Colleges

The 75 US colleges offering atmospheric sciences and meteorology — filter by admissions, cost, outcomes, campus climate and distance to the beach.

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Public

Tempe, Arizona · Midsize city · 8 mi to Phoenix

Admission
90%
SAT
—
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
68%
Students
64,674
To beach
166 mi
Grads in major
4

Texas A&M University-College Station

Public

College Station, Texas · Midsize city · 80 mi to Waco

Admission
57%
SAT
1280
Net price
$21k
Earnings
$72k
Grad rate
84%
Students
59,615
To beach
97 mi
Grads in major
39

Ohio State University-Main Campus

Public

Columbus, Ohio · Large city · 3 mi to Columbus

Admission
61%
SAT
1387
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$60k
Grad rate
88%
Students
45,638
To beach
99 mi
Grads in major
13

Purdue University-Main Campus

Public

West Lafayette, Indiana · Small city · 61 mi to Indianapolis

Admission
50%
SAT
1364
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$72k
Grad rate
83%
Students
44,503
To beach
85 mi
Grads in major
13

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

Public

University Park, Pennsylvania · Small city · 63 mi to Harrisburg

Admission
61%
SAT
1337
Net price
$33k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
86%
Students
42,284
To beach
124 mi
Grads in major
61

Indiana University-Bloomington

Public

Bloomington, Indiana · Small city · 46 mi to Indianapolis

Admission
78%
SAT
1313
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$64k
Grad rate
80%
Students
37,806
To beach
174 mi
Grads in major
8

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Public

New Brunswick, New Jersey · Small city · 27 mi to New York

Admission
58%
SAT
1410
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$74k
Grad rate
84%
Students
37,751
To beach
9 mi
Grads in major
15

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Public

Madison, Wisconsin · Large city · < 1 mi to Madison

Admission
45%
SAT
1427
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$74k
Grad rate
90%
Students
36,902
To beach
76 mi
Grads in major
17

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Public

Champaign, Illinois · Small city · 79 mi to Springfield

Admission
42%
SAT
1440
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$81k
Grad rate
85%
Students
36,258
To beach
115 mi
Grads in major
14

University of California-San Diego

Public

La Jolla, California · Large city · 12 mi to San Diego

Admission
27%
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$85k
Grad rate
86%
Students
34,948
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
19

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Public

Ann Arbor, Michigan · Midsize city · 35 mi to Detroit

Admission
16%
SAT
1465
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$84k
Grad rate
93%
Students
34,177
To beach
30 mi
Grads in major
10

University of California-Los Angeles

Public

Los Angeles, California · Large city · 11 mi to Los Angeles

Admission
9%
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$83k
Grad rate
93%
Students
33,475
To beach
5 mi
Grads in major
15

University of California-Berkeley

Public

Berkeley, California · Midsize city · 11 mi to San Francisco

Admission
11%
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$92k
Grad rate
93%
Students
33,068
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
1

University of California-Davis

Public

Davis, California · Small suburb · 14 mi to Sacramento

Admission
42%
SAT
—
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$81k
Grad rate
86%
Students
32,253
To beach
27 mi
Grads in major
8

Florida State University

Public

Tallahassee, Florida · Midsize city · 1 mi to Tallahassee

Admission
24%
SAT
1361
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$62k
Grad rate
86%
Students
32,212
To beach
24 mi
Grads in major
28

University of Georgia

Public

Athens, Georgia · Midsize city · 60 mi to Atlanta

Admission
38%
SAT
1397
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$69k
Grad rate
90%
Students
32,137
To beach
175 mi
Grads in major
17

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Public

Seattle, Washington · Large city · 4 mi to Seattle

Admission
39%
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$78k
Grad rate
85%
Students
31,942
To beach
3 mi
Grads in major
19

University of Colorado Boulder

Public

Boulder, Colorado · Midsize city · 24 mi to Denver

Admission
78%
SAT
1357
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$70k
Grad rate
74%
Students
31,939
To beach
750 mi
Grads in major
16

