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Physics and Astronomy Rankings

Explore the leading institutions for pursuing a degree in physics and astronomy as outlined in the World University Rankings by Subject. With close to 700 universities featured in this year's rankings, aspiring students are presented with a diverse selection of options to consider when making their university applications. The top five universities in the list remain consistent from the previous year, with a significant number of top-ranking institutions located in the UK and the US. Notably, ETH Zurich secures the eighth position as the highest-rated university outside of these two countries.
Displaying 677 institutions
1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

World University Rankings by Subject
United StatesAmericas
Overall Score
98.3
Employer Reputation100
2
Harvard University

Harvard University

World University Rankings by Subject
United StatesAmericas
Overall Score
96.8
Employer Reputation99.5
3
University of Oxford

University of Oxford

World University Rankings by Subject
United KingdomEurope
Overall Score
95.7
Employer Reputation97.2
4
Stanford University

Stanford University

World University Rankings by Subject
United StatesAmericas
Overall Score
95.5
Employer Reputation97.6
5
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge

World University Rankings by Subject
United KingdomEurope
Overall Score
94.5
Employer Reputation97.3
6
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)

University of California, Berkeley (UCB)

World University Rankings by Subject
United StatesAmericas
Overall Score
93.4
Employer Reputation92.4
7
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

World University Rankings by Subject
United StatesAmericas
Overall Score
92.2
Employer Reputation91.7
8
ETH Zurich

ETH Zurich

World University Rankings by Subject
SwitzerlandEurope
Overall Score
91.1
Employer Reputation96.7
9
The University of Tokyo

The University of Tokyo

World University Rankings by Subject
JapanAsia
Overall Score
90.4
Employer Reputation86.3
10
Princeton University

Princeton University

World University Rankings by Subject
United StatesAmericas
Overall Score
90.2
Employer Reputation86.1
11
Imperial College London

Imperial College London

World University Rankings by Subject
United KingdomEurope
Overall Score
88.5
Employer Reputation88.3
12
Tsinghua University

Tsinghua University

World University Rankings by Subject
ChinaAsia
Overall Score
87.9
Employer Reputation85.9
13
Peking University

Peking University

World University Rankings by Subject
ChinaAsia
Overall Score
87.6
Employer Reputation84.8
14
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

World University Rankings by Subject
United StatesAmericas
Overall Score
87.5
Employer Reputation87.4
14
National University of Singapore (NUS)

National University of Singapore (NUS)

World University Rankings by Subject
SingaporeAsia
Overall Score
87.5
Employer Reputation94.8
16
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore)

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore)

World University Rankings by Subject
SingaporeAsia
Overall Score
87.1
Employer Reputation92.6
17
EPFL – École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

EPFL – École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

World University Rankings by Subject
SwitzerlandEurope
Overall Score
86.8
Employer Reputation91.1
18
University of Chicago

University of Chicago

World University Rankings by Subject
United StatesAmericas
Overall Score
86.2
Employer Reputation80.7
19
Université Paris-Saclay

Université Paris-Saclay

World University Rankings by Subject
FranceEurope
Overall Score
85.4
Employer Reputation78.2
20
Yale University

Yale University

World University Rankings by Subject
United StatesAmericas
Overall Score
84.8
Employer Reputation87.6
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