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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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Showing 25–48 of 185 schools

UF
Public

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Physics: 20 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

Physics: 20 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Physics: 20 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Physics: 18 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

Physics: 18 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Physics: 18 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

Physics: 18 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
28,306
Retention
92%
Programs
245
Awards 2024-25
8,615
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USC
Private nonprofit

Physics: 16 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
46,566
Retention
96%
Programs
285
Awards 2024-25
17,982
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UP
Private nonprofit

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Physics: 16 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
29,109
Retention
99%
Programs
229
Awards 2024-25
10,603
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YU
Private nonprofit

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Physics: 16 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

Physics: 15 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
24,404
Retention
86%
Programs
125
Awards 2024-25
6,133
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DU
Private nonprofit

Duke University

Durham, NC

Physics: 15 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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