Best Universities for Nuclear 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 Nuclear Physics. A graph of 61M citations received by 1.46M academic papers made by 703 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 Nuclear Physics

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

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Physics

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

3. Stanford University

For Nuclear Physics

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

4. Princeton University

For Nuclear Physics

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

5. University of California - Los Angeles

For Nuclear Physics

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

6. California Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Physics

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

7. Harvard University

For Nuclear Physics

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

8. University of Maryland - College Park

For Nuclear Physics

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

9. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Nuclear Physics

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

10. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Nuclear Physics

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

11. Cornell University

For Nuclear Physics

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

12. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Nuclear Physics

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

13. University of Washington - Seattle

For Nuclear Physics

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

14. Columbia University

For Nuclear Physics

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

15. University of Texas at Austin

For Nuclear Physics

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

16. University of California-San Diego

For Nuclear Physics

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

17. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Nuclear Physics

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

18. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Nuclear Physics

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

19. University of Chicago

For Nuclear Physics

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

20. University of Toronto

For Nuclear Physics

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

21. Yale University

For Nuclear Physics

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

22. Ohio State University

For Nuclear Physics

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

23. Pennsylvania State University

For Nuclear Physics

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

24. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Nuclear Physics

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

25. University of Colorado Boulder

For Nuclear Physics

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

26. Michigan State University

For Nuclear Physics

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

27. University of Pennsylvania

For Nuclear Physics

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

28. Stony Brook University

For Nuclear Physics

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

29. Purdue University

For Nuclear Physics

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

30. University of Florida

For Nuclear Physics

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

31. University of Arizona

For Nuclear Physics

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

32. Northwestern University

For Nuclear Physics

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

33. Johns Hopkins University

For Nuclear Physics

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

34. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Nuclear Physics

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

35. University of Rochester

For Nuclear Physics

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

36. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Nuclear Physics

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

37. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Nuclear Physics

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

38. University of California - Davis

For Nuclear Physics

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

39. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Physics

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

40. Rice University

For Nuclear Physics

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

41. University of British Columbia

For Nuclear Physics

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

42. University of Notre Dame

For Nuclear Physics

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

43. University of California - Irvine

For Nuclear Physics

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

44. Iowa State University

For Nuclear Physics

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

45. University of Utah

For Nuclear Physics

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

46. University of Alberta

For Nuclear Physics

#3 in Canada
#92 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

47. Carnegie Mellon University

For Nuclear Physics

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

48. Boston University

For Nuclear Physics

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

49. Florida State University

For Nuclear Physics

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

50. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Nuclear Physics

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

51. McGill University

For Nuclear Physics

#4 in Canada
#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

52. University of Iowa

For Nuclear Physics

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

53. McMaster University

For Nuclear Physics

#5 in Canada
#106 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

54. Duke University

For Nuclear Physics

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

55. University of Virginia

For Nuclear Physics

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

56. University of Southern California

For Nuclear Physics

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

57. University of Pittsburgh

For Nuclear Physics

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

58. Queen's University

For Nuclear Physics

#6 in Canada
#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

60. University of Delaware

For Nuclear Physics

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

61. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Nuclear Physics

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

62. Washington University in St Louis

For Nuclear Physics

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

63. New York University

For Nuclear Physics

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

64. University of California - Riverside

For Nuclear Physics

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

65. University of California - San Francisco

For Nuclear Physics

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

66. Vanderbilt University

For Nuclear Physics

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

67. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Nuclear Physics

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

68. Western University

For Nuclear Physics

#7 in Canada
#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

69. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Nuclear Physics

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

71. University of New Mexico

For Nuclear Physics

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

72. University of Montreal

For Nuclear Physics

#9 in Canada
#205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

73. Case Western Reserve University

For Nuclear Physics

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

74. Brown University

For Nuclear Physics

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

75. Washington State University

For Nuclear Physics

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

76. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Nuclear Physics

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

77. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Nuclear Physics

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

78. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Nuclear Physics

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

79. University at Buffalo

For Nuclear Physics

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

80. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Nuclear Physics

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

81. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Nuclear Physics

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

82. University of Kentucky

For Nuclear Physics

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

83. University of Houston

For Nuclear Physics

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

84. University of Georgia

For Nuclear Physics

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

85. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Nuclear Physics

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

86. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Nuclear Physics

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

87. Wayne State University

For Nuclear Physics

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

88. University of Calgary

For Nuclear Physics

#10 in Canada
#252 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

89. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Nuclear Physics

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

90. University of Oregon

For Nuclear Physics

#262 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

91. University of New Hampshire

For Nuclear Physics

#264 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
96%

92. University of Saskatchewan

For Nuclear Physics

#11 in Canada
#267 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
20,953
Founded
1907

93. University of Cincinnati

For Nuclear Physics

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

94. University of Connecticut

For Nuclear Physics

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

95. Kansas State University

For Nuclear Physics

#282 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
95%

96. Dartmouth College

For Nuclear Physics

#285 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$17,322

97. Old Dominion University

For Nuclear Physics

#294 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1200
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
94%

98. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

For Nuclear Physics

#298 in the World
Enrollment
355
Male:Female
21:79
Founded
1941

99. Tulane University of Louisiana

For Nuclear Physics

#299 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$50,631

100. Emory University

For Nuclear Physics

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