Best Universities for Geography and Cartography in the World
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Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Geography and Cartography. A graph of 524M citations received by 21.7M academic papers made by 6,555 universities in the World 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
- Acceptance Rate
 - 12%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 61%
 - Average Aid
 - $25,951
 - Enrollment
 - 45,699
 
2. Stanford University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 4%
 - Average SAT
 - 1545
 - Average ACT
 - 35
 - Net Price
 - $17,998
 
3. Harvard University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 3%
 - Average SAT
 - 1540
 - Average ACT
 - 35
 - Net Price
 - $17,900
 
4. University of Washington - Seattle
- Acceptance Rate
 - 43%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 55%
 - Average Aid
 - $14,390
 - Enrollment
 - 55,620
 
5. University of Oxford
- Acceptance Rate
 - 22%
 - Founded
 - 1096
 
6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- Acceptance Rate
 - 18%
 - Average SAT
 - 1440
 - Average ACT
 - 33
 - Receiving Aid
 - 66%
 
7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
 - 5%
 - Average SAT
 - 1545
 - Average ACT
 - 35
 - Net Price
 - $21,519
 
8. University of Cambridge
- Acceptance Rate
 - 21%
 - Founded
 - 1209
 
10. Cornell University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 8%
 - Average SAT
 - 1520
 - Average ACT
 - 34
 - Net Price
 - $26,455
 
11. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
- Acceptance Rate
 - 44%
 - Average SAT
 - 1390
 - Average ACT
 - 32
 - Receiving Aid
 - 61%
 
12. University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Acceptance Rate
 - 43%
 - Average SAT
 - 1435
 - Average ACT
 - 30
 - Receiving Aid
 - 60%
 
14. Pennsylvania State University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 54%
 - Average SAT
 - 1310
 - Average ACT
 - 30
 - Receiving Aid
 - 66%
 
16. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
 - 9%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 60%
 - Average Aid
 - $22,441
 - Enrollment
 - 46,678
 
17. Columbia University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 4%
 - Average SAT
 - 1530
 - Average ACT
 - 35
 - Net Price
 - $20,869
 
18. University of British Columbia
- Acceptance Rate
 - 52%
 - Enrollment
 - 71,201
 - Founded
 - 1908
 
19. Princeton University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 4%
 - Average SAT
 - 1540
 - Average ACT
 - 35
 - Net Price
 - $19,811
 
20. University of Texas at Austin
- Acceptance Rate
 - 29%
 - Average SAT
 - 1360
 - Average ACT
 - 30
 - Receiving Aid
 - 69%
 
21. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
- Acceptance Rate
 - 77%
 - Average SAT
 - 1395
 - Average ACT
 - 29
 - Receiving Aid
 - 81%
 
22. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
 - 25%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 70%
 - Average Aid
 - $24,176
 - Enrollment
 - 42,376
 
23. University of Florida
- Acceptance Rate
 - 24%
 - Average SAT
 - 1390
 - Average ACT
 - 31
 - Receiving Aid
 - 92%
 
25. University of Maryland - College Park
- Acceptance Rate
 - 45%
 - Average SAT
 - 1445
 - Average ACT
 - 34
 - Receiving Aid
 - 65%
 
26. Ohio State University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 51%
 - Average SAT
 - 1405
 - Average ACT
 - 31
 - Receiving Aid
 - 75%
 
28. Purdue University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 50%
 - Average SAT
 - 1325
 - Average ACT
 - 31
 - Receiving Aid
 - 60%
 
29. Yale University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 5%
 - Average SAT
 - 1540
 - Average ACT
 - 34
 - Net Price
 - $26,044
 
30. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
 - 42%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 58%
 - Average Aid
 - $21,258
 - Enrollment
 - 39,707
 
31. University of Sao Paulo
- Acceptance Rate
 - 9%
 - Enrollment
 - 97,964
 - Founded
 - 1827
 
32. Johns Hopkins University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 8%
 - Average SAT
 - 1555
 - Average ACT
 - 35
 - Net Price
 - $22,844
 
33. Texas A&M University - College Station
- Acceptance Rate
 - 63%
 - Average SAT
 - 1260
 - Average ACT
 - 28
 - Receiving Aid
 - 77%
 
