Department at a Glance

GEOG by the Numbers

Ranked #3 in Remote Sensing According to 2023 Shanghai Ratings

Ranked #12 in Geosciences Worldwide, According to U.S. News & World Report

Research Leaders: >$30M in Grant Funding For FY 2023 - 3rd Highest in Funding Among Academic Units on Campus

Earth Data Leaders: NASA’s Carbon Monitoring System, GEDI, Harvest, and Acres as well as Global Land Surface, Wildfire Monitoring Research, and more

Home to 2 Centers: The Center for Geospatial Information Science (CGIS) and the International Center for Innovation in Geospatial Analytics and Earth Observation.

Total Faculty and Staff: 128

• Tenured/TT Faculty: 19
• Research Professors: 34
• Post-Docs: 11
• Lecturers: 7
• Faculty Specialists: 47
• Administrative Staff: 10

Total Students: 401

Major: 114

Minor: 103

Master's: 117

Ph.D.: 67

In Detail: Master's Programs

• Master of Science/ Graduate Certificate in Geospatial Information Sciences (GIS): 83 students
• Master of Science/Graduate Certificate in in Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT): 30 students
• BS/MS 4+1 Program: 4 students