7 Best colleges for Applied/Engineering Physics in North Carolina

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Below is a list of best universities in North Carolina ranked based on their research performance in Applied/Engineering Physics. A graph of 70.2K citations received by 2.55K academic papers made by 7 universities in North Carolina was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

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1. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Applied/Engineering Physics

Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
80%

2. Duke University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,694

3. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Applied/Engineering Physics

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
59%

4. University of North Carolina at Charlotte

For Applied/Engineering Physics

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
75%

5. Wake Forest University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

Acceptance Rate
21%
Net Price
$26,197
Receiving Aid
37%
Average Aid
$54,233

6. Appalachian State University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
70%

7. North Carolina A&T State University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1050
Average ACT
20
Receiving Aid
97%

Closest to North Carolina states to learn Applied/Engineering Physics

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Virginia 8 26
Georgia 6 9
District of Columbia 4 143
Maryland 5 12
Kentucky 2 80
Tennessee 2 45
Ohio 13 18
Pennsylvania 10 4
Alabama 4 65
New Jersey 5 20
Indiana 4 22
Florida 6 30
Connecticut 3 40
Illinois 7 5
New York 19 11
Mississippi 3 102
Rhode Island 3 60
Massachusetts 12 2
Michigan 6 7
Missouri 6 86
Louisiana 3 111
Wisconsin 3 19
Oklahoma 2 122
Kansas 2 90
Texas 12 8
Colorado 5 43
New Mexico 3 67
Utah 3 55
Arizona 2 15
Idaho 2 125
Oregon 3 76
California 17 1
Washington 4 25