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

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 272K citations received by 15.1K 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

#78 in Europe

#229 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

#716 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

#281 in Europe

#798 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

#800 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

#318 in Europe

#936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1906

6. VSB - Technical University of Ostrava

Czech Republic | Ostrava

For Earth science and Geophysics

#325 in Europe

#961 in the World

Founded: 1849

7. University of West Bohemia

Czech Republic | Plzen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#409 in Europe

#1267 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1991

8. University of Ostrava

Czech Republic | Ostrava

For Earth science and Geophysics

#425 in Europe

#1342 in the World

Founded: 1991

9. Palacky University, Olomouc

Czech Republic | Olomouc

For Earth science and Geophysics

#435 in Europe

#1390 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

#1492 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

#496 in Europe

#1654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1991

12. Mendel University in Brno

Czech Republic | Brno

For Earth science and Geophysics

#517 in Europe

#1734 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1919

13. Technical University of Liberec

Czech Republic | Liberec

For Earth science and Geophysics

#525 in Europe

#1771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

14. University of Pardubice

Czech Republic | Pardubice

For Earth science and Geophysics

#586 in Europe

#2103 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

#596 in Europe

#2137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2001

16. Silesian University in Opava

Czech Republic | Opava

For Earth science and Geophysics

#637 in Europe

#2311 in the World

Founded: 1991

17. Jan Evangelista Purkyne University in Usti nad Labem

Czech Republic | Usti nad Labem

For Earth science and Geophysics

#638 in Europe

#2320 in the World

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

18. University of Hradec Kralove

Czech Republic | Hradec Kralove

For Earth science and Geophysics

#743 in Europe

#2938 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.