Best Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Programs | Top Physics Schools

Atomic / Molecular / Optical Physics

Ranked in 2010

Atomic, molecular, and optical physicists work on research projects involving high-power lasers, precision measurements, atom trapping, and more. These are the best physics schools for atomic / molecular / optical programs.

Save	Rank	College name
	#1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA
	#1	University of Colorado--Boulder Boulder, CO
	#3	Harvard University Cambridge, MA
	#4	Stanford University Stanford, CA
	#5	California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA
	#6	University of Rochester Rochester, NY
	#7	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
	#7	University of Maryland--College Park College Park, MD
	#9	Rice University Houston, TX
	#9	University of California--Berkeley Berkeley, CA
	#11	University of Michigan--Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
	#12	Princeton University Princeton, NJ
	#13	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
	#13	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL

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College name

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA

University of Colorado--Boulder

Boulder, CO

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Maryland--College Park

College Park, MD

Rice University

Houston, TX

University of California--Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

#11

University of Michigan--Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

#12

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

#13

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

#13

University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL