Best Colleges for Physical Sciences

This ranking highlights top universities for physics, chemistry, and earth science majors exploring the fundamental laws of nature. Compare schools based on research funding, laboratory equipment, faculty discoveries, and graduate school placement rates to find the program that fuels your curiosity and prepares you for breakthroughs in science, technology, and beyond.

26 schools ranked in this list.

RankSchool
#1Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA, 02139
#2New College of FloridaSarasota, FL, 34243
#3United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis, MD, 21403
#4California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA, 91125
#5Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY, 12604
#6Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA, 02481
#7Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC, 28035
#8Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, CA, 91711
#9Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA, 19041
#10Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, IN, 47803
#11Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, GA, 30332
#12Beloit CollegeBeloit, WI, 53511
#13Xavier University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA, 70125
#14Dakota Wesleyan UniversityMitchell, SD, 57301
#15Hampshire CollegeAmherst, MA, 01002
#16Valparaiso UniversityValparaiso, IN, 46383
#17New Mexico TechSocorro, NM, 87801
#18La Roche UniversityPittsburgh, PA, 15237
#19Lawrence UniversityAppleton, WI, 54911
#20Medgar Evers College--CUNYBrooklyn, NY, 11225
#21Kettering UniversityFlint, MI, 48504
#22Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, WA, 99362
#23The College of WoosterWooster, OH, 44691
#24Albion CollegeAlbion, MI, 49224
#25Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, FL, 32901
#26Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, MO, 65409