7 Best colleges for Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics in Chicago, IL

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Chicago ranked based on their research performance in Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 266K citations received by 6.93K academic papers made by 7 universities in Chicago 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. University of Chicago

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Illinois
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

2. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Illinois
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

3. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in Illinois
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$28,702

4. Loyola University Chicago

For Earth science and Geophysics

#9 in Illinois
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$37,511

5. DePaul University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in Illinois
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$32,151

6. Rush University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#19 in Illinois
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
2,870
Male:Female
22:78
Founded
1972

7. Northeastern Illinois University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#20 in Illinois
Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$15,143
Enrollment
5,756

Universities for Earth science and Geophysics near Chicago

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University
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City
19 Northwestern University 42
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Evanston, Illinois
94 Northern Illinois University 165
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DeKalb, Illinois
117 University of Notre Dame 116
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Notre Dame, Indiana
122 Saint Anthony College of Nursing 169
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Rockford, Illinois
131 Marquette University 242
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
133 Medical College of Wisconsin 230
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
134 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee 135
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
172 Purdue University 27
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West Lafayette, Indiana
172 Western Michigan University 176
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Kalamazoo, Michigan
190 Illinois State University 289
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Normal, Illinois