Top 50 Universities for Applied Physics in the World (2026)
Exploring Applied Physics programs worldwide? This page highlights 50 universities. Compare rankings, tuition fees, and admission rates to find the right match. These institutions are recognized for strong performance in Applied Physics education and research.
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Degree Level
Bachelor, Master, PhD
Subject Area
Science, Business, Arts
Location
Worldwide destinations
1
Cambridge, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
1 World
1 North America
1
United States
1 Cambridge
University Information
Acceptance
3%
Publications
669060
Citations
43305893
2
Ann Arbor, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
3 World
3 North America
3
United States
1 Ann Arbor
University Information
Acceptance
18%
Publications
488505
Citations
22226614
3
Ithaca, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
5 World
4 North America
4
United States
1 Ithaca
University Information
Acceptance
8%
Publications
407264
Citations
18350997
4
Berkeley, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
6 World
5 North America
5
United States
2 Berkeley
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
392253
Citations
21489706
5
New York City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
9 World
7 North America
7
United States
2 New York City
University Information
Acceptance
4%
Publications
352589
Citations
17252102
6
New Haven, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
12 World
10 North America
10
United States
1 New Haven
University Information
Acceptance
5%
Publications
344067
Citations
16740050
7
Madison, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
17 World
14 North America
13
United States
1 Madison
University Information
Acceptance
43%
Publications
330440
Citations
14733290
8
Chicago, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
19 World
16 North America
15
United States
1 Chicago
University Information
Acceptance
5%
Publications
259567
Citations
13284954
9
New York City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
22 World
18 North America
17
United States
3 New York City
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
250036
Citations
10887825
10
Columbus, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
23 World
19 North America
18
United States
1 Columbus
University Information
Acceptance
51%
Publications
332689
Citations
10489118
11
Champaign, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
24 World
20 North America
19
United States
2 Champaign
University Information
Acceptance
44%
Publications
303409
Citations
12500654
12
San Diego, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
25 World
21 North America
20
United States
4 San Diego
University Information
Acceptance
25%
Publications
304245
Citations
16110179
13
Evanston, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
31 World
27 North America
25
United States
3 Evanston
University Information
Acceptance
7%
Publications
238956
Citations
11593852
14
Tucson, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
43 World
37 North America
34
United States
1 Tucson
University Information
Acceptance
86%
Publications
231352
Citations
8679223
15
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
46 World
1 Latin America
1
Brazil
1 Sao Paulo
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
403004
Citations
7213878
16
Boston, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
47 World
39 North America
36
United States
3 Boston
University Information
Acceptance
11%
Publications
182725
Citations
8540266
17
Tempe, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
61 World
46 North America
43
United States
2 Tempe
University Information
Acceptance
90%
Publications
165203
Citations
5999495
18
Boulder, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
62 World
47 North America
44
United States
1 Boulder
University Information
Acceptance
83%
Publications
143357
Citations
6603816
19
Pasadena, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
65 World
49 North America
45
United States
9 Pasadena
University Information
Acceptance
3%
Publications
163333
Citations
9387159
20
Munich, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
80 World
15 Europe
3
Germany
2 Munich
University Information
Acceptance
46%
Publications
185707
Citations
5820735
21
Singapore City, Singapore
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
81 World
5 Asia
1
Singapore
1 Singapore City
University Information
Acceptance
23%*
Publications
231992
Citations
8035566
22
Mexico City, Mexico
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
90 World
2 Latin America
1
Mexico
1 Mexico City
University Information
Acceptance
44%*
Publications
196742
Citations
2912461
23
Medford, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
98 World
61 North America
57
United States
4 Medford
University Information
Acceptance
10%
Publications
102916
Citations
4626139
24
Cleveland, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
122 World
74 North America
67
United States
2 Cleveland
