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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.

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All divisionsDivision IDivision IIDivision III
11.4%
#1 · U.S. Naval Academy
Division I · Patriot League · Annapolis, MD
1.2%
Median
of 364 schools, Division I
9.5×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
4.8%
10th place
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Top 15

  1. 1U.S. Naval AcademyDivision I · Patriot League · Annapolis, MD11.4%
  2. 2Davidson CollegeDivision I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Davidson, NC7.7%
  3. 3Furman UniversityDivision I · Southern Conference · Greenville, SC6.7%
  4. 4College of the Holy CrossDivision I · Patriot League · Worcester, MA6.5%
  5. 5Valparaiso UniversityDivision I · Missouri Valley Conference · Valparaiso, IN6.3%
  6. 6Harvard UniversityDivision I · The Ivy League · Boston, MA5.8%
  7. 7William & MaryDivision I · Coastal Athletic Association · Williamsburg, VA5.8%
  8. 8University of North Carolina AshevilleDivision I · Big South Conference · Asheville, NC5.4%
  9. 9Colgate UniversityDivision I · Patriot League · Hamilton, NY4.8%
  10. 10Princeton UniversityDivision I · The Ivy League · Princeton, NJ4.8%
  11. 11Wofford CollegeDivision I · Southern Conference · Spartanburg, SC4.6%
  12. 12Villanova UniversityDivision I · BIG EAST Conference · Villanova, PA4.5%
  13. 13Chicago State UniversityDivision I · Northeast Conference · Chicago, IL4.4%
  14. 14Presbyterian CollegeDivision I · Big South Conference · Clinton, SC4.3%
  15. 15Stanford UniversityDivision I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Stanford, CA4.3%

Every school, Division I

0.0%11.4%
#1 · U.S. Naval Academyevery school

The spread across 364 schools; the median is 1.2%.

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.

