Best Universities for Geology in the World

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Geology. A graph of 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 6,027 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

United States | Massachusetts

For Geology

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

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

2. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Geology

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

3. Stanford University

United States | California

For Geology

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

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

4. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Geology

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

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

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Geology

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

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

6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Geology

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

7. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

8. University of Tokyo

For Geology

#1 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,133
Founded: 1877

9. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Geology

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

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

10. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#2 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

11. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Geology

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

12. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Geology

#9 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 95,055
Founded: 1827

13. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Geology

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

14. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Geology

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

15. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Geology

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

16. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Geology

#13 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 59,659
Founded: 1908

17. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Geology

#14 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

18. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Geology

#15 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

19. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Geology

#16 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

20. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#3 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

21. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Geology

#17 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

22. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Geology

#18 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

23. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Geology

#19 in North America

#17 in the United States

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

24. Kyoto University

For Geology

#2 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

25. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Geology

#20 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

26. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Geology

#21 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

27. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Geology

#22 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,605

28. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Geology

#23 in North America

#21 in the United States

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

29. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Geology

#3 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

30. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Geology

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

31. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Geology

#4 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 23,420

32. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Geology

#24 in North America

#22 in the United States

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

33. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Geology

#25 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

34. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Geology

#26 in North America

#23 in the United States

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

35. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Geology

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

36. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Geology

#27 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

37. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Geology

#4 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

38. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Geology

#28 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

39. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Geology

#29 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $14,578

40. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Geology

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1946

41. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Geology

#30 in North America

#27 in the United States

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

42. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Geology

#4 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

43. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#5 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

44. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Geology

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

45. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Geology

#6 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1636

46. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Geology

#31 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 40,036
Founded: 1821

47. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Geology

#32 in North America

#28 in the United States

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

48. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Geology

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

49. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Geology

#33 in North America

#29 in the United States

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

50. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Geology

#7 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

51. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Geology

#8 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

52. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Geology

#34 in North America

#30 in the United States

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

53. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Geology

#35 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,727

54. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Geology

#36 in North America

#32 in the United States

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

55. Tohoku University

For Geology

#5 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 17,665
Founded: 1907

56. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Geology

#37 in North America

#33 in the United States

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

57. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#9 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

58. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Geology

#10 in Europe

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

59. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Geology

#38 in North America

#34 in the United States

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

60. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#11 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

61. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Geology

#12 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

62. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Geology

#39 in North America

#35 in the United States

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

63. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Geology

#40 in North America

#36 in the United States

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

64. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Geology

#6 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

65. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Geology

#41 in North America

#37 in the United States

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

66. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Geology

#42 in North America

#38 in the United States

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

67. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Geology

#43 in North America

#39 in the United States

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

68. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Geology

#13 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

69. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#14 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1904

70. Lund University

For Geology

#15 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

71. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Geology

#44 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 60%

72. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Geology

#45 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,298

73. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Geology

#6 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

74. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Geology

#46 in North America

#42 in the United States

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

75. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Geology

#16 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

76. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Geology

#7 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

77. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Geology

#47 in North America

#43 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $25,852

78. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Geology

#8 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

79. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Geology

#48 in North America

#44 in the United States

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

80. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Geology

#2 in Latin America

#1 in Mexico

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

81. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Geology

#49 in North America

#45 in the United States

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

82. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Geology

#50 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

83. Osaka University

For Geology

#9 in Asia

#4 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 23,044
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

84. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#17 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1905

85. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Geology

#18 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

86. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Geology

#19 in Europe

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

87. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Geology

#20 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

88. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Geology

#21 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1829

89. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Geology

#51 in North America

#46 in the United States

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

90. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Geology

#52 in North America

#47 in the United States

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

91. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Geology

#10 in Asia

#5 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

92. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Geology

#53 in North America

#48 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 3,165
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

93. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Geology

#7 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

94. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Geology

#54 in North America

#49 in the United States

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

95. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Geology

#22 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

96. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#23 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

97. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Geology

#11 in Asia

#4 in China

Enrollment: 35,915
Founded: 1898

98. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Geology

#12 in Asia

#6 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

99. New York University

United States | New York State

For Geology

#55 in North America

#50 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $50,991

100. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Geology

#13 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

Environmental Science subfields in the World

Agricultural Science3920

Earth science and Geophysics3354

Environmental Chemistry3327

Environmental Engineering2524

Environmental Management3919

Geography and Cartography6271

Geotechnical Engineering3062

Hydrology and Water resources management1009

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science4101

Mining Engineering1000

Oceanography4076

Paleontology5684

Petrology and Geochemistry2438

Urban and Regional planning1184

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation2946