Physics
Ranked in 2014 | Physics Rankings Methodology
Graduate schools for physics typically offer a range of specialty programs, from quantum physics to relativity, as well as plentiful research opportunities to bolster a science education. These are the best physics schools. Each school's score reflects its average rating on a scale from 1 (marginal) to 5 (outstanding), based on a survey of academics at peer institutions.
| Rank | School name | Score |
|---|---|---|
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#1
Overall Score:
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA |
5.0 |
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#2Tie
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California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA |
4.9 |
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#2Tie
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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA |
4.9 |
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#2Tie
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Princeton University
Princeton, NJ |
4.9 |
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#2Tie
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Stanford University
Stanford, CA |
4.9 |
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#2Tie
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University of California—Berkeley
Berkeley, CA |
4.9 |
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#7Tie
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Cornell University
Ithaca, NY |
4.7 |
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#7Tie
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University of Chicago
Chicago, IL |
4.7 |
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#9
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University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL |
4.6 |
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#10
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University of California—Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA |
4.5 |
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#11Tie
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Columbia University
New York, NY |
4.3 |
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#11Tie
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University of Michigan—Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI |
4.3 |
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#11Tie
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Yale University
New Haven, CT |
4.3 |
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#14Tie
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University of Maryland—College Park
College Park, MD |
4.2 |
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#14Tie
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University of Texas—Austin
Austin, TX |
4.2 |
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#16Tie
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University of California—San Diego
La Jolla, CA |
4.1 |
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#16Tie
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA |
4.1 |
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#18Tie
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Johns Hopkins University (Rowland)
Baltimore, MD |
4.0 |
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#18Tie
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University of California—Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA |
4.0 |
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#18Tie
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University of Colorado—Boulder
Boulder, CO |
4.0 |
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#18Tie
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University of Wisconsin—Madison
Madison, WI |
4.0 |
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#22
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University of Washington
Seattle, WA |
3.9 |
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#23Tie
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Ohio State University
Columbus, OH |
3.8 |
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#23Tie
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Pennsylvania State University—University Park
University Park, PA |
3.8 |
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#23Tie
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Stony Brook University—SUNY
Stony Brook, NY |
3.8 |
