Best Universities for Geology in the World

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Geology. A graph of 687M citations received by 23.5M academic papers made by 6,353 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. Harvard University

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,525

2. Stanford University

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,078

3. University of Washington - Seattle

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$16,156
Enrollment
56,997

4. University of California - Berkeley

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$29,608
Enrollment
45,882

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
69%

6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1550
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,996

7. Cornell University

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,361

10. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

11. University of Toronto

For Geology

#1 in Canada
Enrollment
102,431
Founded
1827

12. University of Tokyo

For Geology

#1 in Asia
#1 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,918
Founded
1877

13. University of California - Los Angeles

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$25,627
Enrollment
47,335

14. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

15. University of California - Davis

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$24,591
Enrollment
40,065

16. Pennsylvania State University

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
67%

17. University of British Columbia

For Geology

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

18. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

19. University of California-San Diego

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
27%
Receiving Aid
66%
Average Aid
$25,757
Enrollment
44,256

21. University of Texas at Austin

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
65%

22. University of Florida

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

24. Columbia University

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,520

26. Tsinghua University

For Geology

#2 in Asia
#1 in China
Enrollment
48,739
Founded
1911

27. Kyoto University

For Geology

#3 in Asia
#2 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,365
Founded
1897

28. Ohio State University

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
80%

29. Yale University

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

30. University of Arizona

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

31. Johns Hopkins University

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

32. University of Sao Paulo

For Geology

#1 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
97,964
Founded
1827

33. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

35. Zhejiang University

For Geology

#4 in Asia
#2 in China
Enrollment
60,739
Founded
1897

36. California Institute of Technology

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$14,513
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$72,373

37. University of Colorado Boulder

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
67%

38. University of Copenhagen

For Geology

#6 in Europe
#1 in Denmark
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1479

39. Princeton University

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$15,313

40. University of Alberta

For Geology

#3 in Canada
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

41. University of Maryland - College Park

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
67%

42. University of Sydney

For Geology

#2 in Oceania
#2 in Australia
Enrollment
63,602
Founded
1850

43. University of Melbourne

For Geology

#3 in Oceania
#3 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
77,162
Founded
1853

44. University of Pennsylvania

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,570

46. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Geology

#7 in Europe
#1 in France
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

47. Utrecht University

For Geology

#8 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1636

48. Michigan State University

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

50. University of New South Wales

For Geology

#5 in Oceania
#5 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
63,864
Founded
1949

51. Purdue University

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

52. University of Hong Kong

For Geology

#5 in Asia
#3 in China
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
21,652
Founded
1911

53. Peking University

For Geology

#6 in Asia
#4 in China
Enrollment
44,730
Founded
1898

54. McGill University

For Geology

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

55. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
69%

57. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
89%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$10,160
Enrollment
34,096

58. University of Southern California

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$43,412

59. Duke University

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,981

60. Delft University of Technology

For Geology

#11 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,703
Founded
1842

61. University of Chicago

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$28,060

63. Aarhus University

For Geology

#13 in Europe
#2 in Denmark
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,020
Founded
1928

64. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

65. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Geology

#7 in Asia
#5 in China
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1896

67. Ghent University

For Geology

#14 in Europe
#2 in Belgium
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1817

70. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

71. Oregon State University

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

72. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,172
Enrollment
79,818

73. University of Bristol

For Geology

#17 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

74. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1455
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
73%

75. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
33%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$24,695
Enrollment
26,133

76. Tohoku University

For Geology

#9 in Asia
#3 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,975
Founded
1907

78. Seoul National University

For Geology

#10 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
28,378
Founded
1946

79. Lund University

For Geology

#19 in Europe
#1 in Sweden
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

80. Northwestern University

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,830

81. Monash University

For Geology

#6 in Oceania
#6 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
1958

82. University of Utah

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

83. Washington University in St Louis

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

84. University of Georgia

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
89%

86. Wuhan University

For Geology

#11 in Asia
#6 in China
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1893

87. University of Helsinki

For Geology

#20 in Europe
#1 in Finland
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
31,312
Founded
1640

88. University of Calgary

For Geology

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

89. New York University

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$30,325

90. Central South University

For Geology

#12 in Asia
#7 in China
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1914

92. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
67%

93. Iowa State University

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

95. Osaka University

For Geology

#13 in Asia
#4 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,234
Founded
1931

97. Technical University of Munich

For Geology

#23 in Europe
#1 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
44,000
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1868

98. University of Pittsburgh

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
74%

99. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Geology

#15 in Asia
#8 in China
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1920

100. University of California - San Francisco

For Geology

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,007
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1864