Rankings of US Universities for Physics

List of universities and Rankings of Universities offering Physics graduate programs.

No	University Name	R-Rank	S-Rank
1	HARVARD UNIVERSITY	[1-3]	[1-3]
2	MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	[1-4]	[2-12]
3	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY	[1-3]	[1-9]
4	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN	[3-14]	[13-60]
5	CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	[4-12]	[4-22]
6	PRINCETON UNIVERSITY	[4-13]	[1-6]
7	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA BARBARA	[4-13]	[2-14]
8	UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO	[4-14]	[4-22]
9	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN	[4-17]	[25-80]
10	HARVARD UNIVERSITY	[5-27]	[3-18]
11	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK	[5-21]	[23-66]
12	UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN CAMPUS	[5-25]	[17-32]
13	CORNELL UNIVERSITY	[6-16]	[8-35]
14	STANFORD UNIVERSITY	[7-25]	[8-40]
15	UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER	[8-23]	[10-44]
16	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES	[9-27]	[17-60]
17	UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER	[9-32]	[11-53]
18	COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK	[10-26]	[5-24]
19	PENN STATE UNIVERSITY	[10-29]	[4-21]
20	BOSTON UNIVERSITY	[11-28]	[6-30]
21	STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK	[11-33]	[13-50]
22	PRINCETON UNIVERSITY	[13-46]	[15-60]
23	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON	[13-32]	[21-69]
24	OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS	[14-33]	[21-65]
25	UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR	[14-30]	[10-48]
26	UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	[15-35]	[20-67]
27	YALE UNIVERSITY	[15-32]	[7-41]
28	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO	[16-31]	[18-66]
29	MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY	[17-41]	[13-56]
30	CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	[18-41]	[10-41]
31	UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA	[19-44]	[60-124]
32	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE	[20-40]	[8-40]
33	UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA	[20-37]	[4-23]
34	CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY	[27-54]	[10-47]
35	UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA	[27-65]	[27-83]
36	PURDUE UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS	[28-60]	[45-100]
37	RICE UNIVERSITY	[28-66]	[14-66]
38	UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER	[28-54]	[45-109]
39	DUKE UNIVERSITY	[30-73]	[14-67]
40	RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY NEW BRUNSWICK CAMPUS	[30-70]	[42-105]
41	UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON	[30-89]	[55-118]
42	UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH CAMPUS	[30-62]	[23-80]
43	IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY	[31-68]	[17-71]
44	UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-TWIN CITIES	[32-71]	[41-103]
45	WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS	[32-79]	[52-115]
46	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-DAVIS	[33-61]	[31-85]
47	TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY	[34-79]	[23-76]
48	YALE UNIVERSITY	[34-83]	[33-105]
49	BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY	[35-89]	[27-78]
50	COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY	[35-97]	[48-120]
51	INDIANA UNIVERSITY AT BLOOMINGTON	[35-75]	[20-72]
52	UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR	[35-82]	[47-105]
53	GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	[36-83]	[40-104]
54	NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY	[36-83]	[30-93]
55	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-DAVIS	[36-79]	[72-136]
56	BROWN UNIVERSITY	[37-85]	[18-67]
57	FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY	[37-83]	[42-109]
58	JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY	[37-81]	[16-59]
59	RICE UNIVERSITY	[37-104]	[11-56]
60	UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE	[37-101]	[48-118]
61	NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY	[38-86]	[69-134]
62	NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY	[38-99]	[37-112]
63	UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA	[38-86]	[31-95]
64	CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY	[40-91]	[41-107]
65	COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY	[41-97]	[35-95]
66	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	[41-87]	[50-114]
67	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA CRUZ	[43-94]	[11-51]
68	RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE	[44-99]	[26-85]
69	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK	[44-98]	[33-94]
70	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO MAIN CAMPUS	[45-94]	[51-110]
71	UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE	[45-94]	[79-134]
72	UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST	[46-108]	[31-96]
73	UNIVERSITY OF OREGON	[46-93]	[27-95]
74	COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY	[49-102]	[60-126]
75	OHIO UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS	[49-130]	[36-98]
76	UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA – LINCOLN	[49-103]	[24-91]
77	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-RIVERSIDE	[50-104]	[25-82]
78	UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA	[50-116]	[3-27]
79	UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA	[51-99]	[58-113]
80	UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME	[52-104]	[40-104]
81	CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK GRAD. CENTER	[54-123]	[125-153]
82	ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY	[55-109]	[78-137]
83	UNIVERSITY OF IOWA	[55-115]	[39-112]
84	UNIVERSITY OF UTAH	[55-109]	[71-130]
85	UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI – COLUMBIA	[56-114]	[52-113]
86	BOSTON COLLEGE	[57-118]	[24-76]
87	SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS	[59-118]	[29-94]
88	KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY	[61-117]	[26-82]
