US Ranking of Best Graduate Physics Programs:
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1. Stanford University
3. California Institute of Technology
3. Harvard University
3. Princeton University
3. University of California–Berkeley
7. Cornell University
8. University of Chicago
8. University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
10. University of California–Santa Barbara
11. Columbia University
11. Yale University
13. University of Maryland–College Park
13. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
13. University of Pennsylvania
16. University of California–Los Angeles
16. University of California–San Diego
16. University of Texas–Austin
16. University of Wisconsin–Madison
20. Johns Hopkins University (Rowland)
20. University of Colorado–Boulder
20. University of Washington
23. Pennsylvania State University–University Park
23. SUNY–Stony Brook
23. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
26. Northwestern University
26. Ohio State University
26. Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–New Brunswick
29. Brown University
29. Carnegie Mellon University
29. Duke University
29. Michigan State University
29. Rice University
29. University of California–Davis
29. University of California–Irvine
36. Boston University
36. Georgia Institute of Technology
36. Purdue University–West Lafayette
36. University of Florida
36. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
36. University of Virginia
42. New York University
42. University of Arizona
42. University of Rochester
45. Indiana University–Bloomington
45. Texas A&M University–College Station
45. University of California–Santa Cruz
48. Arizona State University
48. Florida State University
48. Iowa State University
48. North Carolina State University
48. U of Massachusetts–Amherst
48. U of Pittsburgh
48. U of Southern California
48. Washington University in St. Louis
56. Case Western Reserve University
56. Dartmouth College
56. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
56. U of Iowa
56. U of Notre Dame
56. U of Oregon
56. U of Utah
56. Vanderbilt University
64. Brandeis University
64. U of California–Riverside
64. U of Connecticut
64. Virginia Tech
68. CUNY Graduate School and University Center
68. College of William and Mary
68. Colorado State Univ
68. Northeastern Univ
68. Rockefeller Univ
68. Syracuse Univ
68. U of Delaware
68. U of Illinois–Chicago
76. Louisiana State Uni–Baton Rouge
76. U of Georgia
76. U of Hawaii–Manoa
76. U of Tennessee–Knoxville
80. Ohio Univ
80. Tufts Univ
80. U at Buffalo–SUNY
80. U of Missouri–Columbia
80. U of Nebraska–Lincoln
80. Washington State Univ
86. Boston College
86. Colorado School of Mines
86. Kansas State Uni
86. Lehigh Univ
86. U of Central Florida
86. U of Houston
86. U of Kansas
86. U of Kentucky
86. U of New Mexico
95. Auburn Univ
95. Drexel Univ
95. Illinois Institute of Technology
95. Oregon State Univ
95. Temple Univ
95. U of Alabama–Huntsville
95. U of Cincinnati
95. U of New Hampshire
95. U of Oklahoma
95. U of South Carolina
95. West Virginia Univ
Source: US News & World Report 2009
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1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1. Stanford University
3. California Institute of Technology
3. Harvard University
3. Princeton University
3. University of California–Berkeley
7. Cornell University
8. University of Chicago
8. University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
10. University of California–Santa Barbara
11. Columbia University
11. Yale University
13. University of Maryland–College Park
13. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
13. University of Pennsylvania
16. University of California–Los Angeles
16. University of California–San Diego
16. University of Texas–Austin
16. University of Wisconsin–Madison
20. Johns Hopkins University (Rowland)
20. University of Colorado–Boulder
20. University of Washington
23. Pennsylvania State University–University Park
23. SUNY–Stony Brook
23. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
26. Northwestern University
26. Ohio State University
26. Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–New Brunswick
29. Brown University
29. Carnegie Mellon University
29. Duke University
29. Michigan State University
29. Rice University
29. University of California–Davis
29. University of California–Irvine
36. Boston University
36. Georgia Institute of Technology
36. Purdue University–West Lafayette
36. University of Florida
36. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
36. University of Virginia
42. New York University
42. University of Arizona
42. University of Rochester
45. Indiana University–Bloomington
45. Texas A&M University–College Station
45. University of California–Santa Cruz
48. Arizona State University
48. Florida State University
48. Iowa State University
48. North Carolina State University
48. U of Massachusetts–Amherst
48. U of Pittsburgh
48. U of Southern California
48. Washington University in St. Louis
56. Case Western Reserve University
56. Dartmouth College
56. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
56. U of Iowa
56. U of Notre Dame
56. U of Oregon
56. U of Utah
56. Vanderbilt University
64. Brandeis University
64. U of California–Riverside
64. U of Connecticut
64. Virginia Tech
68. CUNY Graduate School and University Center
68. College of William and Mary
68. Colorado State Univ
68. Northeastern Univ
68. Rockefeller Univ
68. Syracuse Univ
68. U of Delaware
68. U of Illinois–Chicago
76. Louisiana State Uni–Baton Rouge
76. U of Georgia
76. U of Hawaii–Manoa
76. U of Tennessee–Knoxville
80. Ohio Univ
80. Tufts Univ
80. U at Buffalo–SUNY
80. U of Missouri–Columbia
80. U of Nebraska–Lincoln
80. Washington State Univ
86. Boston College
86. Colorado School of Mines
86. Kansas State Uni
86. Lehigh Univ
86. U of Central Florida
86. U of Houston
86. U of Kansas
86. U of Kentucky
86. U of New Mexico
95. Auburn Univ
95. Drexel Univ
95. Illinois Institute of Technology
95. Oregon State Univ
95. Temple Univ
95. U of Alabama–Huntsville
95. U of Cincinnati
95. U of New Hampshire
95. U of Oklahoma
95. U of South Carolina
95. West Virginia Univ
Source: US News & World Report 2009
* Related Post: US Physics Rank by Specialties