Size Matters

Jackson School students join one of the world's largest geoscience communities, with the chance to learn from professors, researchers, alumni, and partner organizations working across the globe in all major areas of the earth sciences.

Size & Scope

Largest academic geoscience community in the U.S.

35 faculty members
90 research scientists in affilated units
130 research & support staff
411 students (171 graduate, 240 undergraduate)
5,000 geoscience alumni, including academics across the country and leaders in industry

Breadth and depth across disciplines

Six graduate curricular programs
Top ten rankings overall for earth sciences and in six earth science specialties
Top rankings for UT Austin in eight disciplines related to earth sciences, including No. 1 in Petroleum Engineering

Opportunities at two major JSG research units

Bureau of Economic Geology
Institute for Geophysics

Active research programs, groups, and centers in

Computational Geosciences
Energy Economics
Energy & Environmental Policy
Fossil Energy
Geophysics
Climate/Environmental Studies
Hydrogeology
Latin America
Tectonics
Complete list

Strong ties to industry

About 40 recruiters on campus annually
Advisory Council comprised of CEOs, chairs, presidents, and lead geoscientists from 32 major firms spanning hydrogeology, environmental consulting, exploration geophysics, and energy.