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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WVU

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West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Physics: 14 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 23,643
Retention: 83%
Programs: 170
Awards 2024-25: 6,060

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Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Physics: 14 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 22,589
Retention: 90%
Programs: 222
Awards 2024-25: 6,875

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University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Physics: 13 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

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GMU

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George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Physics: 13 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 39,766
Retention: 86%
Programs: 196
Awards 2024-25: 11,076

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Boston University

Boston, MA

Physics: 13 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

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University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Physics: 13 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 30,779
Retention: 90%
Programs: 231
Awards 2024-25: 9,128

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University of Delaware

Newark, DE

Physics: 13 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

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Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Physics: 13 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 15,175
Retention: 96%
Programs: 128
Awards 2024-25: 5,053

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University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

Physics: 13 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

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CGS

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CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York, NY

Physics: 13 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 9,536
Programs: 218
Awards 2024-25: 2,894

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Rice University

Houston, TX

Physics: 13 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 8,961
Retention: 97%
Programs: 89
Awards 2024-25: 2,880

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Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, IN

Physics: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

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University of Houston

Houston, TX

Physics: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 47,980
Retention: 87%
Programs: 153
Awards 2024-25: 11,831

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UTS

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The University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, TX

Physics: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 35,770
Retention: 80%
Programs: 145
Awards 2024-25: 7,979

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UTD

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The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, TX

Physics: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 29,886
Retention: 90%
Programs: 92
Awards 2024-25: 9,890

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WUS

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Washington University in St Louis

St. Louis, MO

Physics: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 16,357
Retention: 95%
Programs: 195
Awards 2024-25: 5,555

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CMU

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Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Physics: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Students: 15,888
Retention: 98%
Programs: 203
Awards 2024-25: 6,222

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UND

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University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Physics: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 13,042
Retention: 99%
Programs: 97
Awards 2024-25: 3,806

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USF

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University of South Florida

Tampa, FL

Physics: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 49,622
Retention: 91%
Programs: 168
Awards 2024-25: 14,503

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Northeastern University

Boston, MA

Physics: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 32,553
Retention: 97%
Programs: 173
Awards 2024-25: 13,210

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UNC

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

Physics: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

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University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Physics: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 29,792
Retention: 86%
Programs: 202
Awards 2024-25: 7,974

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Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Physics: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

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UCC

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University of California-Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA

Physics: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 19,938
Retention: 88%
Programs: 111
Awards 2024-25: 5,280

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