Top 50 Universities for Water Science in the World (2026)
Exploring Water Science programs worldwide? This page highlights 50 universities. Compare rankings, tuition fees, and admission rates to find the right match. These institutions are recognized for strong performance in Water Science education and research.
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Degree Level
Bachelor, Master, PhD
Subject Area
Science, Business, Arts
Location
Worldwide destinations
1
Madison, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
17 World
14 North America
13
United States
1 Madison
University Information
Acceptance
43%
Publications
330440
Citations
14733290
2
Minneapolis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
18 World
15 North America
14
United States
1 Minneapolis
University Information
Acceptance
77%
Publications
315563
Citations
13918850
3
Los Angeles, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
27 World
23 North America
22
United States
5 Los Angeles
University Information
Acceptance
10%
Publications
250052
Citations
10201550
4
Austin, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
32 World
28 North America
26
United States
1 Austin
University Information
Acceptance
29%
Publications
249099
Citations
9915982
5
Davis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
34 World
30 North America
28
United States
6 Davis
University Information
Acceptance
42%
Publications
265216
Citations
10743933
6
Tucson, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
43 World
37 North America
34
United States
1 Tucson
University Information
Acceptance
86%
Publications
231352
Citations
8679223
7
College Station, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
44 World
38 North America
35
United States
2 College Station
University Information
Acceptance
63%
Publications
213041
Citations
7026465
8
Singapore City, Singapore
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
81 World
5 Asia
1
Singapore
1 Singapore City
University Information
Acceptance
23%*
Publications
231992
Citations
8035566
9
Santa Barbara, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
82 World
56 North America
52
United States
10 Santa Barbara
University Information
Acceptance
28%
Publications
122845
Citations
6288850
10
Mexico City, Mexico
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
90 World
2 Latin America
1
Mexico
1 Mexico City
University Information
Acceptance
44%*
Publications
196742
Citations
2912461
11
Lund, Sweden
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
93 World
19 Europe
1
Sweden
17 Lund
University Information
Acceptance
58%*
Publications
196693
Citations
7440145
12
Hangzhou, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
100 World
8 Asia
4
China
1 Hangzhou
University Information
Acceptance
20%*
Publications
297142
Citations
6039598
13
Coral Gables, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
103 World
63 North America
59
United States
2 Coral Gables
University Information
Acceptance
19%
Publications
153024
Citations
5293162
14
Uppsala, Sweden
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
112 World
27 Europe
2
Sweden
1 Uppsala
University Information
Acceptance
69%
Publications
158126
Citations
5963340
15
Corvallis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
114 World
69 North America
63
United States
1 Corvallis
University Information
Acceptance
79%
Publications
101035
Citations
3657023
16
Fort Collins, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
115 World
70 North America
64
United States
2 Fort Collins
University Information
Acceptance
90%
Publications
107302
Citations
3899873
17
Hamilton, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
131 World
77 North America
9
Canada
3 Hamilton
University Information
Acceptance
50%*
Publications
158965
Citations
6342494
18
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
157 World
50 Europe
9
Germany
3 Freiburg im Breisgau
University Information
Acceptance
33%
Publications
119336
Citations
4111745
19
Jerusalem, Israel
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
159 World
15 Asia
2
Israel
1 Jerusalem
University Information
Acceptance
23%
Publications
129885
Citations
4785501
20
Adelaide, Australia
Oceania
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
174 World
8 Oceania
7
Australia
1 Adelaide
University Information
Acceptance
73%*
Publications
125204
Citations
4207688
21
Wuhan, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
181 World
18 Asia
8
China
1 Wuhan
University Information
Acceptance
17%*
Publications
182387
Citations
3390624
22
Albuquerque, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
183 World
93 North America
82
United States
1 Albuquerque
University Information
Acceptance
95%
Publications
88773
Citations
3178027
23
Nanjing, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
188 World
23 Asia
11
China
1 Nanjing
University Information
Acceptance
24%*
Publications
155586
Citations
3657333
24
Wageningen, Netherlands
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
201 World
