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Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Physics

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

All levels Certificate 22 Associate 190 Bachelor 764 Master 241 PhD 185

Most schools offering it: California (150), New York (67), Pennsylvania (55), Texas (52), Ohio (38), Massachusetts (35)

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UCB
Public

Physics: 43 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
38,799
Retention
90%
Programs
120
Awards 2024-25
10,325
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HU
Private nonprofit

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Physics: 38 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
30,259
Retention
98%
Programs
259
Awards 2024-25
11,030
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CU
Private nonprofit

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Physics: 30 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Physics: 29 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

Physics: 28 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
40,065
Retention
93%
Programs
192
Awards 2024-25
11,394
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UMA
Public

Physics: 27 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Physics: 27 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
26,689
Retention
90%
Programs
176
Awards 2024-25
7,857
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PU
Private nonprofit

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Physics: 27 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Physics: 25 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Physics: 25 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
18,566
Retention
99%
Programs
121
Awards 2024-25
6,960
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BU
Private nonprofit

Brown University

Providence, RI

Physics: 22 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
11,956
Retention
99%
Programs
123
Awards 2024-25
3,477
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NYU
Private nonprofit

New York University

New York, NY

Physics: 21 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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