North America's best Applied/Engineering Physics universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Applied/Engineering Physics. A graph of 4.07M citations received by 113K academic papers made by 270 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 Applied/Engineering Physics

#1 in the United States

#1 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 Applied/Engineering Physics

#2 in the United States

#2 in the World

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

3. Stanford University

United States | California

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#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 Applied/Engineering Physics

#4 in the United States

#7 in the World

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

5. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#5 in the United States

#9 in the World

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

6. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#6 in the United States

#10 in the World

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

7. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#7 in the United States

#11 in the World

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

8. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#8 in the United States

#13 in the World

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

9. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#9 in the United States

#14 in the World

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

10. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#10 in the United States

#15 in the World

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

11. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#11 in the United States

#17 in the World

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

12. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#12 in the United States

#22 in the World

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

13. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#13 in the United States

#24 in the World

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

14. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#14 in the United States

#26 in the World

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

15. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#15 in the United States

#28 in the World

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

16. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#16 in the United States

#30 in the World

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

17. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#17 in the United States

#32 in the World

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

18. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#18 in the United States

#35 in the World

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

19. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#19 in the United States

#38 in the World

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

20. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#20 in the United States

#39 in the World

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

21. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#21 in the United States

#43 in the World

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

22. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#22 in the United States

#44 in the World

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

23. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#23 in the United States

#45 in the World

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

24. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#24 in the United States

#47 in the World

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

25. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#25 in the United States

#48 in the World

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

26. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#26 in the United States

#50 in the World

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

27. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#27 in the United States

#51 in the World

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

28. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#28 in the United States

#53 in the World

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

29. Stony Brook University

United States | New York State

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#29 in the United States

#55 in the World

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

30. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#30 in the United States

#57 in the World

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

31. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#1 in Canada

#62 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

32. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#31 in the United States

#63 in the World

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

33. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#2 in Canada

#66 in the World

Founded: 1957

34. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#32 in the United States

#67 in the World

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

35. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#33 in the United States

#70 in the World

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

36. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#34 in the United States

#71 in the World

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

37. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#35 in the United States

#77 in the World

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

38. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

United States | New York State

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#36 in the United States

#78 in the World

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

39. University of Houston

United States | Texas

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#37 in the United States

#80 in the World

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

40. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#38 in the United States

#86 in the World

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

41. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#39 in the United States

#90 in the World

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

42. University of Delaware

United States | Delaware

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#40 in the United States

#93 in the World

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

43. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#41 in the United States

#94 in the World

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

44. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#42 in the United States

#95 in the World

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

45. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#43 in the United States

#104 in the World

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

46. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#44 in the United States

#106 in the World

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

47. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#45 in the United States

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

48. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#46 in the United States

#119 in the World

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

49. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#47 in the United States

#122 in the World

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

50. Rice University

United States | Texas

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#48 in the United States

#124 in the World

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

51. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#49 in the United States

#127 in the World

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

52. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#3 in Canada

#130 in the World

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

53. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#50 in the United States

#132 in the World

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

54. University of Central Florida

United States | Florida

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#51 in the United States

#137 in the World

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

55. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#52 in the United States

#148 in the World

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

56. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#4 in Canada

#151 in the World

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

57. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#53 in the United States

#154 in the World

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

58. University of Notre Dame

United States | Indiana

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#54 in the United States

#157 in the World

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

59. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#5 in Canada

#158 in the World

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

60. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#55 in the United States

#159 in the World

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

61. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#56 in the United States

#161 in the World

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

62. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#57 in the United States

#164 in the World

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

63. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#58 in the United States

#166 in the World

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

64. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#59 in the United States

#167 in the World

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

65. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#60 in the United States

#169 in the World

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

66. Clemson University

United States | South Carolina

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#61 in the United States

#175 in the World

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

67. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#62 in the United States

#179 in the World

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

68. University of New Mexico

United States | New Mexico

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#63 in the United States

#185 in the World

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

69. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#6 in Canada

#186 in the World

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

70. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#64 in the United States

#188 in the World

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

71. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#65 in the United States

#189 in the World

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

72. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#66 in the United States

#193 in the World

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

73. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#7 in Canada

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

74. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#67 in the United States

#204 in the World

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

75. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#68 in the United States

#211 in the World

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

76. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#69 in the United States

#218 in the World

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

77. University of South Florida

United States | Florida

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#70 in the United States

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

78. Auburn University

United States | Alabama

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#71 in the United States

#226 in the World

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

79. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#72 in the United States

#248 in the World

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

80. University of California - Santa Cruz

United States | California

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#73 in the United States

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,564
Enrollment: 19,764

81. University of California - Riverside

United States | California

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#74 in the United States

#250 in the World

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

82. University of South Carolina - Columbia

United States | South Carolina

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#75 in the United States

#252 in the World

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

83. Dalhousie University

Canada | Nova Scotia

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#8 in Canada

#268 in the World

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

84. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#9 in Canada

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

85. Illinois Institute of Technology

United States | Illinois

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#76 in the United States

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $25,001

86. University of Akron

United States | Ohio

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#77 in the United States

#273 in the World

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

87. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#78 in the United States

#278 in the World

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

88. University of Toledo

United States | Ohio

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#79 in the United States

#282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 92%

89. Drexel University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#80 in the United States

#287 in the World

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

90. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#81 in the United States

#289 in the World

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

91. University of Windsor

Canada | Ontario

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#10 in Canada

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,092
Founded: 1857

92. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#11 in Canada

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

93. Colorado School of Mines

United States | Colorado

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#82 in the United States

#297 in the World

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

94. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#83 in the United States

#306 in the World

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

95. Northeastern University

United States | Massachusetts

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#84 in the United States

#308 in the World

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

96. Concordia University

Canada | Quebec State

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#12 in Canada

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1974

97. Virginia Commonwealth University

United States | Virginia

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#85 in the United States

#313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 100%

98. University of Oregon

United States | Oregon

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#86 in the United States

#315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

99. Boston College

United States | Massachusetts

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#87 in the United States

#317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,590

100. University of Arkansas

United States | Arkansas

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#88 in the United States

#323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 73%

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