100 Best colleges for Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics in the United States

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 23.2M citations received by 665K academic papers made by 599 universities in the United States 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. Stanford University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$20,232

3. University of California - Berkeley

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

4. University of Washington - Seattle

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$14,731
Enrollment
52,319

5. University of Texas at Austin

For Earth science and Geophysics

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
89%

6. University of Colorado Boulder

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

7. California Institute of Technology

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$20,755
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$59,192

8. University of California - Los Angeles

For Earth science and Geophysics

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

9. Columbia University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

10. Pennsylvania State University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

11. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Earth science and Geophysics

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
74%

12. Harvard University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

13. University of Arizona

For Earth science and Geophysics

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

14. University of California-San Diego

For Earth science and Geophysics

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

15. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Earth science and Geophysics

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

16. Cornell University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

17. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Earth science and Geophysics

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
58%

18. University of Utah

For Earth science and Geophysics

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

19. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Earth science and Geophysics

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

20. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Earth science and Geophysics

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

21. Oregon State University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$9,260
Enrollment
34,292

22. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Earth science and Geophysics

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$20,389
Enrollment
26,420

23. University of Southern California

For Earth science and Geophysics

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

24. Ohio State University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

25. University of Maryland - College Park

For Earth science and Geophysics

#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
63%

26. University of California - Davis

For Earth science and Geophysics

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

27. Purdue University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#63 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

28. Princeton University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,698

29. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Earth science and Geophysics

#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,381
Enrollment
80,065

30. Yale University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,647

31. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Earth science and Geophysics

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
73%

32. University of Alaska Fairbanks

For Earth science and Geophysics

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$8,704
Enrollment
6,607

33. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Earth science and Geophysics

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

34. University of Florida

For Earth science and Geophysics

#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

35. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Earth science and Geophysics

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
70%

36. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

37. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Earth science and Geophysics

#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$21,202
Enrollment
19,478

38. Johns Hopkins University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$24,034

39. Brown University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,723

40. Providence College

For Earth science and Geophysics

#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,970

41. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Earth science and Geophysics

#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
80%

42. Northwestern University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,095

43. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Earth science and Geophysics

#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

44. Rice University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,902

45. Colorado School of Mines

For Earth science and Geophysics

#124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1409
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
98%

46. University of Chicago

For Earth science and Geophysics

#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

47. Iowa State University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

48. Boston University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

49. University of Houston

For Earth science and Geophysics

#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

50. University of Kansas

For Earth science and Geophysics

#159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

51. Stony Brook University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

52. University of Iowa

For Earth science and Geophysics

#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

53. University of Delaware

For Earth science and Geophysics

#164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

54. Michigan State University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

55. University of California - Irvine

For Earth science and Geophysics

#174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

56. University of Hawaii at Manoa

For Earth science and Geophysics

#176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
80%

57. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
98%

58. University of New Mexico

For Earth science and Geophysics

#181 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$9,280

59. Duke University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,694

60. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Earth science and Geophysics

#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
59%

61. University of Virginia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
54%

62. University of Oklahoma - Norman

For Earth science and Geophysics

#195 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

63. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Earth science and Geophysics

#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
91%

64. University of Oregon

For Earth science and Geophysics

#197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%

65. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Earth science and Geophysics

#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
91%

66. University of Nevada - Reno

For Earth science and Geophysics

#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$7,829
Enrollment
20,945

67. University of Wyoming

For Earth science and Geophysics

#212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$8,942
Enrollment
11,100

68. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Earth science and Geophysics

#225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$39,127

69. University of Rhode Island

For Earth science and Geophysics

#234 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
98%

70. University of Pennsylvania

For Earth science and Geophysics

#241 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

71. University of Miami

For Earth science and Geophysics

#246 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$36,467

72. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

For Earth science and Geophysics

#247 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$10,293
Enrollment
1,689

73. University of New Hampshire

For Earth science and Geophysics

#251 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
97%

74. University of Texas at Dallas

For Earth science and Geophysics

#252 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
75%

75. Carnegie Mellon University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#253 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$33,499

76. University of Cincinnati

For Earth science and Geophysics

#256 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
84%

77. University of California - Riverside

For Earth science and Geophysics

#264 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$22,042
Enrollment
26,809

78. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Earth science and Geophysics

#269 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

79. University of Georgia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#273 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
94%

80. Dartmouth College

For Earth science and Geophysics

#274 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$19,208

81. University at Buffalo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#279 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
86%

82. Utah State University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#281 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
91%

83. University of Kentucky

For Earth science and Geophysics

#287 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

84. Florida State University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#298 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

85. Washington State University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#299 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$10,689
Enrollment
27,539

86. Syracuse University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,651

87. University of Pittsburgh

For Earth science and Geophysics

#309 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

88. Washington University in St Louis

For Earth science and Geophysics

#310 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,432

89. University of Maine

For Earth science and Geophysics

#312 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1200
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

90. New York University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#313 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

91. University of Connecticut

For Earth science and Geophysics

#315 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

92. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#316 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

93. University of Rochester

For Earth science and Geophysics

#318 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,775

94. University of South Florida

For Earth science and Geophysics

#327 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%

95. Missouri University of Science and Technology

For Earth science and Geophysics

#331 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1272
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
98%

96. Seattle University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#357 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$35,412

97. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Earth science and Geophysics

#372 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

98. Lehigh University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#378 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$30,453

99. University of California - San Francisco

For Earth science and Geophysics

#383 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,140
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

100. University of Idaho

For Earth science and Geophysics

#391 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
100%

The best cities to study Earth science and Geophysics in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Stanford, Cambridge, Berkeley, and Seattle.