6 Best colleges for Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics in Washington, DC

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Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 98.8K citations received by 3.41K academic papers made by 6 universities in Washington was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

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1. George Washington University

For Earth science and Geophysics

Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$45,466

2. Catholic University of America

For Earth science and Geophysics

Acceptance Rate
84%
Net Price
$35,008
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$38,232

3. Georgetown University

For Earth science and Geophysics

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$37,967

4. Howard University

For Earth science and Geophysics

Acceptance Rate
35%
Average SAT
1199
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$30,028

5. American University in Washington

For Earth science and Geophysics

Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$40,189

6. University of the District of Columbia

For Earth science and Geophysics

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$5,527
Enrollment
3,855

Universities for Earth science and Geophysics near Washington

Distance, km
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University
Country rank
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City
8 Marymount University 148
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Arlington, Virginia
13 University of Maryland - College Park 25
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College Park, Maryland
24 George Mason University 136
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Fairfax, Virginia
49 University of Maryland - Baltimore County 146
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Baltimore, Maryland
49 United States Naval Academy 267
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Annapolis, Maryland
56 University of Maryland, Baltimore 159
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Baltimore, Maryland
60 Johns Hopkins University 36
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Baltimore, Maryland
141 University of Delaware 53
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Newark, Delaware
142 Franklin and Marshall College 234
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania
154 Virginia Commonwealth University 183
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Richmond, Virginia