100 Best colleges for Geotechnical Engineering in the United States

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Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Geotechnical Engineering. A graph of 13.6M citations received by 421K academic papers made by 472 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 California - Berkeley

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

2. University of Texas at Austin

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
89%

3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Geotechnical Engineering

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$20,232

4. Stanford University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

5. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Geotechnical Engineering

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Geotechnical Engineering

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
74%

7. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Geotechnical Engineering

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

8. Pennsylvania State University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

9. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Geotechnical Engineering

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

10. University of California - Davis

For Geotechnical Engineering

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

11. Cornell University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

12. University of Arizona

For Geotechnical Engineering

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

13. Purdue University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

14. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Geotechnical Engineering

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
58%

15. University of Florida

For Geotechnical Engineering

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

16. University of Washington - Seattle

For Geotechnical Engineering

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$14,731
Enrollment
52,319

17. Ohio State University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

18. University of California - Los Angeles

For Geotechnical Engineering

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

19. Harvard University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

20. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Geotechnical Engineering

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
73%

21. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Geotechnical Engineering

#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

22. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Geotechnical Engineering

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
80%

23. Northwestern University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,095

24. Oregon State University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$9,260
Enrollment
34,292

25. University of Colorado Boulder

For Geotechnical Engineering

#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

26. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

27. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Geotechnical Engineering

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,381
Enrollment
80,065

28. Colorado School of Mines

For Geotechnical Engineering

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1409
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
98%

29. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Geotechnical Engineering

#63 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

30. Iowa State University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

31. University of California-San Diego

For Geotechnical Engineering

#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

32. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Geotechnical Engineering

#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$20,389
Enrollment
26,420

33. University of Delaware

For Geotechnical Engineering

#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

34. Columbia University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

35. Princeton University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,698

36. Duke University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,694

37. Johns Hopkins University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$24,034

38. University of Southern California

For Geotechnical Engineering

#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

39. University of Oklahoma - Norman

For Geotechnical Engineering

#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

40. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Geotechnical Engineering

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
70%

41. California Institute of Technology

For Geotechnical Engineering

#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$20,755
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$59,192

42. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Geotechnical Engineering

#124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

43. University of Maryland - College Park

For Geotechnical Engineering

#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
63%

44. Michigan State University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

45. University of Utah

For Geotechnical Engineering

#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

46. University of California - Riverside

For Geotechnical Engineering

#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$22,042
Enrollment
26,809

47. University of Kansas

For Geotechnical Engineering

#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

48. Yale University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,647

49. Washington State University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$10,689
Enrollment
27,539

50. University of Georgia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
94%

51. University of California - Irvine

For Geotechnical Engineering

#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

52. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Geotechnical Engineering

#169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
91%

53. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Geotechnical Engineering

#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
91%

54. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
98%

55. University of Pennsylvania

For Geotechnical Engineering

#188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

56. University of Virginia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
54%

57. University at Buffalo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
86%

58. University of Houston

For Geotechnical Engineering

#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

59. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Geotechnical Engineering

#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
59%

60. Utah State University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
91%

61. University of Iowa

For Geotechnical Engineering

#205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

62. University of Pittsburgh

For Geotechnical Engineering

#206 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

63. University of Kentucky

For Geotechnical Engineering

#211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

64. Auburn University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
79%

65. University of Chicago

For Geotechnical Engineering

#217 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

66. University of Wyoming

For Geotechnical Engineering

#218 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$8,942
Enrollment
11,100

67. Missouri University of Science and Technology

For Geotechnical Engineering

#232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1272
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
98%

68. University of Connecticut

For Geotechnical Engineering

#239 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

69. Kansas State University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#245 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$8,537
Enrollment
19,722

70. Rice University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#249 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,902

71. Providence College

For Geotechnical Engineering

#252 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,970

72. Clemson University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#254 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
85%

73. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#262 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

74. Brown University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#263 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,723

75. University of Nevada - Reno

For Geotechnical Engineering

#273 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$7,829
Enrollment
20,945

76. Drexel University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#280 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$39,267

77. University of Alaska Fairbanks

For Geotechnical Engineering

#282 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$8,704
Enrollment
6,607

78. Case Western Reserve University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#284 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,279

79. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Geotechnical Engineering

#287 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$39,127

80. University of New Hampshire

For Geotechnical Engineering

#288 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
97%

81. University of New Mexico

For Geotechnical Engineering

#293 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$9,280

82. Washington University in St Louis

For Geotechnical Engineering

#294 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,432

83. Stony Brook University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#302 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

84. Oklahoma State University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1130
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
98%

85. University of Cincinnati

For Geotechnical Engineering

#313 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
84%

86. University of South Florida

For Geotechnical Engineering

#327 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%

87. New York University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#330 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

88. University of Idaho

For Geotechnical Engineering

#331 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
100%

89. University of California - San Francisco

For Geotechnical Engineering

#336 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,140
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

90. Lehigh University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#338 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$30,453

91. West Virginia University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#341 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
97%

92. Carnegie Mellon University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#351 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$33,499

93. University of Rochester

For Geotechnical Engineering

#353 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,775

94. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Geotechnical Engineering

#355 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

95. Florida State University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#356 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

96. Tufts University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#360 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,479

97. Mississippi State University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#364 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

98. University of Notre Dame

For Geotechnical Engineering

#366 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,474

99. University of Miami

For Geotechnical Engineering

#382 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$36,467

100. Marymount University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#384 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Net Price
$24,664
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$26,190

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