4 Best colleges for Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics in South Dakota

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in South Dakota ranked based on their research performance in Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 32.7K citations received by 1.3K 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.

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1. South Dakota State University

For Earth science and Geophysics

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1133
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
100%

2. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

For Earth science and Geophysics

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1269
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
94%

3. University of South Dakota

For Earth science and Geophysics

Acceptance Rate
99%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
94%

4. Dakota State University

For Earth science and Geophysics

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1090
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
97%

Closest to South Dakota states to learn Earth science and Geophysics

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Nebraska 6 78
North Dakota 3 173
Minnesota 10 15
Iowa 3 47
Kansas 6 50
Colorado 13 6
Montana 3 101
Wisconsin 15 17
Missouri 9 88
Oklahoma 5 62
Illinois 22 19
Utah 5 18
Idaho 3 100
Michigan 16 11
Indiana 13 27
Arkansas 6 124
New Mexico 4 58
Kentucky 7 83
Ohio 23 24
Texas 42 5
Arizona 4 13
Tennessee 13 65
Mississippi 5 142
Washington 11 4
Oregon 7 21
Louisiana 10 43
Alabama 9 105
Pennsylvania 33 10
California 49 1
Georgia 15 31
Virginia 15 36
North Carolina 13 41
District of Columbia 6 161
South Carolina 8 57
New York 64 9
Maryland 12 25
New Jersey 13 28
Vermont 3 137
Connecticut 10 30
New Hampshire 4 73
Massachusetts 27 2
Rhode Island 4 39
Maine 7 89
Florida 20 34
Alaska 4 32
Puerto Rico 4 215
Hawaii 3 56