Best Universities for Geology in North America

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Geology. A graph of 10.4M citations received by 248K academic papers made by 396 universities in North America 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. California Institute of Technology

For Geology

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,162
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$47,556

2. University of Washington - Seattle

For Geology

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$15,895
Enrollment
52,434

3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Geology

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,958
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,562

4. University of Texas at Austin

For Geology

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

5. Stanford University

For Geology

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$14,402

6. University of Arizona

For Geology

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

7. University of California - Berkeley

For Geology

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$21,406
Enrollment
45,036

8. University of California - Los Angeles

For Geology

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$17,592
Enrollment
46,116

9. Pennsylvania State University

For Geology

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$8,719
Enrollment
40,363

10. University of Colorado Boulder

For Geology

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
65%

11. University of California-San Diego

For Geology

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$18,083
Enrollment
41,885

12. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Geology

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
78%

13. Oregon State University

For Geology

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
93%

14. University of Alberta

For Geology

#1 in Canada
#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Founded
1908

15. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Geology

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

16. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Geology

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$16,326
Enrollment
50,278

17. University of British Columbia

For Geology

#2 in Canada
#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
59,659
Founded
1908

18. Columbia University

For Geology

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$12,411

19. University of Toronto

For Geology

#3 in Canada
#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Enrollment
95,055
Founded
1827

20. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Geology

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
64%

21. Harvard University

For Geology

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$13,910

22. Cornell University

For Geology

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,262

23. Brown University

For Geology

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$25,028

24. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Geology

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$18,107
Enrollment
26,124

25. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Geology

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$12,201
Enrollment
77,881

26. University of Alaska Fairbanks

For Geology

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
92%

27. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Geology

#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$19,199
Enrollment
19,841

28. Ohio State University

For Geology

#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
83%

29. University of Calgary

For Geology

#4 in Canada
#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

30. Princeton University

For Geology

#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,908

31. Yale University

For Geology

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,605

32. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Geology

#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
85%

33. University of Southern California

For Geology

#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,021

34. Colorado School of Mines

For Geology

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
98%

35. University of Oklahoma - Norman

For Geology

#63 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
100%

36. University of Utah

For Geology

#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
89%

37. University of Miami

For Geology

#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$34,492

38. University of Maryland - College Park

For Geology

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
68%

39. University of Hawaii at Manoa

For Geology

#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
79%

40. University of Chicago

For Geology

#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,727

41. Western University

For Geology

#5 in Canada
#81 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
27,300
Founded
1878

42. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Geology

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

43. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Geology

#87 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
95%

44. University of California - Davis

For Geology

#89 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$17,628
Enrollment
40,050

45. McGill University

For Geology

#6 in Canada
#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
40,036
Founded
1821

46. University of Wyoming

For Geology

#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
97%
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$10,164
Enrollment
11,479

47. University of Rhode Island

For Geology

#99 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
97%

48. Purdue University

For Geology

#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
73%

49. Queen's University

For Geology

#7 in Canada
#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

50. Rice University

For Geology

#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$18,521

51. Dalhousie University

For Geology

#8 in Canada
#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
18,500
Founded
1818

52. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Geology

#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

53. University of Florida

For Geology

#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

54. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Geology

#118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

55. University of Kansas

For Geology

#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
86%

56. Florida State University

For Geology

#121 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
96%

57. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

For Geology

#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
97%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
97%

58. University of Waterloo

For Geology

#9 in Canada
#130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
35,900
Founded
1957

59. University of Oregon

For Geology

#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$13,590
Enrollment
22,257

60. Johns Hopkins University

For Geology

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Net Price
$20,680
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$45,373

61. Washington University in St Louis

For Geology

#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,298

62. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Geology

#139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
72%

63. University of New Mexico

For Geology

#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
97%
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$7,531

64. Northwestern University

For Geology

#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$29,999

65. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Geology

#156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
72%

66. University of Delaware

For Geology

#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1248
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
90%

67. University of Houston

For Geology

#159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
85%

68. Stony Brook University

For Geology

#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
82%

69. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Geology

#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

70. Duke University

For Geology

#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1513
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,297

72. University of Saskatchewan

For Geology

#11 in Canada
#168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
20,953
Founded
1907

73. University of Victoria

For Geology

#12 in Canada
#174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
20,492
Founded
1963

74. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Geology

#176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
79%

75. University of Nevada - Reno

For Geology

#179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1165
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
90%

76. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Geology

#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,070

77. Boston University

For Geology

#182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$25,852

78. University of Maine

For Geology

#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

79. University of Ottawa

For Geology

#13 in Canada
#194 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

80. McMaster University

For Geology

#14 in Canada
#197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
30,117
Founded
1887

81. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Geology

#203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

82. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Geology

#205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
74%

83. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Geology

#206 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
60%

84. Dartmouth College

For Geology

#208 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,078

85. University of California - Riverside

For Geology

#213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$18,676
Enrollment
26,847

86. University of Iowa

For Geology

#217 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
87%

87. Carleton University

For Geology

#15 in Canada
#222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
27,823
Founded
1942

88. Simon Fraser University

For Geology

#16 in Canada
#224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1965

89. University of Rochester

For Geology

#233 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,125

90. University of South Florida

For Geology

#237 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
99%

91. University of Georgia

For Geology

#240 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

92. Naval Postgraduate School

For Geology

#241 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
2,787
Male:Female
79:21
Founded
1909

93. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Geology

#244 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1205
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

94. University of Virginia

For Geology

#248 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
63%

95. University of Cincinnati

For Geology

#249 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
85%

96. University of Texas at Dallas

For Geology

#250 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$15,140
Enrollment
29,696

97. University of Manitoba

For Geology

#17 in Canada
#253 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
29,800
Founded
1877

98. University of Kentucky

For Geology

#254 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1207
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
94%

100. University of Quebec in Montreal

For Geology

#19 in Canada
#258 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1969