Shanghai Ocean University began in 1912 as the Jiangsu Provincial Fisheries School and took its present name in 2008. Its main campus is in the Lingang area of Pudong New Area, Shanghai.
The university is built jointly by China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government. In 2017 its first-class discipline of fisheries and aquaculture was selected for the national Double First-Class plan, a programme to build world-class disciplines.
Five of its disciplines rank in the top 1% of Clarivate’s Essential Science Indicators: plant and animal science, agricultural science, environment and ecology, engineering, and biology and biochemistry. Bachelor’s programmes include aquaculture, marine fishery science and technology, and food science and engineering, and recent reports put the full-time undergraduate body at roughly 12,000 to 13,000.
Domains taught:
Agriculture, AI and Machine Learning, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Food Science, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Marine Science, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology and Genetics, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
Leading university for aquaculture and fisheries in China. Strong collaborations with food and marine industries.
Ocean University of China, in Qingdao, centres on oceanography, marine biology and aquaculture, making it the nearest match.
Ningbo University is a coastal university with engineering and marine sciences.
Hainan University teaches tropical agriculture and marine sciences on an island setting.
Jiangnan University, in Wuxi, shares the food science and engineering side of the profile.
Xiamen University pairs marine science with chemistry and materials in a port city.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
Kindai University (Japan) offers fisheries science and aquaculture alongside agriculture.
Nagasaki University, also in Japan, combines fisheries science and marine engineering.
University of Stirling in the United Kingdom is known for aquaculture within its science offer.
University of Bergen (Norway) works in marine science and climate research.
Memorial University of Newfoundland, in Canada, focuses on marine and ocean technology.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
FAQ
How did Shanghai Ocean University begin?
It started in 1912 as the Jiangsu Provincial Fisheries School. It became Shanghai Ocean University in 2008.
Where does it teach?
Its main campus is in the Lingang area of Pudong New Area, Shanghai. Check the official site for the other sites the university uses.
Who runs the university?
It is jointly built by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. This joint arrangement links it to both the fisheries sector and the city.
What is its Double First-Class discipline?
The first-class discipline of fisheries and aquaculture was selected for the national plan in 2017. The plan supports the building of world-class disciplines.
Which disciplines are in the ESI top 1%?
Plant and animal science, agricultural science, environment and ecology, engineering, and biology and biochemistry. These are rankings from Clarivate's Essential Science Indicators.
What can an undergraduate study?
Bachelor's programmes include aquaculture, marine fishery science and technology, and food science and engineering. Taught languages vary by level, so check each programme.
How many undergraduates are enrolled?
Recent reports put the full-time undergraduate body at roughly 12,000 to 13,000. Postgraduate figures are reported differently across sources.
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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