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Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Chemistry

199 U.S. colleges and universities offer Chemistry at the phd level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

Most schools offering it: California (146), Texas (88), Pennsylvania (85), New York (81), Ohio (58), Massachusetts (48)

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Showing 49–72 of 199 schools

UND
Private nonprofit

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Chemistry: 21 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
13,042
Retention
99%
Programs
97
Awards 2024-25
3,806
CampusOnlineHybrid
BU
Private nonprofit

Boston University

Boston, MA

Chemistry: 20 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
37,737
Retention
95%
Programs
299
Awards 2024-25
13,285
CampusOnlineHybrid
RUB
Public

Chemistry: 19 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
52,269
Retention
93%
Programs
210
Awards 2024-25
13,144
CampusOnlineHybrid
RU
Private nonprofit

Rice University

Houston, TX

Chemistry: 19 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
8,961
Retention
97%
Programs
89
Awards 2024-25
2,880
CampusOnlineHybrid
UA
Public

Chemistry: 18 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
56,365
Retention
83%
Programs
307
Awards 2024-25
12,522
CampusOnlineHybrid
NU
Private nonprofit

Chemistry: 18 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
32,553
Retention
97%
Programs
173
Awards 2024-25
13,210
CampusOnlineHybrid
WVU
Public

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Chemistry: 18 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
23,643
Retention
83%
Programs
170
Awards 2024-25
6,060
CampusOnlineHybrid
FSU
Public

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Chemistry: 16 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
43,889
Retention
96%
Programs
149
Awards 2024-25
14,293
CampusOnlineHybrid
UG
Public

Chemistry: 16 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
43,146
Retention
94%
Programs
270
Awards 2024-25
14,239
CampusOnlineHybrid
UU
Public

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Chemistry: 16 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
36,894
Retention
86%
Programs
247
Awards 2024-25
9,826
CampusOnlineHybrid
UK
Public

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Chemistry: 16 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
34,709
Retention
87%
Programs
287
Awards 2024-25
9,772
CampusOnlineHybrid
CU
Public

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Chemistry: 16 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
29,077
Retention
93%
Programs
174
Awards 2024-25
8,615
CampusOnlineHybrid
DU
Private nonprofit

Duke University

Durham, NC

Chemistry: 16 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
17,499
Retention
98%
Programs
169
Awards 2024-25
7,776
CampusOnlineHybrid
JHU
Private nonprofit

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Chemistry: 15 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
30,210
Retention
98%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
12,221
CampusOnlineHybrid
UK
Public

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Chemistry: 15 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
29,792
Retention
86%
Programs
202
Awards 2024-25
7,974
CampusOnlineHybrid
TU
Public

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Chemistry: 15 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
29,640
Retention
83%
Programs
277
Awards 2024-25
8,286
CampusOnlineHybrid
BC
Private nonprofit

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Chemistry: 15 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
15,432
Retention
96%
Programs
108
Awards 2024-25
4,500
CampusOnlineHybrid

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