Best Marine Universities in North America [2026 Rankings]

1

United States | Massachusetts

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Marine Engineering

#1 in United States #6 in the World

5% Acceptance

4,535 Enrollment

1550 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

2

United States | Texas

Texas A&M University – College Station

For Marine Engineering

#2 in United States #11 in the World

57% Acceptance

60,710 Enrollment

1275 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

3

United States | Washington

University of Washington – Seattle

For Marine Engineering

#3 in United States #15 in the World

39% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1315 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

4

United States | Michigan

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

For Marine Engineering

#4 in United States #21 in the World

16% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1445 Avg SAT

1817 Founded

5

United States | New York State

Columbia University

For Marine Engineering

#5 in United States #23 in the World

4% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1754 Founded

6

United States | Georgia, US

Georgia Institute of Technology

For Marine Engineering

#6 in United States #26 in the World

14% Acceptance

1,070 Enrollment

1455 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

7

United States | California

University of California-San Diego

For Marine Engineering

#7 in United States #28 in the World

27% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1960 Founded

8

United States | Oregon

Oregon State University

For Marine Engineering

#8 in United States #31 in the World

77% Acceptance

25,685 Enrollment

1270 Avg SAT

1868 Founded

9

United States | Virginia

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Marine Engineering

#9 in United States #37 in the World

55% Acceptance

31,035 Enrollment

1365 Avg SAT

1872 Founded

10

Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador

Memorial University of Newfoundland

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Canada #38 in the World

78% Acceptance

32,036 Enrollment

1925 Founded

11

United States | Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State University

For Marine Engineering

#10 in United States #41 in the World

61% Acceptance

42,604 Enrollment

1330 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

12

United States | California

California Institute of Technology

For Marine Engineering

#11 in United States #45 in the World

3% Acceptance

26,133 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1891 Founded

13

United States | New Jersey

Princeton University

For Marine Engineering

#12 in United States #47 in the World

5% Acceptance

5,813 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1746 Founded

14

United States | California

Stanford University

For Marine Engineering

#13 in United States #50 in the World

4% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

15

United States | Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign

For Marine Engineering

#14 in United States #54 in the World

42% Acceptance

37,140 Enrollment

1415 Avg SAT

1867 Founded

16

United States | Texas

University of Texas at Austin

For Marine Engineering

#15 in United States #58 in the World

27% Acceptance

43,165 Enrollment

1380 Avg SAT

1883 Founded

17

United States | Maryland

University of Maryland – College Park

For Marine Engineering

#16 in United States #60 in the World

45% Acceptance

31,133 Enrollment

1465 Avg SAT

1856 Founded

18

United States | California

University of California – Berkeley

For Marine Engineering

#17 in United States #64 in the World

11% Acceptance

26,133 Enrollment

1175 Avg SAT

1868 Founded

19

United States | Iowa State

University of Iowa

For Marine Engineering

#18 in United States #73 in the World

84% Acceptance

22,738 Enrollment

1230 Avg SAT

1847 Founded

20

United States | Florida

University of Miami

For Marine Engineering

#19 in United States #74 in the World

19% Acceptance

2,986 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1925 Founded

21

Canada | British Columbia

University of British Columbia

For Marine Engineering

#2 in Canada #75 in the World

52% Acceptance

71,201 Enrollment

1908 Founded

22

United States | New York State

New York University

For Marine Engineering

#20 in United States #76 in the World

9% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1520 Avg SAT

1831 Founded

23

United States | Maryland

United States Naval Academy

For Marine Engineering

#21 in United States #77 in the World

9% Acceptance

1,070 Enrollment

1310 Avg SAT

1845 Founded

24

United States | California

University of California – San Francisco

For Marine Engineering

#22 in United States #85 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,942 Enrollment

1100 Avg SAT

1864 Founded

25

United States | Indiana

Purdue University

For Marine Engineering

#23 in United States #87 in the World

50% Acceptance

44,819 Enrollment

1340 Avg SAT

1869 Founded

26

Canada | British Columbia

University of Victoria

For Marine Engineering

#3 in Canada #92 in the World

52% Acceptance

15,999 Enrollment

1963 Founded

27

United States | Colorado

University of Colorado Boulder

For Marine Engineering

#24 in United States #95 in the World

78% Acceptance

34,096 Enrollment

1335 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

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