Earth
Sciences Specialties: Geochemistry
(Ranked in 2006*)
| 1. | California Institute of Technology |
| 2. | Pennsylvania State University–University Park |
| 3. | University of California–Berkeley |
| 4. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 5. | University of Michigan–Ann Arbor |
| 6. | Columbia University (NY) |
| 7. | Yale University (CT) |
| 8. | Harvard University (MA) |
| 9. | Stanford University (CA) |
| 10. | University of Maryland–College Park |
| 11. | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| 12. | University of California–San Diego |
| 13. | University of California–Los Angeles |
| Virginia Tech | |
| Washington University in St. Louis | |
| 16. | University of Arizona |
| 17. | Princeton University (NJ) |
| University of Chicago | |
| 19. | Indiana University–Bloomington |
| Johns Hopkins University (MD) | |
| 21. | University of California–Santa Cruz |
Earth
Sciences Specialties: Geology
(Ranked in 2006*)
| 1. | Stanford University (CA) |
| 2. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 3. | California Institute of Technology |
| Pennsylvania State University–University Park | |
| 5. | University of Michigan–Ann Arbor |
| University of Texas–Austin | |
| 7. | University of Arizona |
| 8. | University of California–Berkeley |
| 9. | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| 10. | University of Washington |
| 11. | Harvard University (MA) |
| 12. | Columbia University (NY) |
| Cornell University (NY) | |
| Princeton University (NJ) | |
| University of California–Los Angeles | |
| 16. | University of California–Santa Barbara |
| 17. | Yale University (CT) |
| 18. | University of California–Davis |
| University of Colorado–Boulder | |
| 20. | Brown University (RI) |
| University of Minnesota–Twin Cities | |
| 22. | Colorado School of Mines |
| 23. | Johns Hopkins University (MD) |
| University of California–San Diego | |
| University of Southern California | |
| . | Virginia Tech |
Earth
Sciences Specialties: Geophysics and Seismology
(Ranked in 2006*)
| 1. | California Institute of Technology |
| 2. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 3. | Stanford University (CA) |
| 4. | University of California–Berkeley |
| 5. | University of California–San Diego |
| 6. | Columbia University (NY) |
| 7. | Harvard University (MA) |
| 8. | University of Texas–Austin |
| 9. | Princeton University (NJ) |
| 10. | Colorado School of Mines |
| University of California–Los Angeles | |
| 12. | Brown University (RI) |
| University of Arizona | |
| University of Southern California | |
| 15. | University of Washington |
| Yale University (CT) | |
| 17. | Cornell University (NY) |
| Pennsylvania State University–University Park | |
| 19. | Northwestern University (IL) |
| University of California–Santa Cruz | |
| University of Michigan–Ann Arbor | |
| Washington University in St. Louis |
Geology Specialties: Hydrogeology
(Ranked in 1999*)
| 1. | University of Arizona |
| 2. | Stanford University (CA) |
| 3. | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| 4. | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology |
| 5. | Penn State University–University Park |
| 6. | University of Texas–Austin |
| 7. | University of Minnesota–Twin Cities |
| 8. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign | |
| University of Nevada–Reno |
Earth Sciences Specialties: Paleontology
(Ranked in 2006*)
| 1. | University of Chicago |
| 2. | Harvard University (MA) |
| 3. | University of Michigan–Ann Arbor |
| Yale University (CT) | |
| 5. | University of California–Berkeley |
| 6. | University of Kansas |
| 7. | University of Cincinnati |
| 8. | University of Iowa |
| 9. | University of Texas–Austin |
| 10. | Ohio State University |
| 11. | Pennsylvania State University–University Park |
| University of California–Davis | |
| University of Southern California |
Geology Specialties: Sedimentology/Stratigraphy
(Ranked in 1999*)
| 1. | University of Texas–Austin |
| 2. | University of Michigan–Ann Arbor |
| 3. | Penn State University–University Park |
| 4. | University of Arizona |
| 5. | Stanford University (CA) |
| 6. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| University of Wisconsin–Madison | |
| 8. | Columbia University (NY) |
| 9. | Virginia Tech |
| 10. | University of Kansas |
Geology Specialties: Tectonics/Structure
(Ranked in 1999*)
| 1. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 2. | Stanford University (CA) |
| 3. | California Institute of Technology |
| 4. | Cornell University (NY) |
| University of Arizona | |
| 6. | University of Texas–Austin |
| 7. | Princeton University (NJ) |
| 8. | University of California–Santa Barbara |
| 9. | Columbia University (NY) |
| 10. | University of California–Los Angeles |
*This ranking was computed in January of the year cited, based on data from a survey sent out in the fall of the previous year.
