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From particles to galaxies. PhDs in physics abroad are usually fully funded.

What you would study

Bachelor's: BS / BSc / MPhys Physics
Master's / PhD: MS / MSc; PhD (funded)
Class 12 stream: PCM
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Exams you may need

For bachelor's: SAT (USA) · IELTS/TOEFL
For master's: GRE + GRE Physics (some US programmes) · IELTS/TOEFL

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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.

Where Physics & Astronomy leads

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Careers it opens

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Or study it in India

Integrated BS-MS / Integrated M.Sc · After 12th
B.Sc (Physical and Mathematical Sciences) · After 12th
CSIR NET (science JRF, Assistant Professor eligibility and PhD admission) · After master's
Postdoctoral fellowship (India and abroad) · After master's
PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) · After master's
M.Sc · After graduation

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