4 Best colleges for Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics in South Dakota
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Below is a list of best universities in South Dakota ranked based on their research performance in Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 46.7K citations received by 1.45K academic papers made by 4 universities in South Dakota 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. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
2. South Dakota State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 98%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
3. University of South Dakota
- Acceptance Rate
- 99%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
4. Dakota State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
Closest to South Dakota states to learn Earth science and Geophysics
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 6 | 74 |
| North Dakota | 3 | 163 |
| Minnesota | 11 | 19 |
| Iowa | 3 | 49 |
| Kansas | 7 | 50 |
| Colorado | 13 | 7 |
| Montana | 3 | 97 |
| Wisconsin | 16 | 16 |
| Missouri | 10 | 76 |
| Oklahoma | 5 | 58 |
| Illinois | 24 | 18 |
| Utah | 7 | 17 |
| Idaho | 3 | 98 |
| Michigan | 17 | 9 |
| Indiana | 14 | 24 |
| Arkansas | 7 | 126 |
| New Mexico | 4 | 65 |
| Kentucky | 7 | 82 |
| Ohio | 25 | 26 |
| Texas | 43 | 6 |
| Arizona | 4 | 13 |
| Tennessee | 13 | 61 |
| Mississippi | 5 | 138 |
| Washington | 11 | 4 |
| Oregon | 8 | 21 |
| Louisiana | 12 | 44 |
| West Virginia | 3 | 116 |
| Alabama | 9 | 102 |
| Pennsylvania | 37 | 11 |
| California | 53 | 1 |
| Georgia | 15 | 32 |
| Virginia | 15 | 37 |
| North Carolina | 16 | 41 |
| District of Columbia | 6 | 162 |
| South Carolina | 8 | 57 |
| New York | 65 | 10 |
| Maryland | 12 | 25 |
| New Jersey | 14 | 27 |
| Vermont | 3 | 137 |
| Connecticut | 11 | 29 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 71 |
| Massachusetts | 28 | 2 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 39 |
| Maine | 7 | 87 |
| Florida | 23 | 35 |
| Alaska | 4 | 31 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 227 |
| Hawaii | 4 | 55 |