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Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Physical Sciences

236 U.S. colleges and universities offer programs in Physical Sciences at the phd level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 174 Associate 365 Bachelor 1,172 Master 372 PhD 236 Professional 1

Most schools offering it: California (177), Texas (94), Pennsylvania (94), New York (91), Ohio (63), Massachusetts (51)

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Showing 1–24 of 236 schools

UC
Public

Physical Sciences: 139 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
45,882
Retention
97%
Programs
172
Awards 2024-25
15,568
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UMA
Public

Physical Sciences: 123 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
52,855
Retention
97%
Programs
254
Awards 2024-25
16,680
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UCD
Public

Physical Sciences: 109 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
44,256
Retention
94%
Programs
162
Awards 2024-25
13,222
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SU
Private nonprofit

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Physical Sciences: 106 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
18,625
Retention
98%
Programs
128
Awards 2024-25
5,803
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UCB
Public

Physical Sciences: 102 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
38,799
Retention
90%
Programs
120
Awards 2024-25
10,325
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TAU
Public

Physical Sciences: 97 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Students
78,321
Retention
94%
Programs
266
Awards 2024-25
22,577
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UTA
Public

Physical Sciences: 95 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
53,864
Retention
97%
Programs
203
Awards 2024-25
18,937
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OSU
Public

Physical Sciences: 91 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
61,443
Retention
94%
Programs
253
Awards 2024-25
16,558
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PUC
Public

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Physical Sciences: 88 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
58,658
Retention
93%
Programs
249
Awards 2024-25
17,028
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PU
Private nonprofit

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Physical Sciences: 88 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
9,137
Retention
98%
Programs
53
Awards 2024-25
2,453
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UC
Public

Physical Sciences: 87 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
37,297
Retention
94%
Programs
173
Awards 2024-25
11,456
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HU
Private nonprofit

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Physical Sciences: 86 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
30,259
Retention
98%
Programs
259
Awards 2024-25
11,030
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UW
Public

Physical Sciences: 84 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
51,044
Retention
96%
Programs
262
Awards 2024-25
19,199
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UA
Public

Physical Sciences: 80 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
56,365
Retention
83%
Programs
307
Awards 2024-25
12,522
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UF
Public

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Physical Sciences: 77 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
56,311
Retention
98%
Programs
190
Awards 2024-25
18,849
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UC
Public

Physical Sciences: 75 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
40,065
Retention
93%
Programs
192
Awards 2024-25
11,394
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CU
Private nonprofit

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Physical Sciences: 73 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
26,793
Retention
98%
Programs
171
Awards 2024-25
9,154
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