Ranked 48th in the world for Oceanography
Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects: Oceanography, 2026
Full ranking profile 26 placements
Every placement the Index records for University of California, Santa Cruz. The headline figure is the strongest of these.
| Ranking table | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Headline Oceanography | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =48 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Physics | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =51 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Physical Sciences | Times Higher Education | =98 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Physical Sciences | Times Higher Education | =101 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Life Sciences | Times Higher Education | =126 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Life Sciences | Times Higher Education | =126 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Social Sciences | Times Higher Education | =126 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Social Sciences | Times Higher Education | =126 |
| Leiden Open 2024 scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =137 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Statistics | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =151 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Arts and Humanities | Times Higher Education | =151 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Education | Times Higher Education | =151 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Education | Times Higher Education | =151 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Arts and Humanities | Times Higher Education | =176 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Computer Science | Times Higher Education | =176 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Political Sciences | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =201 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Psychology | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =201 |
| THE 2027 | Times Higher Education | =201 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Computer Science | Times Higher Education | =201 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Engineering | Times Higher Education | =201 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Engineering | Times Higher Education | =201 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Psychology | Times Higher Education | =251 |
| Leiden Open 2025 scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =253 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Psychology | Times Higher Education | =301 |
| Leiden Open 2024 | CWTS, Leiden University | =789 |
| Leiden Open 2025 | CWTS, Leiden University | =843 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.