65 Europe
7
Netherlands
1 Wageningen
University Information
Acceptance
44%*
Publications
92159
Citations
4230276
25
Newark, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
202 World
102 North America
90
United States
1 Newark
University Information
Acceptance
65%
Publications
85048
Citations
3002464
26
Dresden, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
212 World
71 Europe
17
Germany
2 Dresden
University Information
Acceptance
22%*
Publications
113329
Citations
2853228
27
Stockholm, Sweden
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
213 World
72 Europe
5
Sweden
2 Stockholm
University Information
Acceptance
52%*
Publications
98050
Citations
4037891
28
Stony Brook, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
214 World
106 North America
94
United States
6 Stony Brook
University Information
Acceptance
49%
Publications
110929
Citations
4529310
29
Chengdu, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
229 World
27 Asia
13
China
1 Chengdu
University Information
Acceptance
27%*
Publications
204457
Citations
3378638
30
Stockholm, Sweden
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
236 World
83 Europe
6
Sweden
3 Stockholm
University Information
Acceptance
41%
Publications
99491
Citations
2884065
31
Cape Town, South Africa
Africa
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
239 World
1 Africa
1
South Africa
1 Cape Town
University Information
Acceptance
51%*
Publications
95695
Citations
2920600
32
Jinan, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
241 World
29 Asia
14
China
1 Jinan
University Information
Acceptance
30%
Publications
161717
Citations
2863237
33
New Orleans, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
242 World
113 North America
99
United States
2 New Orleans
University Information
Acceptance
15%
Publications
74940
Citations
2645761
34
Santiago, Chile
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
255 World
5 Latin America
1
Chile
1 Santiago
University Information
Acceptance
46%*
Publications
94891
Citations
1697927
35
Porto, Portugal
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
256 World
92 Europe
2
Portugal
1 Porto
University Information
Acceptance
31%
Publications
111179
Citations
2579703
36
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
268 World
6 Latin America
1
Argentina
1 Buenos Aires
University Information
Acceptance
64%*
Publications
102914
Citations
1769952
37
Granada, Spain
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
280 World
106 Europe
5
Spain
22 Granada
University Information
Acceptance
51%*
Publications
96092
Citations
2193589
38
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
287 World
7 Latin America
4
Brazil
1 Porto Alegre
University Information
Acceptance
19%*
Publications
140129
Citations
2048163
39
Kingston, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
288 World
128 North America
16
Canada
7 Kingston
University Information
Acceptance
64%
Publications
106156
Citations
3664411
40
Stuttgart, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
289 World
108 Europe
24
Germany
5 Stuttgart
University Information
Acceptance
53%*
Publications
85547
Citations
1965253
41
Saskatoon, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
301 World
132 North America
18
Canada
1 Saskatoon
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
83552
Citations
2269779
42
Beijing, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
313 World
40 Asia
21
China
3 Beijing
University Information
Acceptance
46%*
Publications
93197
Citations
1829383
43
Logan, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
341 World
144 North America
124
United States
3 Logan
University Information
Acceptance
94%
Publications
46966
Citations
1451512
44
Coimbra, Portugal
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
344 World
132 Europe
3
Portugal
1 Coimbra
University Information
Acceptance
13%
Publications
76805
Citations
1541393
45
Zagreb, Croatia
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
352 World
137 Europe
1
Croatia
1 Zagreb
University Information
Acceptance
56%*
Publications
90603
Citations
1194548
46
Tianjin, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
356 World
46 Asia
24
China
1 Tianjin
University Information
Acceptance
36%*
Publications
139927
Citations
2586362
47
Essen, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
377 World
151 Europe
31
Germany
7 Essen
University Information
Acceptance
50%*
Publications
71129
Citations
1803030
48
Hanover, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
389 World
158 Europe
34
Germany
2 Hanover
University Information
Acceptance
52%*
Publications
61718
Citations
1234437
49
Montpellier, France
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
391 World
159 Europe
8
France
1 Montpellier
University Information
Acceptance
12%*
Publications
96680
Citations
2651949
50
Dalian, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Water Science
Rankings
400 World
55 Asia
30
China
1 Dalian
University Information
Acceptance
30%
Publications
113651
Citations
2191139