Department at a Glance

GEOG by the Numbers | Spring 2026

Indentation Mark Ranked #1 in Remote Sensing in the United States by the 2025 Shanghai Ratings

Indentation Mark Ranked #2 in GIS in the United States (2025) and 13 in Geosciences Worldwide by U.S. News & World Report (2025-2026)

Indentation Mark Research Leaders: >$24M in Grant Funding For FY 2025 - 3rd Highest in Funding Among Academic Units on Campus

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

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

This donut chart illustrates a total of 130 Faculty & Staff members, categorized into six distinct roles. The largest group consists of 41 Faculty Specialists, followed closely by 38 Research Professors. Mid-sized groups include 19 Tenured/TT Faculty, 14 Post-Docs and 11 Admin Staff. The smallest segment represented is Lecturers, with 7 individuals.

 

Total Faculty & Staff: 130

  • Tenured/TT Faculty: 19
  • Research Professors: 38
  • Post-Docs: 14
  • Lecturers: 7
  • Faculty Specialists: 41
  • Administrative Staff: 11

 

Total Students: 458

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 Major: 136

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 Minor: 121

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 Master's: 138 (GIS and GEOINT= 136 & MS/BS=2)

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 Ph.D: 63