Rankings of The Best Colleges And Universities By:

Best Physics Colleges, Doctorate Program

Rankings of the top 50 Physics Colleges and Universities, Doctorate Program

Rankings of the Best Physics Colleges and Universities, Doctorate Degree - June 2026

Rank

School Name

Year
Founded

Students

Acceptance
Rate

Graduation
Rate

On-Time
Graduation

Cost to
Attend
In-State

Cost to
Attend
Out-of
State

Funding
Available

Public
Or
Private

AVG
GPA

AVG SAT Scores

Math
Verbal
Writing
 

AVG
ACT

Student Life

Academic Life

Diversity

Spiritual

Technology

Over All Score

0
100
 
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Leaders

1

Bethel University

http://www.bethel.edu
3900 Bethel Drive
St. Paul, Minnesota
(651) 638-6242

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1842

3,467

71%

67.9%

62.3%

$31,760

$31,760

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.51

N/A

N/A

N/A

25

0%

NC

 

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2

Bowdoin College

http://www.bowdoin.edu
5000 College Station
Brunswick, Maine
(207) 725-3100

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1794

1,839

16%

93.5%

90.7%

$45,446

$45,446

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.8

720

715

720

32

0%

NC

 

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3

1857

18,257

74%

61.9%

47.0%

$12,573

$20,013

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.36

N/A

N/A

N/A

24

0%

NC

 

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4

Harding University

http://www.harding.edu
915 East Market Avenue
Searcy, Arkansas
(501) 279-4407

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1924

4,293

75%

53%

40.5%

$16,170

$16,170

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.57

550

560

N/A

25

0%

NC

 

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5

Bellarmine University

http://www.bellarmine.edu
2001 Newburg Road
Louisville, Kentucky
(502) 272-8131

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1950

2,730

86%

60.9%

51.5%

$34,890

$34,890

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.51

490

500

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

6

University of Idaho

http://www.uidaho.edu
875 Perimeter Drive, PO Box 442282
Moscow, Idaho
(208) 885-6326

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1889

9,928

66%

42.7%

23.3%

$6,524

$19,600

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.38

546

538

516

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

7

1873

6,796

14%

90.1%

86.6%

$43,368

$43,368

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.75

710

690

670

32

0%

NC

 

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8

N/A

18,503

28%

84.7%

77.0%

$8,340

$30,122

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

4.53

658

642

635

29

0%

NC

 

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9

Agnes Scott College

http://www.agnesscott.edu
141 East College Avenue
Decatur, Georgia
(404) 471-6285

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1889

885

62%

61.1%

57.2%

$34,788

$34,788

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.61

566

596

588

26

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

10

Earlham College

http://www.earlham.edu
801 National Road West
Richmond, Indiana
(765) 983-1600

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1847

1,087

75%

69.4%

63.9%

$41,450

$41,450

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.4

588

623

530

26

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

11

Birmingham-Southern College

http://www.bsc.edu
900 Arkadelphia Road
Birmingham, Alabama
(205) 226-4696

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1856

1,231

65%

21.7%

Not reported

$30,700

$30,700

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.48

566

563

490

26

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

12

University of Southern Mississippi

http://www.usm.edu
118 College Drive
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
(601) 266-5000

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1910

13,658

65%

39.8%

26.6%

$6,744

$15,024

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.18

460

453

N/A

19

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

13

1890

23,135

76%

56.5%

38.9%

$12,326

$25,408

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.3

470

460

450

20

0%

NC

 

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14

1890

20,130

78%

50.9%

35.4%

$7,442

$20,027

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.51

566

543

N/A

25

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

15

1871

9,466

80%

42.1%

28.9%

$7,265

$13,659

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.23

N/A

N/A

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

16

Duke University

http://www.duke.edu
Durham, North Carolina
(919) 684-3214

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1838

6,578

19%

92%

88.0%

$45,376

$45,376

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

680

660

660

30

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

17

Lawrence University

http://www.lawrence.edu
711 East Boldt Way
Appleton, Wisconsin
(920) 832-6500

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1847

1,525

76%

66.1%

54.3%

$41,226

$41,226

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.63

580

580

580

25

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

18

Utah Valley University

http://www.uvu.edu
800 West University Parkway
Orem, Utah
(801) 863-8466

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1941

31,405

100%

13.1%

8.7%

$5,086

$14,256

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.28

N/A

N/A

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

19

Alfred University

http://www.alfred.edu
One Saxon Drive
Alfred, New York
(607) 871-2115

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1836

1,935

70%

57.5%

46.7%

$28,774

$28,774

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.18

555

537

460

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

20

1839

1,569

56%

70.9%

64.1%

$14,404

$35,392

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.47

530

510

490

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

21

1870

23,479

75%

53.8%

37.9%

$9,313

$25,166

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.57

578

566

547

25

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

22

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

http://www.rutgers.edu
65 Davidson RoadRoom 202
New Brunswick, New Jersey
(732) 932-4636

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N/A

31,593

61%

68.9%

54.8%

$13,499

$27,523

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

622

578

596

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

23

Saint Michael's College

http://www.smcvt.edu
One Winooski Park
Colchester, Vermont
(802) 654-3000

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N/A

1,971

78%

80.3%

77.4%

$39,015

$39,015

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.46

570

577

570

25

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

24

University of South Carolina

http://www.sc.edu
Columbia, South Carolina
(803) 777-7700

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1801

23,363

61%

64.9%

53.0%

$10,816

$28,528

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

4

608

590

N/A

27

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

25

Yale University

http://www.yale.edu
New Haven, Connecticut
(203) 432-9300

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1701

5,405

7%

93.4%

89.0%

$44,000

$44,000

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

710

700

710

32

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

26

Central College

http://www.central.edu
812 University Street
Pella, Iowa
(641) 628-5286

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1853

1,486

65%

66.5%

62.0%

$30,700

$30,700

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.61

470

460

N/A

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

27

1849

18,914

65%

25.9%

12.1%

$9,364

$24,909

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.18

521

508

492

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

28

George Washington University

http://www.gwu.edu
2121 I Street, NW
Washington, District of Columbia
(202) 994-6040