34. University of Arizona
- Acceptance Rate
 - 86%
 - Average SAT
 - 1290
 - Average ACT
 - 26
 - Receiving Aid
 - 98%
 
36. California Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
 - 3%
 - Net Price
 - $23,397
 - Receiving Aid
 - 68%
 - Average Aid
 - $60,201
 
38. University of Colorado Boulder
- Acceptance Rate
 - 83%
 - Average SAT
 - 1325
 - Average ACT
 - 31
 - Receiving Aid
 - 66%
 
41. University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
 - 6%
 - Average SAT
 - 1535
 - Average ACT
 - 35
 - Net Price
 - $26,017
 
42. University of Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
 - 5%
 - Average SAT
 - 1540
 - Average ACT
 - 35
 - Net Price
 - $27,979
 
46. Georgia Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
 - 16%
 - Average SAT
 - 1430
 - Average ACT
 - 31
 - Receiving Aid
 - 73%
 
51. New York University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 9%
 - Average SAT
 - 1525
 - Average ACT
 - 34
 - Net Price
 - $30,730
 
53. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
 - 10%
 - Average SAT
 - 1495
 - Average ACT
 - 34
 - Net Price
 - $41,496
 
54. Arizona State University - Tempe
- Acceptance Rate
 - 90%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 93%
 - Average Aid
 - $11,992
 - Enrollment
 - 79,593
 
55. Delft University of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
 - 50%
 - Enrollment
 - 24,703
 - Founded
 - 1842
 
56. Michigan State University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 84%
 - Average SAT
 - 1250
 - Average ACT
 - 29
 - Receiving Aid
 - 97%
 
59. McGill University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 46%
 - Enrollment
 - 37,888
 - Founded
 - 1821
 
61. Carnegie Mellon University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 11%
 - Average SAT
 - 1535
 - Average ACT
 - 35
 - Net Price
 - $32,964
 
65. University of Edinburgh
- Acceptance Rate
 - 51%
 - Founded
 - 1583
 
66. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
- Acceptance Rate
 - 65%
 - Average SAT
 - 1375
 - Average ACT
 - 31
 - Receiving Aid
 - 71%
 
67. Duke University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 7%
 - Average SAT
 - 1540
 - Average ACT
 - 35
 - Net Price
 - $23,422
 
68. North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- Acceptance Rate
 - 40%
 - Average SAT
 - 1380
 - Average ACT
 - 30
 - Receiving Aid
 - 68%
 
69. Colorado State University - Fort Collins
- Acceptance Rate
 - 90%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 74%
 - Average Aid
 - $10,554
 - Enrollment
 - 33,500
 
70. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Acceptance Rate
 - 19%
 - Average SAT
 - 1450
 - Average ACT
 - 32
 - Receiving Aid
 - 58%
 
74. Iowa State University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 89%
 - Average SAT
 - 1230
 - Average ACT
 - 25
 - Receiving Aid
 - 89%
 
76. University of California - Santa Barbara
- Acceptance Rate
 - 28%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 58%
 - Average Aid
 - $21,732
 - Enrollment
 - 26,068
 
78. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
 - 26%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 71%
 - Average Aid
 - $21,533
 - Enrollment
 - 36,582
 
79. Oregon State University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 79%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 92%
 - Average Aid
 - $9,922
 - Enrollment
 - 35,622
 
83. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 57%
 - Average SAT
 - 1330
 - Average ACT
 - 30
 - Receiving Aid
 - 69%
 
87. University of Bristol
- Acceptance Rate
 - 63%
 - Enrollment
 - 27,513
 - Founded
 - 1909
 
90. Northwestern University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 7%
 - Average SAT
 - 1525
 - Average ACT
 - 34
 - Net Price
 - $23,341
 
91. University of Amsterdam
- Acceptance Rate
 - 51%
 - Enrollment
 - 41,000
 - Founded
 - 1632
 
92. University of Southampton
- Enrollment
 - 21,335
 - Founded
 - 1952
 
93. University of Pittsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
 - 50%
 - Average SAT
 - 1360
 - Average ACT
 - 31
 - Receiving Aid
 - 87%
 
96. University of Virginia
- Acceptance Rate
 - 17%
 - Average SAT
 - 1470
 - Average ACT
 - 33
 - Receiving Aid
 - 44%