6 Best colleges for Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics in Illinois

Below is the list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 105K citations received by 2.1K academic papers made by 6 universities in Illinois was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

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1. Northwestern University

For Earth science and Geophysics

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,344

2. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Earth science and Geophysics

Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
70%

3. University of Chicago

For Earth science and Geophysics

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,584

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Earth science and Geophysics

Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1140
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
85%

5. Northern Illinois University

For Earth science and Geophysics

Acceptance Rate
59%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$11,848
Enrollment
16,769

6. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

For Earth science and Geophysics

Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1055
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
97%

Closest to Illinois states to learn Earth science and Geophysics

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Indiana 5 35
Missouri 6 47
Wisconsin 3 25
Tennessee 4 58
Ohio 12 51
Michigan 5 13
Minnesota 4 20
Mississippi 3 150
Alabama 3 96
Virginia 7 49
Georgia 3 60
North Carolina 6 68
Oklahoma 3 54
South Carolina 2 62
Pennsylvania 11 16
District of Columbia 3 146
Louisiana 4 52
Maryland 4 36
New York 13 10
New Jersey 4 26
Connecticut 3 24
Texas 13 7
Colorado 7 8
Massachusetts 10 2
Florida 9 44
New Mexico 3 39
Montana 3 87
Utah 3 30
Arizona 3 9
Idaho 3 93
Oregon 3 12
Washington 4 6
California 23 1