North America's best Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 36.5M citations received by 887K academic papers made by 699 universities in North America 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. Stanford University

United States | California

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in the United States

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,078

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in the United States

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1550
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,996

3. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in the United States

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $14,513
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $72,373

4. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in the United States

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $16,156
Enrollment: 56,997

5. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in the United States

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $29,608
Enrollment: 45,882

6. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in the United States

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

7. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in the United States

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 67%

8. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in the United States

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

9. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Earth science and Geophysics

#9 in the United States

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 69%

10. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in the United States

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,520

11. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in the United States

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

12. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Earth science and Geophysics

#12 in the United States

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,525

13. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Earth science and Geophysics

#13 in the United States

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

14. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Earth science and Geophysics

#14 in the United States

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

15. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Canada

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 71,201
Founded: 1908

16. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Canada

#27 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

17. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Earth science and Geophysics

#15 in the United States

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,361

18. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Earth science and Geophysics

#16 in the United States

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

19. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Earth science and Geophysics

#17 in the United States

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

20. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Earth science and Geophysics

#18 in the United States

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

21. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Earth science and Geophysics

#19 in the United States

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

22. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Canada

#36 in the World

Enrollment: 102,431
Founded: 1827

23. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Earth science and Geophysics

#20 in the United States

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

24. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Earth science and Geophysics

#21 in the United States

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

25. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Earth science and Geophysics

#22 in the United States

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

26. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Earth science and Geophysics

#23 in the United States

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $24,695
Enrollment: 26,133

27. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Earth science and Geophysics

#24 in the United States

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

28. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Earth science and Geophysics

#25 in the United States

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 67%

29. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Earth science and Geophysics

#26 in the United States

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

30. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Earth science and Geophysics

#27 in the United States

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $15,313

31. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Earth science and Geophysics

#28 in the United States

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $24,591
Enrollment: 40,065

32. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Earth science and Geophysics

#29 in the United States

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,408

33. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Earth science and Geophysics

#30 in the United States

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,172
Enrollment: 79,818

34. University of Alaska Fairbanks

United States | Alaska

For Earth science and Geophysics

#31 in the United States

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $10,424
Enrollment: 6,893

35. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#32 in the United States

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 73%

36. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Earth science and Geophysics

#33 in the United States

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $10,160
Enrollment: 34,096

37. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Canada

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

38. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Canada

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

39. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Earth science and Geophysics

#34 in the United States

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 69%

40. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Earth science and Geophysics

#35 in the United States

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

41. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Earth science and Geophysics

#36 in the United States

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

42. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#37 in the United States

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

43. University of California - Santa Cruz

United States | California

For Earth science and Geophysics

#38 in the United States

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Receiving Aid: 64%
Average Aid: $22,774
Enrollment: 19,938

44. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Earth science and Geophysics

#39 in the United States

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,256

45. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Earth science and Geophysics

#40 in the United States

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,830

46. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Canada

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 21,836
Founded: 1878

47. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Earth science and Geophysics

#41 in the United States

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

48. Rice University

United States | Texas

For Earth science and Geophysics

#42 in the United States

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,589

49. Colorado School of Mines

United States | Colorado

For Earth science and Geophysics

#43 in the United States

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 98%

50. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

United States | Louisiana

For Earth science and Geophysics

#44 in the United States

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 93%

51. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Earth science and Geophysics

#45 in the United States

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $28,060

52. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Earth science and Geophysics

#46 in the United States

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $24,420

53. University of Saskatchewan

Canada | Saskatchewan

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in Canada

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,953
Founded: 1907

54. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Earth science and Geophysics

#47 in the United States

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $23,110
Enrollment: 37,297

55. University of Houston

United States | Texas

For Earth science and Geophysics

#48 in the United States

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

56. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in Canada

#161 in the World

Founded: 1957

57. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Earth science and Geophysics

