Last year, 154,650 students completed degree or certificate programs at Best Physics Colleges. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign had the most completers of 16,163, regardless of degree type.
For bachelor's degree, University of California-Berkeley had the most completers of 9,339. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign had the most completers of Master's (6,682) and Harvard University had the most completers of Doctor's (1,556) degree.
| Rank | School | Total | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral | 12-Weeks Certificate | 1-Year Certificate | 1-4 Years Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | 3,666 | 1,099 | 1,918 | 704 | - | - | - |
| 2 | California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA | 584 | 250 | 148 | 221 | - | - | - |
| 3 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | 10,200 | 2,158 | 5,680 | 1,556 | 1,444 | 44 | 67 |
| 4 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ | 2,336 | 1,337 | 653 | 463 | - | - | - |
| 5 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | 4,928 | 1,794 | 2,582 | 1,014 | 4 | - | - |
| 6 | University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | 13,647 | 9,339 | 3,929 | 1,279 | 81 | - | - |
| 7 | Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY | 8,322 | 3,875 | 3,992 | 952 | - | - | - |
| 8 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL | 6,208 | 2,085 | 4,055 | 735 | 85 | - | - |
| 9 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | 16,163 | 9,050 | 6,450 | 1,244 | 349 | - | - |
| 10 | University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA | 7,227 | 6,380 | 561 | 403 | 76 | - | - |
| - | Average | 154,650 | 3,671 | 2,971 | 842 | 391 | 85 | 51 |