2026 Best Colleges for Environmental Science

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771 U.S. schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Colleges for Environmental Science ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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100%

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$82,308

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#1 Best Colleges for Environmental Science

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

Acceptance rate

11.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#2 Best Colleges for Environmental Science

California Polytechnic State University--San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

Acceptance rate

31.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$5,742

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

#3 Best Colleges for Environmental Science

Davidson College

Davidson

Acceptance rate

14.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$54,460

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#4 Best Colleges for Environmental Science

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

Acceptance rate

33.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$11,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#5 Best Colleges for Environmental Science

University of California - Davis

Davis

Acceptance rate

41.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#6 Best Colleges for Environmental Science

Claremont McKenna College

Claremont

Acceptance rate

11.1%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$57,876

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

#7 Best Colleges for Environmental Science

Amherst College

Amherst

Acceptance rate

9.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$60,700

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#8 Best Colleges for Environmental Science

Colby College

Waterville

Acceptance rate

6.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$58,640

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#9 Best Colleges for Environmental Science

University of Washington

Seattle

Acceptance rate

39.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$10,927

Avg. Cost after Aid

$9,000

#10 Best Colleges for Environmental Science

Middlebury College

Middlebury

Acceptance rate

10.4%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$59,330

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#11 Best Colleges for Environmental Science

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison

Acceptance rate

45.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$9,273

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,234

#12 Best Colleges for Environmental Science

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

Acceptance rate

6.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$55,856

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#13 Best Colleges for Environmental Science

Williams College

Williamstown

Acceptance rate

10.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$59,350

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#14 Best Colleges for Environmental Science

The University of Chicago

Chicago

Acceptance rate

4.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$59,256

Avg. Cost after Aid

$34,000

#15 Best Colleges for Environmental Science

Haverford College

Haverford

Acceptance rate

12.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$60,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#16 Best Colleges for Environmental Science

Colgate University

Hamilton

Acceptance rate

11.9%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$61,594

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#17 Best Colleges for Environmental Science

Pomona College

Claremont

Acceptance rate

6.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$56,284

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#18 Best Colleges for Environmental Science

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill

Acceptance rate

15.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,019

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,000

#19 Best Colleges for Environmental Science

Washington and Lee University

Lexington

Acceptance rate

17.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$58,260

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,942

#20 Best Colleges for Environmental Science

North Carolina State University

Raleigh

Acceptance rate

39.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$6,535

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#21 Best Colleges for Environmental Science

Michigan Technological University

Houghton

Acceptance rate

87.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$17,903

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#22 Best Colleges for Environmental Science

Wellesley College

Wellesley

Acceptance rate

13.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$60,424

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

#23 Best Colleges for Environmental Science

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor

Acceptance rate

15.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$16,404

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#24 Best Colleges for Environmental Science

Bates College

Lewiston

Acceptance rate

13.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$59,062

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#25 Best Colleges for Environmental Science

Carleton College

Northfield

Acceptance rate

22.3%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$59,850

Avg. Cost after Aid

$32,000

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