Best Colleges in Physics Program

This page introduces the top colleges in Physics program. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is ranked first in Physics program ranking and California Institute of Technology is placed in second. Next describes the Physics program in general.
Physics is the natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through space and time, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.[read more at wiki]


Academic Comparison Between Best Colleges in Physics Program

3 public and 7 private schools are ranked in the top Physics colleges. The average acceptance rate of the schools is 15.50% where Stanford University has the tightest acceptance rate of 4% and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has the highest rate of 62%. Total 225,038 students are enrolled into the best Physics schools where University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has the largest population with 48,216 students and California Institute of Technology is the smallest school with 2,238 students. The average graduation rate is 91.30% and the average students to faculty ratio is 10.00:1 at those colleges.
Next table shows the academic information and key facts of the best Physics colleges including acceptance rate, graduation rates, student population, and students to faculty ratio.
Table. Best Colleges in Physics Program
RankName Acceptance RatesGraduation RatesPopulationStudent-Faculty Ratio
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
7%94%11,466 3:1 (33.33 %)
2California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
7%89%2,238 3:1 (33.33 %)
2Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
5%96%31,120 7:1 (14.29 %)
2Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
5%97%8,273 5:1 (20.00 %)
2Stanford University
Stanford, CA
4%94%17,534 12:1 (8.33 %)
2University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
15%91%41,891 18:1 (5.56 %)
7Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
11%93%23,016 9:1 (11.11 %)
7University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
7%93%16,227 5:1 (20.00 %)
9University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
62%85%48,216 20:1 (5.00 %)
10University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
32%81%25,057 18:1 (5.56 %)
Average15.50%91.30%225,038 (Total) 10.00:1 (10.00 %)

Best College In Physics 2019 Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimated Costs

Next table lists 2018-2019 tuition & fees and compares the costs between the best college in physics. The 2018-2019 costs are officially published by IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education. The estimated costs for year 2019-2020 are calculated and estimated based on each school's tuition rates last year.

For the undergraduate programs, the average tuition & fees of the best college in physics is $48,601 where University of Chicago has the most expensive costs with $58,230 and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has the lowest amount of tuition with $31,664. The average graduate tuition & fees of the best college in physics is $43,129 where University of Chicago has the highest tuition with $58,968 and University of California-Santa Barbara has the lowest amount of graduate school tuition with $28,671.
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Table. Best College In Physics 2019 Undergraduate Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimation
RankSchool Name 2019 Tuition & Fees2020 Estimated Tuition & Fees
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology $49,892$49,892
2California Institute of Technology $52,362$54,936
2Harvard University $50,420$51,935
2Princeton University $50,340$53,757
2Stanford University $51,354$53,151
2University of California-Berkeley $14,184$43,176 $14,198$44,191
7Cornell University $55,188$57,626
7University of Chicago $58,230$61,846
9University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign $15,094$31,664 $13,175$28,878
10University of California-Santa Barbara $14,391$43,383 $14,331$44,321
Average$14,556$48,601$13,901$50,054
Table. Best College In Physics 2019 Graduate School Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimation
RankSchool Name 2019 Tuition & Fees2020 Estimated Tuition & Fees
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology $52,892$52,892
2California Institute of Technology $52,233$54,801
2Harvard University $47,562$49,221
2Princeton University $51,250$53,669
2Stanford University $49,617$49,617
2University of California-Berkeley $14,131$29,233 $14,092$29,194
7Cornell University $29,585$29,585
7University of Chicago $58,968$61,003
9University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign $18,126$31,279 $18,029$30,756
10University of California-Santa Barbara $13,569$28,671 $13,569$28,671
Average$15,275$43,129$15,230$43,941