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Oceanography, Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology

The National Research Council assessed programs according to 21 different criteria. Here are the NRC's five major ratings summarizing those criteria. For a detailed explanation, see our FAQ.

S-Rank: Programs are ranked highly if they are strong in the criteria that scholars say are most important.
Research: Derived from faculty publications, citation rates, grants, and awards.
Students: Derived from students' completion rates, financial aid, and other criteria.
Diversity: Reflects gender balance, ethnic diversity, and the proportion of international students.
R-Rank: Programs are ranked highly if they have similar features to programs viewed by faculty as top-notch.

Institution, program	S-Rank High	S-Rank Low	Research High	Research Low	Students High	Students Low	Diversity High	Diversity Low	R-Rank High	R-Rank Low
College of William and Mary Marine Science	19	46	15	47	15	37	18	35	16	34
Colorado State U. Atmospheric Science	1	5	1	7	2	14	37	47	1	4
Florida State U. Meteorology	14	44	7	38	13	34	15	31	15	35
Florida State U. Oceanography	11	39	8	38	5	23	34	46	7	22
Louisiana State U. at Baton Rouge Oceanography & Coastal Sciences	19	46	22	48	13	37	9	26	12	32
Massachu- setts Institute of Technology Atmospheres, Oceans & Climate including MIT/WHOI Oceanography	3	17	3	21	9	28	10	28	3	6
North Carolina State U. Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences	34	49	33	50	21	43	31	44	31	45
Ohio State U. Main Campus Atmospheric Sciences	39	50	10	38	50	50	41	49	43	49
Old Dominion U. Oceanography	26	48	13	45	17	46	7	22	35	47
Oregon State U. Oceanography	11	38	4	32	34	47	23	39	9	37
Pennsyl- vania State U. Meteorology	4	20	3	27	7	27	43	49	8	29
Princeton U. Atmospheric and Oceanic Science	13	38	17	44	2	18	17	36	10	32
Purdue U. Main Campus Atmospheric Science	15	42	28	50	1	7	30	44	27	44
Rutgers U. at New Brunswick Oceanography	13	44	9	44	27	45	5	19	22	41
State U. of New York at Albany Atmospheric Science	16	44	16	46	5	26	16	33	21	45
State U. of New York at Stony Brook Marine and Atmospheric Sciences	7	31	7	39	20	41	1	3	6	20
Texas A&M U. Atmospheric Sciences	9	30	10	41	18	36	14	31	10	29
Texas A&M U. Oceanography	27	48	22	48	25	45	19	38	28	43
U. of Alabama at Huntsville Atmospheric Science	24	48	26	50	44	49	28	42	39	48
U. of Alaska at Fairbanks Oceanography	27	50	31	50	31	45	28	42	28	46
U. of Arizona Atmospheric Sciences	16	45	21	48	21	43	21	38	11	44
U. of California at Los Angeles Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences	1	6	1	3	35	47	4	17	1	4
U. of California at San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography	2	9	4	25	7	26	6	21	1	2
U. of California at Santa Barbara Marine Science	1	11	2	18	1	16	12	30	4	10
U. of California at Santa Cruz Ocean Sciences	7	32	4	31	11	38	1	5	6	17
U. of Colorado at Boulder Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences	7	30	7	40	11	39	8	24	9	34
U. of Connec- ticut Oceanography Ph.D.	14	45	8	41	25	44	2	9	28	44
U. of Delaware Marine Studies	14	42	14	45	11	29	15	35	18	38
U. of Delaware Oceanography	15	45	17	47	3	24	9	29	26	44
U. of Georgia Marine Sciences	7	33	4	31	7	33	4	16	15	39
U. of Hawaii- Manoa Meteorology	13	45	4	31	44	49	42	49	43	50
U. of Hawaii- Manoa Oceanography	10	40	5	31	23	45	17	37	15	38
U. of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Atmospheric Sciences	14	40	22	47	15	40	46	50	34	46
U. of Maryland at Baltimore, Baltimore County, College Park, and Eastern Shore Marine, Estuarine, & Environmental Sciences	22	48	17	46	27	45	3	11	5	31
U. of Maryland at College Park Atmospheric and Oceanic Science	3	13	5	30	7	25	4	14	4	12
U. of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science	11	40	10	42	13	36	4	14	10	31
U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences	3	16	6	32	1	13	8	27	6	27
U. of Minnesota- Twin Cities Water Resources Science	47	50	31	50	47	49	29	44	46	49
U. of Nevada at Reno Atmospheric Science	16	45	34	50	3	35	15	32	27	47
U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Marine Sciences	18	47	6	35	33	47	9	32	13	37
U. of Oklahoma Norman Campus Meteorology	15	41	34	50	2	13	40	48	17	35
U. of Rhode Island Oceanography	12	41	7	42	30	46	9	29	13	33
U. of South Florida Marine Science	15	45	10	44	7	29	2	9	7	30
U. of Southern Mississippi Marine Science	32	50	16	49	20	47	37	47	49	50
U. of Texas at Austin Marine Science	14	43	17	46	1	14	24	42	17	40
U. of Utah Meteorology	14	45	13	46	4	17	48	50	29	47
U. of Washing- ton Atmospheric Sciences	2	13	1	13	13	34	36	45	7	22
U. of Washing- ton Oceanography	10	34	7	37	22	43	7	28	11	32
U. of Wisconsin at Madison Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences	15	45	20	49	19	42	29	41	23	43
U. of Wisconsin at Madison Limnology and Marine Science	2	11	2	15	3	17	25	41	5	16
Methodology: This interactive tool is based on rankings developed by the NRC. For a complete explanation of the methods the research council used, go to its site; registration may be required.