North America's best Atomic and Molecular physics universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Atomic and Molecular physics. A graph of 26.5M citations received by 648K academic papers made by 496 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. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#1 in the United States

#1 in the World

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

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#2 in the United States

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

3. Stanford University

United States | California

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#3 in the United States

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,998

4. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#4 in the United States

#5 in the World

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

5. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#5 in the United States

#8 in the World

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

6. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#6 in the United States

#9 in the World

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

7. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#7 in the United States

#10 in the World

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

8. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#8 in the United States

#13 in the World

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

9. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#9 in the United States

#15 in the World

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

10. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#10 in the United States

#17 in the World

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

11. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#11 in the United States

#18 in the World

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

12. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#12 in the United States

#19 in the World

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

13. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#13 in the United States

#20 in the World

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

14. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#14 in the United States

#23 in the World

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

15. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#15 in the United States

#24 in the World

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

16. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#16 in the United States

#26 in the World

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

17. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#17 in the United States

#27 in the World

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

18. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#18 in the United States

#29 in the World

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

19. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#19 in the United States

#30 in the World

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

20. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#20 in the United States

#32 in the World

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

21. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#21 in the United States

#33 in the World

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

22. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#22 in the United States

#34 in the World

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

23. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#23 in the United States

#36 in the World

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

24. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#1 in Canada

#39 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

25. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#24 in the United States

#43 in the World

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

26. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#25 in the United States

#44 in the World

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

27. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#26 in the United States

#45 in the World

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

28. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#27 in the United States

#46 in the World

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

29. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#28 in the United States

#48 in the World

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

30. Rice University

United States | Texas

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#29 in the United States

#55 in the World

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

31. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#30 in the United States

#56 in the World

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

32. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#31 in the United States

#57 in the World

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

33. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#32 in the United States

#60 in the World

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

34. Stony Brook University

United States | New York State

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#33 in the United States

#61 in the World

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

35. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#34 in the United States

#64 in the World

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

36. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#35 in the United States

#66 in the World

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

37. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#36 in the United States

#70 in the World

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

38. University of Notre Dame

United States | Indiana

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#37 in the United States

#74 in the World

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

39. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#38 in the United States

#77 in the World

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

40. Queen's University

Canada | Ontario

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#2 in Canada

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

41. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#39 in the United States

#82 in the World

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

42. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#40 in the United States

#84 in the World

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

43. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#41 in the United States

#85 in the World

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

44. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#3 in Canada

#87 in the World

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

45. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#42 in the United States

#91 in the World

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

46. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#43 in the United States

#95 in the World

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

47. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#44 in the United States

#96 in the World

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

48. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#45 in the United States

#103 in the World

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

49. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#46 in the United States

#109 in the World

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

50. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#47 in the United States

#110 in the World

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

51. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#48 in the United States

#111 in the World

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

52. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#49 in the United States

#127 in the World

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

53. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#4 in Canada

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

54. Kansas State University

United States | Kansas State

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#50 in the United States

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 95%

55. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#51 in the United States

#134 in the World

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

56. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#5 in Canada

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

57. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#52 in the United States

#144 in the World

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

58. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#53 in the United States

#155 in the World

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

59. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#6 in Canada

#156 in the World

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

60. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#7 in Canada

#158 in the World

Founded: 1957

61. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#54 in the United States

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 84%

62. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#8 in Canada

#165 in the World

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

63. Tulane University of Louisiana

United States | Louisiana

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#55 in the United States

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $50,631

64. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#56 in the United States

#172 in the World

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

65. New York University

United States | New York State

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#57 in the United States

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

66. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#58 in the United States

#180 in the World

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

67. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#59 in the United States

#186 in the World

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

68. University of Central Florida

United States | Florida

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#60 in the United States

#187 in the World

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

69. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#61 in the United States

#188 in the World

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

70. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#62 in the United States

#193 in the World

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

71. University of New Mexico

United States | New Mexico

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#63 in the United States

#194 in the World

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

72. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#64 in the United States

#195 in the World

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

73. University of Delaware

United States | Delaware

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#65 in the United States

#196 in the World

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

74. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#66 in the United States

#199 in the World

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

75. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#67 in the United States

#202 in the World

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

76. University of Oregon

United States | Oregon

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#68 in the United States

#204 in the World

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

77. University of Houston

United States | Texas

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#69 in the United States

#205 in the World

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

78. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

United States | Louisiana

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#70 in the United States

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 93%

79. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#71 in the United States

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,986

80. Wayne State University

United States | Michigan

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#72 in the United States

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

81. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#73 in the United States

#225 in the World

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

82. University of California - Riverside

United States | California

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#74 in the United States

#226 in the World

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

83. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#75 in the United States

#227 in the World

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

84. University of Sherbrooke

Canada | Quebec State

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#9 in Canada

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1954

85. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#76 in the United States

#232 in the World

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

86. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#77 in the United States

#237 in the World

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

87. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#78 in the United States

#241 in the World

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

88. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#10 in Canada

#243 in the World

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

89. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#11 in Canada

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

90. University of California - Santa Cruz

United States | California

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#79 in the United States

#263 in the World

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

91. CUNY City College

United States | New York State

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#80 in the United States

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1340
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,236

92. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#81 in the United States

#265 in the World

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

93. College of William and Mary

United States | Virginia

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#82 in the United States

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Average SAT: 1438
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 54%

94. Temple University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#83 in the United States

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $11,891
Enrollment: 30,205

95. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#12 in Canada

#282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

96. University of Nevada - Reno

United States | Nevada

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#84 in the United States

#284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $6,658
Enrollment: 21,778

97. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

United States | New York State

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#85 in the United States

#288 in the World

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

98. University of Arkansas

United States | Arkansas

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#86 in the United States

#289 in the World

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

99. Auburn University

United States | Alabama

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#87 in the United States

#291 in the World

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

100. Missouri University of Science and Technology

United States | Missouri

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#88 in the United States

#299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1264
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 98%

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