7 Best colleges for Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics in Houston, TX

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Houston ranked based on their research performance in Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 340K citations received by 10.1K academic papers made by 7 universities in Houston 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. Rice University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,587

2. University of Houston

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

3. Baylor College of Medicine

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,699
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1900

4. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

For Earth science and Geophysics

#15 in Texas
Enrollment
355
Male:Female
21:79
Founded
1941

5. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

For Earth science and Geophysics

#20 in Texas
Enrollment
5,048
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1972

6. University of Houston - Clear Lake

For Earth science and Geophysics

#28 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1080
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
76%

7. University of Houston - Downtown

For Earth science and Geophysics

#41 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1035
Average ACT
20
Receiving Aid
86%

Universities for Earth science and Geophysics near Houston

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University
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74 Texas A&M University at Galveston 220
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Galveston, Texas
77 University of Texas Medical Branch 274
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Galveston, Texas
132 Texas A&M University - College Station 20
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College Station, Texas
234 University of Texas at Austin 6
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Austin, Texas
247 Texas State University 204
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San Marcos, Texas
259 Baylor University 179
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Waco, Texas
296 Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi 240
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Corpus Christi, Texas
301 Trinity University 283
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San Antonio, Texas
303 University of Texas at San Antonio 180
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San Antonio, Texas
310 University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 219
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San Antonio, Texas