | Sao Paulo

University of Sao Paulo

For Marine Engineering

#2 in Latin America #2 in Brazil

9% Acceptance

97,964 Enrollment

1827 Founded

69

China | Beijing

North China Electric Power University

For Marine Engineering

#28 in Asia #21 in China

37% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

70

United Kingdom | England

Newcastle University

For Marine Engineering

#19 in Europe #9 in United Kingdom

23% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1963 Founded

71

Germany | Bremen State

University of Bremen

For Marine Engineering

#20 in Europe #2 in Germany

52% Acceptance

17,984 Enrollment

1971 Founded

72

United Kingdom | England

Cranfield University

For Marine Engineering

#21 in Europe #10 in United Kingdom

59% Acceptance

4,825 Enrollment

1993 Founded

73

United States | Iowa State

University of Iowa

For Marine Engineering

#19 in North America #18 in United States

84% Acceptance

22,738 Enrollment

1230 Avg SAT

1847 Founded

74

United States | Florida

University of Miami

For Marine Engineering

#20 in North America #19 in United States

19% Acceptance

2,986 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1925 Founded

75

Canada | British Columbia

University of British Columbia

For Marine Engineering

#21 in North America #2 in Canada

52% Acceptance

71,201 Enrollment

1908 Founded

76

United States | New York State

New York University

For Marine Engineering

#22 in North America #20 in United States

9% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1520 Avg SAT

1831 Founded

77

United States | Maryland

United States Naval Academy

For Marine Engineering

#23 in North America #21 in United States

9% Acceptance

1,070 Enrollment

1310 Avg SAT

1845 Founded

78

Turkey | Istanbul

Istanbul Technical University

For Marine Engineering

#29 in Asia #1 in Turkey

40% Acceptance

15,358 Enrollment

1944 Founded

79

China | Changsha

Central South University

For Marine Engineering

#30 in Asia #22 in China

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

80

Switzerland | Lausanne

Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

For Marine Engineering

#22 in Europe #1 in Switzerland

23% Acceptance

12,576 Enrollment

81

Norway | Bergen

University of Bergen

For Marine Engineering

#23 in Europe #2 in Norway

28% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1946 Founded

82

Iran | Tehran

Amirkabir University of Technology

For Marine Engineering

#31 in Asia #1 in Iran

23% Acceptance

12,468 Enrollment

1958 Founded

83

Taiwan | Tainan

National Cheng Kung University

For Marine Engineering

#32 in Asia #1 in Taiwan

33% Acceptance

21,292 Enrollment

1931 Founded

84

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

For Marine Engineering

#24 in Europe #1 in Belgium

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

85

United States | California

University of California – San Francisco

For Marine Engineering

#24 in North America #22 in United States

13% Acceptance

2,942 Enrollment

1100 Avg SAT

1864 Founded

86

South Korea | Busan

Korea Maritime and Ocean University

For Marine Engineering

#33 in Asia #3 in South Korea

59% Acceptance

8,831 Enrollment

1945 Founded

87

United States | Indiana

Purdue University

For Marine Engineering

#25 in North America #23 in United States

50% Acceptance

44,819 Enrollment

1340 Avg SAT

1869 Founded

88

Singapore | Singapore City

Nanyang Technological University

For Marine Engineering

#34 in Asia #2 in Singapore

38% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

89

Indonesia | Surabaya

Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology

For Marine Engineering

#35 in Asia #1 in Indonesia

10% Acceptance

17,625 Enrollment

1960 Founded

90

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

Kiel University

For Marine Engineering

#25 in Europe #3 in Germany

45% Acceptance

27,468 Enrollment

1665 Founded

91

Switzerland | Zurich

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

For Marine Engineering

#26 in Europe #2 in Switzerland

8% Acceptance

23,420 Enrollment

92

Canada | British Columbia

University of Victoria

For Marine Engineering

#26 in North America #3 in Canada

52% Acceptance

15,999 Enrollment

1963 Founded

93

United Kingdom | Wales

Cardiff University

For Marine Engineering

#27 in Europe #11 in United Kingdom

39% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1997 Founded

94

Japan | Suita

Osaka University

For Marine Engineering

#36 in Asia #4 in Japan

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

95

United States | Colorado

University of Colorado Boulder

For Marine Engineering

#27 in North America #24 in United States

78% Acceptance

34,096 Enrollment

1335 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

96

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Marine Engineering

#37 in Asia #23 in China

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

97

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Stuttgart

For Marine Engineering

#28 in Europe #4 in Germany

48% Acceptance

22,616 Enrollment

1829 Founded

98

Poland | Gdansk

Gdansk University of Technology

For Marine Engineering

#29 in Europe #1 in Poland

30% Acceptance

23,600 Enrollment

1904 Founded

99

United Kingdom | England

University of Manchester

For Marine Engineering

#30 in Europe #12 in United Kingdom

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

100

China | Baixia

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Marine Engineering

#38 in Asia #24 in China

34% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

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