Physics
Ranked in 2010
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.
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Rank
College name
Score
#1
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
4.9
#1
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
4.9
#1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
4.9
#1
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
4.9
#5
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
4.8
#5
University of California--Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
4.8
#7
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
4.6
#7
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
4.6
#9
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL
4.5
#10
University of California--Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
4.4
#11
Columbia University
New York, NY
4.2
#11
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
4.2
#11
Yale University
New Haven, CT
4.2
#14
University of California--San Diego
La Jolla, CA
4.1
#14
University of Maryland--College Park
College Park, MD
4.1
#14
University of Texas--Austin
Austin, TX
4.1
#17
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
4.0
#17
University of Wisconsin--Madison
Madison, WI
4.0
#19
Johns Hopkins University (Rowland)
Baltimore, MD
3.9
#19
University of California--Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
3.9
#19
University of Colorado--Boulder
Boulder, CO
3.9
#19
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
3.9
#23
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
3.7
#23
Pennsylvania State University--University Park
University Park, PA
3.7
#23
Stony Brook University--SUNY
Stony Brook, NY
3.7
