43 Best colleges for Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics in Texas

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 1.68M citations received by 51.6K academic papers made by 43 universities in Texas 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. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in the United States

#6 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

2. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Earth science and Geophysics

#20 in the United States

#23 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 77%

3. Rice University

Houston

For Earth science and Geophysics

#42 in the United States

#48 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,587

4. University of Houston

Houston

For Earth science and Geophysics

#48 in the United States

#55 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

5. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Earth science and Geophysics

#72 in the United States

#87 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 72%

6. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Earth science and Geophysics

#111 in the United States

#132 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 91%

7. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Earth science and Geophysics

#112 in the United States

#133 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 86%

8. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Earth science and Geophysics

#117 in the United States

#140 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 980
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 88%

9. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Earth science and Geophysics

#128 in the United States

#153 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $45,792

10. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Earth science and Geophysics

#160 in the United States

#192 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,699
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1900

11. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Earth science and Geophysics

#167 in the United States

#199 in North America

Enrollment: 2,501
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1943

12. Baylor University

Waco

For Earth science and Geophysics

#179 in the United States

#213 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $49,727

13. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Earth science and Geophysics

#180 in the United States

#214 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 86%

14. University of North Texas

Denton

For Earth science and Geophysics

#188 in the United States

#224 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 91%

15. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Earth science and Geophysics

#191 in the United States

#228 in North America

Enrollment: 355
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1941

16. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Earth science and Geophysics

#204 in the United States

#244 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 82%

17. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Earth science and Geophysics

#219 in the United States

#260 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,640
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1959

18. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Earth science and Geophysics

#220 in the United States

#261 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

19. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Earth science and Geophysics

#240 in the United States

#282 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 84%

20. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Earth science and Geophysics

#264 in the United States

#307 in North America

Enrollment: 5,048
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1972

21. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Earth science and Geophysics

#270 in the United States

#314 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1263
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $39,005

22. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Earth science and Geophysics

#274 in the United States

#318 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,315
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1891

23. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Earth science and Geophysics

#283 in the United States

#330 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1393
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $32,264

24. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Earth science and Geophysics

#342 in the United States

#391 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 92%

25. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Earth science and Geophysics

#359 in the United States

#408 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 90%

26. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Earth science and Geophysics

#385 in the United States

#435 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1070
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $11,699

27. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Earth science and Geophysics

#404 in the United States

#455 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 940
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 97%

28. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Earth science and Geophysics

#418 in the United States

#469 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 76%

29. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Earth science and Geophysics

#420 in the United States

#471 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 96%

30. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Earth science and Geophysics

#436 in the United States

#487 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,687

31. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Earth science and Geophysics

#482 in the United States

#535 in North America

Enrollment: 4,890
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1969

32. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Earth science and Geophysics

#498 in the United States

#551 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1040
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 84%

33. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Earth science and Geophysics

#507 in the United States

#560 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 96%

34. Texas College

Tyler

For Earth science and Geophysics

#511 in the United States

#565 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $10,901
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $10,182

35. Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest

Austin

For Earth science and Geophysics

#518 in the United States

#572 in North America

Enrollment: 116
Male:Female: 28:72

36. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#529 in the United States

#583 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 94%

37. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Earth science and Geophysics

#550 in the United States

#605 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,344
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1970

38. Sul Ross State University

Alpine

For Earth science and Geophysics

#557 in the United States

#613 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1016
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 89%

39. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Earth science and Geophysics

#563 in the United States

#620 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 96%

40. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Earth science and Geophysics

#578 in the United States

#636 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 97%

41. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Earth science and Geophysics

#599 in the United States

#660 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 86%

42. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Earth science and Geophysics

#615 in the United States

#676 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 91%

43. Midland College

Midland

For Earth science and Geophysics

#624 in the United States

#685 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $5,502
Enrollment: 5,219

Closest to Texas states to learn Earth science and Geophysics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	5	59
New Mexico	4	64
Louisiana	11	43
Arkansas	7	126
Kansas	7	51
Mississippi	5	139
Colorado	13	7
Missouri	9	76
Arizona	4	13
Nebraska	6	75
Alabama	9	103
Iowa	3	49
Utah	6	17
Illinois	23	18
Tennessee	13	62
South Dakota	4	202
Kentucky	7	82
Georgia	15	32
Indiana	14	24
Minnesota	10	19
Wisconsin	16	16
Florida	23	35
South Carolina	8	57
North Dakota	3	166
Ohio	25	26
North Carolina	15	41
Michigan	16	10
California	52	1
Montana	3	97
Idaho	3	98
West Virginia	3	115
Virginia	15	37
District of Columbia	6	162
Maryland	12	25
Pennsylvania	37	11
Oregon	8	21
New Jersey	14	27
Washington	11	4
New York	65	9
Connecticut	11	28
Vermont	3	137
Massachusetts	28	2
Rhode Island	4	39
New Hampshire	4	71
Maine	7	86
Puerto Rico	4	228
Alaska	4	31
Hawaii	4	55