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Public

Blacksburg, Virginia · Small city · 27 mi to Roanoke

Admission
55%
SAT
1364
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$82k
Grad rate
86%
Students
30,923
To beach
173 mi
Grads in major
40

University of Maryland-College Park

Public

College Park, Maryland · Large suburb · 7 mi to Washington

Admission
45%
SAT
1473
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$83k
Grad rate
89%
Students
30,760
To beach
9 mi
Grads in major
17

Oregon State University

Public

Corvallis, Oregon · Small city · 37 mi to Eugene

Admission
77%
SAT
1290
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$64k
Grad rate
70%
Students
30,743
To beach
36 mi
Grads in major
5

George Mason University

Public

Fairfax, Virginia · Large suburb · 15 mi to Washington

Admission
87%
SAT
1274
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$76k
Grad rate
68%
Students
27,752
To beach
12 mi
Grads in major
4

San Jose State University

Public

San Jose, California · Large city · < 1 mi to San Jose

Admission
85%
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$79k
Grad rate
69%
Students
27,601
To beach
12 mi
Grads in major
7

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Public

Raleigh, North Carolina · Large city · 2 mi to Raleigh

Admission
42%
SAT
1376
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$69k
Grad rate
85%
Students
27,371
To beach
93 mi
Grads in major
14

University of Utah

Public

Salt Lake City, Utah · Midsize city · 2 mi to Salt Lake City

Admission
86%
SAT
1257
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$67k
Grad rate
65%
Students
27,264
To beach
547 mi
Grads in major
10

Iowa State University

Public

Ames, Iowa · Small city · 30 mi to Des Moines

Admission
89%
SAT
1204
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
75%
Students
25,367
To beach
299 mi
Grads in major
14

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Public

Charlotte, North Carolina · Large city · 8 mi to Charlotte

Admission
80%
SAT
1231
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$57k
Grad rate
69%
Students
24,453
To beach
153 mi
Grads in major
9

University of Missouri-Columbia

Public

Columbia, Missouri · Midsize city · 1 mi to Columbia

Admission
78%
SAT
1247
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
75%
Students
23,929
To beach
318 mi
Grads in major
42

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

Public

Norman, Oklahoma · Midsize suburb · 18 mi to Oklahoma City

Admission
77%
SAT
1246
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
75%
Students
22,734
To beach
402 mi
Grads in major
44

University of Kansas

Public

Lawrence, Kansas · Small city · 37 mi to Kansas City

Admission
93%
SAT
1190
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$62k
Grad rate
69%
Students
21,217
To beach
448 mi
Grads in major
15

Utah State University

Public

Logan, Utah · Small city · 68 mi to Salt Lake City

Admission
92%
SAT
1187
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$54k
Grad rate
59%
Students
20,272
To beach
572 mi
Grads in major
1

East Carolina University

Public

Greenville, North Carolina · Small city · 72 mi to Raleigh

Admission
89%
SAT
1180
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$55k
Grad rate
63%
Students
19,896
To beach
18 mi
Grads in major
7

Ohio University-Main Campus

Public

Athens, Ohio · Distant town · 65 mi to Columbus

Admission
85%
SAT
1212
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$53k
Grad rate
65%
Students
19,633
To beach
144 mi
Grads in major
1

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Public

Lincoln, Nebraska · Large city · < 1 mi to Lincoln

Admission
87%
SAT
1191
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$57k
Grad rate
67%
Students
19,178
To beach
469 mi
Grads in major
4

University of Delaware

Public

Newark, Delaware · Large suburb · 36 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
71%
SAT
1292
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$73k
Grad rate
81%
Students
19,071
To beach
8 mi
Grads in major
9

Stony Brook University

Public

Stony Brook, New York · Large suburb · 29 mi to New Haven

Admission
49%
SAT
1419
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$75k
Grad rate
76%
Students
18,101
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
8

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Public

Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Large city · 3 mi to Milwaukee

Admission
91%
SAT
1090
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$55k
Grad rate
49%
Students
16,758
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
6

Cornell University

Private

Ithaca, New York · Small city · 45 mi to Syracuse

Admission
9%
SAT
1535
Net price
$29k
Earnings
$104k
Grad rate
95%
Students
15,995
To beach
61 mi
Grads in major
9

