Best Universities for Paleontology in North America

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Paleontology. A graph of 163M citations received by 3.84M academic papers made by 1,335 universities in North America was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Harvard University

For Paleontology

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,900

2. Stanford University

For Paleontology

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

3. University of Washington - Seattle

For Paleontology

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Receiving Aid
55%
Average Aid
$14,390
Enrollment
55,620

4. University of California - Berkeley

For Paleontology

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$25,951
Enrollment
45,699

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Paleontology

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
66%

6. Cornell University

For Paleontology

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,455

7. University of Toronto

For Paleontology

#1 in Canada
#9 in the World
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

8. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Paleontology

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
60%

9. University of California - Davis

For Paleontology

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,258
Enrollment
39,707

10. University of California - Los Angeles

For Paleontology

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

11. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Paleontology

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,519

12. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Paleontology

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

13. University of British Columbia

For Paleontology

#2 in Canada
#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
71,201
Founded
1908

14. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Paleontology

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
61%

15. Yale University

For Paleontology

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,044

16. Johns Hopkins University

For Paleontology

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,844

17. University of Florida

For Paleontology

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
92%

18. University of California-San Diego

For Paleontology

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$24,176
Enrollment
42,376

19. Pennsylvania State University

For Paleontology

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
66%

20. University of Texas at Austin

For Paleontology

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

21. University of Pennsylvania

For Paleontology

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

22. Ohio State University

For Paleontology

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
75%

23. Columbia University

For Paleontology

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,869

24. University of Arizona

For Paleontology

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

25. Michigan State University

For Paleontology

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
97%

26. University of Alberta

For Paleontology

#3 in Canada
#34 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

27. Washington University in St Louis

For Paleontology

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,440

28. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Paleontology

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
58%

29. University of Chicago

For Paleontology

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,979

30. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Paleontology

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
77%

31. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Paleontology

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
71%

32. McGill University

For Paleontology

#4 in Canada
#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

33. University of California - San Francisco

For Paleontology

#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,126
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

34. California Institute of Technology

For Paleontology

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$23,397
Receiving Aid
68%
Average Aid
$60,201

35. University of Georgia

For Paleontology

#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
84%

36. Duke University

For Paleontology

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,422

37. University of Pittsburgh

For Paleontology

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

38. University of Utah

For Paleontology

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1289
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

39. Northwestern University

For Paleontology

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,341

40. University of Southern California

For Paleontology

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,496

41. Princeton University

For Paleontology

#63 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,811

42. University of Maryland - College Park

For Paleontology

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
65%

43. University of Colorado Boulder

For Paleontology

#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
66%

44. New York University

For Paleontology

#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,730

45. Purdue University

For Paleontology

#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

46. University of Iowa

For Paleontology

#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
88%

47. University of Calgary

For Paleontology

#5 in Canada
#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

48. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Paleontology

#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,992
Enrollment
79,593

49. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Paleontology

#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
68%

50. Oregon State University

For Paleontology

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$9,922
Enrollment
35,622

51. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Paleontology

#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,732
Enrollment
26,068

52. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Paleontology

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

53. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Paleontology

#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$10,554
Enrollment
33,500

54. McMaster University

For Paleontology

#6 in Canada
#102 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

55. Iowa State University

For Paleontology

#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

56. University of California - Irvine

For Paleontology

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,533
Enrollment
36,582

57. Emory University

For Paleontology

#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,986

58. University of Guelph

For Paleontology

#7 in Canada
#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1964

59. Boston University

For Paleontology

#115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,551

60. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Paleontology

#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1430
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
73%

61. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Paleontology

#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

62. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Paleontology

#121 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
90%

63. Western University

For Paleontology

#8 in Canada
#124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

64. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Paleontology

#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$11,577
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$1,900

65. Brown University

For Paleontology

#130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,608

66. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Paleontology

#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
80%

67. University of Virginia

For Paleontology

#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
44%

68. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Paleontology

#144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
93%

69. University of California - Riverside

For Paleontology

#146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$21,566
Enrollment
26,426

70. Case Western Reserve University

For Paleontology

#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,351

71. University of Kentucky

For Paleontology

#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

72. Carnegie Mellon University

For Paleontology

#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$32,964

73. University of Rochester

For Paleontology

#154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,900

74. Stony Brook University

For Paleontology

#155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

75. University of Ottawa

For Paleontology

#9 in Canada
#159 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

76. University of Miami

For Paleontology

#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$41,028

77. Vanderbilt University

For Paleontology

#166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,689

78. Laval University

For Paleontology

#10 in Canada
#167 in the World
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1852

79. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Paleontology

#168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,667
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

80. University of Montreal

For Paleontology

#11 in Canada
#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

81. Washington State University

For Paleontology

#173 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$10,370
Enrollment
26,490

82. Baylor College of Medicine

For Paleontology

#176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,699
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1900

85. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Paleontology

#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,564
Enrollment
19,764

86. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Paleontology

#182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

87. Queen's University

For Paleontology

#13 in Canada
#186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

88. Dalhousie University

For Paleontology

#14 in Canada
#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Enrollment
30,867
Founded
1818

89. Tufts University

For Paleontology

#190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,333

90. University at Buffalo

For Paleontology

#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

91. University of Manitoba

For Paleontology

#15 in Canada
#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
29,800
Founded
1877

92. University of Connecticut

For Paleontology

#201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

93. University of Kansas

For Paleontology

#202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
93%

94. University of New Mexico

For Paleontology

#204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1030
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
100%

95. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Paleontology

#211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
97%

96. University of Delaware

For Paleontology

#212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
92%

97. University of Saskatchewan

For Paleontology

#16 in Canada
#214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
20,953
Founded
1907

98. University of Oklahoma - Norman

For Paleontology

#217 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

99. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Paleontology

#225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%