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Physics Schools in the Midwest - 2024 Ranking

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Our 2024 ranking contains 277 physics colleges offering majors in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

Physics-Schools.com team ranks University of Chicago, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, and University of Illinois Urbana Champaign the best three physics schools in the Midwest.

See the Top 50 Physics schools in the Midwest below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the Midwest.

Top 50 physics schools in the Midwest:

University of Chicago - Physics School Ranking
1. University of Chicago

Chicago, IL, 16 physics programs

University of Michigan Ann Arbor - Physics School Ranking
2. University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI, 20 physics programs

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign - Physics School Ranking
3. University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Champaign, IL, 15 physics programs

University of Wisconsin Madison - Physics School Ranking
4. University of Wisconsin Madison

Madison, WI, 22 physics programs

Ohio State University - Physics School Ranking
5. Ohio State University

Columbus, OH, 16 physics programs

Purdue University - Physics School Ranking
6. Purdue University

West Lafayette, IN, 12 physics programs

Michigan State University - Physics School Ranking
7. Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI, 16 physics programs

University of Minnesota Twin Cities - Physics School Ranking
8. University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN, 16 physics programs

Missouri University of Science and Technology - Physics School Ranking
Air Force Institute of Technology - Physics School Ranking
10. Air Force Institute of Technology

Dayton, OH, 8 physics programs

Northwestern University - Physics School Ranking
11. Northwestern University

Evanston, IL, 11 physics programs

University of Notre Dame - Physics School Ranking
12. University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN, 7 physics programs

Washington University in St Louis - Physics School Ranking
13. Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, MO, 14 physics programs

Case Western Reserve University - Physics School Ranking
14. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH, 12 physics programs

Carleton College - Physics School Ranking
15. Carleton College

Northfield, MN, 2 physics programs

Grinnell College - Physics School Ranking
16. Grinnell College

Grinnell, IA, 2 physics programs

Oberlin College - Physics School Ranking
17. Oberlin College

Oberlin, OH, 2 physics programs

Indiana University Bloomington - Physics School Ranking
18. Indiana University Bloomington

Bloomington, IN, 13 physics programs

Illinois Institute of Technology - Physics School Ranking
19. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, IL, 10 physics programs

Miami University Oxford - Physics School Ranking
20. Miami University Oxford

Oxford, OH, 5 physics programs

Saint Louis University - Physics School Ranking
21. Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO, 8 physics programs

Michigan Technological University - Physics School Ranking
22. Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI, 18 physics programs

University of Kansas - Physics School Ranking
23. University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS, 8 physics programs

University of Iowa - Physics School Ranking
24. University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA, 7 physics programs

University of Cincinnati - Physics School Ranking
25. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH, 8 physics programs

Iowa State University - Physics School Ranking
26. Iowa State University

Ames, IA, 17 physics programs

University of Missouri Columbia - Physics School Ranking
27. University of Missouri Columbia

Columbia, MO, 4 physics programs

Kansas State University - Physics School Ranking
28. Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS, 7 physics programs

Wayne State University - Physics School Ranking
29. Wayne State University

Detroit, MI, 11 physics programs

University of Nebraska Lincoln - Physics School Ranking
30. University of Nebraska Lincoln

Lincoln, NE, 4 physics programs

University of Illinois Chicago - Physics School Ranking
31. University of Illinois Chicago

Chicago, IL, 6 physics programs

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology - Physics School Ranking
32. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City, SD, 8 physics programs

Central Michigan University - Physics School Ranking
33. Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI, 7 physics programs

Western Michigan University - Physics School Ranking
34. Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI, 7 physics programs

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science - Physics School Ranking
35. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

Rochester, MN, 2 physics programs

North Dakota State University - Physics School Ranking
36. North Dakota State University

Fargo, ND, 8 physics programs

Ohio University - Physics School Ranking
37. Ohio University

Athens, OH, 5 physics programs

University of Minnesota Duluth - Physics School Ranking
38. University of Minnesota Duluth

Duluth, MN, 4 physics programs

University of Toledo - Physics School Ranking
39. University of Toledo

Toledo, OH, 3 physics programs

University of Missouri Kansas City - Physics School Ranking
40. University of Missouri Kansas City

Kansas City, MO, 2 physics programs

University of North Dakota - Physics School Ranking
41. University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND, 6 physics programs

