Best Universities for Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics in North America

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in the United States

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in the United States

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

3. University of California - Berkeley

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in the United States

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

4. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in the United States

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

5. University of Texas at Austin

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in the United States

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

6. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in the United States

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

7. California Institute of Technology

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in the United States

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $20,755
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $59,192

8. University of California - Los Angeles

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in the United States

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

9. Columbia University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#9 in the United States

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

10. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in the United States

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

11. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in the United States

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

12. Harvard University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#12 in the United States

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

13. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Earth science and Geophysics

#13 in the United States

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

14. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Canada

#25 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

15. University of California-San Diego

For Earth science and Geophysics

#14 in the United States

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

16. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Earth science and Geophysics

#15 in the United States

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

17. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Canada

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 20,893
Founded: 1908

18. Cornell University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#16 in the United States

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

19. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Earth science and Geophysics

#17 in the United States

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 58%

20. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Earth science and Geophysics

#18 in the United States

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

21. University of Toronto

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Canada

#36 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

22. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Earth science and Geophysics

#19 in the United States

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

23. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Earth science and Geophysics

#20 in the United States

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

24. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Earth science and Geophysics

#21 in the United States

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,260
Enrollment: 34,292

25. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Earth science and Geophysics

#22 in the United States

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $20,389
Enrollment: 26,420

26. University of Southern California

For Earth science and Geophysics

#23 in the United States

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

27. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Earth science and Geophysics

#24 in the United States

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

28. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Earth science and Geophysics

#25 in the United States

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 63%

29. University of California - Davis

For Earth science and Geophysics

#26 in the United States

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

30. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Earth science and Geophysics

#27 in the United States

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

31. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Earth science and Geophysics

#28 in the United States

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,698

32. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Earth science and Geophysics

#29 in the United States

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,381
Enrollment: 80,065

33. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Earth science and Geophysics

#30 in the United States

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,647

34. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#31 in the United States

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 73%

35. University of Alaska Fairbanks

United States | Alaska

For Earth science and Geophysics

#32 in the United States

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $8,704
Enrollment: 6,607

36. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Earth science and Geophysics

#33 in the United States

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

37. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Earth science and Geophysics

#34 in the United States

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

38. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Canada

#93 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

#35 in the United States

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 70%

40. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Canada

#96 in the World

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

41. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#36 in the United States

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

42. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Earth science and Geophysics

#37 in the United States

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $21,202
Enrollment: 19,478

43. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Earth science and Geophysics

#38 in the United States

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $24,034

44. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Earth science and Geophysics

#39 in the United States

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,723

45. Providence College

United States | Rhode Island

For Earth science and Geophysics

#40 in the United States

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $43,970

46. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Earth science and Geophysics

#41 in the United States

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 80%

47. Western University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Canada

#115 in the World

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

48. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Earth science and Geophysics

#42 in the United States

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

49. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

United States | Louisiana

For Earth science and Geophysics

#43 in the United States

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

50. Rice University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#44 in the United States

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,902

51. Colorado School of Mines

United States | Colorado

For Earth science and Geophysics

#45 in the United States

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1409
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 98%

52. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Earth science and Geophysics

#46 in the United States

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

53. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Earth science and Geophysics

#47 in the United States

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

54. Boston University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#48 in the United States

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,829

55. University of Saskatchewan

Canada | Saskatchewan

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in Canada

#141 in the World

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

56. University of Houston

For Earth science and Geophysics

#49 in the United States

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

57. University of Kansas

United States | Kansas State

For Earth science and Geophysics

#50 in the United States

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

58. Stony Brook University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#51 in the United States

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

59. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Earth science and Geophysics

#52 in the United States

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

60. University of Delaware

United States | Delaware

For Earth science and Geophysics

#53 in the United States

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 93%

61. University of Waterloo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in Canada

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

62. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Earth science and Geophysics

#54 in the United States

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

63. University of California - Irvine

For Earth science and Geophysics

#55 in the United States

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

64. University of Hawaii at Manoa

United States | Hawaii

For Earth science and Geophysics

#56 in the United States

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 80%

65. University of South Carolina - Columbia

United States | South Carolina

For Earth science and Geophysics

#57 in the United States

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 98%

66. Queen's University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#9 in Canada

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

67. University of New Mexico

United States | New Mexico

For Earth science and Geophysics

#58 in the United States

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $9,280

68. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Earth science and Geophysics

#59 in the United States

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,694

69. Dalhousie University

Canada | Nova Scotia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in Canada

#184 in the World

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

70. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Earth science and Geophysics

#60 in the United States

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 59%

71. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#61 in the United States

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 54%

72. University of Oklahoma - Norman

United States | Oklahoma State

For Earth science and Geophysics

#62 in the United States

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

73. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Earth science and Geophysics

#63 in the United States

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

74. University of Oregon

United States | Oregon

For Earth science and Geophysics

#64 in the United States

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 90%

75. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Earth science and Geophysics

#65 in the United States

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

76. University of Nevada - Reno

United States | Nevada

For Earth science and Geophysics

#66 in the United States

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $7,829
Enrollment: 20,945

77. Memorial University of Newfoundland

Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in Canada

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1925

78. University of Wyoming

United States | Wyoming

For Earth science and Geophysics

#67 in the United States

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $8,942
Enrollment: 11,100

79. University of Victoria

Canada | British Columbia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#12 in Canada

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1963

80. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Earth science and Geophysics

#68 in the United States

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,127

81. University of Rhode Island

United States | Rhode Island

For Earth science and Geophysics

#69 in the United States

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 98%

82. McMaster University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#13 in Canada

#236 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

83. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Earth science and Geophysics

#70 in the United States

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

84. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Earth science and Geophysics

#71 in the United States

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $36,467

85. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

United States | New Mexico

For Earth science and Geophysics

#72 in the United States

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $10,293
Enrollment: 1,689

86. Carleton University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#14 in Canada

#248 in the World

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

87. University of New Hampshire

United States | New Hampshire

For Earth science and Geophysics

#73 in the United States

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 97%

88. University of Texas at Dallas

For Earth science and Geophysics

#74 in the United States

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 75%

89. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Earth science and Geophysics

#75 in the United States

#253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,499

90. University of Cincinnati

United States | Ohio

For Earth science and Geophysics

#76 in the United States

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 84%

91. University of California - Riverside

For Earth science and Geophysics

#77 in the United States

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $22,042
Enrollment: 26,809

92. University of Ottawa

For Earth science and Geophysics

#15 in Canada

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

93. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Earth science and Geophysics

#78 in the United States

#269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

94. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#79 in the United States

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 94%

95. Dartmouth College

United States | New Hampshire

For Earth science and Geophysics

#80 in the United States

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $19,208

96. University at Buffalo