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The full list · top 100

#SchoolShare of bachelor's degrees in physical sciencesIn this fieldBachelor's a yearUndergrads
1U.S. Naval Academy
Division I · Patriot League · Annapolis, MD
11.4%1201,0544,465
2Davidson College
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Davidson, NC
7.7%395041,904
3Furman University
Division I · Southern Conference · Greenville, SC
6.7%324812,327
4College of the Holy Cross
Division I · Patriot League · Worcester, MA
6.5%497513,035
5Valparaiso University
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Valparaiso, IN
6.3%365732,255
6Harvard University
Division I · The Ivy League · Boston, MA
5.8%1111,9129,095
7William & Mary
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Williamsburg, VA
5.8%961,6676,963
8University of North Carolina Asheville
Division I · Big South Conference · Asheville, NC
5.4%376792,907
9Colgate University
Division I · Patriot League · Hamilton, NY
4.8%357293,131
10Princeton University
Division I · The Ivy League · Princeton, NJ
4.8%631,3245,671
11Wofford College
Division I · Southern Conference · Spartanburg, SC
4.6%214521,873
12Villanova University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Villanova, PA
4.5%791,7447,063
13Chicago State University
Division I · Northeast Conference · Chicago, IL
4.4%92041,495
14Presbyterian College
Division I · Big South Conference · Clinton, SC
4.3%9211903
15Stanford University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Stanford, CA
4.3%791,8278,054
16Rice University
Division I · American Conference · Houston, TX
4.2%451,0694,574
17Dartmouth College
Division I · The Ivy League · Hanover, NH
4.1%521,2574,447
18University of California, Santa Barbara
Division I · Big West Conference · Santa Barbara, CA
4.1%2616,42923,232
19University of Missouri-Kansas City
Division I · The Summit League · Kansas City, MO
4.1%661,59610,149
20Yale University
Division I · The Ivy League · New Haven, CT
4.1%681,6656,818
21University of Virginia
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Charlottesville, VA
3.9%1704,33917,612
22U.S. Air Force Academy
Division I · Mountain West Conference · USAF Academy, CO
3.7%369744,124
23Montana State University-Bozeman
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Bozeman, MT
3.6%952,66714,872
24Stony Brook University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Stony Brook, NY
3.6%1624,47217,549
25Columbia University-Barnard College
Division I · The Ivy League · New York, NY
3.5%842,4339,111
26LSU New Orleans
Division I · Southland Conference · New Orleans, LA
3.5%277805,476
27Brown University
Division I · The Ivy League · Providence, RI
3.4%661,9447,741
28Lafayette College
Division I · Patriot League · Easton, PA
3.3%205992,764
29University of California, Berkeley
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Berkeley, CA
3.2%2959,20733,078
30Mercer University
Division I · Southern Conference · Macon, GA
3.1%361,1734,807
31University of Northern Colorado
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Greeley, CO
3.1%451,4606,616
32University of Washington
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Seattle, WA
3.1%2668,46039,515
33U.S. Military Academy
Division I · Patriot League · West Point, NY
3.1%331,0724,508
34Virginia Military Institute
Division I · Southern Conference · Lexington, VA
3.1%123901,560
35Eastern Kentucky University
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Richmond, KY
3.0%672,19912,726
36Pennsylvania State University
Division I · Big Ten Conference · University Park, PA
3.0%32310,91442,223
37University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Pine Bluff, AR
3.0%93051,905
38University of California, San Diego
Division I · Big West Conference · San Diego, CA
3.0%2688,92333,792
39University of Pennsylvania
Division I · The Ivy League · Philadelphia, PA
3.0%842,82711,611
40University of Pittsburgh
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Pittsburgh, PA
3.0%1464,79825,171
41University of Richmond
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Richmond, VA
3.0%247933,054
42University of California, Irvine
Division I · Big West Conference · Irvine, CA
2.9%2408,21929,503
43College of Charleston (South Carolina)
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Charleston, SC
2.8%582,07410,660
44Washington State University
Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Pullman, WA
2.8%1565,57921,923
45Western Carolina University
Division I · Southern Conference · Cullowhee, NC
2.8%712,53910,009
46Creighton University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Omaha, NE
2.7%281,0484,262
47University of Colorado Boulder
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Boulder, CO
2.7%1816,64932,105
48Wake Forest University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Winston-Salem, NC
2.7%361,3375,471
49Cornell University
Division I · The Ivy League · Ithaca, NY
2.6%1003,87516,051
50University of Texas at Austin
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Austin, TX
2.6%27110,47842,444
51Drake University
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Des Moines, IA
2.5%187082,702
52University of Florida
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Gainesville, FL
2.5%2339,44334,924
53University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chapel Hill, NC
2.5%1325,32820,681
54Western Illinois University
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Macomb, IL
2.5%281,1125,025
55Alabama A&M University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Normal, AL
2.4%145905,845
56Appalachian State University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Boone, NC
2.4%1034,27619,405
57Georgia Institute of Technology
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Atlanta, GA
2.4%1084,57619,505
58Le Moyne College
Division I · Northeast Conference · Syracuse, NY
2.4%135312,551
59Murray State University
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Murray, KY
2.4%381,5617,878
60Saint Francis University
Division I · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Loretto, PA
2.4%104152,429
61The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Division I · American Conference · Charlotte, NC
2.4%1365,74023,981
62University of Montana
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Missoula, MT
2.4%271,1407,570
63University of Oklahoma
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Norman, OK
2.4%1104,57422,025
64University of West Georgia
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Carrollton, GA
2.4%381,5858,413
65Binghamton University
Division I · America East Conference · Vestal, NY
2.3%843,68414,409
66Butler University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Indianapolis, IN
2.3%219064,519
67Longwood University
Division I · Big South Conference · Farmville, VA
2.3%156393,223
68University of California, Los Angeles
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA
2.3%2249,58333,040
69University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Champaign, IL
2.3%2008,58735,564
70University of Wyoming
Division I · Mountain West Conference · Laramie, WY
2.3%451,9318,250
71Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Blacksburg, VA
2.3%1807,70230,504
72Bowling Green State University
Division I · Mid-American Conference · Bowling Green, OH
2.2%622,83114,014
73Lehigh University
Division I · Patriot League · Bethlehem, PA
2.2%301,3715,811
74Tennessee Technological University
Division I · Southern Conference · Cookeville, TN
2.2%411,8348,838
75University of California, Riverside
Division I · Big West Conference · Riverside, CA
2.2%1175,39922,646
76University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Minneapolis, MN
2.2%1607,21539,556
77Alabama State University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Montgomery, AL
2.1%104703,322
78Bucknell University
Division I · Patriot League · Lewisburg, PA
2.1%188603,846
79East Tennessee State University
Division I · Southern Conference · Johnson City, TN
2.1%452,19310,633
80Mississippi State University
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Mississippi State, MS
2.1%924,33718,230
81The University of Tulsa
Division I · American Conference · Tulsa, OK
2.1%125842,485
82Virginia Commonwealth University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Richmond, VA
2.1%984,67421,205
83Northern Illinois University
Division I · Horizon League · DeKalb, IL
2.0%502,44511,358
84Purdue University
Division I · Big Ten Conference · West Lafayette, IN
2.0%1839,07839,864
85Southern Utah University
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Cedar City, UT
2.0%341,67313,043
86University of Arizona
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Tucson, AZ
2.0%1507,56341,899
87University of Nevada, Reno
Division I · Mountain West Conference · Reno, NV
2.0%723,52317,965
88University of Utah
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Salt Lake City, UT
2.0%1115,67826,827
89Vanderbilt University
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Nashville, TN
2.0%381,8557,152
90Georgia State University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Atlanta, GA
1.9%985,16227,588
91Marshall University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Huntington, WV
1.9%271,3968,235
92Monmouth University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · West Long Branch, NJ
1.9%189373,842
93University of Missouri, Columbia
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Columbia, MO
1.9%1196,10523,613
94University of North Carolina Wilmington
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Wilmington, NC
1.9%703,68914,494
95University of Notre Dame
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Notre Dame, IN
1.9%442,3578,968
96Wright State University
Division I · Horizon League · Dayton, OH
1.9%261,3347,012
97California Polytechnic State University
Division I · Big West Conference · San Luis Obispo, CA
1.8%894,98521,559
98Iona University
Division I · Metro Conference · New Rochelle, NY
1.8%105583,134
99Louisiana State University
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Baton Rouge, LA
1.8%955,34932,574
100North Carolina State University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Raleigh, NC
1.8%1226,66027,323
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