Best Universities for Applied/Engineering Physics in North America

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Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Applied/Engineering Physics. A graph of 4.29M citations received by 115K academic papers made by 276 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

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1550
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,996

2. University of California - Berkeley

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$29,608
Enrollment
45,882

3. Stanford University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,078

4. Pennsylvania State University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
67%

5. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

6. University of California - Los Angeles

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$25,627
Enrollment
47,335

7. University of Texas at Austin

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
65%

8. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1455
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
73%

9. California Institute of Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$14,513
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$72,373

10. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
69%

11. Purdue University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

12. University of Maryland - College Park

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
67%

13. Cornell University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,361

14. Northwestern University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,830

15. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$24,695
Enrollment
26,133

16. Ohio State University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
80%

17. Michigan State University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

18. University of Chicago

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$28,060

19. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,172
Enrollment
79,818

20. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

21. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

22. University of Washington - Seattle

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$16,156
Enrollment
56,997

23. Princeton University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$15,313

24. University of California-San Diego

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Receiving Aid
66%
Average Aid
$25,757
Enrollment
44,256

25. University of Pennsylvania

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,570

26. University of California - Davis

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$24,591
Enrollment
40,065

27. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

28. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
67%

29. Harvard University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,525

30. Stony Brook University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
99%

31. University of Toronto

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#1 in Canada
#63 in the World
Enrollment
102,431
Founded
1827

32. Iowa State University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

33. University of Waterloo

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#2 in Canada
#66 in the World
Founded
1957

34. University of Florida

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

35. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

36. University of Arizona

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

37. University of Houston

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

38. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
69%

39. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1443
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$38,887

40. University of Colorado Boulder

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
67%

41. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
96%

42. Columbia University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,520

43. Case Western Reserve University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$44,000

44. University of Delaware

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
94%

45. Carnegie Mellon University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$35,552

46. University of Rochester

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,462

47. Florida State University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

48. Yale University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

49. Rice University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,589

50. University of Southern California

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$43,412

51. McGill University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#3 in Canada
#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

52. Brown University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,256

53. University of Pittsburgh

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
74%

54. University of Central Florida

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
92%

55. Western University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#4 in Canada
#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

56. University of British Columbia

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#5 in Canada
#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
71,201
Founded
1908

57. University of Utah

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

58. University of Connecticut

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

59. University of Notre Dame

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1508
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,300

60. University of Virginia

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
57%

61. University of Iowa

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
90%

62. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
89%

63. University at Buffalo

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

64. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

65. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$10,160
Enrollment
34,096

66. Clemson University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

67. Johns Hopkins University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

68. University of California - Irvine

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$23,110
Enrollment
37,297

69. Boston University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$24,420

70. Duke University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,981

71. University of New Mexico

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1030
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
100%

72. University of Montreal

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#6 in Canada
#201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

73. University of Alberta

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#7 in Canada
#203 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

74. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#206 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1214
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

75. Washington State University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#210 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$10,886
Enrollment
25,685

76. University of South Florida

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
89%

77. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#227 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

78. Auburn University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#233 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
85%

79. University of California - Riverside

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#250 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$24,355
Enrollment
26,384

80. Oregon State University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#254 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

81. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#258 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
94%

82. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#260 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Receiving Aid
64%
Average Aid
$22,774
Enrollment
19,938

83. Dalhousie University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#8 in Canada
#271 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Enrollment
30,867
Founded
1818

84. University of Ottawa

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#9 in Canada
#273 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

85. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#279 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$24,796

86. University of Kentucky

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#280 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

87. Drexel University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#281 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$42,801

88. University of Akron

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#282 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1045
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
97%

89. University of Windsor

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#10 in Canada
#287 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
16,092
Founded
1857

90. University of Toledo

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#288 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1200
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
92%

91. Vanderbilt University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#297 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,186

92. McMaster University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#11 in Canada
#298 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

93. Northeastern University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#301 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$34,207

94. Colorado School of Mines

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#305 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
98%

95. Washington University in St Louis

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#309 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

96. University of Arkansas

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#319 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
77%

97. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#323 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1140
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
92%

98. Concordia University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#12 in Canada
#324 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1974

99. Boston College

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#327 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$32,519

100. University of Oregon

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#330 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%