Best Universities for Environmental Science in North America
Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Environmental Science. A graph of 770M citations received by 24.2M academic papers made by 1,622 universities in North America 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 California - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $21,406
- Enrollment
- 45,036
2. Harvard University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $13,910
3. Stanford University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $14,402
4. University of Washington - Seattle
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Receiving Aid
- 54%
- Average Aid
- $15,895
- Enrollment
- 52,434
5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
- Average Aid
- $16,326
- Enrollment
- 50,278
6. Cornell University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1505
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $24,262
7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Net Price
- $30,958
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $32,562
8. University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 64%
10. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
- Average Aid
- $17,628
- Enrollment
- 40,050
11. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
13. Pennsylvania State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $8,719
- Enrollment
- 40,363
14. University of Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Average SAT
- 1385
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
15. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Receiving Aid
- 56%
- Average Aid
- $17,592
- Enrollment
- 46,116
16. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
17. Ohio State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
18. Columbia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $12,411
19. University of Texas at Austin
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Average SAT
- 1365
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
20. Yale University
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $20,605
21. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Receiving Aid
- 54%
- Average Aid
- $18,083
- Enrollment
- 41,885
22. Texas A&M University - College Station
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
23. University of Arizona
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
24. Princeton University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1515
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $20,908
25. Michigan State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 72%
26. University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $14,578
27. University of Maryland - College Park
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1420
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 68%
30. University of Colorado Boulder
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
31. North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
32. Iowa State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1207
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
33. Johns Hopkins University
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Net Price
- $20,680
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
- Average Aid
- $45,373
34. University of Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $33,727
35. Arizona State University - Tempe
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $12,201
- Enrollment
- 77,881
36. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
37. Oregon State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
38. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
39. Purdue University
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
40. Colorado State University - Fort Collins
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
41. Duke University
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1513
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $27,297
42. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,021
43. Georgia Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 16%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 72%
44. California Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Net Price
- $30,162
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
- Average Aid
- $47,556
45. University of California - Santa Barbara
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
- Average Aid
- $18,107
- Enrollment
- 26,124
46. Boston University
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $25,852
47. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 72%
48. New York University
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1510
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $50,991
49. University of Utah
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
50. University of Pittsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
51. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
- Average Aid
- $16,868
- Enrollment
- 36,505
53. Washington University in St Louis
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $28,298
54. University of California - San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Enrollment
- 3,165
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1864
55. Carnegie Mellon University
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $37,450
56. Northwestern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $29,999
57. University of Iowa
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
60. University of Virginia
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 34
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
61. University of Georgia
- Acceptance Rate
- 40%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
62. University of California - Riverside
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
- Average Aid
- $18,676
- Enrollment
- 26,847
63. University of Massachusetts - Amherst
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
65. University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1205
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
66. Washington State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $9,993
- Enrollment
- 29,843
67. University of Miami
- Acceptance Rate
- 28%
- Average SAT
- 1380
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $34,492
68. University of Tennessee - Knoxville
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
70. University of Kentucky
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Average SAT
- 1207
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
71. University of Missouri - Columbia
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
72. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
73. University of Connecticut
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
74. Emory University
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $28,367
75. University of Delaware
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1248
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
77. Stony Brook University
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Average SAT
- 1390
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
81. Brown University
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1515
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $25,028
83. Case Western Reserve University
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Average SAT
- 1470
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $38,166
84. Florida State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
85. University of Oklahoma - Norman
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
86. University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
87. Providence College
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $39,566
89. Vanderbilt University
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $27,553
91. University of California - Santa Cruz
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
- Average Aid
- $19,199
- Enrollment
- 19,841
92. Kansas State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $6,774
- Enrollment
- 20,229
93. University of Kansas
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
94. University of Illinois at Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
95. University of Cincinnati
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
96. University of Rochester
- Acceptance Rate
- 41%
- Average SAT
- 1445
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $40,125
97. University of South Carolina - Columbia
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
99. University of New Mexico
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $7,531
100. Auburn University
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Receiving Aid
- 76%
- Average Aid
- $10,448
- Enrollment
- 31,526