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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2. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
4. University of Illinois at Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1140
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
5. Northern Illinois University
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $11,848
- Enrollment
- 16,769
6. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
- 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  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 |