World's best Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 104M citations received by 3.64M academic papers made by 3,845 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. Stanford University

United States | California

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

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

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

3. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

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

4. University of Tokyo

Japan | Tokyo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

5. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

6. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

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

7. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

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

8. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

9. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

10. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

11. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

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

12. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

13. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Earth science and Geophysics

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

14. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

15. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

16. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1636

17. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

18. China University of Geosciences Beijing

China | Beijing

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1952

19. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

20. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

21. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

22. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Earth science and Geophysics

#12 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

23. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Earth science and Geophysics

#13 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

24. Tohoku University

Japan | Sendai

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

25. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Earth science and Geophysics

#14 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

26. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#15 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 71,201
Founded: 1908

27. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Earth science and Geophysics

#16 in North America

#2 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

28. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

29. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Earth science and Geophysics

#17 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

30. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Earth science and Geophysics

#18 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

31. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

32. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Earth science and Geophysics

#19 in North America

#17 in the United States

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

33. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Earth science and Geophysics

#20 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

34. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

35. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Earth science and Geophysics

#21 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

36. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Earth science and Geophysics

#22 in North America

#3 in Canada

Enrollment: 102,431
Founded: 1827

37. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

38. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#9 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1904

39. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in Asia

#4 in China

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

40. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in Europe

#1 in France

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

41. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in Asia

#5 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

42. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in Europe

#1 in Norway

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

43. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Earth science and Geophysics

#23 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

44. University of Science and Technology of China

China | Hefei

For Earth science and Geophysics

#9 in Asia

#6 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

45. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in Asia

#7 in China

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

46. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in Asia

#8 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

47. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Earth science and Geophysics

#24 in North America

#21 in the United States

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

48. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Mexico

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

49. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Earth science and Geophysics

#25 in North America

#22 in the United States

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

50. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Earth science and Geophysics

#26 in North America

#23 in the United States

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

51. Harbin Institute of Technology

China | Harbin

For Earth science and Geophysics

#12 in Asia

#9 in China

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

52. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Earth science and Geophysics

#27 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

53. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Earth science and Geophysics

#28 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

54. Xi'an Jiaotong University

China | Xi'an

For Earth science and Geophysics

#13 in Asia

#10 in China

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

55. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#12 in Europe

#1 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

56. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Earth science and Geophysics

#29 in North America

#26 in the United States

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

57. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Earth science and Geophysics

#13 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

58. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#14 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

59. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Earth science and Geophysics

#14 in Asia

#11 in China

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

60. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#15 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

61. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

62. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#16 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

63. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Oceania

#3 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

64. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#17 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

65. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Earth science and Geophysics

#15 in Asia

#12 in China

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

66. China University of Petroleum - Beijing

China | Beijing

For Earth science and Geophysics

#16 in Asia

#13 in China

Enrollment: 15,445
Founded: 1953

67. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Earth science and Geophysics

#30 in North America

#27 in the United States

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

68. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Earth science and Geophysics

#31 in North America

#28 in the United States

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

69. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Earth science and Geophysics

#17 in Asia

#14 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

70. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Earth science and Geophysics

#32 in North America

#29 in the United States

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

71. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

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

72. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Oceania

#4 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

73. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Earth science and Geophysics

#33 in North America

#30 in the United States

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

74. University of Alaska Fairbanks

United States | Alaska

For Earth science and Geophysics

#34 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $10,424
Enrollment: 6,893

75. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Earth science and Geophysics

#18 in Europe

#1 in Belgium

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

76. Tokyo Institute of Technology

Japan | Tokyo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#18 in Asia

#4 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

77. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Earth science and Geophysics

#19 in Europe

#3 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 19,608

78. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#35 in North America

#32 in the United States

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

79. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Earth science and Geophysics

#36 in North America

#33 in the United States

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

80. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Oceania

#5 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

81. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Earth science and Geophysics

#20 in Europe

#2 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,020
Founded: 1928

82. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Earth science and Geophysics

#19 in Asia

#5 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

83. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Oceania

#6 in Australia

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

84. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in Oceania

#7 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 58,607
Founded: 1966

85. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Earth science and Geophysics

#20 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

86. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in Oceania

#8 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 77,162
Founded: 1853

87. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#21 in Asia

#6 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

88. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#21 in Europe

#2 in Norway

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

89. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Earth science and Geophysics

#37 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

90. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Earth science and Geophysics

#22 in Asia

#1 in Taiwan

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

91. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Earth science and Geophysics

#38 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

92. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Earth science and Geophysics

#39 in North America

#34 in the United States

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

93. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Earth science and Geophysics

#40 in North America

#35 in the United States

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

94. Wuhan University

China | Wuhan

For Earth science and Geophysics

#23 in Asia

#15 in China

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

95. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Earth science and Geophysics

#41 in North America

#36 in the United States

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

96. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#22 in Europe

#11 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

97. Nagoya University

Japan | Nagoya

For Earth science and Geophysics

#24 in Asia

#7 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

98. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Earth science and Geophysics

#25 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

99. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#23 in Europe

#12 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1905

100. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#42 in North America

#37 in the United States

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

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