Theoretical

Ranked in 2010, part of Chemistry

Theoretical chemistry involves understanding principles of physics and mathematics to test and predict chemical properties, behaviors, and reactions. These are the best science schools for theoretical chemistry.

Rank School name
#3 California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA

#6 Columbia University

New York, NY

#13 Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

#7 Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

#5 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA

#3 Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

#11 Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

#11 Stanford University

Stanford, CA

#1 University of California–​Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

#18 University of California–​Irvine

Irvine, CA

#17 University of California–​San Diego

La Jolla, CA

#2 University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

#18 University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

#15 University of Georgia

Athens, GA

#13 University of Illinois–​Urbana-​Champaign

Urbana, IL

#15 University of Minnesota–​Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN

#10 University of Texas–​Austin

Austin, TX

#9 University of Wisconsin–​Madison

Madison, WI

#8 Yale University

New Haven, CT

Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings by Bob Morse
Updates to 2 Schools' 2013 Best Colleges Ranks

University of Mary Hardin–Baylor and York College of Pennsylvania are now in the ‘Unranked’ category.

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