100 Best colleges for Geotechnical Engineering in the United States

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Geotechnical Engineering. A graph of 826K citations received by 29.1K academic papers made by 160 universities in the United States 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. University of Texas at Austin

Texas | Austin

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in North America

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

2. Stanford University

California | Stanford

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in North America

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $14,402

3. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Illinois | Champaign

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in North America

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 85%

4. Texas A&M University - College Station

Texas | College Station

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in North America

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 78%

5. University of California - Berkeley

California | Berkeley

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in North America

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $21,406
Enrollment: 45,036

6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Geotechnical Engineering

#7 in North America

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,958
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,562

7. Colorado School of Mines

Colorado | Golden

For Geotechnical Engineering

#8 in North America

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 98%

8. University of Oklahoma - Norman

Oklahoma State | Norman

For Geotechnical Engineering

#11 in North America

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 100%

9. Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania | University Park

For Geotechnical Engineering

#12 in North America

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,719
Enrollment: 40,363

10. Purdue University

Indiana | West Lafayette

For Geotechnical Engineering

#13 in North America

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 73%

11. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minnesota | Minneapolis

For Geotechnical Engineering

#14 in North America

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

12. Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia | Atlanta

For Geotechnical Engineering

#15 in North America

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 72%

13. University of California - Davis

California | Davis

For Geotechnical Engineering

#16 in North America

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $17,628
Enrollment: 40,050

14. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Louisiana | Baton Rouge

For Geotechnical Engineering

#17 in North America

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 95%

15. University of Arizona

Arizona | Tucson

For Geotechnical Engineering

#18 in North America

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

16. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Wisconsin | Madison

For Geotechnical Engineering

#19 in North America

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 64%

17. Iowa State University

Iowa State | Ames

For Geotechnical Engineering

#23 in North America

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

18. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Michigan | Ann Arbor

For Geotechnical Engineering

#24 in North America

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $16,326
Enrollment: 50,278

19. University of Florida

Florida | Gainesville

For Geotechnical Engineering

#25 in North America

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

20. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia | Blacksburg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#26 in North America

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 72%

21. Northwestern University

Illinois | Evanston

For Geotechnical Engineering

#27 in North America

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $29,999

22. Cornell University

New York State | Ithaca

For Geotechnical Engineering

#29 in North America

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,262

23. Clemson University

South Carolina | Clemson

For Geotechnical Engineering

#30 in North America

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 87%

24. University of Delaware

Delaware | Newark

For Geotechnical Engineering

#31 in North America

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1248
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 90%

25. University of Colorado Boulder

Colorado | Boulder

For Geotechnical Engineering

#32 in North America

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 65%

26. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

North Carolina | Raleigh

For Geotechnical Engineering

#33 in North America

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 74%

27. University of California-San Diego

California | San Diego

For Geotechnical Engineering

#34 in North America

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $18,083
Enrollment: 41,885

28. Duke University

North Carolina | Durham

For Geotechnical Engineering

#36 in North America

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1513
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,297

29. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Colorado | Fort Collins

For Geotechnical Engineering

#37 in North America

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

30. Oregon State University

Oregon | Corvallis

For Geotechnical Engineering

#38 in North America

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

31. University of Kansas

Kansas State | Lawrence

For Geotechnical Engineering

#39 in North America

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 86%

32. Missouri University of Science and Technology

Missouri | Rolla

For Geotechnical Engineering

#40 in North America

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 98%

33. Ohio State University

Ohio | Columbus

For Geotechnical Engineering

#42 in North America

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 83%

34. University of Houston

Texas | Houston

For Geotechnical Engineering

#43 in North America

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 85%

35. University of Texas at Arlington

Texas | Arlington

For Geotechnical Engineering

#44 in North America

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 91%

36. University of Tulsa

Oklahoma State | Tulsa

For Geotechnical Engineering

#45 in North America

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $26,341

37. University of Southern California

California | Los Angeles

For Geotechnical Engineering

#46 in North America

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,021

38. University of Washington - Seattle

Washington | Seattle

For Geotechnical Engineering

#47 in North America

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,895
Enrollment: 52,434

39. University of Utah

Utah | Salt Lake

For Geotechnical Engineering

#50 in North America

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 89%

40. University of Nevada - Reno

Nevada | Reno

For Geotechnical Engineering

#51 in North America

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 90%

41. Utah State University

Utah | Logan

For Geotechnical Engineering

#53 in North America

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

42. Auburn University

Alabama | Auburn

For Geotechnical Engineering

#55 in North America

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Receiving Aid: 76%
Average Aid: $10,448
Enrollment: 31,526

43. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Tennessee | Knoxville

For Geotechnical Engineering

#56 in North America

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

44. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

New York State | Troy

For Geotechnical Engineering

#57 in North America

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,070

45. University of California - Los Angeles

California | Los Angeles

For Geotechnical Engineering

#59 in North America

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $17,592
Enrollment: 46,116

46. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Massachusetts | Amherst

For Geotechnical Engineering

#60 in North America

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

47. University at Buffalo

New York State | Buffalo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#61 in North America

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 84%

48. Northeastern University

Massachusetts | Boston

For Geotechnical Engineering

#62 in North America

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,927

49. Princeton University

New Jersey | Princeton

For Geotechnical Engineering

#64 in North America

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,908

50. California Institute of Technology

California | Pasadena

For Geotechnical Engineering

#65 in North America

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,162
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $47,556

