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

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 1.77M citations received by 52.7K 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: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

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: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

3. Rice University

Houston

For Earth science and Geophysics

#42 in the United States

#48 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,589

4. University of Houston

Houston

For Earth science and Geophysics

#48 in the United States

#55 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1250
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: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

6. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Earth science and Geophysics

#110 in the United States

#131 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

7. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Earth science and Geophysics

#112 in the United States

#133 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 92%

8. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Earth science and Geophysics

#118 in the United States

#141 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 970
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 88%

9. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Earth science and Geophysics

#129 in the United States

#154 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $48,179

10. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Earth science and Geophysics

#160 in the United States

#192 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,774
Male:Female: 40:60
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: 2,549
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1943

12. Baylor University

Waco

For Earth science and Geophysics

#178 in the United States

#212 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,001

13. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Earth science and Geophysics

#179 in the United States

#213 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 86%

14. University of North Texas

Denton

For Earth science and Geophysics

#184 in the United States

#219 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 90%

15. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Earth science and Geophysics

#190 in the United States

#227 in North America

Enrollment: 359
Male:Female: 22:78
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: 1090
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 87%

17. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Earth science and Geophysics

#219 in the United States

#260 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

#223 in the United States

#264 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,786
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1959

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: 1082
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 83%

20. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Earth science and Geophysics

#263 in the United States

#306 in North America

Enrollment: 4,938
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1972

21. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Earth science and Geophysics

#271 in the United States

#315 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $41,848

22. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Earth science and Geophysics

#278 in the United States

#323 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,241
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1891

23. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Earth science and Geophysics

#284 in the United States

#331 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $32,224

24. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Earth science and Geophysics

#340 in the United States

#389 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 93%

25. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Earth science and Geophysics

#362 in the United States

#411 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 91%

26. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Earth science and Geophysics

#384 in the United States

#434 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1050
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $11,163

27. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Earth science and Geophysics

#398 in the United States

#449 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 970
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 88%

28. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Earth science and Geophysics

#413 in the United States

#464 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

29. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Earth science and Geophysics

#425 in the United States

#476 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 80%

30. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Earth science and Geophysics

#448 in the United States

#500 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,228

31. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Earth science and Geophysics

#475 in the United States

#528 in North America

Enrollment: 5,098
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: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 85%

33. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Earth science and Geophysics

#501 in the United States

#554 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 98%

34. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#514 in the United States

#568 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 985
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 95%

35. Texas College

Tyler

For Earth science and Geophysics

#517 in the United States

#571 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $10,958
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,381

36. Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest

Austin

For Earth science and Geophysics

#541 in the United States

#595 in North America

Enrollment: 109
Male:Female: 31:69

37. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Earth science and Geophysics

#551 in the United States

#606 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,332
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1970

38. Sul Ross State University

Alpine

For Earth science and Geophysics

#560 in the United States

#616 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 92%

39. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Earth science and Geophysics

#565 in the United States

#623 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 94%

40. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Earth science and Geophysics

#587 in the United States

#646 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 95%

41. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Earth science and Geophysics

#600 in the United States

#661 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 88%

42. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Earth science and Geophysics

#610 in the United States

#671 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 90%

43. Midland College

Midland

For Earth science and Geophysics

#637 in the United States

#699 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $6,921
Enrollment: 5,690

Closest to Texas states to learn Earth science and Geophysics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	5	58
New Mexico	4	65
Louisiana	12	44
Arkansas	7	126
Kansas	7	50
Mississippi	5	138
Colorado	13	7
Missouri	10	76
Arizona	4	13
Nebraska	6	74
Alabama	9	102
Iowa	3	49
Utah	7	17
Illinois	24	18
Tennessee	13	61
South Dakota	4	203
Kentucky	7	82
Georgia	15	32
Indiana	14	24
Minnesota	11	19
Wisconsin	16	16
Florida	23	35
South Carolina	8	57
North Dakota	3	163
Ohio	25	26
North Carolina	16	41
Michigan	17	9
California	53	1
Montana	3	97
Idaho	3	98
West Virginia	3	116
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	10
Connecticut	11	29
Vermont	3	137
Massachusetts	28	2
Rhode Island	4	39
New Hampshire	4	71
Maine	7	87
Puerto Rico	4	227
Alaska	4	31
Hawaii	4	55