World's Best Universities
Physics and Astronomy
Physics students can specialize in fields such as quantum physics and relativity, and astronomy students can focus on studies such as observational astrophysics. Both of these fields involve laboratory work and research. These are the world's top universities for physics and astronomy. See the methodology.
| Rank | School | Overall Score | Academic Reputation Score | Employer Reputation Score | Citations per Paper Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #26 | 76.7 | 68.7 | 74.2 | 86.0 | |
| #27 | 76.6 | 72.1 | 59.2 | 89.9 | |
| #28 |
Brown University
United States |
76.5 | 63.3 | 71.2 | 92.3 |
| #29 |
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore |
75.9 | 73.6 | 88.3 | 71.9 |
| #29 |
University of Southampton
United Kingdom |
75.9 | 67.0 | 76.4 | 84.5 |
| #31 |
University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
United States |
75.8 | 66.7 | 72.2 | 86.6 |
| #31 |
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)
United States |
75.8 | 72.3 | 79.2 | 77.5 |
| #33 |
Australian National University (ANU)
Australia |
75.6 | 73.6 | 83.0 | 74.0 |
| #33 |
Durham University
United Kingdom |
75.6 | 58.6 | 71.4 | 94.6 |
| #33 |
Kyoto University
Japan |
75.6 | 80.0 | 87.8 | 65.1 |
| #36 |
University of Colorado at Boulder
United States |
75.5 | 60.3 | 81.4 | 87.7 |
| #37 | 75.4 | 78.6 | 72.9 | 73.5 | |
| #38 |
University of Washington
United States |
75.2 | 64.3 | 70.0 | 88.7 |
| #39 |
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)
United States |
75.0 | 62.2 | 77.5 | 86.5 |
| #39 | 75.0 | 74.5 | 100.0 | 62.9 | |
| #39 |
University of Michigan
United States |
75.0 | 69.1 | 79.7 | 78.5 |
| #42 |
Boston University
United States |
74.8 | 64.4 | 78.9 | 83.2 |
| #43 |
Peking University
China |
74.4 | 76.6 | 87.7 | 65.5 |
| #43 |
Tohoku University
Japan |
74.4 | 77.3 | 89.5 | 63.9 |
| #43 | 74.4 | 64.9 | 67.8 | 87.2 | |
| #46 | 74.3 | 75.6 | 75.9 | 72.1 | |
| #47 |
Ecole Polytechnique
France |
74.1 | 72.8 | 62.4 | 81.3 |
| #47 |
Lund University
Sweden |
74.1 | 64.0 | 74.8 | 83.8 |
| #49 |
Northwestern University
United States |
74.0 | 62.1 | 75.8 | 85.0 |
| #49 |
Università di Pisa
Italy |
74.0 | 65.1 | 68.4 | 85.6 |
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