100 Best colleges for Condensed Matter 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 Condensed Matter Physics. A graph of 30.8M citations received by 688K academic papers made by 453 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 Condensed Matter Physics

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,519

2. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

3. University of California - Berkeley

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

4. Stanford University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

5. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

6. Princeton University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

7. Harvard University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

8. Cornell University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

9. University of Maryland - College Park

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

10. Pennsylvania State University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

11. Northwestern University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

12. University of California-San Diego

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

13. Iowa State University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

14. California Institute of Technology

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

15. University of California - Los Angeles

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

16. University of Texas at Austin

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

17. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

18. University of Pennsylvania

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

19. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

20. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

21. Purdue University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

22. Yale University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

23. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

24. Columbia University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

25. University of Washington - Seattle

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

26. Ohio State University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

27. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

28. University of Florida

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

29. University of Colorado Boulder

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

30. University of Chicago

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

31. University of Utah

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

32. Florida State University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

33. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

34. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

35. Carnegie Mellon University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

36. Stony Brook University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

37. Rice University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

38. Brown University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

39. University of Houston

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

40. Johns Hopkins University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

41. University of California - Irvine

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

42. University of California - Davis

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

43. University of Southern California

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

44. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

45. University of Rochester

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

46. Boston University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

47. University of Arizona

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

48. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

49. Tulane University of Louisiana

For Condensed Matter Physics

#138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$50,631

50. Michigan State University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

51. University of Notre Dame

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

52. University of Virginia

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

53. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

54. University of California - Riverside

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

55. University of Delaware

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

56. University at Buffalo

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

57. Case Western Reserve University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

58. Duke University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

59. Northeastern University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

60. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

61. University of Pittsburgh

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

62. University of Central Florida

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

63. Kent State University at Kent

For Condensed Matter Physics

#218 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1115
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
96%

64. New York University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

65. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

66. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

67. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

68. Washington University in St Louis

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

69. University of New Mexico

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

70. Washington State University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

71. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

72. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

73. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

74. University of Connecticut

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

75. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

76. University of Kentucky

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

77. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Condensed Matter Physics

#323 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
93%

78. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

79. Vanderbilt University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

80. University of Oregon

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

81. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

82. Boston College

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

83. University of Georgia

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

84. CUNY City College

For Condensed Matter Physics

#359 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1340
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$9,236

85. Kansas State University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

86. University of Cincinnati

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

87. Lehigh University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

88. University of Arkansas

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

89. Clemson University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

90. Temple University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#386 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$11,891
Enrollment
30,205

91. University of Alabama

For Condensed Matter Physics

#388 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
84%

92. University of Iowa

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

93. Emory University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#398 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,986

94. University of South Florida

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

95. Drexel University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

96. University of Texas at Dallas

For Condensed Matter Physics

#413 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
72%

97. Missouri University of Science and Technology

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

98. West Virginia University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#419 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
97%

99. Oregon State University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

100. Wayne State University

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

The best cities to study Condensed Matter Physics in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cambridge, Santa Barbara, Berkeley, and Stanford.