University Information
Acceptance
29%
Publications
158725
Citations
6388562
25
Lausanne, Switzerland
Europe
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
123 World
31 Europe
3
Switzerland
1 Lausanne
University Information
Acceptance
23%*
Publications
143145
Citations
6202703
26
Sendai, Japan
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
124 World
11 Asia
4
Japan
1 Sendai
University Information
Acceptance
30%
Publications
252165
Citations
5476209
27
Delft, Netherlands
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
129 World
34 Europe
4
Netherlands
1 Delft
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
143375
Citations
4017095
28
Storrs, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
140 World
80 North America
70
United States
2 Storrs
University Information
Acceptance
54%
Publications
107744
Citations
3636118
29
Lawrence, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
142 World
82 North America
72
United States
1 Lawrence
University Information
Acceptance
88%
Publications
103384
Citations
3069067
30
Taipei, Taiwan
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
145 World
12 Asia
1
Taiwan
1 Taipei
University Information
Acceptance
33%*
Publications
149857
Citations
3907671
31
Buffalo, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
146 World
84 North America
74
United States
5 Buffalo
University Information
Acceptance
69%
Publications
126751
Citations
4018454
32
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
157 World
50 Europe
9
Germany
3 Freiburg im Breisgau
University Information
Acceptance
33%
Publications
119336
Citations
4111745
33
Jerusalem, Israel
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
159 World
15 Asia
2
Israel
1 Jerusalem
University Information
Acceptance
23%
Publications
129885
Citations
4785501
34
Hanover, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
163 World
87 North America
77
United States
1 Hanover
University Information
Acceptance
6%
Publications
73799
Citations
3172768
35
Moscow, Russia
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
165 World
54 Europe
1
Russia
1 Moscow
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
165018
Citations
2435115
36
Auckland, New Zealand
Oceania
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
168 World
7 Oceania
1
New Zealand
1 Auckland
University Information
Acceptance
73%*
Publications
118202
Citations
4032916
37
Quebec City, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
195 World
97 North America
12
Canada
3 Quebec City
University Information
Acceptance
49%*
Publications
118154
Citations
3362309
38
Singapore City, Singapore
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
196 World
24 Asia
2
Singapore
2 Singapore City
University Information
Acceptance
33%*
Publications
162623
Citations
5314882
39
Houston, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
197 World
98 North America
86
United States
4 Houston
University Information
Acceptance
8%
Publications
71750
Citations
3261823
40
Eugene, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
205 World
104 North America
92
United States
2 Eugene
University Information
Acceptance
85%
Publications
52799
Citations
2532752
41
Lisbon, Portugal
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
222 World
76 Europe
1
Portugal
1 Lisbon
University Information
Acceptance
37%*
Publications
123846
Citations
2733746
42
Berlin, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
223 World
77 Europe
19
Germany
3 Berlin
University Information
Acceptance
25%*
Publications
94691
Citations
2124586
43
Norman, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
231 World
110 North America
96
United States
1 Norman
University Information
Acceptance
77%
Publications
79531
Citations
2321892
44
Tsukuba, Japan
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
235 World
28 Asia
9
Japan
1 Tsukuba
University Information
Acceptance
18%
Publications
120729
Citations
2598154
45
Stockholm, Sweden
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
236 World
83 Europe
6
Sweden
3 Stockholm
University Information
Acceptance
41%
Publications
99491
Citations
2884065
46
New Orleans, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
242 World
113 North America
99
United States
2 New Orleans
University Information
Acceptance
15%
Publications
74940
Citations
2645761
47
Milan, Italy
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
248 World
89 Europe
7
Italy
2 Milan
University Information
Acceptance
28%
Publications
101954
Citations
2026047
48
Porto, Portugal
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
256 World
92 Europe
2
Portugal
1 Porto
University Information
Acceptance
31%
Publications
111179
Citations
2579703
49
Saskatoon, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
301 World
132 North America
18
Canada
1 Saskatoon
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
83552
Citations
2269779
50
Hong Kong, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Applied Physics
Rankings
319 World
41 Asia
22
China
4 Hong Kong
University Information
Acceptance
36%
Publications
94983
Citations
2908497