18 Best universities for Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics in the Czech Republic

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the Czech Republic ranked based on their research performance in Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 298K citations received by 15.5K academic papers made by 18 universities in the Czech Republic 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. Charles University

Czech Republic | Prague

For Earth science and Geophysics

#77 in Europe

#228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 49,508
Founded: 1348

2. Masaryk University

Czech Republic | Brno

For Earth science and Geophysics

#255 in Europe

#718 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 32,963
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1919

3. Czech Technical University in Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Earth science and Geophysics

#279 in Europe

#794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 19,080
Founded: 1707

4. Brno University of Technology

Czech Republic | Brno

For Earth science and Geophysics

#282 in Europe

#803 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1899

5. Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Earth science and Geophysics

#312 in Europe

#923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1906

6. VSB - Technical University of Ostrava

Czech Republic | Ostrava

For Earth science and Geophysics

#324 in Europe

#967 in the World

Founded: 1849

7. University of West Bohemia

Czech Republic | Plzen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#412 in Europe

#1287 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1991

8. University of Ostrava

Czech Republic | Ostrava

For Earth science and Geophysics

#422 in Europe

#1346 in the World

Founded: 1991

9. Palacky University, Olomouc

Czech Republic | Olomouc

For Earth science and Geophysics

#432 in Europe

#1396 in the World

Enrollment: 21,833
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1573

10. University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Earth science and Geophysics

#459 in Europe

#1490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,100
Founded: 1952

11. University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice

Czech Republic | Ceske Budejovice

For Earth science and Geophysics

#494 in Europe

#1645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1991

12. Mendel University in Brno

Czech Republic | Brno

For Earth science and Geophysics

#511 in Europe

#1732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1919

13. Technical University of Liberec

Czech Republic | Liberec

For Earth science and Geophysics

#516 in Europe

#1749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

14. University of Pardubice

Czech Republic | Pardubice

For Earth science and Geophysics

#587 in Europe

#2108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 10,450
Founded: 1950

15. Tomas Bata University in Zlin

Czech Republic | Zlin

For Earth science and Geophysics

#602 in Europe

#2169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2001

16. Jan Evangelista Purkyne University in Usti nad Labem

Czech Republic | Usti nad Labem

For Earth science and Geophysics

#637 in Europe

#2323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1991

17. Silesian University in Opava

Czech Republic | Opava

For Earth science and Geophysics

#645 in Europe

#2349 in the World

Founded: 1991

18. University of Hradec Kralove

Czech Republic | Hradec Kralove

For Earth science and Geophysics

#742 in Europe

#2923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 2000

The best cities to study Earth science and Geophysics in the Czech Republic based on the number of universities and their ranks are Prague, Brno, Ostrava, and Plzen.