What you would study
- Bachelor's
- BS / BSc / MPhys Physics
- Master's / PhD
- MS / MSc; PhD (funded)
- Class 12 stream
- PCM
- Careers
- Explore Physics & Astronomy careers →
Exams you may need
- For bachelor's
- SAT (USA) · IELTS/TOEFL
- For master's
- GRE + GRE Physics (some US programmes) · IELTS/TOEFL
Ranked for Physics
ShanghaiRanking GRAS 2025
#1Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts, United States · World #3 · UG fees ~₹63.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide#2Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey, United States · World #7 · UG fees ~₹65.3 lakh/yrAdmission guide#3Stanford UniversityStanford, California, United States · World #2 · UG fees ~₹64.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide#4University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, California, United States · World #5 · UG fees ~₹48.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#5California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA, United States · World #9 · UG fees ~₹65.7 lakh/yrAdmission guide#6Paris-Saclay UniversityGif-sur-Yvette, France · World #13 · UG fees ~₹3.2 lakh/yrAdmission guide#7The University of TokyoHongō, Japan · World #31Admission guide#8Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts, United States · World #1 · UG fees ~₹59.6 lakh/yrAdmission guide#9The University of ManchesterManchester, England, United Kingdom · World #46Admission guide#10University of OxfordOxford, England, United Kingdom · World #6Admission guide#11University of CambridgeCambridge, England, United Kingdom · World #4 · UG fees ~₹39.1 lakh/yrAdmission guide#12Peking UniversityBeijing, China · World #23#13Tsinghua UniversityBeijing, China · World #18#14Columbia UniversityNew York, NY, United States · World #8 · UG fees ~₹68.8 lakh/yr#15University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado, United States · World #62 · UG fees ~₹43 lakh/yrAdmission guide#16University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California, United States · World #70 · UG fees ~₹54.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide#17University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei, China · World #40#18Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland, United States · World #19 · UG fees ~₹62.5 lakh/yrAdmission guide#19University of ChicagoChicago, IL, United States · World #10 · UG fees ~₹67.7 lakh/yrAdmission guide#20PSL UniversityParis, France · World #34 · UG fees ~₹3.2 lakh/yrAdmission guide#21Sapienza University of RomeRome, Italy · World 101–150Admission guide#22University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, California, United States · World #16 · UG fees ~₹47.3 lakh/yrAdmission guide#23Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · World #30#24University of WashingtonSeattle, Washington, United States · World #17 · UG fees ~₹41.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#25The University of EdinburghEdinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom · World #37Admission guide#26University of GenevaGeneva, Switzerland · World #58Admission guide#27University of TorontoToronto, Ontario, Canada · World #25 · UG fees ~₹44.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide#28The Australian National UniversityCanberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia · World 101–150Admission guide#29Sorbonne UniversityParis, France · World #43 · UG fees ~₹19,000/yrAdmission guide#30University of Michigan, Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI, United States · World #33 · UG fees ~₹58.4 lakh/yr#31Nanjing UniversityNanjing, China · World #75#32University of Illinois Urbana, ChampaignUrbana-Champaign, Illinois, United States · World #53 · UG fees ~₹33.6 lakh/yrAdmission guide#33Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China · World #24#34University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park, Maryland, United States · World #55 · UG fees ~₹39.5 lakh/yrAdmission guide#35Fudan UniversityYangpu District, China · World #41#36Ohio State University, ColumbusColumbus, Ohio, United States · World #83 · UG fees ~₹45.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#37Université Paris CitéParis, France · World #60 · UG fees ~₹3.2 lakh/yrAdmission guide#38Institut Polytechnique de ParisPalaiseau, France · World 201–300Admission guide#39Nagoya UniversityNagoya, Japan · World 101–150Admission guide#40University of MunichMunich, Bavaria, Germany · World #42Admission guide#41Lund UniversityLund Municipality, Sweden · World 101–150Admission guide#42Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY, United States · World #12 · UG fees ~₹70.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide#43Imperial College LondonLondon, England, United Kingdom · World #26Admission guide#44University College LondonLondon, England, United Kingdom · World #14Admission guide#45University of WaterlooWaterloo, Ontario, Canada · World 151–200Admission guide#46University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · World #14 · UG fees ~₹65.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide#47University of CopenhagenCopenhagen Municipality, Denmark · World #35#48Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangdong, China · World #65#49Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois, United States · World #31 · UG fees ~₹65.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#50Swiss Federal Institute of Technology LausanneSwitzerland · World #44Admission guide
Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025 — Physics. Beyond the top 100 ranks are published in bands.