Best Colleges for Physical Sciences
Physical sciences — including physics, chemistry, and earth sciences — explore the fundamental laws of nature. These top colleges offer advanced lab facilities, undergraduate research programs, and strong preparation for STEM graduate programs. Rankings factor academic standing, graduation rates, major enrollment, and career outcomes in scientific fields.
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26 schools ranked in this list.
| Rank | School | Tuition | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA, 02139 | $64,730 | 5% |
| #2 | New College of Florida Sarasota, FL, 34243 | - | 73% |
| #3 | United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD, 21403 | - | 9% |
| #4 | California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA, 91125 | $68,208 | 3% |
| #5 | Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY, 12604 | $74,265 | 19% |
| #6 | Wellesley College Wellesley, MA, 02481 | $70,144 | 14% |
| #7 | Davidson College Davidson, NC, 28035 | $69,065 | 13% |
| #8 | Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA, 91711 | $73,100 | 13% |
| #9 | Haverford College Haverford, PA, 19041 | $73,568 | 12% |
| #10 | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN, 47803 | $58,200 | 77% |
| #11 | Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA, 30332 | - | 14% |
| #12 | Beloit College Beloit, WI, 53511 | $62,586 | 63% |
| #13 | Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA, 70125 | $30,042 | 69% |
| #14 | Dakota Wesleyan University Mitchell, SD, 57301 | $34,540 | 73% |
| #15 | Hampshire College Amherst, MA, 01002 | $61,484 | 75% |
| #16 | Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN, 46383 | $50,390 | 89% |
| #17 | New Mexico Tech Socorro, NM, 87801 | - | 44% |
| #18 | La Roche University Pittsburgh, PA, 15237 | $35,684 | 81% |
| #19 | Lawrence University Appleton, WI, 54911 | $58,794 | 64% |
| #20 | Medgar Evers College--CUNY Brooklyn, NY, 11225 | - | 86% |
| #21 | Kettering University Flint, MI, 48504 | $50,650 | 79% |
| #22 | Whitman College Walla Walla, WA, 99362 | $66,610 | 38% |
| #23 | The College of Wooster Wooster, OH, 44691 | $64,210 | 60% |
| #24 | Albion College Albion, MI, 49224 | $58,500 | 81% |
| #25 | Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL, 32901 | $47,280 | 58% |
| #26 | Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO, 65409 | - | 73% |