Geophysics and Seismology
Ranked in 2010, part of Earth Sciences
Geophysicists study the unseen processes under the Earth's subsurface, sometimes using principles of seismology (the science of earthquakes) to analyze activity. These are the best earth sciences schools for geophysics and seismology.
| Rank | School name |
|---|---|
| #1 |
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA |
| #2 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA |
| #3 |
Stanford University
Stanford, CA |
| #4 |
University of California–Berkeley
Berkeley, CA |
| #5 |
Columbia University
Palisades, NY |
| #6 |
University of Texas–Austin
Austin, TX |
| #7 |
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA |
| #7 |
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ |
| #9 |
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA |
| #10 |
University of Washington
Seattle, WA |
| #11 |
University of California–Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA |
| #12 |
Pennsylvania State University–University Park
University Park, PA |
| #12 |
Rice University
Houston, TX |
| #14 |
Brown University
Providence, RI |
| #14 |
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ |
| #14 |
University of California–Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA |
