Best for a major
Best for physical sciences
Where physical sciences is the biggest part of what the school does: the share of bachelor's degrees awarded in the field.
19.3%
#1 · Haverford College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Haverford, PA
1.1%
Median
of 1,068 schools, all divisions
17.5×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
8.4%
10th place
the cut for a top-ten list
Top 15
Every school, all divisions
#1 · Haverford Collegeevery school
The spread across 1,068 schools; the median is 1.1%.
How it is measured
First majors, bachelor’s degrees; schools awarding at least 100 bachelor’s degrees. Share, not headcount: a big university can award more degrees and still rank lower.
Related
The full list · top 100
| # | School | Share of bachelor's degrees in physical sciences | In this field | Bachelor's a year | Undergrads | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference · Haverford, PA | 19.3% | 62 | 322 | 1,424 | |
| 2 | California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Pasadena, CA | 14.5% | 34 | 235 | 1,023 | |
| 3 | Beloit College Division III · Midwest Conference · Beloit, WI | 14.3% | 24 | 168 | 948 | |
| 4 | U.S. Coast Guard Academy Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · New London, CT | 14.3% | 33 | — | 1,081 | |
| 5 | Carleton College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Northfield, MN | 12.7% | 54 | 424 | 2,069 | |
| 6 | U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Patriot League · Annapolis, MD | 11.4% | 120 | 1,054 | 4,465 | |
| 7 | Whitman College Division III · Northwest Conference · Walla Walla, WA | 9.4% | 28 | 299 | 1,544 | |
| 8 | Grinnell College Division III · Midwest Conference · Grinnell, IA | 8.9% | 34 | 383 | 1,775 | |
| 9 | Bowdoin College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Brunswick, ME | 8.7% | 42 | 482 | 1,850 | |
| 10 | West Virginia Wesleyan College Division II · Mountain East Conference · Buckhannon, WV | 8.4% | 13 | 155 | 938 | |
| 11 | Wabash College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Crawfordsville, IN | 8.2% | 15 | — | 845 | |
| 12 | Williams College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Williamstown, MA | 8.1% | 40 | 493 | 2,112 | |
| 13 | Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Amherst, MA | 7.8% | 38 | 486 | 1,910 | |
| 14 | Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Danville, KY | 7.7% | 23 | 299 | 1,356 | |
| 15 | Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Davidson, NC | 7.7% | 39 | 504 | 1,904 | |
| 16 | Wellesley College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Wellesley, MA | 7.5% | 45 | 597 | 2,418 | |
| 17 | Florida Institute of Technology Division II · Sunshine State Conference · Melbourne, FL | 7.3% | 46 | 628 | 3,458 | |
| 18 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Cambridge, MA | 7.2% | 79 | 1,099 | 4,576 | |
| 19 | Lake Superior State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Sault Ste. Marie, MI | 7.1% | 21 | 297 | 1,669 | |
| 20 | University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association · Chicago, IL | 7.0% | 135 | 1,926 | 7,643 | |
| 21 | Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference · Monmouth, IL | 6.9% | 13 | 189 | 727 | |
| 22 | Gustavus Adolphus College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Saint Peter, MN | 6.8% | 38 | 557 | 1,952 | |
| 23 | Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference · Cedar Rapids, IA | 6.7% | 17 | 253 | 1,278 | |
| 24 | Furman University Division I · Southern Conference · Greenville, SC | 6.7% | 32 | 481 | 2,327 | |
| 25 | St. Olaf College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Northfield, MN | 6.7% | 43 | 646 | 3,074 | |
| 26 | Bryn Mawr College Division III · Centennial Conference · Bryn Mawr, PA | 6.6% | 21 | — | 1,349 | |
| 27 | College of the Holy Cross Division I · Patriot League · Worcester, MA | 6.5% | 49 | 751 | 3,035 | |
| 28 | Lawrence University Division III · Midwest Conference · Appleton, WI | 6.3% | 23 | 364 | 1,410 | |
| 29 | Smith College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Northampton, MA | 6.3% | 39 | — | 2,506 | |
