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

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 26.3M citations received by 774K academic papers made by 660 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

For Earth science and Geophysics

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

3. University of California - Berkeley

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

4. University of Washington - Seattle

For Earth science and Geophysics

#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

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
89%

6. University of Colorado Boulder

For Earth science and Geophysics

#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

#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

#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

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

10. Pennsylvania State University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

11. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Earth science and Geophysics

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
74%

12. Harvard University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

13. University of Arizona

For Earth science and Geophysics

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

14. University of 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

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

16. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Earth science and Geophysics

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

17. University of 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

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

19. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Earth science and Geophysics

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
58%

20. University of Utah

For Earth science and Geophysics

#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

For Earth science and Geophysics

#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

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

24. Oregon State University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#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

#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

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

27. Ohio State University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

28. University of Maryland - College Park

For Earth science and Geophysics

#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

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

30. Purdue University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#63 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

31. Princeton University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,698

32. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Earth science and Geophysics

#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,381
Enrollment
80,065

33. Yale University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,647

34. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Earth science and Geophysics

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
73%

35. University of Alaska Fairbanks

For Earth science and Geophysics

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$8,704
Enrollment
6,607

36. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Earth science and Geophysics

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

37. University of Florida

For Earth science and Geophysics

#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

38. University of Calgary

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

For Earth science and Geophysics

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
70%

40. McGill University

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

For Earth science and Geophysics

#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

#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$21,202
Enrollment
19,478

43. Johns Hopkins University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$24,034

44. Brown University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,723

45. Providence College

For Earth science and Geophysics

#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,970

46. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Earth science and Geophysics

#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

For Earth science and Geophysics

#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

For Earth science and Geophysics

#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

50. Rice University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,902

51. Colorado School of Mines

For Earth science and Geophysics

#124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1409
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
98%

52. University of Chicago

For Earth science and Geophysics

#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

53. Iowa State University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

54. Boston University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

55. University of 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

#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

57. University of Kansas

For Earth science and Geophysics

#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

#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

59. University of Iowa

For Earth science and Geophysics

#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

60. University of Delaware

For Earth science and Geophysics

#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

For Earth science and Geophysics

#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

#174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

64. University of Hawaii at Manoa

For Earth science and Geophysics

#176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
80%

65. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#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

For Earth science and Geophysics

#181 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$9,280

68. Duke University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,694

69. Dalhousie University

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

For Earth science and Geophysics

#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
59%

71. University of Virginia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
54%

72. University of Oklahoma - Norman

For Earth science and Geophysics

#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

#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
91%

74. University of Oregon

For Earth science and Geophysics

#197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%

75. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Earth science and Geophysics

#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
91%

76. University of Nevada - Reno

For Earth science and Geophysics

#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$7,829
Enrollment
20,945

77. Memorial University of Newfoundland

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in Canada
#208 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1925

78. University of Wyoming

For Earth science and Geophysics

#212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$8,942
Enrollment
11,100

79. University of Victoria

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

#225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$39,127

81. University of Rhode Island

For Earth science and Geophysics

#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

For Earth science and Geophysics

#241 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

84. University of Miami

For Earth science and Geophysics

#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

For Earth science and Geophysics

#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

For Earth science and Geophysics

#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

#252 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
75%

89. Carnegie Mellon University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#253 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$33,499

90. University of Cincinnati

For Earth science and Geophysics

#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

#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

For Earth science and Geophysics

#269 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

94. University of Georgia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#273 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
94%

95. Dartmouth College

For Earth science and Geophysics

#274 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$19,208

96. University at Buffalo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#279 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
86%

97. Utah State University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#281 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
91%

98. University of Kentucky

For Earth science and Geophysics

#287 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

99. Florida State University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#298 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

100. Washington State University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#299 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$10,689
Enrollment
27,539