51. Washington State University

Washington | Pullman

For Geotechnical Engineering

#66 in North America

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,993
Enrollment: 29,843

52. Arizona State University - Tempe

Arizona | Tempe

For Geotechnical Engineering

#67 in North America

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $12,201
Enrollment: 77,881

53. West Virginia University

West Virginia | Morgantown

For Geotechnical Engineering

#68 in North America

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 95%

54. University of Kentucky

Kentucky | Lexington

For Geotechnical Engineering

#69 in North America

#237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 94%

55. University of Iowa

Iowa State | Iowa City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#73 in North America

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 87%

56. University of South Carolina - Columbia

South Carolina | Columbia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#74 in North America

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

57. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Jersey | New Brunswick

For Geotechnical Engineering

#75 in North America

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

58. Johns Hopkins University

Maryland | Baltimore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#76 in North America

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Net Price: $20,680
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $45,373

59. University of Wyoming

Wyoming | Laramie

For Geotechnical Engineering

#77 in North America

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $10,164
Enrollment: 11,479

60. University of Alaska Fairbanks

Alaska | Fairbanks

For Geotechnical Engineering

#78 in North America

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 92%

61. Columbia University

New York State | New York City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#79 in North America

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $12,411

62. Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma State | Stillwater

For Geotechnical Engineering

#80 in North America

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 93%

63. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Nebraska | Lincoln

For Geotechnical Engineering

#81 in North America

#269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

64. University of Mississippi

Mississippi | University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#82 in North America

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 86%

65. Michigan State University

Michigan | East Lansing

For Geotechnical Engineering

#83 in North America

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 72%

66. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

New Mexico | Socorro

For Geotechnical Engineering

#84 in North America

#275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 97%

67. University of Notre Dame

Indiana | Notre Dame

For Geotechnical Engineering

#85 in North America

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,513

68. University of Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Geotechnical Engineering

#87 in North America

#284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 78%

69. Brigham Young University - Provo

Utah | Provo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#88 in North America

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $13,432

70. University of Maryland - College Park

Maryland | College Park

For Geotechnical Engineering

#90 in North America

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 68%

71. Drexel University

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#91 in North America

#290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $26,076

72. University of Missouri - Columbia

Missouri | Columbia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#92 in North America

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

73. Clarkson University

New York State | Potsdam

For Geotechnical Engineering

#93 in North America

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $31,413

74. Lehigh University

Pennsylvania | Bethlehem

For Geotechnical Engineering

#94 in North America

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1408
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $31,539

75. University of California - Riverside

California | Riverside

For Geotechnical Engineering

#95 in North America

#305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $18,676
Enrollment: 26,847

76. University of Akron

Ohio | Akron

For Geotechnical Engineering

#96 in North America

#306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $7,341
Enrollment: 14,498

77. Kansas State University

Kansas State | Manhattan

For Geotechnical Engineering

#97 in North America

#312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $6,774
Enrollment: 20,229

78. Harvard University

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Geotechnical Engineering

#98 in North America

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $13,910

79. Case Western Reserve University

Ohio | Cleveland

For Geotechnical Engineering

#99 in North America

#329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,166

80. Ohio University

Ohio | Athens

For Geotechnical Engineering

#100 in North America

#343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 99%

81. Brown University

Rhode Island | Providence

For Geotechnical Engineering

#101 in North America

#351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $25,028

82. Rice University

Texas | Houston

For Geotechnical Engineering

#103 in North America

#358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $18,521

83. University of New Mexico

New Mexico | Albuquerque

For Geotechnical Engineering

#105 in North America

#362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $7,531

84. University of Illinois at Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Geotechnical Engineering

#106 in North America

#363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

85. Catholic University of America

District of Columbia | Washington

For Geotechnical Engineering

#107 in North America

#368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $35,520
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $31,915

86. Michigan Technological University

Michigan | Houghton

For Geotechnical Engineering

#108 in North America

#371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1233
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 99%

87. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Illinois | Carbondale

For Geotechnical Engineering

#110 in North America

#383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 95%

88. Texas Tech University

Texas | Lubbock

For Geotechnical Engineering

#112 in North America

#387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

89. University of Texas at El Paso

Texas | El Paso

For Geotechnical Engineering

#113 in North America

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $9,029
Enrollment: 24,003

90. University of Virginia

Virginia | Charlottesville

For Geotechnical Engineering

#114 in North America

#397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 63%

91. Dartmouth College

New Hampshire | Hanover

For Geotechnical Engineering

#117 in North America

#427 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,078

92. University of California - Irvine

California | Irvine

For Geotechnical Engineering

#118 in North America

#440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $16,868
Enrollment: 36,505

93. Syracuse University

New York State | Syracuse

For Geotechnical Engineering

#119 in North America

#441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $43,545

94. University of California - Santa Barbara

California | Santa Barbara

For Geotechnical Engineering

#120 in North America

#449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $18,107
Enrollment: 26,124

95. University of Alabama

Alabama | Tuscaloosa

For Geotechnical Engineering

#121 in North America

#455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 85%

96. University of South Florida

Florida | Tampa

For Geotechnical Engineering

#122 in North America

#457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 99%

97. University of Cincinnati

Ohio | Cincinnati

For Geotechnical Engineering

#123 in North America

#458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 85%

98. Mississippi State University

Mississippi | Starkville

For Geotechnical Engineering

#124 in North America

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 97%

99. University of Rhode Island

Rhode Island | Kingston

For Geotechnical Engineering

#125 in North America

#472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 97%

100. University of Hawaii at Manoa

Hawaii | Honolulu

For Geotechnical Engineering

#126 in North America

#481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 79%

The best cities to study Geotechnical Engineering in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Austin, Stanford, Champaign, and College Station.