100 Best colleges for Geography and Cartography 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 Geography and Cartography. A graph of 186M citations received by 5.09M academic papers made by 1,500 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 Geography and Cartography

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$29,608
Enrollment
45,882

2. Stanford University

For Geography and Cartography

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,078

3. Harvard University

For Geography and Cartography

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,525

4. University of Washington - Seattle

For Geography and Cartography

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$16,156
Enrollment
56,997

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Geography and Cartography

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
69%

6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1550
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,996

7. Cornell University

For Geography and Cartography

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,361

8. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Geography and Cartography

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

9. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Geography and Cartography

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

10. Pennsylvania State University

For Geography and Cartography

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
67%

11. University of California - Los Angeles

For Geography and Cartography

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$25,627
Enrollment
47,335

12. Columbia University

For Geography and Cartography

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,520

13. Princeton University

For Geography and Cartography

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$15,313

14. University of Texas at Austin

For Geography and Cartography

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
65%

15. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Geography and Cartography

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

16. University of California-San Diego

For Geography and Cartography

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Receiving Aid
66%
Average Aid
$25,757
Enrollment
44,256

17. University of Florida

For Geography and Cartography

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

18. University of Maryland - College Park

For Geography and Cartography

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
67%

19. Ohio State University

For Geography and Cartography

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
80%

20. Purdue University

For Geography and Cartography

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

21. University of California - Davis

For Geography and Cartography

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$24,591
Enrollment
40,065

22. Yale University

For Geography and Cartography

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

23. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Geography and Cartography

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

24. Johns Hopkins University

For Geography and Cartography

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

25. University of Arizona

For Geography and Cartography

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

26. University of Colorado Boulder

For Geography and Cartography

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
67%

27. California Institute of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$14,513
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$72,373

28. University of Pennsylvania

For Geography and Cartography

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,570

29. University of Chicago

For Geography and Cartography

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$28,060

30. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1455
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
73%

31. New York University

For Geography and Cartography

#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$30,325

32. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Geography and Cartography

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,172
Enrollment
79,818

33. University of Southern California

For Geography and Cartography

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$43,412

34. Michigan State University

For Geography and Cartography

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

35. Carnegie Mellon University

For Geography and Cartography

#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$35,552

36. Duke University

For Geography and Cartography

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,981

37. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Geography and Cartography

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
69%

38. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Geography and Cartography

#71 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

39. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Geography and Cartography

#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$10,160
Enrollment
34,096

40. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Geography and Cartography

#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

41. Iowa State University

For Geography and Cartography

#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

42. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Geography and Cartography

#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$24,695
Enrollment
26,133

43. University of California - Irvine

For Geography and Cartography

#81 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$23,110
Enrollment
37,297

44. Oregon State University

For Geography and Cartography

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

45. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Geography and Cartography

#86 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
67%

46. Northwestern University

For Geography and Cartography

#98 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,830

47. University of Pittsburgh

For Geography and Cartography

#99 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
74%

48. University of Virginia

For Geography and Cartography

#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
57%

49. University of Utah

For Geography and Cartography

#106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

50. Boston University

For Geography and Cartography

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$24,420

51. University of Iowa

For Geography and Cartography

#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
90%

52. Washington University in St Louis

For Geography and Cartography

#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

53. University of Georgia

For Geography and Cartography

#138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
89%

54. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Geography and Cartography

#139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
96%

55. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Geography and Cartography

#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
89%

56. University of Miami

For Geography and Cartography

#146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$45,397

57. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Geography and Cartography

#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1214
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

58. Emory University

For Geography and Cartography

#155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,303

59. Florida State University

For Geography and Cartography

#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

60. University of California - San Francisco

For Geography and Cartography

#168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,007
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1864

61. University of Kansas

For Geography and Cartography

#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
94%

62. Washington State University

For Geography and Cartography

#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$10,886
Enrollment
25,685

63. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Geography and Cartography

#178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
97%

64. Brown University

For Geography and Cartography

#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,256

65. University of Oklahoma - Norman

For Geography and Cartography

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

66. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Geography and Cartography

#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

67. University of Delaware

For Geography and Cartography

#190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
94%

68. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Geography and Cartography

#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
93%

69. University of Kentucky

For Geography and Cartography

#201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

70. University of Hawaii at Manoa

For Geography and Cartography

#206 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1187
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
76%

71. University at Buffalo

For Geography and Cartography

#211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

72. University of Rochester

For Geography and Cartography

#212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,462

73. University of Connecticut

For Geography and Cartography

#214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

74. Vanderbilt University

For Geography and Cartography

#221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,186

75. University of California - Riverside

For Geography and Cartography

#229 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$24,355
Enrollment
26,384

76. Dartmouth College

For Geography and Cartography

#237 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,322

77. Tulane University of Louisiana

For Geography and Cartography

#239 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$47,427

78. George Washington University

For Geography and Cartography

#242 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$46,485

79. University of Notre Dame

For Geography and Cartography

#243 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1508
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,300

80. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Geography and Cartography

#250 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
94%

81. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Geography and Cartography

#252 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Receiving Aid
64%
Average Aid
$22,774
Enrollment
19,938

82. University of South Florida

For Geography and Cartography

#257 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
89%

83. George Mason University

For Geography and Cartography

#258 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
79%

84. University of Cincinnati

For Geography and Cartography

#259 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
88%

85. Stony Brook University

For Geography and Cartography

#261 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
99%

86. University of Houston

For Geography and Cartography

#273 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

87. Case Western Reserve University

For Geography and Cartography

#275 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$44,000

88. University of Central Florida

For Geography and Cartography

#280 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
92%

89. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Geography and Cartography

#292 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

90. Kansas State University

For Geography and Cartography

#295 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
95%

91. Georgetown University

For Geography and Cartography

#297 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,083

92. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Geography and Cartography

#299 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$16,694

93. Rice University

For Geography and Cartography

#303 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,589

94. University of Alaska Fairbanks

For Geography and Cartography

#314 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$10,424
Enrollment
6,893

95. University of New Mexico

For Geography and Cartography

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

96. Tufts University

For Geography and Cartography

#327 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$32,367

97. Utah State University

For Geography and Cartography

#329 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
92%

98. Clemson University

For Geography and Cartography

#341 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

99. Texas Tech University

For Geography and Cartography

#343 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

100. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Geography and Cartography

#351 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1443
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$38,887

The best cities to study Geography and Cartography in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Berkeley, Stanford, Cambridge, and Seattle.