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 44.4K citations received by 1.43K 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 School of Mines and Technology

For Earth science and Geophysics

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
95%

2. South Dakota State University

For Earth science and Geophysics

Acceptance Rate
99%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
98%

3. University of South Dakota

For Earth science and Geophysics

Acceptance Rate
99%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
95%

4. Dakota State University

For Earth science and Geophysics

Acceptance Rate
98%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
95%

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 75
North Dakota 3 166
Minnesota 10 19
Iowa 3 49
Kansas 7 51
Colorado 13 7
Montana 3 97
Wisconsin 16 16
Missouri 9 76
Oklahoma 5 59
Illinois 23 18
Utah 6 17
Idaho 3 98
Michigan 16 10
Indiana 14 24
Arkansas 7 126
New Mexico 4 64
Kentucky 7 82
Ohio 25 26
Texas 43 6
Arizona 4 13
Tennessee 13 62
Mississippi 5 139
Washington 11 4
Oregon 8 21
Louisiana 11 43
West Virginia 3 115
Alabama 9 103
Pennsylvania 37 11
California 52 1
Georgia 15 32
Virginia 15 37
North Carolina 15 41
District of Columbia 6 162
South Carolina 8 57
New York 65 9
Maryland 12 25
New Jersey 14 27
Vermont 3 137
Connecticut 11 28
New Hampshire 4 71
Massachusetts 28 2
Rhode Island 4 39
Maine 7 86
Florida 23 35
Alaska 4 31
Puerto Rico 4 228
Hawaii 4 55