89	RICE UNIVERSITY	[61-140]	[48-125]
90	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON	[61-143]	[124-155]
91	AUBURN UNIVERSITY	[62-141]	[92-141]
92	VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY	[62-120]	[73-130]
93	UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE	[64-116]	[68-129]
94	UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY	[64-125]	[72-132]
95	MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY – BOZEMAN	[65-133]	[107-150]
96	UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS	[65-129]	[28-98]
97	DARTMOUTH COLLEGE	[66-130]	[64-124]
98	STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO	[66-115]	[97-141]
99	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO MAIN CAMPUS	[66-128]	[74-131]
100	NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS	[69-139]	[34-103]
101	OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY	[70-131]	[143-157]
102	STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY	[72-127]	[40-106]
103	UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA	[72-134]	[47-122]
104	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE	[72-128]	[68-125]
105	TUFTS UNIVERSITY	[73-130]	[56-124]
106	LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE	[74-127]	[77-135]
107	NEW YORK UNIVERSITY	[74-124]	[48-105]
108	UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE	[74-130]	[48-107]
109	WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY	[74-135]	[54-117]
110	WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY	[75-136]	[94-146]
111	GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY	[77-132]	[66-139]
112	UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT	[77-133]	[90-143]
113	UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA	[77-143]	[100-148]
114	UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MAIN CAMPUS	[79-135]	[78-130]
115	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO	[79-140]	[54-116]
116	OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS	[81-136]	[93-145]
117	UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS	[82-153]	[136-158]
118	UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI	[82-139]	[18-88]
119	UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE	[83-138]	[102-151]
120	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	[83-142]	[97-140]
121	UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA	[86-140]	[56-114]
122	UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO	[87-140]	[104-147]
123	UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS	[89-155]	[153-159]
124	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS	[90-149]	[78-140]
125	WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY	[91-141]	[55-121]
126	VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY	[92-140]	[52-113]
127	OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS	[95-152]	[116-149]
128	UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS	[95-140]	[104-147]
129	BAYLOR UNIVERSITY	[96-147]	[118-149]
130	MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY	[97-147]	[99-146]
131	TULANE UNIVERSITY	[99-151]	[9-45]
132	CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA	[100-155]	[121-156]
133	CLEMSON UNIVERSITY	[100-151]	[59-120]
134	NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	[101-149]	[90-142]
135	UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY	[101-149]	[120-154]
136	LEHIGH UNIVERSITY	[102-152]	[139-157]
137	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLUMBIA	[103-154]	[69-133]
138	CLARK UNIVERSITY	[104-146]	[131-155]
139	GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY	[106-154]	[75-127]
140	OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS	[106-148]	[101-148]
141	UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI	[107-155]	[114-150]
142	UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI – SAINT LOUIS	[107-156]	[101-142]
143	BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY	[108-153]	[118-153]
144	OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY	[108-150]	[92-138]
145	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY	[110-154]	[89-143]
146	FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY	[114-159]	[34-104]
147	TEMPLE UNIVERSITY	[114-157]	[128-155]
148	NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY	[117-154]	[95-147]
149	UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI – KANSAS CITY	[121-160]	[115-157]
150	DREXEL UNIVERSITY	[122-154]	[84-137]
151	TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY	[122-156]	[153-159]
152	UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI – ROLLA	[122-156]	[138-156]
153	UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM	[124-159]	[115-155]
154	UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA	[124-153]	[104-144]
155	UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO	[125-155]	[107-147]
156	ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	[131-157]	[108-149]
157	FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY	[133-160]	[141-157]
158	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA	[145-160]	[132-155]
159	WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY	[146-160]	[133-155]
160	TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY	[151-160]	[156-160]
161	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS	[151-160]	[158-160]

• S Rank (for survey-based rankings) are based on how faculty weighted—or assigned importance to—20 characteristics that the study committee determined to be factors contributing to program quality. The weights of characteristics vary by field based on faculty survey responses in each of those fields. Programs in a field rank higher if they demonstrate strength in the characteristics carrying greater weights.
• R Rank (for regression-based rankings) depend on the weights calculated from faculty ratings of a sample of programs in their field. These ratings were related, through a multiple regression and principal components analysis, to the 20 characteristics that the committee had determined to be factors of program quality. The resulting weights were then applied to data corresponding to those characteristics for each of the programs in the field.