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 26.3M citations received by 646K academic papers made by 433 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
4%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$20,232

2. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Condensed Matter Physics

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$20,389
Enrollment
26,420

3. University of California - Berkeley

For Condensed Matter Physics

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

4. Stanford University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

5. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Condensed Matter Physics

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

6. Princeton University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,698

7. Harvard University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

8. Cornell University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

9. University of Maryland - College Park

For Condensed Matter Physics

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
63%

10. Pennsylvania State University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

11. University of California-San Diego

For Condensed Matter Physics

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

12. Iowa State University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

13. Northwestern University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,095

14. University of California - Los Angeles

For Condensed Matter Physics

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

15. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Condensed Matter Physics

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

16. California Institute of Technology

For Condensed Matter Physics

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$20,755
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$59,192

17. University of Texas at Austin

For Condensed Matter Physics

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
89%

18. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Condensed Matter Physics

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
70%

19. University of Pennsylvania

For Condensed Matter Physics

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

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
74%

21. Columbia University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

22. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Condensed Matter Physics

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
73%

23. Yale University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,647

24. Purdue University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

25. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Condensed Matter Physics

#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
58%

26. University of Washington - Seattle

For Condensed Matter Physics

#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$14,731
Enrollment
52,319

27. Ohio State University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

28. University of Florida

For Condensed Matter Physics

#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

29. University of Chicago

For Condensed Matter Physics

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

30. University of Colorado Boulder

For Condensed Matter Physics

#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

31. Florida State University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

32. University of Utah

For Condensed Matter Physics

#71 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

33. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Condensed Matter Physics

#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,381
Enrollment
80,065

34. Stony Brook University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

35. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Condensed Matter Physics

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
80%

36. Carnegie Mellon University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$33,499

37. Rice University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#98 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,902

38. Boston University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#99 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

39. University of California - Irvine

For Condensed Matter Physics

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

40. University of Southern California

For Condensed Matter Physics

#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

41. Brown University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,723

42. Providence College

For Condensed Matter Physics

#115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,970

43. University of California - Davis

For Condensed Matter Physics

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

44. Johns Hopkins University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$24,034

45. University of Houston

For Condensed Matter Physics

#118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

46. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Condensed Matter Physics

#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

47. University of Arizona

For Condensed Matter Physics

#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

48. University of Rochester

For Condensed Matter Physics

#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,775

49. Michigan State University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

50. Tulane University of Louisiana

For Condensed Matter Physics

#132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$50,263

51. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Condensed Matter Physics

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
91%

52. University of Notre Dame

For Condensed Matter Physics

#141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,474

53. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Condensed Matter Physics

#155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

54. University of Virginia

For Condensed Matter Physics

#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
54%

55. University of California - Riverside

For Condensed Matter Physics

#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$22,042
Enrollment
26,809

56. Case Western Reserve University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,279

57. University of Delaware

For Condensed Matter Physics

#184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

58. University at Buffalo

For Condensed Matter Physics

#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
86%

59. Duke University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,694

60. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Condensed Matter Physics

#195 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
91%

61. University of Pittsburgh

For Condensed Matter Physics

#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

62. Northeastern University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$35,827

63. University of Central Florida

For Condensed Matter Physics

#213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
96%

64. New York University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

65. Kent State University at Kent

For Condensed Matter Physics

#219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1105
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
98%

66. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Condensed Matter Physics

#223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$39,127

67. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#243 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

68. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Condensed Matter Physics

#251 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
59%

69. University of New Mexico

For Condensed Matter Physics

#277 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$9,280

70. Washington State University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#280 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$10,689
Enrollment
27,539

71. University of Connecticut

For Condensed Matter Physics

#287 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

72. Washington University in St Louis

For Condensed Matter Physics

#288 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,432

73. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Condensed Matter Physics

#294 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
98%

74. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#303 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

75. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Condensed Matter Physics

#309 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

76. University of Kentucky

For Condensed Matter Physics

#311 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

77. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Condensed Matter Physics

#312 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

78. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Condensed Matter Physics

#313 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

79. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Condensed Matter Physics

#315 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$21,202
Enrollment
19,478

80. CUNY City College

For Condensed Matter Physics

#324 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,822
Enrollment
14,489

81. University of Oregon

For Condensed Matter Physics

#333 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%

82. Vanderbilt University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#338 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,606

83. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Condensed Matter Physics

#344 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

84. Lehigh University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#351 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$30,453

85. University of Georgia

For Condensed Matter Physics

#355 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
94%

86. Boston College

For Condensed Matter Physics

#356 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1488
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,559

87. University of Cincinnati

For Condensed Matter Physics

#359 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
84%

88. Kansas State University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#361 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$8,537
Enrollment
19,722

89. University of Arkansas

For Condensed Matter Physics

#370 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
77%

90. Temple University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#373 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,575
Enrollment
33,196

91. Clemson University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#378 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
85%

92. University of Alabama

For Condensed Matter Physics

#385 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
87%

93. University of Iowa

For Condensed Matter Physics

#389 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

94. Emory University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#403 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,680

95. University of South Florida

For Condensed Matter Physics

#406 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%

96. West Virginia University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#407 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
97%

97. Drexel University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#411 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$39,267

98. Missouri University of Science and Technology

For Condensed Matter Physics

#413 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1272
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
98%

99. University of Texas at Dallas

For Condensed Matter Physics

#414 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
75%

100. Oregon State University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#420 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$9,260
Enrollment
34,292

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.