#49 in the United States

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

58. University of Kansas

United States | Kansas State

For Earth science and Geophysics

#50 in the United States

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 94%

59. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Earth science and Geophysics

#51 in the United States

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 90%

60. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Earth science and Geophysics

#52 in the United States

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

61. Dalhousie University

Canada | Nova Scotia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#9 in Canada

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 30,867
Founded: 1818

62. University of Delaware

United States | Delaware

For Earth science and Geophysics

#53 in the United States

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 94%

63. Stony Brook University

United States | New York State

For Earth science and Geophysics

#54 in the United States

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 99%

64. Queen's University

Canada | Ontario

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in Canada

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 35,612
Founded: 1841

65. University of Hawaii at Manoa

United States | Hawaii

For Earth science and Geophysics

#55 in the United States

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1187
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 76%

66. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Earth science and Geophysics

#56 in the United States

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,981

67. University of South Carolina - Columbia

United States | South Carolina

For Earth science and Geophysics

#57 in the United States

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 94%

68. University of Oklahoma - Norman

United States | Oklahoma State

For Earth science and Geophysics

#58 in the United States

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

69. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Earth science and Geophysics

#59 in the United States

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

70. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#60 in the United States

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 57%

71. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Earth science and Geophysics

#61 in the United States

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

72. University of Oregon

United States | Oregon

For Earth science and Geophysics

#62 in the United States

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 90%

73. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Earth science and Geophysics

#63 in the United States

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

74. University of Nevada - Reno

United States | Nevada

For Earth science and Geophysics

#64 in the United States

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 95%

75. University of New Mexico

United States | New Mexico

For Earth science and Geophysics

#65 in the United States

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 100%

76. University of Wyoming

United States | Wyoming

For Earth science and Geophysics

#66 in the United States

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $10,212
Enrollment: 10,813

77. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

United States | New Mexico

For Earth science and Geophysics

#67 in the United States

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 99%

78. University of Victoria

Canada | British Columbia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in Canada

#224 in the World

Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1963

79. Memorial University of Newfoundland

Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador

For Earth science and Geophysics

#12 in Canada

#231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1925

80. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Earth science and Geophysics

#68 in the United States

#235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,570

81. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Earth science and Geophysics

#69 in the United States

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $45,397

82. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Earth science and Geophysics

#13 in Canada

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

83. University of Rhode Island

United States | Rhode Island

For Earth science and Geophysics

#70 in the United States

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1150
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $12,578

84. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Earth science and Geophysics

#14 in Canada

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

85. Carleton University

Canada | Ontario

For Earth science and Geophysics

#15 in Canada

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,109
Founded: 1942

86. University of New Hampshire

United States | New Hampshire

For Earth science and Geophysics

#71 in the United States

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 97%

87. University of Texas at Dallas

United States | Texas

For Earth science and Geophysics

#72 in the United States

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

88. Dartmouth College

United States | New Hampshire

For Earth science and Geophysics

#73 in the United States

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,322

89. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Earth science and Geophysics

#74 in the United States

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1214
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

90. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

United States | New York State

For Earth science and Geophysics

#75 in the United States

#262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1443
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,887

91. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Earth science and Geophysics

#76 in the United States

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,408

92. University of California - Riverside

United States | California

For Earth science and Geophysics

#77 in the United States

#269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $24,355
Enrollment: 26,384

93. Utah State University

United States | Utah

For Earth science and Geophysics

#78 in the United States

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 92%

94. University of Cincinnati

United States | Ohio

For Earth science and Geophysics

#79 in the United States

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

95. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Earth science and Geophysics

#80 in the United States

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $35,552

96. Laval University

Canada | Quebec State

For Earth science and Geophysics

#16 in Canada

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 56,000
Founded: 1852

97. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#81 in the United States

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

98. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Earth science and Geophysics

#82 in the United States

#286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

99. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Earth science and Geophysics

#83 in the United States

#294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

100. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Earth science and Geophysics

#84 in the United States

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

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