Department at a Glance
GEOG by the Numbers | Fall 2025
Ranked #1 in Remote Sensing in the United States by the 2025 Shanghai Ratings
Ranked #2 in GIS in the United States (2025) and 13 in Geosciences Worldwide by U.S. News & World Report (2025-2026)
Research Leaders: >$24M in Grant Funding For FY 2025 - 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: 131
- Tenured/TT Faculty: 19
- Research Professors: 37
- Post-Docs: 12
- Lecturers: 7
- Faculty Specialists: 45
- Administrative Staff: 11
Total Students: 422
Major: 116
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Minor: 123
Master's: 117
Ph.D: 66
In Detail: Master's Programs
- Master of Science/ Graduate Certificate in Geospatial Information Sciences (GIS): 106 students
- Master of Science/Graduate Certificate in in Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT): 50 students
- BS/MS 4+1 Program: 2 students