Colleges

The 20 US colleges offering marine sciences — filter by admissions, cost, outcomes, campus climate and distance to the beach.

Texas A&M University-College Station

Public

College Station, Texas · Midsize city · 80 mi to Waco

Admission
57%
SAT
1280
Net price
$21k
Earnings
$72k
Grad rate
84%
Students
59,615
To beach
97 mi
Grads in major
10

Ohio State University-Main Campus

Public

Columbus, Ohio · Large city · 3 mi to Columbus

Admission
61%
SAT
1387
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$60k
Grad rate
88%
Students
45,638
To beach
99 mi
Grads in major
1

The University of Texas at Austin

Public

Austin, Texas · Large city · 1 mi to Austin

Admission
27%
SAT
1395
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$75k
Grad rate
89%
Students
42,855
To beach
126 mi
Grads in major
6

University of Florida

Public

Gainesville, Florida · Midsize city · 1 mi to Gainesville

Admission
24%
SAT
1403
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$72k
Grad rate
91%
Students
35,629
To beach
42 mi
Grads in major
30

University of California-Davis

Public

Davis, California · Small suburb · 14 mi to Sacramento

Admission
42%
SAT
—
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$81k
Grad rate
86%
Students
32,253
To beach
27 mi
Grads in major
17

University of Georgia

Public

Athens, Georgia · Midsize city · 60 mi to Atlanta

Admission
38%
SAT
1397
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$69k
Grad rate
90%
Students
32,137
To beach
175 mi
Grads in major
6

Oregon State University

Public

Corvallis, Oregon · Small city · 37 mi to Eugene

Admission
77%
SAT
1290
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$64k
Grad rate
70%
Students
30,743
To beach
36 mi
Grads in major
3

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Public

Amherst, Massachusetts · Small city · 20 mi to Springfield

Admission
60%
SAT
1423
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$72k
Grad rate
83%
Students
23,671
To beach
70 mi
Grads in major
5

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Public

San Luis Obispo, California · Small suburb · 82 mi to Santa Barbara

Admission
31%
SAT
—
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$91k
Grad rate
86%
Students
21,996
To beach
9 mi
Grads in major
26

Rowan University

Public

Glassboro, New Jersey · Large suburb · 17 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
78%
SAT
1212
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$60k
Grad rate
67%
Students
15,841
To beach
12 mi
Grads in major
1

Western Washington University

Public

Bellingham, Washington · Small city · 79 mi to Seattle

Admission
93%
SAT
1289
Net price
$21k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
65%
Students
13,544
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
19

Cape Fear Community College

Public

Wilmington, North Carolina · Midsize city · 1 mi to Wilmington

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
34%
Students
9,764
To beach
3 mi
Grads in major
22

University of South Alabama

Public

Mobile, Alabama · Midsize city · 8 mi to Mobile

Admission
71%
SAT
1147
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$49k
Grad rate
53%
Students
8,879
To beach
8 mi
Grads in major
1

University of Maine

Public

Orono, Maine · Small suburb · 116 mi to Portland

Admission
97%
SAT
—
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$49k
Grad rate
55%
Students
8,496
To beach
24 mi
Grads in major
61

California State University-Monterey Bay

Public

Seaside, California · Midsize suburb · 48 mi to San Jose

Admission
97%
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$59k
Grad rate
59%
Students
6,819
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
84

College of Micronesia-FSM

Public

Pohnpei, Micronesia

Admission
87%
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$25k
Grad rate
34%
Students
1,729
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
11

The College of the Florida Keys

Public

Key West, Florida · Remote town · 127 mi to Miami

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
34%
Students
1,012
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
2

College of the Marshall Islands

Public

Majuro, Marshall Islands

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$10k
Earnings
—
Grad rate
18%
Students
1,009
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
10

Maine Maritime Academy

Public

Castine, Maine · Distant rural · 88 mi to Portland

Admission
54%
SAT
1166
Net price
$23k
Earnings
$90k
Grad rate
58%
Students
942
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
3

American Samoa Community College

Public

Pago Pago, American Samoa · Fringe rural

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$3k
Earnings
$30k
Grad rate
32%
Students
839
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
1