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Best for Earth & Environmental Sciences

The planet — geology, climate, oceans, ecology and geography.

What you would study

Bachelor's: BS / BSc Earth Science, Geography, Environmental Science
Master's / PhD: MS / MSc; PhD
Class 12 stream: PCM, PCB
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Exams you may need

For bachelor's: SAT (USA) · IELTS/TOEFL
For master's: GRE (some programmes) · IELTS/TOEFL

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Ranked for Earth Sciences

ShanghaiRanking GRAS 2025

101–150Aix Marseille UniversityMarseille, France · World 151–200 · UG fees ~₹3.2 lakh/yrAdmission guide 101–150Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island, United States · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹68.7 lakh/yrAdmission guide 101–150Cardiff UniversityCardiff, United Kingdom · World 201–300Admission guide 101–150Chengdu University of TechnologyChengdu, China · World 601–700 101–150China University of Mining and Technology-BeijingXueyuanlu Subdistrict, China · World 601–700 101–150China University of Petroleum (East China)Huangdao District, China · World 301–400 101–150China University of Petroleum, BeijingChangping District, China · World 501–600 101–150Chongqing UniversityChongqing, China · World 151–200 101–150Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY, United States · World #12 · UG fees ~₹70.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide 101–150Delft University of TechnologyDelft, Netherlands · World 151–200Admission guide 101–150Ecole Normale Superieure - Lyon7th arrondissement of Lyon, France · World 301–400 101–150Fudan UniversityYangpu District, China · World #41 101–150Gustave Eiffel UniversityFrance 101–150Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany · World #51Admission guide 101–150Institut Polytechnique de ParisPalaiseau, France · World 201–300Admission guide 101–150Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Karlsruhe, Germany · World 301–400 101–150Kyoto UniversityKyoto Prefecture, Japan · World #46Admission guide 101–150Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou, China · World 201–300 101–150Louisiana State University, Baton RougeUnited States · World 401–500 101–150Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon, United States · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹36.6 lakh/yrAdmission guide 101–150Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeUnited States 101–150Seoul National UniversityGwanak District, South Korea · World #81Admission guide 101–150Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, Texas, United States · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹38.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide 101–150Adelaide University (formerly The University of Adelaide, merged with University of South Australia)Adelaide, South Australia, Australia · World 151–200Admission guide 101–150The University of AucklandAuckland, New Zealand · World 201–300Admission guide 101–150The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, TX, United States · World 401–500 · UG fees ~₹38.5 lakh/yr 101–150The University of Western AustraliaPerth, Western Australia, Australia · World 101–150Admission guide 101–150University of AberdeenAberdeen, United Kingdom · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹26.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide 101–150University of BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain · World 151–200 101–150University of BayreuthBayreuth, Germany · World 401–500 101–150University of BordeauxFrance · World 201–300 101–150University of British ColumbiaVancouver, British Columbia, Canada · World #53Admission guide 101–150University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California, United States · World #70 · UG fees ~₹54.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide 101–150University of California, Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California, United States · World 151–200 · UG fees ~₹36 lakh/yrAdmission guide 101–150University of ChicagoChicago, IL, United States · World #10 · UG fees ~₹67.7 lakh/yrAdmission guide 101–150University of Erlangen-NurembergErlangen and Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany · World 201–300Admission guide 101–150University of GoettingenGöttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany · World 151–200Admission guide 101–150University of HoustonHouston, TX, United States · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹21.6 lakh/yr 101–150University of JohannesburgJohannesburg, South Africa · World 501–600 101–150University of LiegeBelgium · World 401–500 101–150University of LorraineNancy / Metz, France · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹3.2 lakh/yrAdmission guide 101–150University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL, United States · World 301–400 · UG fees ~₹60 lakh/yr 101–150University of Oklahoma, NormanUnited States · World 401–500 101–150University of OtagoDunedin, New Zealand · World 401–500 101–150University of PaduaPadua, Italy · World 151–200 · UG fees ~₹3.1 lakh/yrAdmission guide 101–150University of StrasbourgStrasbourg, France · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹3.2 lakh/yrAdmission guide 101–150University of TorontoToronto, Ontario, Canada · World #25 · UG fees ~₹44.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide 101–150University of Wisconsin, MadisonMadison, Wisconsin, United States · World #36 · UG fees ~₹43.6 lakh/yrAdmission guide 101–150University Savoie Mont BlancFrance · World 801–900 101–150Wageningen University & ResearchWageningen, Netherlands · World 151–200Admission guide

Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025 — Earth Sciences. Beyond the top 100 ranks are published in bands.

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