Best Universities for Atomic and Molecular physics in North America

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Atomic and Molecular physics. A graph of 770M citations received by 24.2M academic papers made by 446 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

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$21,406
Enrollment
45,036

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,958
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,562

3. Stanford University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$14,402

4. Princeton University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,908

5. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
85%

6. California Institute of Technology

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,162
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$47,556

7. Harvard University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$13,910

8. University of Washington - Seattle

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$15,895
Enrollment
52,434

9. University of Colorado Boulder

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
65%

10. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

11. Cornell University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,262

12. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
64%

13. Yale University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,605

14. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$16,326
Enrollment
50,278

15. University of Texas at Austin

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

16. University of Maryland - College Park

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
68%

17. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$18,107
Enrollment
26,124

18. Michigan State University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
72%

19. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
60%

20. University of California-San Diego

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$18,083
Enrollment
41,885

21. University of California - Los Angeles

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$17,592
Enrollment
46,116

22. University of Rochester

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,125

23. University of Toronto

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#1 in Canada
#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Enrollment
95,055
Founded
1827

24. Ohio State University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
83%

25. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
78%

26. University of Chicago

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,727

27. University of Pennsylvania

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$14,578

28. Pennsylvania State University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$8,719
Enrollment
40,363

29. Columbia University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$12,411

30. Northwestern University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$29,999

31. Stony Brook University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
82%

32. Iowa State University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1207
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
93%

33. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
72%

34. Rice University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$18,521

35. University of Arizona

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

36. Queen's University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#2 in Canada
#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

37. University of Florida

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

38. Purdue University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
73%

39. University of Southern California

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,021

40. University of Notre Dame

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,513

41. University of British Columbia

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#3 in Canada
#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
59,659
Founded
1908

42. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

43. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#81 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

44. University of Virginia

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
63%

45. Florida State University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#86 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
96%

46. Carnegie Mellon University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$37,450

47. University of California - Irvine

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$16,868
Enrollment
36,505

48. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$12,201
Enrollment
77,881

49. University of Utah

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
89%

50. Johns Hopkins University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Net Price
$20,680
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$45,373

51. University of Pittsburgh

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
78%

52. Duke University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1513
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,297

53. University of California - Davis

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$17,628
Enrollment
40,050

54. Kansas State University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$6,774
Enrollment
20,229

55. University of Alberta

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#4 in Canada
#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Founded
1908

56. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
74%

57. McMaster University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#5 in Canada
#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
30,117
Founded
1887

58. Vanderbilt University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,553

59. Boston University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$25,852

60. University of Waterloo

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#6 in Canada
#156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
35,900
Founded
1957

61. Washington University in St Louis

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,298

62. Tulane University of Louisiana

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$45,048

63. Western University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#7 in Canada
#164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
27,300
Founded
1878

64. University of Connecticut

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

65. Washington State University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$9,993
Enrollment
29,843

66. New York University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$50,991

67. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1205
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

68. University of Central Florida

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

69. University of Montreal

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#8 in Canada
#186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
45,360
Founded
1878

70. University of New Mexico

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
97%
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$7,531

71. Brown University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$25,028

72. University of Georgia

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

73. University of Delaware

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1248
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
90%

74. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
95%

75. Providence College

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$39,566

76. University of Oregon

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$13,590
Enrollment
22,257

77. University of Houston

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#209 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
85%

78. University of Kentucky

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#210 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1207
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
94%

79. Wayne State University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
99%

80. University of Iowa

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
87%

81. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#220 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
72%

82. Emory University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$28,367

83. University of Sherbrooke

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#9 in Canada
#224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1954

84. McGill University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#10 in Canada
#225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
40,036
Founded
1821

85. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#226 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

86. University of Ottawa

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#11 in Canada
#227 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

87. University of California - Riverside

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#231 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$18,676
Enrollment
26,847

88. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#238 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

89. College of William and Mary

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#240 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
58%

90. University at Buffalo

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#241 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
84%

91. Case Western Reserve University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#246 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,166

92. CUNY City College

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#252 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$9,267
Enrollment
15,031

93. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#257 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

94. Temple University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#273 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$11,292
Enrollment
35,626

95. University of Arkansas

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#280 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
81%

96. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#285 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$19,199
Enrollment
19,841

97. Auburn University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#290 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Receiving Aid
76%
Average Aid
$10,448
Enrollment
31,526

98. University of Nevada - Reno

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#292 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1165
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
90%

99. Missouri University of Science and Technology

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#294 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
98%

100. University of Calgary

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#12 in Canada
#295 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966