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We present the ranking of the best universities in the United States with geology study programs.
Studying geology in the United States is a sought-after direction for students from all over the world. America is home to some of the finest geoscience universities that offer excellent learning environments, practice-oriented programs and internships with American companies. The indisputable advantages of US universities are the flexibility of programs, a democratic teaching style and a vibrant student life.
Best geology universities in USA 2026 - QS World University rankings
| 1 | Columbia University |
| 2 | Harvard University |
| 3 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) |
| 4 | California Institute of Technology (Caltech) |
| 5 | University of Colorado Boulder |
| 6 | University of Washington |
| 7 | Stanford University |
| 8 | University of California, Berkeley (UCB) |
| 9 | University of California, San Diego (UCSD) |
| 10 | University of Texas at Austin |
| 11 | Princeton University |
| 12 | Texas A&M University |
| 13 | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) |
| 14 | The University of Arizona |
| 15 | University of Maryland, College Park |
| 16 | Pennsylvania State University |
| 17 | Yale University |
| 18 | Colorado State University |
| 19 | Arizona State University |
| 20 | Colorado School of Mines |
| 21 | Cornell University |
| 22 | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 23 | Johns Hopkins University |
| 24 | Oregon State University |
| 25 | University of California, Davis |
| 26 | University of California, Irvine |
| 27 | University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) |
| 28 | University of California, Santa Cruz |
| 29 | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa |
| 30 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
| 31 | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 32 | Brown University |
| 33 | Duke University |
| 34 | Purdue University |
| 35 | The Ohio State University |
| 36 | University of Chicago |
| 37 | University of Florida |
| 38 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| 39 | University of Miami |
| 40 | University of Minnesota (System) |
| 41 | University of Oklahoma |
| 42 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| 43 | Boston University |
| 44 | Michigan State University |
| 45 | Rice University |
| 46 | University of California, Riverside |
| 47 | University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| 48 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| 49 | University of Southern California |
| 50 | University of Utah |
