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Program Rankings

U.S. News and World Report Graduate Rankings (2008 rankings)

Ranked #1 in Condensed Matter Physics

Ranked #7 in Quantum Physics

Ranked #8 in Nuclear Physics

Ranked #12 in Elementary Particles/Field/String Theory

Ranked #8 overall

U.S. News and World Report Undergraduate Rankings

Ranked #3 in Engineering Physics (2007)

National Research Council—National Academy of Sciences

Ranked #8 overall

ISI Science Citation Index

Physics ranked #1 by total citations and total papers among all fields at the University of Illinois

Customized Graduate Program Rankings

Create customized rankings of graduate programs in physics using National Research Council (U.S. National Academy of Sciences) data. Select criteria that are important to you.

Not sure about how to interpret rankings? See the UI Library's "Caution and Controversy" page.