Best Universities for Physics in North America

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Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Physics. A graph of 468M citations received by 12M academic papers made by 1,617 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. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Physics

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

2. Stanford University

For Physics

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

3. University of California - Berkeley

For Physics

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

4. Harvard University

For Physics

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

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Physics

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

6. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Physics

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

7. California Institute of Technology

For Physics

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

8. Cornell University

For Physics

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

9. University of California - Los Angeles

For Physics

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

10. University of Washington - Seattle

For Physics

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

11. University of Toronto

For Physics

#1 in Canada
#16 in the World
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

12. Princeton University

For Physics

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

13. Pennsylvania State University

For Physics

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

14. University of Texas at Austin

For Physics

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

15. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Physics

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

16. University of California-San Diego

For Physics

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

17. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Physics

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

18. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Physics

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

19. University of Maryland - College Park

For Physics

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

20. Columbia University

For Physics

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

21. Johns Hopkins University

For Physics

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

22. University of Pennsylvania

For Physics

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

23. Northwestern University

For Physics

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

24. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Physics

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

25. Ohio State University

For Physics

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

26. Purdue University

For Physics

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

27. Yale University

For Physics

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

28. University of Chicago

For Physics

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

29. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Physics

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

30. University of British Columbia

For Physics

#2 in Canada
#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
71,201
Founded
1908

31. University of Florida

For Physics

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

32. University of Arizona

For Physics

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

33. University of Southern California

For Physics

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

34. University of California - Davis

For Physics

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

35. Carnegie Mellon University

For Physics

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

36. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Physics

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

37. University of Colorado Boulder

For Physics

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

38. McGill University

For Physics

#3 in Canada
#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

39. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Physics

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

40. University of Alberta

For Physics

#4 in Canada
#71 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

41. New York University

For Physics

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

42. Michigan State University

For Physics

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

43. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Physics

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

45. Duke University

For Physics

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

46. Iowa State University

For Physics

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

47. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Physics

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

48. University of Pittsburgh

For Physics

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

49. University of Utah

For Physics

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

50. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Physics

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

51. University of California - Irvine

For Physics

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

52. University of Virginia

For Physics

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

53. University of Rochester

For Physics

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

54. University of California - San Francisco

For Physics

#121 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,126
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

55. Boston University

For Physics

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

56. Washington University in St Louis

For Physics

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

57. Stony Brook University

For Physics

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

58. Rice University

For Physics

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

59. McMaster University

For Physics

#6 in Canada
#147 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

60. Case Western Reserve University

For Physics

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

61. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Physics

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

62. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Physics

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

63. University of Calgary

For Physics

#7 in Canada
#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

64. Brown University

For Physics

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

65. University of Delaware

For Physics

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

66. Queen's University

For Physics

#8 in Canada
#166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

67. University of Iowa

For Physics

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

68. Western University

For Physics

#9 in Canada
#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

69. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Physics

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

70. University of Notre Dame

For Physics

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

71. University of Montreal

For Physics

#10 in Canada
#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

72. University at Buffalo

For Physics

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

73. Vanderbilt University

For Physics

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

74. University of California - Riverside

For Physics

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

75. Florida State University

For Physics

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

76. University of Ottawa

For Physics

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

77. University of Connecticut

For Physics

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

78. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Physics

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

79. University of Georgia

For Physics

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

80. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Physics

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

81. Washington State University

For Physics

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

82. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Physics

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

83. University of Kentucky

For Physics

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

84. University of Houston

For Physics

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

85. Emory University

For Physics

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

86. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Physics

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

87. University of Central Florida

For Physics

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

88. Oregon State University

For Physics

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

89. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Physics

#259 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$11,577
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$1,900

90. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Physics

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

91. University of Miami

For Physics

#267 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$41,028

92. University of Cincinnati

For Physics

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

93. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Physics

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

94. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Physics

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

95. University of New Mexico

For Physics

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

96. Northeastern University

For Physics

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

97. Wayne State University

For Physics

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

98. Laval University

For Physics

#12 in Canada
#301 in the World
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1852

99. Drexel University

For Physics

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

100. Tufts University

For Physics

#315 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,333