Best Oceanography Universities in Asia [2026 Rankings]

1

Japan | Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Oceanography

#1 in Japan #3 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

2

China | Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Oceanography

#1 in China #11 in the World

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

3

Japan | Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Oceanography

#2 in Japan #32 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

4

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Oceanography

#2 in China #34 in the World

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

5

China | Qingdao

Ocean University of China

For Oceanography

#3 in China #44 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1924 Founded

6

Japan | Sendai

Tohoku University

For Oceanography

#3 in Japan #55 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

7

China | Beijing

Peking University

For Oceanography

#4 in China #59 in the World

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

8

China | Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Oceanography

#5 in China #64 in the World

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

9

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Oceanography

#6 in China #66 in the World

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

10

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

For Oceanography

#1 in Singapore #67 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

11

China | Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Oceanography

#7 in China #70 in the World

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

12

Japan | Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Oceanography

#4 in Japan #76 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

13

China | Nanjing

Nanjing University

For Oceanography

#8 in China #83 in the World

24% Acceptance

56,068 Enrollment

1902 Founded

14

South Korea | Seoul

Seoul National University

For Oceanography

#1 in South Korea #84 in the World

20% Acceptance

28,378 Enrollment

1946 Founded

15

China | Shanghai

Tongji University

For Oceanography

#9 in China #85 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

16

Taiwan | Taipei

National Taiwan University

For Oceanography

#1 in Taiwan #100 in the World

34% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1945 Founded

17

Japan | Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Oceanography

#5 in Japan #103 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

18

Singapore | Singapore City

Nanyang Technological University

For Oceanography

#2 in Singapore #105 in the World

38% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

19

China | Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Oceanography

#11 in China #107 in the World

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

20

China | Beijing

Beijing Normal University

For Oceanography

#12 in China #109 in the World

37% Acceptance

36,482 Enrollment

1902 Founded

21

China | Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

For Oceanography

#13 in China #110 in the World

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

22

Japan | Suita

Osaka University

For Oceanography

#6 in Japan #117 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

23

Japan | Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Oceanography

#7 in Japan #118 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

24

China | Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Oceanography

#14 in China #120 in the World

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

25

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University

For Oceanography

#15 in China #124 in the World

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

26

China | Xiamen

Xiamen University

For Oceanography

#16 in China #125 in the World

36% Acceptance

40,302 Enrollment

1921 Founded

27

China | Changsha

Central South University

For Oceanography

#17 in China #126 in the World

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

28

Japan | Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Oceanography

#8 in Japan #132 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

29

China | Nanjing

Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Oceanography

#18 in China #139 in the World

30% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

30

China | Nanjing

Hohai University

For Oceanography

#19 in China #140 in the World

31% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

31

China | Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Oceanography

#20 in China #143 in the World

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

32

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Oceanography

#21 in China #145 in the World

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

33

China | Lanzhou

Lanzhou University

For Oceanography

#22 in China #146 in the World

22% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

34

China | Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

For Oceanography

#23 in China #149 in the World

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

35

China | Shanghai

East China Normal University

For Oceanography

#24 in China #155 in the World

30% Acceptance

36,026 Enrollment

1951 Founded

36

China | Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Oceanography

#25 in China #160 in the World

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

37

China | Chongqing

Chongqing University

For Oceanography

#26 in China #163 in the World

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

38

China | Nanjing

Southeast University

For Oceanography

#27 in China #165 in the World

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

39

China | Jinan

Shandong University

For Oceanography

#28 in China #168 in the World

30% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1901 Founded

40

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Oceanography

#29 in China #169 in the World

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

41

China | Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

For Oceanography

#30 in China #174 in the World

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

42

China | Xuzhou

China University of Mining and Technology

For Oceanography

#31 in China #177 in the World

30% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

43

Israel | Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv University

For Oceanography

#1 in Israel #179 in the World

44% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

44

Taiwan | Tainan

National Cheng Kung University

For Oceanography

#2 in Taiwan #180 in the World

33% Acceptance

21,292 Enrollment

1931 Founded

45

South Korea | Daejeon

KAIST

For Oceanography

#2 in South Korea #183 in the World

35% Acceptance

10,249 Enrollment

1971 Founded

46

Iran | Tehran

University of Tehran

For Oceanography

#1 in Iran #188 in the World

12% Acceptance

52,588 Enrollment

1934 Founded

47

China | Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

For Oceanography

#32 in China #189 in the World

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

48

India | Karnataka

Indian Institute of Science

For Oceanography

#1 in India #194 in the World

29% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1909 Founded

49

China | Beijing

North China Electric Power University

For Oceanography

#33 in China #200 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

50

China | Harbin

Harbin Engineering University

For Oceanography

#34 in China #201 in the World

22% Acceptance

28,278 Enrollment

1953 Founded

51

Israel | Jerusalem

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Oceanography

#2 in Israel #208 in the World

23% Acceptance

23,500 Enrollment

1918 Founded

52

China | Beijing

Beihang University

For Oceanography

#35 in China #213 in the World

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

53

China | Shanghai

Fudan University

For Oceanography

#36 in China #216 in the World

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

54

China | Chengdu

Sichuan University

For Oceanography

#37 in China #225 in the World

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

55

China | Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

For Oceanography

#38 in China #226 in the World

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

56

South Korea | Seoul

Yonsei University

For Oceanography

#3 in South Korea #227 in the World

18% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1957 Founded

57

China | Changsha

Hunan University

For Oceanography

#39 in China #228 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

58

Japan | Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Oceanography

#9 in Japan #235 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

59

China | Changchun

Jilin University

For Oceanography

#40 in China #237 in the World

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

60

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

University of Technology Malaysia

For Oceanography

#1 in Malaysia #239 in the World

64% Acceptance

12,077 Enrollment

1904 Founded

61

India | West Bengal

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Oceanography

#2 in India #240 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

62

China | Beijing

University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Oceanography

#41 in China #249 in the World

34% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

63

India | Haryana

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Oceanography

#3 in India #260 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1961 Founded

