Best Physics Colleges Tuition Comparison

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranked first in the Best Physics Colleges rankings, followed by California Institute of Technology and Harvard University.

The average tuition & fees of Best Physics Colleges is $16,363 for in-state and $59,190 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2024-2025.

University of Chicago has the highest tuition & fees of $69,324 and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has the lowest tuition & fees of $40,096 among Best Physics Colleges. For graduate programs, the 2025 average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $16,756 for in-state and $50,758 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate is 11.86% and the SAT score is 1534 for the Best Physics Colleges. Their acceptance rate is low, making it difficult to get into the schools, and the SAT score is very high.

Table. Best Physics Colleges Tuition & Fees Comparison
RankSchool NameUndergraduate TuitionGraduate TuitionAcceptance RateSAT/ACT Scores Student PopulationGraduation Rate
1Massachusetts 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%
2California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA$65,898
$2,643		$65,706
$2,643		2.57%
-0.57%		-2,430
-33		94%
1%
3Harvard 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%
4Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ$62,688
$2,978		$65,936
$3,076		4.62%
0.12%		1,550 SAT
35 ACT
10 /1		9,137
215		98%
1%
5Stanford UniversityStanford, CA$65,910
$3,426		$61,878
$2,379		3.61%
-0.30%		1,550 SAT
35 ACT0 /0		18,625
179		92%
6University 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%
7Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY$69,314
$3,300		$30,160
$75		8.76%
0.60%		1,540 SAT
34 ACT
20 /0		26,793
529		95%
8University 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%
9University 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%
10University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA$47,332 ($15,444)
$1,590 ($479)		$30,226 ($15,124)
$671 ($671)		32.97%
5.19%		-26,133
65		83%
-2%
Average$59,190 ($16,363)$50,758 ($16,756)12%1,53424,89593%