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1821

10,464

33%

77.6%

73.9%

$47,343

$47,343

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

649

643

662

29

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

29

Widener University

http://www.widener.edu
One University Place
Chester, Pennsylvania
(610) 499-4126

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1821

3,298

66%

50.1%

42.7%

$38,028

$38,028

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.36

505

486

N/A

19

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

30

Louisiana State University Shreveport

http://www.lsus.edu
1 University Place
Shreveport, Louisiana
(318) 797-5061

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N/A

4,124

68%

22%

11.7%

$5,799

$15,213

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.25

520

510

N/A

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

31

Linfield College

http://www.linfield.edu
900 SE Baker Street
McMinnville, Oregon
(503) 883-2213

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1858

1,663

83%

64.7%

59.5%

$36,240

$36,240

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.5

548

535

519

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

32

Texas Christian University

http://www.tcu.edu
2800 South University Drive
Fort Worth, Texas
(817) 257-7490

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1873

8,456

41%

68.5%

57.5%

$36,590

$36,590

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

550

530

550

25

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

33

Whittier College

http://www.whittier.edu
13406 East Philadelphia Street
Whittier, California
(562) 907-4238

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1887

1,670

64%

66.6%

65.7%

$40,296

$40,296

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.37

524

520

518

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

34

Amherst College

http://www.amherst.edu
PO Box 5000
Amherst, Massachusetts
(413) 542-2328

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1821

1,817

13%

90.9%

85.6%

$46,574

$46,574

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

716

717

715

32

0%

NC

 

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35

Doane College

http://www.doane.edu
1014 Boswell Avenue
Crete, Nebraska
(402) 826-8222

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1872

1,149

76%

62.2%

59.9%

$26,180

$26,180

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.49

N/A

N/A

N/A

24

0%

NC

 

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36

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

http://www.embryriddle.edu
600 South Clyde Morris Boulevard
Daytona Beach, Florida
(386) 226-6100

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N/A

4,534

Not reported

48.8%

33.2%

$31,340

$31,340

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.56

574

534

N/A

24

0%

NC

 

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37

Johns Hopkins University

http://www.jhu.edu
3400 North Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland
(410) 516-8171

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1876

5,192

15%

91.5%

88.1%

$47,060

$47,060

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.74

680-780

660-740

660-760

32-34

0%

NC

 

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38

Muskingum University

http://www.muskingum.edu
163 Stormont Street
New Concord, Ohio
(740) 826-8137

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1837

1,709

Not reported

0%

Not reported

$24,036

$24,036

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

460

420

420

19

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

39

1863

19,853

99%

46.2%

27.2%

$8,585

$21,530

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.45

N/A

N/A

N/A

24

0%

NC

 

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40

Emporia State University

http://www.emporia.edu
1200 Commercial Street
Emporia, Kansas
(620) 341-5465

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1863

3,773

72%

33.9%

22.8%

$5,614

$17,388

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.33

453

445

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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41

Gustavus Adolphus College

http://www.gustavus.edu
800 West College Avenue
St. Peter, Minnesota
(507) 933-7676

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1862

2,524

63%

82.7%

82.0%

$39,120

$39,120

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.66

N/A

N/A

N/A

27

0%

NC

 

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42

1862

8,911

78%

50.4%

36.1%

$10,600

$27,970

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.31

545

537

470

21

0%

NC

 

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43

Illinois College

http://www.ic.edu
1101 West College Avenue
Jacksonville, Illinois
(217) 245-3030

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1829

970

58%

56.5%

50.2%

$27,800

$27,800

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.56

N/A

N/A

N/A

20

0%

NC

 

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44

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

http://www.uapb.edu
1200 North University Drive
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
(870) 575-8492

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N/A

3,283

30%

16.1%

6.8%

$5,754

$11,424

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

421

407

407

16

0%

NC

 

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45

University of Louisville

http://www.louisville.edu
2301 South Third Street
Louisville, Kentucky
(502) 852-6531

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1798

15,727

73%

41.3%

26.4%

$9,750

$23,638

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.49

570

550

N/A

25

0%

NC

 

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46

Boise State University

http://www.boisestate.edu
1910 University Drive
Boise, Idaho
(208) 426-1156

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1932

19,653

85%

19.7%

6.8%

$6,292

$18,892

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.43

537

528

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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Rhodes College

http://www.rhodes.edu
2000 North Parkway
Memphis, Tennessee
(901) 843-3700

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1848

1,915

55%

80.9%

80.5%

$39,794

$39,794

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.83

632

634

626

28

0%

NC

 

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48

Tufts University

http://www.tufts.edu
Medford, Massachusetts
(617) 627-3170

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1852

5,255

21%

90.2%

87.4%

$46,598

$46,598

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

718

709

713

31

0%

NC

 

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Georgia Institute of Technology

http://www.gatech.edu
225 North Avenue, NW
Atlanta, Georgia
(404) 894-4154

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1885

14,527

55%

61.6%

33.6%

$10,650

$29,954

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.9

708

648

654

30

0%

NC

 

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Butler University

http://www.butler.edu
4600 Sunset Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana
(317) 940-8100

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1855

4,020

66%

63.4%

54.9%

$34,368

$34,368

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.79

586

572

564

27

0%

NC

 

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