100 Best colleges for Environmental Science in the United States

Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Environmental Science. A graph of 693M citations received by 21.4M academic papers made by 1,534 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. University of California - Berkeley

For Environmental Science

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$21,406
Enrollment
45,036

2. Harvard University

For Environmental Science

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$13,910

3. Stanford University

For Environmental Science

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$14,402

4. University of Washington - Seattle

For Environmental Science

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$15,895
Enrollment
52,434

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Environmental Science

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$16,326
Enrollment
50,278

6. Cornell University

For Environmental Science

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,262

7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Environmental Science

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,958
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,562

8. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Environmental Science

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
64%

9. University of California - Davis

For Environmental Science

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$17,628
Enrollment
40,050

10. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Environmental Science

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
85%

11. Pennsylvania State University

For Environmental Science

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$8,719
Enrollment
40,363

12. University of Florida

For Environmental Science

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

13. University of California - Los Angeles

For Environmental Science

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$17,592
Enrollment
46,116

14. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Environmental Science

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

15. Ohio State University

For Environmental Science

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
83%

16. Columbia University

For Environmental Science

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$12,411

17. University of Texas at Austin

For Environmental Science

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

18. Yale University

For Environmental Science

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,605

19. University of California-San Diego

For Environmental Science

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$18,083
Enrollment
41,885

20. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Environmental Science

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
78%

21. University of Arizona

For Environmental Science

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

22. Princeton University

For Environmental Science

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,908

23. Michigan State University

For Environmental Science

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
72%

24. University of Pennsylvania

For Environmental Science

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$14,578

25. University of Maryland - College Park

For Environmental Science

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
68%

26. University of Colorado Boulder

For Environmental Science

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
65%

27. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Environmental Science

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
74%

28. Iowa State University

For Environmental Science

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1207
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
93%

29. Johns Hopkins University

For Environmental Science

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Net Price
$20,680
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$45,373

30. University of Chicago

For Environmental Science

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,727

31. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Environmental Science

#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$12,201
Enrollment
77,881

32. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Environmental Science

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

33. Oregon State University

For Environmental Science

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
93%

34. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Environmental Science

#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
60%

35. Purdue University

For Environmental Science

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
73%

36. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Environmental Science

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

37. Duke University

For Environmental Science

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1513
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,297

38. University of Southern California

For Environmental Science

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,021

39. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Environmental Science

#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
72%

40. California Institute of Technology

For Environmental Science

#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,162
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$47,556

41. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Environmental Science

#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$18,107
Enrollment
26,124

42. Boston University

For Environmental Science

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$25,852

43. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Environmental Science

#78 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
72%

44. New York University

For Environmental Science

#81 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$50,991

45. University of Utah

For Environmental Science

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
89%

46. University of Pittsburgh

For Environmental Science

#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
78%

47. University of California - Irvine

For Environmental Science

#86 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$16,868
Enrollment
36,505

48. Washington University in St Louis

For Environmental Science

#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,298

49. University of California - San Francisco

For Environmental Science

#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
3,165
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

50. Carnegie Mellon University

For Environmental Science

#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$37,450

51. Northwestern University

For Environmental Science

#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$29,999

52. University of Iowa

For Environmental Science

#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
87%

53. University of Virginia

For Environmental Science

#115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
63%

54. University of Georgia

For Environmental Science

#124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

55. University of California - Riverside

For Environmental Science

#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$18,676
Enrollment
26,847

56. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Environmental Science

#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

57. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Environmental Science

#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1205
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

58. Washington State University

For Environmental Science

#138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$9,993
Enrollment
29,843

59. University of Miami

For Environmental Science

#139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$34,492

60. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Environmental Science

#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

61. University of Kentucky

For Environmental Science

#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1207
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
94%

62. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Environmental Science

#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

63. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Environmental Science

#156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
95%

64. University of Connecticut

For Environmental Science

#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

65. Emory University

For Environmental Science

#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$28,367

66. University of Delaware

For Environmental Science

#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1248
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
90%

67. Stony Brook University

For Environmental Science

#168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
82%

68. Brown University

For Environmental Science

#175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$25,028

69. Case Western Reserve University

For Environmental Science

#178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,166

70. Florida State University

For Environmental Science

#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
96%

71. University of Oklahoma - Norman

For Environmental Science

#182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
100%

72. University of Hawaii at Manoa

For Environmental Science

#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
79%

73. Providence College

For Environmental Science

#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$39,566

74. Vanderbilt University

For Environmental Science

#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,553

75. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Environmental Science

#200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$19,199
Enrollment
19,841

76. Kansas State University

For Environmental Science

#203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$6,774
Enrollment
20,229

77. University of Kansas

For Environmental Science

#204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
86%

78. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Environmental Science

#209 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

79. University of Cincinnati

For Environmental Science

#215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
85%

80. University of Rochester

For Environmental Science

#220 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,125

81. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Environmental Science

#230 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

82. University of New Mexico

For Environmental Science

#235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
97%
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$7,531

83. Auburn University

For Environmental Science

#237 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Receiving Aid
76%
Average Aid
$10,448
Enrollment
31,526

84. Indiana University - Bloomington

For Environmental Science

#240 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
79%

85. Tufts University

For Environmental Science

#241 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$31,630

86. University of South Florida

For Environmental Science

#245 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
99%

87. University of Notre Dame

For Environmental Science

#255 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,513

88. Rice University

For Environmental Science

#266 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$18,521

89. Utah State University

For Environmental Science

#270 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

90. Tulane University of Louisiana

For Environmental Science

#272 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$45,048

91. Dartmouth College

For Environmental Science

#279 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,078

92. University at Buffalo

For Environmental Science

#284 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
84%

93. University of Houston

For Environmental Science

#285 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
85%

94. Baylor College of Medicine

For Environmental Science

#295 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,596
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
1900

95. Clemson University

For Environmental Science

#302 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
87%

96. University of Alaska Fairbanks

For Environmental Science

#303 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
92%

97. Wayne State University

For Environmental Science

#306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
99%

98. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Environmental Science

#320 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Net Price
$11,188
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$2,100

99. George Washington University

For Environmental Science

#324 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$31,240

100. University of Oregon

For Environmental Science

#327 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$13,590
Enrollment
22,257

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