| 30 | Valparaiso University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Valparaiso, IN | 6.3% | 36 | 573 | 2,255 | |
| 31 | Colby College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Waterville, ME | 6.2% | 33 | 532 | 2,284 | |
| 32 | Mount Holyoke College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · South Hadley, MA | 6.2% | 31 | — | 2,209 | |
| 33 | Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Claremont, CA | 6.2% | 28 | 451 | 1,664 | |
| 34 | South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Rapid City, SD | 6.2% | 22 | 357 | 2,170 | |
| 35 | Whitworth University Division III · Northwest Conference · Spokane, WA | 6.0% | 30 | 496 | 1,939 | |
| 36 | Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association · Atlanta, GA | 5.9% | 121 | 2,034 | 7,359 | |
| 37 | Juniata College Division III · Landmark Conference · Huntingdon, PA | 5.9% | 16 | 273 | 1,212 | |
| 38 | The College of Wooster Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Wooster, OH | 5.9% | 24 | 405 | 1,876 | |
| 39 | Bates College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Lewiston, ME | 5.8% | 25 | 433 | 1,753 | |
| 40 | Earlham College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Richmond, IN | 5.8% | 6 | 103 | 635 | |
| 41 | Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League · Boston, MA | 5.8% | 111 | 1,912 | 9,095 | |
| 42 | William & Mary Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Williamsburg, VA | 5.8% | 96 | 1,667 | 6,963 | |
| 43 | Agnes Scott College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Decatur, GA | 5.7% | 12 | — | 911 | |
| 44 | Kalamazoo College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Kalamazoo, MI | 5.6% | 17 | 302 | 1,196 | |
| 45 | Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Washington, PA | 5.6% | 12 | 216 | 1,162 | |
| 46 | Austin College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Sherman, TX | 5.4% | 14 | 258 | 1,128 | |
| 47 | University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Big South Conference · Asheville, NC | 5.4% | 37 | 679 | 2,907 | |
| 48 | Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Lexington, VA | 5.4% | 24 | 448 | 1,898 | |
| 49 | Carnegie Mellon University Division III · University Athletic Association · Pittsburgh, PA | 5.3% | 89 | 1,678 | 7,289 | |
| 50 | Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Bloomington, IL | 5.3% | 18 | 341 | 1,576 | |
| 51 | William Jewell College Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference · Liberty, MO | 5.3% | 9 | 170 | 868 | |
| 52 | Lycoming College Division III · Landmark Conference · Williamsport, PA | 5.2% | 12 | 230 | 1,063 | |
| 53 | Southern Arkansas University Division II · Great American Conference · Magnolia, AR | 5.2% | 32 | 618 | 3,224 | |
| 54 | Rhodes College Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Memphis, TN | 5.1% | 22 | 429 | 1,936 | |
| 55 | Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Middletown, CT | 5.1% | 39 | 766 | 3,066 | |
| 56 | Davis & Elkins College Division II · Mountain East Conference · Elkins, WV | 5.0% | 5 | 101 | 683 | |
| 57 | Pacific Lutheran University Division III · Northwest Conference · Tacoma, WA | 5.0% | 30 | 595 | 2,393 | |
| 58 | University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Division II · Independent · Mayaguez, PR | 5.0% | 76 | 1,521 | 9,855 | |
| 59 | Ursinus College Division III · Centennial Conference · Collegeville, PA | 5.0% | 17 | 342 | 1,492 | |
| 60 | University of California, Santa Cruz Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Santa Cruz, CA | 4.9% | 226 | 4,658 | 17,812 | |
| 61 | Centenary College (Louisiana) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Shreveport, LA | 4.8% | 5 | 104 | 620 | |
| 62 | Colgate University Division I · Patriot League · Hamilton, NY | 4.8% | 35 | 729 | 3,131 | |
| 63 | Hollins University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Roanoke, VA | 4.8% | 7 | — | 673 | |
| 64 | Kenyon College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Gambier, OH | 4.8% | 18 | 374 | 2,184 | |
