North America's best Physical chemistry universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Physical chemistry. A graph of 52.8M citations received by 1.23M academic papers made by 742 universities in North America was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Physical chemistry

#1 in the United States

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

2. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Physical chemistry

#2 in the United States

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

3. Stanford University

United States | California

For Physical chemistry

#3 in the United States

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,998

4. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Physical chemistry

#4 in the United States

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

5. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Physical chemistry

#5 in the United States

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 73%

6. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Physical chemistry

#6 in the United States

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

7. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Physical chemistry

#7 in the United States

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

8. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Physical chemistry

#8 in the United States

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

9. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Physical chemistry

#9 in the United States

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,341

10. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Physical chemistry

#10 in the United States

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

11. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Physical chemistry

#1 in Canada

#35 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

12. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Physical chemistry

#11 in the United States

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

13. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Physical chemistry

#12 in the United States

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 60%

14. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Physical chemistry

#13 in the United States

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

15. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Physical chemistry

#14 in the United States

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $23,397
Receiving Aid: 68%
Average Aid: $60,201

16. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Physical chemistry

#15 in the United States

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 77%

17. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Physical chemistry

#16 in the United States

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,455

18. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Physical chemistry

#17 in the United States

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

19. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Physical chemistry

#18 in the United States

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,390
Enrollment: 55,620

20. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Physical chemistry

#19 in the United States

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,811

21. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Physical chemistry

#20 in the United States

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 65%

22. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Physical chemistry

#21 in the United States

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,732
Enrollment: 26,068

23. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Physical chemistry

#22 in the United States

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 92%

24. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Physical chemistry

#2 in Canada

#65 in the World

Founded: 1957

25. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Physical chemistry

#23 in the United States

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

26. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Physical chemistry

#3 in Canada

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

27. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Physical chemistry

#24 in the United States

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

28. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Physical chemistry

#25 in the United States

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 68%

29. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Physical chemistry

#26 in the United States

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

30. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Physical chemistry

#27 in the United States

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,992
Enrollment: 79,593

31. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Physical chemistry

#28 in the United States

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1289
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

32. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Physical chemistry

#4 in Canada

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 71,201
Founded: 1908

33. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Physical chemistry

#29 in the United States

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

34. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Physical chemistry

#30 in the United States

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

35. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Physical chemistry

#5 in Canada

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

36. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Physical chemistry

#31 in the United States

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $10,370
Enrollment: 26,490

37. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Physical chemistry

#32 in the United States

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 71%

38. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Physical chemistry

#33 in the United States

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,044

39. University of Delaware

United States | Delaware

For Physical chemistry

#34 in the United States

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 92%

40. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Physical chemistry

#35 in the United States

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

41. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Physical chemistry

#36 in the United States

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 58%

42. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Physical chemistry

#37 in the United States

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $32,964

43. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Physical chemistry

#38 in the United States

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 66%

44. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Physical chemistry

#39 in the United States

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

45. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Physical chemistry

#40 in the United States

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

46. Queen's University

Canada | Ontario

For Physical chemistry

#6 in Canada

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

47. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Physical chemistry

#41 in the United States

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

48. Rice University

United States | Texas

For Physical chemistry

#42 in the United States

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,587

49. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Physical chemistry

#43 in the United States

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,351

50. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Physical chemistry

#44 in the United States

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

51. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Physical chemistry

#45 in the United States

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

52. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Physical chemistry

#46 in the United States

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

53. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Physical chemistry

#47 in the United States

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 97%

54. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Physical chemistry

#48 in the United States

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,844

55. University of Notre Dame

United States | Indiana

For Physical chemistry

#49 in the United States

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,083

56. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Physical chemistry

#50 in the United States

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,533
Enrollment: 36,582

57. University of California - Riverside

United States | California

For Physical chemistry

#51 in the United States

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $21,566
Enrollment: 26,426

58. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Physical chemistry

#52 in the United States

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 90%

59. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Physical chemistry

#53 in the United States

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 44%

60. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Physical chemistry

#7 in Canada

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

61. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Physical chemistry

#8 in Canada

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

62. Drexel University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Physical chemistry

#54 in the United States

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $42,342

63. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Physical chemistry

#9 in Canada

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 21,836
Founded: 1878

64. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Physical chemistry

#55 in the United States

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

65. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Physical chemistry

#56 in the United States

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

66. University of Houston

United States | Texas

For Physical chemistry

#57 in the United States

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

67. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Physical chemistry

#10 in Canada

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

68. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Physical chemistry

#58 in the United States

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,440

69. University of South Carolina - Columbia

United States | South Carolina

For Physical chemistry

#59 in the United States

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

70. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

United States | New York State

For Physical chemistry

#60 in the United States

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,940

71. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Physical chemistry

#61 in the United States

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,422

72. University of Cincinnati

United States | Ohio

For Physical chemistry

#62 in the United States

#228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 87%

73. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Physical chemistry

#63 in the United States

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

74. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Physical chemistry

#64 in the United States

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $10,554
Enrollment: 33,500

75. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Physical chemistry

#65 in the United States

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,900

76. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Physical chemistry

#66 in the United States

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $9,922
Enrollment: 35,622

77. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Physical chemistry

#67 in the United States

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 80%

78. Clemson University

United States | South Carolina

For Physical chemistry

#68 in the United States

#269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 84%

79. Dalhousie University

Canada | Nova Scotia

For Physical chemistry

#11 in Canada

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 30,867
Founded: 1818

80. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Physical chemistry

#69 in the United States

#294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 88%

81. Auburn University

United States | Alabama

For Physical chemistry

#70 in the United States

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 81%

82. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

United States | Louisiana

For Physical chemistry

#71 in the United States

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 93%

83. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Physical chemistry

#72 in the United States

#305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,689

84. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Physical chemistry

#73 in the United States

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 84%

85. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Physical chemistry

#74 in the United States

#316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

86. University of Central Florida

United States | Florida

For Physical chemistry

#75 in the United States

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

87. Lehigh University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Physical chemistry

#76 in the United States

#330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $33,289

88. Laval University

Canada | Quebec State

For Physical chemistry

#12 in Canada

#332 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

89. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Physical chemistry

#13 in Canada

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 66,972
Founded: 1878

90. Stony Brook University

United States | New York State

For Physical chemistry

#77 in the United States

#338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 89%

91. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Physical chemistry

#78 in the United States

#345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,608

92. University of Alabama

United States | Alabama

For Physical chemistry

#79 in the United States

#348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 84%

93. Colorado School of Mines

United States | Colorado

For Physical chemistry

#80 in the United States

#357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 97%

94. Northeastern University

United States | Massachusetts

For Physical chemistry

#81 in the United States

#368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,770

95. University of New Mexico

United States | New Mexico

For Physical chemistry

#82 in the United States

#371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 100%

96. New York University

United States | New York State

For Physical chemistry

#83 in the United States

#374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

97. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Physical chemistry

#84 in the United States

#375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,551

98. Missouri University of Science and Technology

United States | Missouri

For Physical chemistry

#85 in the United States

#380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1264
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 98%

99. University of Akron

United States | Ohio

For Physical chemistry

#86 in the United States

#383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

100. Wayne State University

United States | Michigan

For Physical chemistry

#87 in the United States

#384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

Chemistry subfields in North America