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 73.1K citations received by 2.91K 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
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$42,723

2. Catholic University of America

For Earth science and Geophysics

Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$36,031
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$34,449

3. Georgetown University

For Earth science and Geophysics

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$35,566

4. Howard University

For Earth science and Geophysics

Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$28,279

5. American University in Washington

For Earth science and Geophysics

Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$41,369

6. University of the District of Columbia

For Earth science and Geophysics

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$7,662
Enrollment
3,577

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 147
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Arlington, Virginia
13 University of Maryland - College Park 25
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College Park, Maryland
24 George Mason University 146
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Fairfax, Virginia
49 University of Maryland - Baltimore County 145
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Baltimore, Maryland
49 United States Naval Academy 254
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Annapolis, Maryland
56 University of Maryland, Baltimore 160
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Baltimore, Maryland
60 Johns Hopkins University 38
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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 184
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Richmond, Virginia