Environmental Science options?

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We’re in the early stages of looking with a high school sophomore but ended up feeling like we didn’t have enough time to make a list and visit schools with our older so we are interested starting earlier for our second. Because it is early, we don’t have test scores or GPA. D attends a nationally ranked public magnet school. Her school requires many AP classes so she’ll meet the rigor requirements at all colleges and universities. Based on previous standardized test score, we expect high but not spectacular SAT/ACT.

Based on a previous thread on environmental science in the mid Atlantic I’ve got a list going with a few additions from other parts of the country. I’m interested in expanding the initial list geographically. In another twist, at this point D would like to be close to a decent sized town and thinks she doesn’t want to go to a super small school. This could change after visits. Home state is Texas. I don’t think TAMU would be a good fit but we’ll take her to visit. She won’t likely be top 6% for U Texas Austin.

List so far:

University of Vermont
Colby
Middlebury
Scripps
Pitzer
Connecticut College
Whitman
Allegheny
Bowdoin
Hamilton
St. Lawrence
Eckerd
New College
Juniata

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I usually recommend looking for colleges with strong geology programs, such as those in the Keck Consortium. It is difficult to offer a well-rounded environmental science program without a good geology department, and job prospects are noticeably better for geology majors than biology or chemistry majors.

https://keckgeology.org/member-schools/

Trinity in San Antonio is well worth a look for an option closer to home. Merit aid may be a possibility if her test scores are good enough.

U Puget Sound is another urban option (Tacoma, WA) and is quite strong in the natural sciences. Both Trinity and UPS have around 2500 students.

Consider some of the midwestern LACs as well (Beloit, Wooster, Lawrence, etc.).

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