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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UMP

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University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, MD

Physical Sciences: 72 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 41,725
Retention: 96%
Programs: 190
Awards 2024-25: 12,579

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CUC

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Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY

Physical Sciences: 70 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option

Students: 35,173
Retention: 98%
Programs: 209
Awards 2024-25: 15,748

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UNC

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

Physical Sciences: 68 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 32,438
Retention: 97%
Programs: 136
Awards 2024-25: 9,499

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MSU

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Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Physical Sciences: 63 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 52,089
Retention: 90%
Programs: 268
Awards 2024-25: 13,223

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USC

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University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

Physical Sciences: 63 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 46,566
Retention: 96%
Programs: 285
Awards 2024-25: 17,982

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University of California-Riverside

Riverside, CA

Physical Sciences: 63 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 26,384
Retention: 88%
Programs: 106
Awards 2024-25: 6,919

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University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Physical Sciences: 63 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 18,566
Retention: 99%
Programs: 121
Awards 2024-25: 6,960

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UMC

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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN

Physical Sciences: 62 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 56,666
Retention: 91%
Programs: 276
Awards 2024-25: 12,420

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University of Delaware

Newark, DE

Physical Sciences: 61 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 24,412
Retention: 92%
Programs: 219
Awards 2024-25: 6,438

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SBU

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Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Physical Sciences: 60 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 26,689
Retention: 90%
Programs: 176
Awards 2024-25: 7,857

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Yale University

New Haven, CT

Physical Sciences: 59 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 15,564
Retention: 99%
Programs: 132
Awards 2024-25: 5,610

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Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, IN

Physical Sciences: 55 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 48,424
Retention: 91%
Programs: 209
Awards 2024-25: 20,593

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ASU

Public

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Tempe, AZ

Physical Sciences: 53 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 79,818
Retention: 87%
Programs: 347
Awards 2024-25: 22,923

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LSU

Public

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, LA

Physical Sciences: 52 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 41,705
Retention: 85%
Programs: 135
Awards 2024-25: 8,832

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Boston University

Boston, MA

Physical Sciences: 51 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 37,737
Retention: 95%
Programs: 299
Awards 2024-25: 13,285

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CSU

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Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO

Physical Sciences: 50 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 34,096
Retention: 86%
Programs: 189
Awards 2024-25: 8,384

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University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

Physical Sciences: 50 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 24,404
Retention: 86%
Programs: 125
Awards 2024-25: 6,133

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Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Physical Sciences: 50 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 23,856
Retention: 98%
Programs: 234
Awards 2024-25: 8,806

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University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

Physical Sciences: 49 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 11,946
Retention: 91%
Programs: 186
Awards 2024-25: 4,112

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NYU

Private nonprofit

New York University

New York, NY

Physical Sciences: 48 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 56,832
Retention: 96%
Programs: 237
Awards 2024-25: 20,211

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FSU

Public

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Physical Sciences: 48 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 43,889
Retention: 96%
Programs: 149
Awards 2024-25: 14,293

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JHU

Private nonprofit

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Physical Sciences: 48 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Students: 30,210
Retention: 98%
Programs: 209
Awards 2024-25: 12,221

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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Physical Sciences: 47 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 29,109
Retention: 99%
Programs: 229
Awards 2024-25: 10,603

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NCS

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North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Raleigh, NC

Physical Sciences: 45 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 38,464
Retention: 94%
Programs: 167
Awards 2024-25: 10,860

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