Ball State University - Physics School Ranking
42. Ball State University

Muncie, IN, 6 physics programs

University of Missouri St Louis - Physics School Ranking
43. University of Missouri St Louis

Saint Louis, MO, 3 physics programs

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee - Physics School Ranking
44. University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI, 4 physics programs

Eastern Michigan University - Physics School Ranking
45. Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI, 5 physics programs

Youngstown State University - Physics School Ranking
46. Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH, 5 physics programs

Wright State University - Physics School Ranking
47. Wright State University

Dayton, OH, 8 physics programs

Kent State University at Kent - Physics School Ranking
48. Kent State University

Kent, OH, 5 physics programs

Northern Illinois University - Physics School Ranking
49. Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, IL, 3 physics programs

Southern Illinois University Carbondale - Physics School Ranking
50. Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, IL, 4 physics programs

Physics schools in the Midwest by state:

Schools by State36 Physics Schools in Illinois30 Physics Schools in Indiana25 Physics Schools in Iowa15 Physics Schools in Kansas33 Physics Schools in Michigan24 Physics Schools in Minnesota21 Physics Schools in Missouri14 Physics Schools in Nebraska4 Physics Schools in North Dakota45 Physics Schools in Ohio8 Physics Schools in South Dakota22 Physics Schools in Wisconsin


Physics programs in the Midwest:

General Physics: 247 schools
Engineering Physics: 57 schools
Nuclear and Atomic Physics: 21 schools
Molecular and Biophysics: 57 schools
Chemical Physics: 42 schools
Atmospheric and Geophysics: 9 schools
Astrophysics and Astronomy: 36 schools
Optical Sciences: 4 schools
Medical Physics: 13 schools
Teacher Education: 46 schools

Physics schools in other regions:

Northeast: 244 schools
Northwest: 75 schools
South: 321 schools
Southeast: 195 schools
West: 295 schools

Popular physics school cities in the Midwest:

in Illinois:
Bloomington: 1 school
Carbondale: 1 school
Champaign: 1 school
Chicago: 9 schools
Dekalb: 1 school
Evanston: 1 school
Lake Forest: 1 school
Monmouth: 1 school
Normal: 1 school
Rock Island: 1 school
Romeoville: 1 school
in Indiana:
Bloomington: 1 school
Indianapolis: 3 schools
Muncie: 1 school
Notre Dame: 2 schools
South Bend: 2 schools
West Lafayette: 1 school
in Iowa:
Ames: 1 school
Cedar Rapids: 2 schools
Grinnell: 1 school
Iowa City: 1 school
Mount Vernon: 1 school
in Kansas:
Atchison: 1 school
Emporia: 1 school
Lawrence: 1 school
Manhattan: 1 school
Wichita: 1 school
in Michigan:
Ann Arbor: 1 school
Detroit: 1 school
East Lansing: 1 school
Holland: 1 school
Houghton: 1 school
Jackson: 1 school
Kalamazoo: 2 schools
Lansing: 1 school
Mount Pleasant: 1 school
Petoskey: 1 school
Ypsilanti: 1 school
in Minnesota:
Duluth: 2 schools
Minneapolis: 2 schools
Moorhead: 2 schools
Northfield: 2 schools
Rochester: 1 school
Saint Cloud: 1 school
Saint Paul: 4 schools
Saint Peter: 1 school
in Missouri:
Columbia: 1 school
Kansas City: 2 schools
Kirksville: 1 school
Rolla: 1 school
Saint Louis: 3 schools
Springfield: 2 schools
in Nebraska:
Lincoln: 3 schools
Omaha: 4 schools
in North Dakota:
Fargo: 1 school
Grand Forks: 1 school
in Ohio:
Athens: 1 school
Cincinnati: 2 schools
Cleveland: 2 schools
Columbus: 1 school
Dayton: 4 schools
Gambier: 1 school
Granville: 1 school
Kent: 1 school
Oberlin: 1 school
Oxford: 1 school
Toledo: 1 school
Wooster: 1 school
in South Dakota:
Rapid City: 2 schools
in Wisconsin:
Eau Claire: 1 school
La Crosse: 1 school
Madison: 2 schools
Milwaukee: 4 schools
Platteville: 1 school
River Falls: 1 school
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