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.

Rank School name Score
#70 University of Nebraska–​Lincoln

Lincoln, NE

2.8
#77 Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

2.7
#77 Colorado School of Mines

Golden, CO

2.7
#77 Louisiana State University–​Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, LA

2.7
#77 Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

2.7
#77 Tufts University

Medford, MA

2.7
#77 University of Delaware

Newark, DE

2.7
#77 University of Georgia

Athens, GA

2.7
#77 Washington State University

Pullman, WA

2.7
#85 College of William and Mary

Williamsburg, VA

2.6
#85 Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

2.6
#85 University at Buffalo–​SUNY

Buffalo, NY

2.6
#85 University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

2.6
#85 University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

2.6
#85 University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM

2.6
#85 University of Oklahoma

Norman, OK

2.6
#85 University of Texas–​Dallas

Richardson, TX

2.6
#93 Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

2.5
#93 George Washington University

Washington, DC

2.5
#93 Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

2.5
#93 Montana State University

Bozeman, MT

2.5
#93 New Mexico State University

Las Cruces, NM

2.5
#93 Ohio University

Athens, OH

2.5
#93 Tulane University

New Orleans, LA

2.5
#93 University of Hawaii–​Manoa

Honolulu, HI

2.5

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Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings by Bob Morse
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