University of Nevada-Reno

Public

Reno, Nevada · Large city · 1 mi to Reno

Admission
74%
SAT
1132
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$61k
Grad rate
61%
Students
15,599
To beach
137 mi
Grads in major
7

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Public

Honolulu, Hawaii · Large city · 3 mi to Honolulu

Admission
87%
SAT
1102
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$58k
Grad rate
64%
Students
15,029
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
2

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Public

Denver, Colorado · Large city · 1 mi to Denver

Admission
99%
SAT
1019
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$52k
Grad rate
32%
Students
15,002
To beach
745 mi
Grads in major
4

Ball State University

Public

Muncie, Indiana · Small city · 50 mi to Indianapolis

Admission
86%
SAT
1160
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$52k
Grad rate
62%
Students
13,988
To beach
131 mi
Grads in major
8

University of Miami

Private

Coral Gables, Florida · Large suburb · 6 mi to Miami

Admission
19%
SAT
1415
Net price
$37k
Earnings
$75k
Grad rate
84%
Students
12,913
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
4

University at Albany

Public

Albany, New York · Midsize city · 4 mi to Albany

Admission
69%
SAT
—
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$68k
Grad rate
61%
Students
12,564
To beach
95 mi
Grads in major
15

North Carolina A & T State University

Public

Greensboro, North Carolina · Large city · 1 mi to Greensboro

Admission
50%
SAT
1074
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
57%
Students
12,182
To beach
157 mi
Grads in major
3

Western Kentucky University

Public

Bowling Green, Kentucky · Small city · 60 mi to Nashville

Admission
94%
SAT
971
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
56%
Students
12,155
To beach
324 mi
Grads in major
7

University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Public

Lowell, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 24 mi to Boston

Admission
83%
SAT
1285
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$65k
Grad rate
65%
Students
11,434
To beach
24 mi
Grads in major
5

Northern Illinois University

Public

Dekalb, Illinois · Small suburb · 29 mi to Rockford

Admission
70%
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$58k
Grad rate
49%
Students
11,301
To beach
53 mi
Grads in major
11

University of Pennsylvania

Private

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Large city · 2 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
5%
SAT
1553
Net price
$29k
Earnings
$111k
Grad rate
97%
Students
10,650
To beach
3 mi
Grads in major
5

College of Charleston

Public

Charleston, South Carolina · Midsize city · 1 mi to Charleston

Admission
60%
SAT
1247
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$56k
Grad rate
66%
Students
10,558
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
2

Central Michigan University

Public

Mount Pleasant, Michigan · Distant town · 60 mi to Lansing

Admission
90%
SAT
1091
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$56k
Grad rate
59%
Students
10,035
To beach
43 mi
Grads in major
15

University of North Dakota

Public

Grand Forks, North Dakota · Small city · 73 mi to Fargo

Admission
77%
SAT
—
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$64k
Grad rate
60%
Students
9,981
To beach
245 mi
Grads in major
6

University of South Alabama

Public

Mobile, Alabama · Midsize city · 8 mi to Mobile

Admission
71%
SAT
1147
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$49k
Grad rate
53%
Students
8,879
To beach
8 mi
Grads in major
4

Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi

Public

Corpus Christi, Texas · Large city · 7 mi to Corpus Christi

Admission
89%
SAT
1086
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$52k
Grad rate
40%
Students
8,034
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
6

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus

Public

University Park, Pennsylvania · Small city · 63 mi to Harrisburg

Admission
91%
SAT
1248
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
34%
Students
7,877
To beach
124 mi
Grads in major
42

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach

Private

Daytona Beach, Florida · Small city · 49 mi to Orlando

Admission
65%
SAT
1257
Net price
$41k
Earnings
$84k
Grad rate
67%
Students
7,860
To beach
4 mi
Grads in major
10

Saint Louis University

Private

Saint Louis, Missouri · Large city · 2 mi to St. Louis

Admission
75%
SAT
1317
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$71k
Grad rate
80%
Students
7,267
To beach
256 mi
Grads in major
6

