Washington, US's best Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics colleges [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 778K citations received by 18.2K academic papers made by 11 universities in Washington 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 Washington - Seattle

Seattle

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in the United States

#4 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

2. Washington State University

Pullman

For Earth science and Geophysics

#85 in the United States

#100 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $10,689
Enrollment: 27,539

3. Seattle University

Seattle

For Earth science and Geophysics

#96 in the United States

#115 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $35,412

4. Western Washington University

Bellingham

For Earth science and Geophysics

#171 in the United States

#203 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 93%

5. Central Washington University

Ellensburg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#192 in the United States

#229 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $9,294
Enrollment: 9,257

6. University of Puget Sound

Tacoma

For Earth science and Geophysics

#276 in the United States

#322 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $41,363

7. Northwest University

Kirkland

For Earth science and Geophysics

#421 in the United States

#473 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $23,722

8. Eastern Washington University

Cheney

For Earth science and Geophysics

#433 in the United States

#485 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $9,200
Enrollment: 10,910

9. Whitman College

Walla Walla

For Earth science and Geophysics

#436 in the United States

#488 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1383
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,935

10. Pacific Lutheran University

Tacoma

For Earth science and Geophysics

#584 in the United States

#645 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1338
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $24,825

11. City University of Seattle

Seattle

For Earth science and Geophysics

#590 in the United States

#651 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $20,567
Receiving Aid: 50%
Average Aid: $7,383

Closest to Washington states to learn Earth science and Geophysics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	7	21
Idaho	3	100
Montana	3	101
Utah	5	18
California	49	1
North Dakota	3	173
Colorado	13	6
South Dakota	4	205
Arizona	4	13
Nebraska	6	78
New Mexico	4	58
Minnesota	10	15
Kansas	6	50
Iowa	3	47
Oklahoma	5	62
Wisconsin	15	17
Missouri	9	88
Texas	42	5
Alaska	4	32
Illinois	22	19
Michigan	16	11
Arkansas	6	124
Indiana	13	27
Mississippi	5	142
Louisiana	10	43
Kentucky	7	83
Tennessee	13	65
Ohio	23	24
Alabama	9	105
Pennsylvania	33	10
Georgia	15	31
Virginia	15	36
New York	64	9
North Carolina	13	41
District of Columbia	6	161
South Carolina	8	57
Maryland	12	25
Vermont	3	137
New Jersey	13	28
New Hampshire	4	73
Connecticut	10	30
Massachusetts	27	2
Rhode Island	4	39
Maine	7	89
Florida	20	34
Hawaii	3	56
Puerto Rico	4	215