Colleges

The 35 US colleges offering geography and environmental studies — filter by admissions, cost, outcomes, campus climate and distance to the beach.

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
55

University of Florida

Public

Gainesville, Florida · Midsize city · 1 mi to Gainesville

Admission
24%
SAT
1403
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$72k
Grad rate
91%
Students
35,629
To beach
42 mi
Grads in major
25

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
46

The University of Alabama

Public

Tuscaloosa, Alabama · Midsize city · 47 mi to Birmingham

Admission
77%
SAT
1285
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$59k
Grad rate
73%
Students
33,227
To beach
173 mi
Grads in major
17

Brigham Young University

Private

Provo, Utah · Midsize city · 37 mi to Salt Lake City

Admission
68%
SAT
1376
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$76k
Grad rate
81%
Students
32,952
To beach
547 mi
Grads in major
1

Texas Tech University

Public

Lubbock, Texas · Large city · 1 mi to Lubbock

Admission
73%
SAT
1190
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$62k
Grad rate
69%
Students
32,394
To beach
456 mi
Grads in major
4

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
37

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
59

Northern Arizona University

Public

Flagstaff, Arizona · Small city · 123 mi to Phoenix

Admission
90%
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$54k
Grad rate
61%
Students
22,903
To beach
278 mi
Grads in major
2

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
17

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
22

University of Oregon

Public

Eugene, Oregon · Midsize city · 1 mi to Eugene

Admission
88%
SAT
1272
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$61k
Grad rate
72%
Students
20,497
To beach
52 mi
Grads in major
28

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

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
25

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
6

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
1

Western Washington University

Public

Bellingham, Washington · Small city · 79 mi to Seattle

Admission
93%
SAT
1289
Net price
$21k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
65%
Students
13,544
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
16

Western Michigan University

Public

Kalamazoo, Michigan · Small city · 2 mi to Kalamazoo

Admission
85%
SAT
—
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$54k
Grad rate
58%
Students
12,568
To beach
36 mi
Grads in major
7

University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Public

Baltimore, Maryland · Large suburb · 6 mi to Baltimore

Admission
72%
SAT
1323
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$70k
Grad rate
70%
Students
10,701
To beach
5 mi
Grads in major
17

University of Toledo

Public

Toledo, Ohio · Large city · 4 mi to Toledo

Admission
92%
SAT
1235
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$51k
Grad rate
57%
Students
9,770
To beach
9 mi
Grads in major
7

South Dakota State University

Public

Brookings, South Dakota · Remote town · 53 mi to Sioux Falls

Admission
98%
SAT
1120
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$55k
Grad rate
62%
Students
9,198
To beach
282 mi
Grads in major
12

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
2

Bridgewater State University

Public

Bridgewater, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 25 mi to Providence

Admission
88%
SAT
1180
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$57k
Grad rate
53%
Students
7,829
To beach
13 mi
Grads in major
5

University of Minnesota-Duluth

Public

Duluth, Minnesota · Small city · 2 mi to Duluth

Admission
89%
SAT
1251
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
65%
Students
7,336
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
36

University of Missouri-Kansas City

Public

Kansas City, Missouri · Large city · 5 mi to Kansas City

Admission
72%
SAT
1204
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$60k
Grad rate
55%
Students
6,817
To beach
415 mi
Grads in major
8

Indiana State University

Public

Terre Haute, Indiana · Small city · 70 mi to Indianapolis

Admission
81%
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
43%
Students
6,188
To beach
149 mi
Grads in major
6

SUNY Buffalo State University

Public

Buffalo, New York · Large city · 3 mi to Buffalo

Admission
73%
SAT
1070
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$52k
Grad rate
33%
Students
5,097
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
5

Northeastern State University

Public

Tahlequah, Oklahoma · Remote town · 46 mi to Fayetteville

Admission
100%
SAT
1049
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$45k
Grad rate
35%
Students
4,772
To beach
415 mi
Grads in major
6

University of Florida-Online

Public

Gainesville, Florida · Midsize city · 1 mi to Gainesville

Admission
61%
SAT
1338
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$72k
Grad rate
85%
Students
4,627
To beach
43 mi
Grads in major
16

Dalton State College

Public

Dalton, Georgia · Small city · 26 mi to Chattanooga

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
25%
Students
4,553
To beach
284 mi
Grads in major
7

Dartmouth College

Private

Hanover, New Hampshire · Remote town · 64 mi to Manchester

Admission
5%
SAT
1534
Net price
$30k
Earnings
$97k
Grad rate
96%
Students
4,541
To beach
88 mi
Grads in major
78

University of Wisconsin-Parkside

Public

Kenosha, Wisconsin · Fringe rural · 27 mi to Milwaukee

Admission
75%
SAT
1090
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$51k
Grad rate
40%
Students
2,844
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
3

Clark University

Private

Worcester, Massachusetts · Midsize city · 1 mi to Worcester

Admission
40%
SAT
1370
Net price
$29k
Earnings
$62k
Grad rate
77%
Students
2,214
To beach
37 mi
Grads in major
29

Macalester College

Private

Saint Paul, Minnesota · Large city · 5 mi to Minneapolis

Admission
29%
SAT
1440
Net price
$32k
Earnings
$64k
Grad rate
87%
Students
2,131
To beach
134 mi
Grads in major
21

Ohio University-Lancaster Campus

Public

Lancaster, Ohio · Fringe rural · 27 mi to Columbus

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$53k
Grad rate
14%
Students
691
To beach
115 mi
Grads in major
1