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 97.6M citations received by 3.55M academic papers made by 3,791 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: $17,998

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: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

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: $23,397
Receiving Aid: 68%
Average Aid: $60,201

4. University of Tokyo

Japan | Tokyo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
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: 43%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,390
Enrollment: 55,620

7. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

8. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

9. 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

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: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

11. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 66%

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: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

13. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Earth science and Geophysics

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

14. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

15. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

16. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

17. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

18. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

19. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

20. China University of Geosciences Beijing

China | Beijing

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1952

21. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Earth science and Geophysics

#12 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

22. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

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: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

24. Tohoku University

Japan | Sendai

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
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: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

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. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Earth science and Geophysics

#17 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,455

29. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Earth science and Geophysics

#18 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 60%

30. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Earth science and Geophysics

#19 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1289
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

31. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

32. 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

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: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

34. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Earth science and Geophysics

#21 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

35. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Earth science and Geophysics

#22 in North America

#3 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

36. 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

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. 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

40. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in Asia

#4 in China

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

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: 63%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 77%

44. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Earth science and Geophysics

#24 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $9,922
Enrollment: 35,622

45. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Earth science and Geophysics

#9 in Asia

#6 in China

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

46. 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

47. University of Science and Technology of China

China | Hefei

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in Asia

#7 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

48. 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: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

49. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Earth science and Geophysics

#26 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,732
Enrollment: 26,068

50. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in Asia

#8 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

51. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Earth science and Geophysics

#27 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

52. 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: 1445
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 65%

53. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Earth science and Geophysics

#29 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

54. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Earth science and Geophysics

#12 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

55. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#13 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

56. Harbin Institute of Technology

China | Harbin

For Earth science and Geophysics

#12 in Asia

#9 in China

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

57. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#14 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

58. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#15 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

59. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

60. Xi'an Jiaotong University

China | Xi'an

For Earth science and Geophysics

#13 in Asia

#10 in China

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

61. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#16 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

62. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Earth science and Geophysics

#30 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,811

63. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Oceania

#3 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

64. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Earth science and Geophysics

#31 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,044

65. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Earth science and Geophysics

#32 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

66. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Earth science and Geophysics

#14 in Asia

#11 in China

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

67. Tokyo Institute of Technology

Japan | Tokyo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#15 in Asia

#4 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

68. 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

69. 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: $11,992
Enrollment: 79,593

70. 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: 89%
Average Aid: $10,102
Enrollment: 6,640

71. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#17 in Europe

#1 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

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. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Earth science and Geophysics

#16 in Asia

#12 in China

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

74. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Earth science and Geophysics

#18 in Europe

#3 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 18,576

75. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Earth science and Geophysics

#19 in Europe

#1 in Belgium

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

76. China University of Petroleum - Beijing

China | Beijing

For Earth science and Geophysics

#17 in Asia

#13 in China

Enrollment: 15,445
Founded: 1953

77. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Earth science and Geophysics

#18 in Asia

#14 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

78. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#35 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 31
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: 90%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $10,554
Enrollment: 33,500

80. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Earth science and Geophysics

#19 in Asia

#5 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

81. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Oceania

#5 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

82. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Oceania

#6 in Australia

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

83. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#20 in Europe

#2 in Norway

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

84. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#20 in Asia

#6 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

85. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in Oceania

#7 in Australia

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

86. 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

87. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Earth science and Geophysics

#21 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

88. 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

89. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Earth science and Geophysics

#22 in Asia

#1 in Taiwan

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

90. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Earth science and Geophysics

#39 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 71%

91. 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: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 92%

92. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Earth science and Geophysics

#41 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,844

93. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#21 in Europe

#11 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

94. Nagoya University

Japan | Nagoya

For Earth science and Geophysics

#23 in Asia

#7 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

95. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in Oceania

#8 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

96. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#22 in Europe

#12 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1905

97. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Earth science and Geophysics

#24 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

98. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Earth science and Geophysics

#23 in Europe

#13 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

99. 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: 57%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

100. University of California - Santa Cruz

United States | California

For Earth science and Geophysics

#43 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,564
Enrollment: 19,764

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