by our College Data Analytics TeamPhysics is a popular field of study at colleges across the country. This ranking identifies the schools that graduate the most physics students each year.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 9 schools in Connecticut offering physics.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for physics majors in Connecticut, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
Yale University tops our list of the most popular physics schools. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 93 physics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full physics details for Yale University
University Of Connecticut ranks #2 for physics by yearly graduations. Located in the town of Storrs, University Of Connecticut is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 39 students earned a degree in physics from this school. Get the full physics details for University Of Connecticut
Wesleyan University ranks #3 for physics by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Middletown, Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 22 physics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full physics details for Wesleyan University
Central Connecticut State University ranks #4 for physics by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of New Britain, Central Connecticut State University is a public university. This school awarded about 8 physics degrees in the most recent year. See more about physics at Central Connecticut State University
A rank of #5 makes Southern Connecticut State University one of the most popular schools for physics. Set in the city of New Haven, Southern Connecticut State University is a public institution. Southern Connecticut State University graduated around 6 physics students in the most recent data year. Get the full physics details for Southern Connecticut State University
Trinity College comes in at #6 for physics this year. Located in the city of Hartford, Trinity College is a private not-for-profit university. Trinity College graduated around 4 physics students in the most recent data year. Read the full physics report for Trinity College
Capital Community College placed #7 for physics by yearly graduations. Capital Community College is a public school located in the city of New Britain. This school awarded about 3 physics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full physics report for Capital Community College
Connecticut College placed #8 for physics by yearly graduations. Connecticut College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of New London. This school awarded about 3 physics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full physics details for Connecticut College
University Of Hartford ranked #9 on our list of the most popular physics schools. Located in the city of West Hartford, University Of Hartford is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 1 students earned a degree in physics from this school. Get the full physics details for University Of Hartford
This list is compiled by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
More about our data sources and methodologies.