by our College Data Analytics TeamPhysics is offered at a wide range of schools. To top this list, a school graduates more physics students than other colleges offering the major.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 30 schools in Illinois offering physics.
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Below are the schools that graduate the most physics students in Illinois.
The most popular school in the country for physics students is University Of Chicago. Set in the city of Chicago, University Of Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 107 students earned a degree in physics from this school. Get the full physics details for University Of Chicago
University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign came in at #2 on our list of the most popular physics schools. Located in the city of Champaign, University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a public university. University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign graduated around 83 physics students in the most recent data year. Read the full physics report for University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign
A rank of #3 makes Columbia College Chicago one of the most popular schools for physics. Columbia College Chicago is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. Columbia College Chicago graduated around 51 physics students in the most recent data year. Get the full physics details for Columbia College Chicago
Northwestern University came in at #4 on our list of the most popular physics schools. Set in the city of Evanston, Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 47 students earned a degree in physics from this school. See more about physics at Northwestern University
University Of Illinois At Chicago is one of the most popular physics schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Set in the city of Chicago, University Of Illinois At Chicago is a public institution. This school awarded about 26 physics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full physics details for University Of Illinois At Chicago
Northern Illinois University ranked #6 on our list of the most popular physics schools. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, Northern Illinois University is a public university. Northern Illinois University graduated around 20 physics students in the most recent data year. Get the full physics details for Northern Illinois University
Illinois Institute Of Technology landed the #7 spot among the most popular physics schools. Illinois Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. Illinois Institute Of Technology graduated around 15 physics students in the most recent data year. Read the full physics report for Illinois Institute Of Technology
Illinois State University comes in at #8 for physics this year. Set in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State University is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 15 students earned a degree in physics from this school. Get the full physics details for Illinois State University
Illinois Wesleyan University landed the #9 spot among the most popular physics schools. Illinois Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bloomington. Illinois Wesleyan University graduated around 13 physics students in the most recent data year. Read the full physics report for Illinois Wesleyan University
Lewis University placed #10 for physics by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 11 students earned a degree in physics from this school. Get the full physics details for Lewis University
Monmouth College landed the #11 spot among the most popular physics schools. Set in the town of Monmouth, Monmouth College is a private not-for-profit institution. Monmouth College graduated around 9 physics students in the most recent data year. Read the full physics report for Monmouth College
Western Illinois University ranked #12 on our list of the most popular physics schools. Located in the town of Macomb, Western Illinois University is a public university. Western Illinois University graduated around 9 physics students in the most recent data year. See more about physics at Western Illinois University
Lake Forest College comes in at #13 for physics this year. Located in the suburb of Lake Forest, Lake Forest College is a private not-for-profit university. Lake Forest College graduated around 8 physics students in the most recent data year. Get the full physics details for Lake Forest College
Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #14 spot among the most popular physics schools. Located in the town of Carbondale, Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public university. Southern Illinois University Carbondale graduated around 8 physics students in the most recent data year. See more about physics at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Wheaton College Illinois landed the #15 spot among the most popular physics schools. Set in the suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 7 students earned a degree in physics from this school. Read the full physics report for Wheaton College Illinois
Depaul University landed the #16 spot among the most popular physics schools. Located in the city of Chicago, Depaul University is a private not-for-profit university. Depaul University graduated around 6 physics students in the most recent data year. Read the full physics report for Depaul University
Loyola University Chicago ranked #17 on our list of the most popular physics schools. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola University Chicago is a private not-for-profit university. Loyola University Chicago graduated around 6 physics students in the most recent data year. Get the full physics details for Loyola University Chicago
North Central College ranked #18 on our list of the most popular physics schools. Located in the city of Naperville, North Central College is a private not-for-profit university. North Central College graduated around 6 physics students in the most recent data year. Get the full physics details for North Central College
Chicago State University ranked #19 on our list of the most popular physics schools. Chicago State University is a public school located in the city of Chicago. Chicago State University graduated around 4 physics students in the most recent data year. Get the full physics details for Chicago State University
Eastern Illinois University landed the #20 spot among the most popular physics schools. Located in the town of Charleston, Eastern Illinois University is a public university. Eastern Illinois University graduated around 4 physics students in the most recent data year. See more about physics at Eastern Illinois University
Elmhurst College placed #21 for physics by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst College is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 4 students earned a degree in physics from this school. Get the full physics details for Elmhurst College
Millikin University placed #22 for physics by yearly graduations. Millikin University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Decatur. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 4 students earned a degree in physics from this school. See more about physics at Millikin University
Greenville College comes in at #23 for physics this year. Greenville College is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Greenville. Greenville College graduated around 2 physics students in the most recent data year. Get the full physics details for Greenville College
Northeastern Illinois University placed #24 for physics by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 2 students earned a degree in physics from this school. Read the full physics report for Northeastern Illinois University
Principia College ranked #25 on our list of the most popular physics schools. Set in the rural area of Elsah, Principia College is a private not-for-profit institution. Principia College graduated around 2 physics students in the most recent data year. Read the full physics report for Principia College
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This ranking is produced by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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