100 Best colleges for Atomic and Molecular 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 Atomic and Molecular physics. A graph of 18.6M citations received by 515K academic papers made by 427 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. University of California - Berkeley

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$20,232

3. Stanford University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

4. Princeton University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

5. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

6. California Institute of Technology

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

7. Harvard University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

8. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

9. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

10. University of Washington - Seattle

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

11. University of Colorado Boulder

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

12. Cornell University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

13. University of Texas at Austin

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

14. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

15. University of Maryland - College Park

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

16. University of California - Los Angeles

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

17. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
74%

18. Yale University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

19. Michigan State University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

20. University of Chicago

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

21. University of California-San Diego

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

22. University of Rochester

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

23. Northwestern University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

24. Columbia University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

25. Pennsylvania State University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

26. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

27. Ohio State University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

28. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

29. University of Florida

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

30. University of Pennsylvania

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

31. Iowa State University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

32. Rice University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

33. Stony Brook University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

34. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

35. University of Arizona

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

36. Purdue University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

37. University of Notre Dame

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

38. University of Southern California

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

39. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

40. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

41. University of Virginia

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

42. Florida State University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

43. University of Utah

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

44. University of California - Irvine

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

45. Johns Hopkins University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

46. Carnegie Mellon University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

47. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

48. University of Pittsburgh

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

49. University of California - Davis

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

50. Kansas State University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

51. Duke University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

52. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

53. Tulane University of Louisiana

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

54. Vanderbilt University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

55. University of Georgia

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

56. New York University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

57. Boston University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

58. Washington University in St Louis

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

59. Washington State University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

60. University at Buffalo

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

61. University of Connecticut

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

62. Brown University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

63. University of Central Florida

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

64. Providence College

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

65. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

66. University of New Mexico

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

67. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

68. University of Houston

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

69. University of Delaware

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

70. University of Iowa

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

71. Emory University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

72. University of Oregon

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

73. Wayne State University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

74. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

75. University of California - Riverside

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

76. University of Kentucky

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

77. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

78. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

79. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

80. CUNY City College

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

81. Case Western Reserve University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

82. College of William and Mary

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#269 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Average SAT
1448
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
79%

83. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

84. Temple University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

85. University of Arkansas

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

86. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

87. University of Nevada - Reno

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#290 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$7,829
Enrollment
20,945

88. Auburn University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#292 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
79%

89. Missouri University of Science and Technology

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

90. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

91. University of Kansas

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#322 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

92. Oklahoma State University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#325 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1130
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
98%

93. Old Dominion University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#330 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
92%

94. Texas Tech University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#340 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
88%

95. Northeastern University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

96. Oregon State University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

97. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#355 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,931
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

98. Lehigh University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

99. University of Cincinnati

For Atomic and Molecular physics

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

100. Syracuse University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#369 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,651

The best cities to study Atomic and Molecular physics in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Berkeley, Cambridge, Stanford, and Princeton.