Best Physical Chemistry Colleges Tuition Comparison

University of California-Berkeley ranked first in the Best Physical Chemistry Colleges rankings, followed by California Institute of Technology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The average tuition & fees of Best Physical Chemistry Colleges is $15,115 for in-state and $57,862 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2024-2025.

Columbia University in the City of New York has the highest tuition & fees of $70,517 and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has the lowest tuition & fees of $40,096 among Best Physical Chemistry Colleges. For graduate programs, the 2025 average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $16,026 for in-state and $50,758 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate is 18.83% and the SAT score is 1504 for the Best Physical Chemistry Colleges. Their acceptance rate is low, making it difficult to get into the schools, and the SAT score is very high.

Table. Best Physical Chemistry Colleges Tuition & Fees Comparison
RankSchool NameUndergraduate TuitionGraduate TuitionAcceptance RateSAT/ACT Scores Student PopulationGraduation Rate
1University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA$47,265 ($15,377)
$1,638 ($527)		$30,968 ($15,866)
$605 ($605)		10.98%
-0.68%		-45,882
183		93%
1%
2California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA$65,898
$2,643		$65,706
$2,643		2.57%
-0.57%		-2,430
-33		94%
1%
3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA$62,396
$2,240		$62,396
$997		4.55%
-0.19%		1,560 SAT
35 ACT
10 /0		11,886
-34		96%
4Stanford UniversityStanford, CA$65,910
$3,426		$61,878
$2,379		3.61%
-0.30%		1,550 SAT
35 ACT0 /0		18,625
179		92%
5Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL$68,322
$2,325		$54,655
$784		7.69%
0.54%		1,540 SAT
34 ACT
10 /0		23,856
653		95%
6University of ChicagoChicago, IL$69,324
$3,705		$68,652
$2,109		4.48%
-0.31%		1,550 SAT
35 ACT0 /0		18,566
227		96%
2%
7Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA$61,676
$2,600		$57,248
$1,808		3.65%
0.20%		1,550 SAT
35 ACT0 /0		30,259
-127		98%
1%
8University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI$42,103 ($11,603)
$1,500 ($398)		$25,651 ($12,325)
$36 ($36)		45.20%
1.85%		1,460 SAT
31 ACT
10 /1		51,044
1,439		90%
1%
9University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO$42,970 ($15,214)
$1,027 (-)		$38,802 ($16,634)
$782 (-)		78.08%
-5.20%		1,340 SAT
31 ACT
10 /0		38,799
-2,633		74%
-1%
10Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY$70,517
$2,346		$57,973
$1,694		3.99%
-0.24%		1,550 SAT
35 ACT
10 /0		35,173
-106		96%
2%
11University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL$40,096 ($18,267)
$904 ($207)		$34,406 ($19,278)
$766 ($441)		42.37%
-1.32%		1,440 SAT
32 ACT
30 /0		59,238
2,675		85%
1%
Average$57,862 ($15,115)$50,758 ($16,026)19%1,50430,52392%