100 Best colleges for Applied/Engineering Physics in the United States

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Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Applied/Engineering Physics. A graph of 3.78M citations received by 103K academic papers made by 239 universities in the United States 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
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,519

2. University of California - Berkeley

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$25,951
Enrollment
45,699

3. Stanford University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

4. Pennsylvania State University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
66%

5. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
61%

6. University of California - Los Angeles

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

7. California Institute of Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$23,397
Receiving Aid
68%
Average Aid
$60,201

8. University of Texas at Austin

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

9. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1430
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
73%

10. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
66%

11. Purdue University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

12. University of Maryland - College Park

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
65%

13. Cornell University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,455

14. Northwestern University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,341

15. Michigan State University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
97%

16. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,732
Enrollment
26,068

17. Ohio State University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
75%

18. University of Chicago

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,979

19. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,992
Enrollment
79,593

20. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
68%

21. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
60%

22. University of Washington - Seattle

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Receiving Aid
55%
Average Aid
$14,390
Enrollment
55,620

23. Princeton University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,811

24. University of Pennsylvania

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

25. University of California - Davis

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,258
Enrollment
39,707

26. University of California-San Diego

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$24,176
Enrollment
42,376

27. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

28. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

29. Stony Brook University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

30. Harvard University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,900

31. Iowa State University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#63 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

32. University of Florida

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
92%

33. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
77%

34. University of Arizona

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#71 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

35. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
71%

36. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#78 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$35,940

37. University of Houston

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

38. University of Colorado Boulder

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#86 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
66%

39. Case Western Reserve University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,351

40. University of Delaware

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#93 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
92%

41. Columbia University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,869

42. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
90%

43. University of Rochester

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,900

44. Carnegie Mellon University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$32,964

45. Florida State University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

46. Yale University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,044

47. Brown University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,608

48. Rice University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,587

49. University of Southern California

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,496

50. University of Pittsburgh

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

51. University of Central Florida

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

52. University of Utah

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#148 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1289
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

53. University of Virginia

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
44%

54. University of Notre Dame

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,083

55. University of Iowa

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
88%

56. University of Connecticut

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

57. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

58. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$10,554
Enrollment
33,500

59. University at Buffalo

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

60. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
80%

61. Clemson University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
84%

62. Johns Hopkins University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,844

63. University of New Mexico

For Applied/Engineering Physics

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

64. University of California - Irvine

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,533
Enrollment
36,582

65. Boston University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,551

66. Duke University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,422

67. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

68. Washington State University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$10,370
Enrollment
26,490

69. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#218 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
58%

70. University of South Florida

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
88%

71. Auburn University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#226 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
81%

72. Oregon State University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#248 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$9,922
Enrollment
35,622

73. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#249 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,564
Enrollment
19,764

74. University of California - Riverside

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#250 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$21,566
Enrollment
26,426

75. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#252 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

76. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#272 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$25,001

77. University of Akron

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#273 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1070
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
97%

78. University of Kentucky

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#278 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

79. University of Toledo

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#282 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
92%

80. Drexel University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#287 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$42,342

81. Vanderbilt University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#289 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,689

82. Colorado School of Mines

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#297 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
97%

83. Washington University in St Louis

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,440

84. Northeastern University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#308 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$34,770

85. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#313 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
100%

86. University of Oregon

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#315 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

87. Boston College

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#317 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$32,590

88. University of Arkansas

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#323 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
73%

89. Lehigh University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#332 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$33,289

90. Kansas State University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#335 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
95%

91. New York University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#338 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,730

92. University of Georgia

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#340 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
84%

93. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#341 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

94. University of Cincinnati

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#343 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
87%

95. Wayne State University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#349 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

96. University of North Texas

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#350 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1105
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
91%

97. University of Texas at Arlington

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#356 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
91%

98. Missouri University of Science and Technology

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#368 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1264
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
98%

99. University of Kansas

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#372 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
93%

100. Texas Tech University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#373 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
86%

The best cities to study Applied/Engineering Physics in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cambridge, Berkeley, Stanford, and University Park.