64

China | Beijing

China Agricultural University

For Oceanography

#42 in China #268 in the World

20% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

65

South Korea | Seoul

Hanyang University

For Oceanography

#4 in South Korea #270 in the World

45% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

1939 Founded

66

Israel | Beersheba

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

For Oceanography

#3 in Israel #271 in the World

44% Acceptance

17,225 Enrollment

1969 Founded

67

China | Yangling

Northwest A&F University

For Oceanography

#43 in China #276 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1934 Founded

68

South Korea | Pohang

Pohang University of Science and Technology

For Oceanography

#5 in South Korea #281 in the World

43% Acceptance

3,425 Enrollment

1986 Founded

69

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University of Technology

For Oceanography

#44 in China #290 in the World

60% Acceptance

540,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

70

China | Baixia

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Oceanography

#45 in China #291 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

71

Israel | Haifa

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

For Oceanography

#4 in Israel #295 in the World

37% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1924 Founded

72

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

University of Malaya

For Oceanography

#2 in Malaysia #297 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,776 Enrollment

1905 Founded

73

China | Zhenjiang

Jiangsu University

For Oceanography

#46 in China #300 in the World

38% Acceptance

37,600 Enrollment

1902 Founded

74

China | Chengdu

Southwest Jiaotong University

For Oceanography

#47 in China #305 in the World

30% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

75

Japan | Tokyo

Tokyo University of Science

For Oceanography

#11 in Japan #309 in the World

31% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1881 Founded

76

South Korea | Busan

Pusan National University

For Oceanography

#6 in South Korea #311 in the World

41% Acceptance

27,780 Enrollment

1946 Founded

77

India | Tamil Nadu

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

For Oceanography

#4 in India #312 in the World

20% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1959 Founded

78

India | Maharashtra

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

For Oceanography

#5 in India #313 in the World

28% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1958 Founded

79

Malaysia | George Town

University of Science, Malaysia

For Oceanography

#3 in Malaysia #315 in the World

57% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1969 Founded

80

Turkey | Istanbul

Istanbul Technical University

For Oceanography

#1 in Turkey #323 in the World

40% Acceptance

15,358 Enrollment

1944 Founded

81

China | Beijing

China University of Petroleum – Beijing

For Oceanography

#48 in China #329 in the World

23% Acceptance

15,445 Enrollment

1953 Founded

82

China | Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Oceanography

#49 in China #340 in the World

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

83

China | Beijing

Beijing University of Technology

For Oceanography

#50 in China #349 in the World

30% Acceptance

24,442 Enrollment

1960 Founded

84

China | Shenyang

Northeastern University, China

For Oceanography

#51 in China #352 in the World

20% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

85

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Ocean University

For Oceanography

#52 in China #356 in the World

53% Acceptance

15,800 Enrollment

1912 Founded

86

Israel | Rehovot

Weizmann Institute of Science

For Oceanography

#5 in Israel #358 in the World

8% Acceptance

1,380 Enrollment

1934 Founded

87

Malaysia | Serdang

Putra Malaysia University

For Oceanography

#4 in Malaysia #360 in the World

40% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1973 Founded

88

South Korea | Seoul

Korea University

For Oceanography

#7 in South Korea #369 in the World

39% Acceptance

24,351 Enrollment

1905 Founded

89

South Korea | Seoul

Sungkyunkwan University

For Oceanography

#8 in South Korea #371 in the World

42% Acceptance

29,502 Enrollment

1398 Founded

90

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

For Oceanography

#2 in Saudi Arabia #376 in the World

17% Acceptance

5,820 Enrollment

1963 Founded

91

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Chiao Tung University

For Oceanography

#4 in Taiwan #381 in the World

17% Acceptance

33,882 Enrollment

1958 Founded

92

India | Uttarakhand

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

For Oceanography

#6 in India #383 in the World

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1847 Founded

93

Turkey | Ankara

Middle East Technical University

For Oceanography

#2 in Turkey #393 in the World

8% Acceptance

14,928 Enrollment

1956 Founded

94

China | Tianjin

Nankai University

For Oceanography

#53 in China #395 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,568 Enrollment

1919 Founded

95

India | Uttar Pradesh

Banaras Hindu University

For Oceanography

#7 in India #397 in the World

13% Acceptance

32,000 Enrollment

1915 Founded

96

China | Nanjing

Nanjing Agricultural University

For Oceanography

#54 in China #416 in the World

37% Acceptance

26,196 Enrollment

1952 Founded

97

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

King Saud University

For Oceanography

#3 in Saudi Arabia #423 in the World

71% Acceptance

61,412 Enrollment

1957 Founded

98

China | Shanghai

East China University of Science and Technology

For Oceanography

#56 in China #433 in the World

14% Acceptance

26,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

99

China | Shanghai

Shanghai University

For Oceanography

#57 in China #436 in the World

33% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

100

China | Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

For Oceanography

#59 in China #448 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

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