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

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 1.23M citations received by 45.5K academic papers made by 42 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

#5 in the United States

#5 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

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: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

3. Rice University

Houston

For Earth science and Geophysics

#44 in the United States

#50 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,902

4. University of Houston

Houston

For Earth science and Geophysics

#49 in the United States

#56 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

5. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Earth science and Geophysics

#74 in the United States

#88 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 75%

6. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Earth science and Geophysics

#112 in the United States

#133 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 93%

7. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Earth science and Geophysics

#117 in the United States

#138 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 88%

8. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Earth science and Geophysics

#119 in the United States

#141 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 980
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 91%

9. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Earth science and Geophysics

#128 in the United States

#154 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,094

10. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Earth science and Geophysics

#163 in the United States

#195 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,610
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1900

11. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Earth science and Geophysics

#168 in the United States

#200 in North America

Enrollment: 2,354
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1943

12. Baylor University

Waco

For Earth science and Geophysics

#181 in the United States

#217 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $45,988

13. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Earth science and Geophysics

#185 in the United States

#221 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 85%

14. University of North Texas

Denton

For Earth science and Geophysics

#189 in the United States

#226 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 95%

15. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Earth science and Geophysics

#198 in the United States

#236 in North America

Enrollment: 364
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1941

16. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Earth science and Geophysics

#206 in the United States

#247 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 83%

17. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Earth science and Geophysics

#210 in the United States

#251 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

18. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Earth science and Geophysics

#237 in the United States

#279 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,518
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1959

19. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Earth science and Geophysics

#245 in the United States

#288 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1091
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 89%

20. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Earth science and Geophysics

#262 in the United States

#305 in North America

Enrollment: 5,354
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1972

21. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Earth science and Geophysics

#263 in the United States

#306 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $44,190

22. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Earth science and Geophysics

#292 in the United States

#339 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,361
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1891

23. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Earth science and Geophysics

#327 in the United States

#375 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 930
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 95%

24. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Earth science and Geophysics

#344 in the United States

#392 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $30,038

25. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Earth science and Geophysics

#379 in the United States

#429 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1238
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,014

26. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Earth science and Geophysics

#388 in the United States

#438 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1090
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $10,723

27. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Earth science and Geophysics

#417 in the United States

#469 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 955
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 98%

28. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Earth science and Geophysics

#419 in the United States

#471 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1082
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 80%

29. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Earth science and Geophysics

#435 in the United States

#487 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 93%

30. Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest

Austin

For Earth science and Geophysics

#482 in the United States

#535 in North America

Enrollment: 115
Male:Female: 31:69

31. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Earth science and Geophysics

#484 in the United States

#537 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 87%

32. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Earth science and Geophysics

#489 in the United States

#542 in North America

Enrollment: 5,136
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1969

33. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Earth science and Geophysics

#506 in the United States

#560 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1000
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 99%

34. Sul Ross State University

Alpine

For Earth science and Geophysics

#522 in the United States

#576 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 965
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 88%

35. Texas College

Tyler

For Earth science and Geophysics

#527 in the United States

#581 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $11,174
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $10,263

36. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Earth science and Geophysics

#553 in the United States

#608 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 87%

37. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Earth science and Geophysics

#558 in the United States

#613 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,337
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1970

38. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Earth science and Geophysics

#571 in the United States

#629 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 91%

39. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#573 in the United States

#631 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 98%

40. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Earth science and Geophysics

#579 in the United States

#640 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 88%

41. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Earth science and Geophysics

#585 in the United States

#646 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 83%

42. Midland College

Midland

For Earth science and Geophysics

#598 in the United States

#659 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $4,934
Enrollment: 5,404

Closest to Texas states to learn Earth science and Geophysics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	5	62
New Mexico	4	58
Louisiana	10	43
Arkansas	6	124
Kansas	6	50
Mississippi	5	142
Colorado	13	6
Missouri	9	88
Arizona	4	13
Nebraska	6	78
Alabama	9	105
Iowa	3	47
Utah	5	18
Illinois	22	19
Tennessee	13	65
South Dakota	4	205
Kentucky	7	83
Georgia	15	31
Indiana	13	27
Minnesota	10	15
Wisconsin	15	17
Florida	20	34
South Carolina	8	57
North Dakota	3	173
Ohio	23	24
North Carolina	13	41
Michigan	16	11
California	49	1
Montana	3	101
Idaho	3	100
Virginia	15	36
District of Columbia	6	161
Maryland	12	25
Pennsylvania	33	10
Oregon	7	21
New Jersey	13	28
Washington	11	4
New York	64	9
Connecticut	10	30
Vermont	3	137
Massachusetts	27	2
Rhode Island	4	39
New Hampshire	4	73
Maine	7	89
Puerto Rico	4	215
Alaska	4	32
Hawaii	3	56