| 65 | Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League · Princeton, NJ | 4.8% | 63 | 1,324 | 5,671 | |
| 66 | Chadron State College Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Chadron, NE | 4.7% | 18 | 385 | 1,785 | |
| 67 | Colorado College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Colorado Springs, CO | 4.7% | 26 | 552 | 2,145 | |
| 68 | Covenant College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Lookout Mountain, GA | 4.7% | 8 | 169 | 908 | |
| 69 | Franklin & Marshall College Division III · Centennial Conference · Lancaster, PA | 4.7% | 24 | 514 | 1,911 | |
| 70 | Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Oberlin, OH | 4.6% | 30 | 656 | 2,966 | |
| 71 | University of Hawaii at Hilo Division II · Pacific West Conference · Hilo, HI | 4.6% | 25 | 542 | 2,424 | |
| 72 | Vassar College Division III · Liberty League · Poughkeepsie, NY | 4.6% | 27 | 581 | 2,456 | |
| 73 | Westmont College Division II · Pacific West Conference · Santa Barbara, CA | 4.6% | 15 | 324 | 1,310 | |
| 74 | Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference · Spartanburg, SC | 4.6% | 21 | 452 | 1,873 | |
| 75 | St. Lawrence University Division III · Liberty League · Canton, NY | 4.5% | 22 | 491 | 2,060 | |
| 76 | University of Mary Washington Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Fredericksburg, VA | 4.5% | 37 | 829 | 3,611 | |
| 77 | Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Villanova, PA | 4.5% | 79 | 1,744 | 7,063 | |
| 78 | Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference · Chicago, IL | 4.4% | 9 | 204 | 1,495 | |
| 79 | Bethel University (Minnesota) Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · St. Paul, MN | 4.3% | 25 | 581 | 2,629 | |
| 80 | Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference · Clinton, SC | 4.3% | 9 | 211 | 903 | |
| 81 | Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Stanford, CA | 4.3% | 79 | 1,827 | 8,054 | |
| 82 | State University of New York at Geneseo Division III · Empire 8 · Geneseo, NY | 4.3% | 40 | 922 | 3,868 | |
| 83 | University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference · Huntsville, AL | 4.3% | 63 | 1,470 | 6,851 | |
| 84 | Case Western Reserve University Division III · University Athletic Association · Cleveland, OH | 4.2% | 53 | 1,268 | 6,186 | |
| 85 | Rice University Division I · American Conference · Houston, TX | 4.2% | 45 | 1,069 | 4,574 | |
| 86 | Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference · Swarthmore, PA | 4.2% | 18 | 426 | 1,644 | |
| 87 | Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Meadville, PA | 4.1% | 12 | 294 | 1,231 | |
| 88 | Brandeis University Division III · University Athletic Association · Waltham, MA | 4.1% | 31 | 753 | 3,675 | |
| 89 | Dartmouth College Division I · The Ivy League · Hanover, NH | 4.1% | 52 | 1,257 | 4,447 | |
| 90 | Macalester College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · St. Paul, MN | 4.1% | 21 | 513 | 2,142 | |
| 91 | Skidmore College Division III · Liberty League · Saratoga Springs, NY | 4.1% | 26 | 640 | 2,776 | |
| 92 | University of California, Santa Barbara Division I · Big West Conference · Santa Barbara, CA | 4.1% | 261 | 6,429 | 23,232 | |
| 93 | University of Missouri-Kansas City Division I · The Summit League · Kansas City, MO | 4.1% | 66 | 1,596 | 10,149 | |
| 94 | Yale University Division I · The Ivy League · New Haven, CT | 4.1% | 68 | 1,665 | 6,818 | |
| 95 | Oglethorpe University Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Atlanta, GA | 4.0% | 11 | 278 | 1,499 | |
| 96 | Saint Mary's College (Indiana) Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Notre Dame, IN | 4.0% | 12 | — | 1,424 | |
| 97 | Washington College (Maryland) Division III · Centennial Conference · Chestertown, MD | 4.0% | 10 | 250 | 916 | |
| 98 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · Liberty League · Geneva, NY | 3.9% | 14 | 356 | 1,618 | |
| 99 | Houghton University Division III · Empire 8 · Houghton, NY | 3.9% | 6 | 152 | 975 | |
| 100 | University of Rochester Division III · University Athletic Association · Rochester, NY | 3.9% | 68 | 1,734 | 6,764 |
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