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Public

Millersville, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 4 mi to Lancaster

Admission
86%
SAT
1110
Net price
$21k
Earnings
$55k
Grad rate
58%
Students
5,728
To beach
34 mi
Grads in major
16

State University of New York at Oswego

Public

Oswego, New York · Distant town · 34 mi to Syracuse

Admission
81%
SAT
1187
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$58k
Grad rate
60%
Students
5,473
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
16

Saint Cloud State University

Public

Saint Cloud, Minnesota · Small city · 59 mi to Minneapolis

Admission
95%
SAT
1092
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$56k
Grad rate
40%
Students
5,088
To beach
129 mi
Grads in major
11

University of Louisiana at Monroe

Public

Monroe, Louisiana · Small city · 98 mi to Shreveport

Admission
85%
SAT
1116
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$47k
Grad rate
54%
Students
5,022
To beach
184 mi
Grads in major
8

SUNY Oneonta

Public

Oneonta, New York · Remote town · 68 mi to Albany

Admission
70%
SAT
1230
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$60k
Grad rate
69%
Students
4,643
To beach
95 mi
Grads in major
3

Jackson State University

Public

Jackson, Mississippi · Midsize city · 1 mi to Jackson

Admission
93%
SAT
965
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
51%
Students
4,600
To beach
132 mi
Grads in major
9

University of the Incarnate Word

Private

San Antonio, Texas · Large city · 3 mi to San Antonio

Admission
98%
SAT
—
Net price
$23k
Earnings
$57k
Grad rate
51%
Students
4,440
To beach
119 mi
Grads in major
2

Western Illinois University

Public

Macomb, Illinois · Remote town · 60 mi to Peoria

Admission
71%
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$54k
Grad rate
45%
Students
4,410
To beach
186 mi
Grads in major
2

United States Air Force Academy

Public

USAF Academy, Colorado · Fringe rural · 13 mi to Colorado Springs

Admission
14%
SAT
1350
Net price
—
Earnings
—
Grad rate
88%
Students
4,114
To beach
711 mi
Grads in major
5

Vermont State University

Public

Randolph, Vermont · Remote rural · 48 mi to Burlington

Admission
82%
SAT
—
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$50k
Grad rate
47%
Students
3,590
To beach
109 mi
Grads in major
9

Western Connecticut State University

Public

Danbury, Connecticut · Small city · 28 mi to New Haven

Admission
87%
SAT
1110
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$59k
Grad rate
52%
Students
3,511
To beach
20 mi
Grads in major
3

Florida Institute of Technology

Private

Melbourne, Florida · Small city · 56 mi to Orlando

Admission
58%
SAT
1225
Net price
$36k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
64%
Students
3,404
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
6

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott

Private

Prescott, Arizona · Small city · 84 mi to Phoenix

Admission
77%
SAT
1250
Net price
$40k
Earnings
$84k
Grad rate
68%
Students
3,218
To beach
222 mi
Grads in major
3

Plymouth State University

Public

Plymouth, New Hampshire · Remote town · 54 mi to Manchester

Admission
88%
SAT
—
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$57k
Grad rate
52%
Students
3,153
To beach
65 mi
Grads in major
10

University of North Carolina Asheville

Public

Asheville, North Carolina · Small city · 2 mi to Asheville

Admission
92%
SAT
1251
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
54%
Students
2,910
To beach
234 mi
Grads in major
6

Valparaiso University

Private

Valparaiso, Indiana · Small suburb · 42 mi to Chicago

Admission
89%
SAT
1178
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
70%
Students
2,083
To beach
14 mi
Grads in major
22

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Public

Rapid City, South Dakota · Small city · 1 mi to Rapid City

Admission
80%
SAT
1245
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$72k
Grad rate
53%
Students
2,071
To beach
569 mi
Grads in major
4

SUNY Maritime College

Public

Throggs Neck, New York · Large city · 13 mi to New York

Admission
72%
SAT
1214
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$96k
Grad rate
64%
Students
1,285
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
—