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#1 #1 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY the College of Staten Island CUNY is known for being a non selective school. Acceptance Rate 99% Annual Degrees Awarded 68 SAT Score 910–1,100 Est. Net Price * $7,217 Median Starting Salary $51,157
#2 #2 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, NY CUNY Medgar Evers College is a non selective school. The school receives approximately 12,000 applications... Acceptance Rate 88% Annual Degrees Awarded 194 SAT Score 750–930 Est. Net Price * $8,250 Median Starting Salary $50,704
#3 #3 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY CUNY New York City College of Technology is a somewhat selective school. Acceptance Rate 82% Annual Degrees Awarded 59 SAT Score 850–1,030 Est. Net Price * $6,406 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#4 #4 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Oklahoma Wesleyan University Bartlesville, OK Overall, Oklahoma Wesleyan University is known for being a fairly selective school. Acceptance Rate 52% Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score 930–1,110 Est. Net Price * $27,590 Median Starting Salary $56,346
#5 #5 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Utah Valley University Orem, UT Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 5 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $9,346 Median Starting Salary $52,941
#6 #6 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Snow College Ephraim, UT Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $8,576 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#7 #7 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Richard Bland College South Prince George, VA Richard Bland College is known for being a somewhat selective school. Acceptance Rate 79% Annual Degrees Awarded 132 SAT Score 730–980 Est. Net Price * $12,268 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#8 #8 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Western Nevada College Carson City, NV Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 95 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $16,259 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#9 #9 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Middlesex College Edison, NJ Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 182 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $6,358 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#10 #10 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Chandler-Gilbert Community College Chandler, AZ Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 104 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $13,111 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#11 #11 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City, NY Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 168 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $8,753 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#12 #12 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 102 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $12,360 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#13 #13 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Glendale Community College Glendale, AZ Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 90 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $11,359 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#14 #14 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. University of New Mexico-Taos Campus Ranchos de Taos, NM Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 19 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $9,883 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#15 #15 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. American River College Sacramento, CA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 109 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $7,730 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#16 #16 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Tulsa Community College Tulsa, OK Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 94 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $4,471 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#17 #17 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York, NY Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 100 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $7,170 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#18 #18 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Seattle Central College Seattle, WA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 63 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $7,998 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#19 #19 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus Los Lunas, NM Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 21 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $4,706 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#20 #20 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Phoenix College Phoenix, AZ Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 54 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $11,555 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#21 #21 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Estrella Mountain Community College Avondale, AZ Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 54 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $11,420 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#22 #22 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Green River College Auburn, WA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 46 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $9,797 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#23 #23 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. South Puget Sound Community College Olympia, WA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 44 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $10,565 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#24 #24 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. El Camino Community College District Torrance, CA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 47 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $6,090 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#25 #25 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. South Seattle College Seattle, WA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 32 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $9,594 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#26 #26 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Pierce College District Lakewood, WA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 44 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $8,495 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#27 #27 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Jackson College Jackson, MI Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 38 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $9,773 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#28 #28 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. North Central Michigan College Petoskey, MI Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 19 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $6,701 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#29 #29 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Paradise Valley Community College Phoenix, AZ Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 36 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $12,116 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#30 #30 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Edmonds College Lynnwood, WA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 36 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $10,696 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#31 #31 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale, AZ Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 35 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $13,627 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#32 #32 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Highline College Des Moines, WA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 36 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $11,072 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#33 #33 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Bellevue College Bellevue, WA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 38 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $11,404 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#34 #34 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. South Mountain Community College Phoenix, AZ Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 24 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $11,676 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#35 #35 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. North Seattle College Seattle, WA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 24 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $10,047 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#36 #36 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa, OK Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 29 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $6,866 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#37 #37 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside, NY Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 35 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $7,351 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#38 #38 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 35 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $6,084 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#39 #39 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Cascadia College Bothell, WA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 25 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $10,483 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#40 #40 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon, WA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 28 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $9,487 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#41 #41 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus Gallup, NM Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 14 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $2,583 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#42 #42 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 31 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $6,789 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#43 #43 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. CUNY Bronx Community College Bronx, NY Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 29 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $5,592 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#44 #44 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 31 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $11,077 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#45 #45 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Clark College Vancouver, WA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 28 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $8,670 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#46 #46 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Shoreline Community College Shoreline, WA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 25 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $9,442 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#47 #47 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Rio Salado College Tempe, AZ Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 20 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $6,834 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#48 #48 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. CUNY Hostos Community College Bronx, NY Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 21 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $8,716 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#49 #49 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Warren County Community College Washington, NJ Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 9 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $3,290 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#50 #50 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee, WA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 17 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $9,971 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#51 #51 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. GateWay Community College Phoenix, AZ Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 13 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $12,786 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#52 #52 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Herkimer County Community College Herkimer, NY Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 7 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $8,974 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#53 #53 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus Los Alamos, NM Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 2 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $10,947 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#54 #54 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Grays Harbor College Aberdeen, WA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 7 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $10,432 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#55 #55 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Reading Area Community College Reading, PA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 9 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $9,882 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#56 #56 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Mount Wachusett Community College Gardner, MA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 8 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $7,889 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#57 #57 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Compton College Compton, CA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 8 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $4,877 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#58 #58 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Whatcom Community College Bellingham, WA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 8 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $9,156 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#59 #59 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Spokane Community College Spokane, WA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 7 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $6,295 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#60 #60 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Columbia Basin College Pasco, WA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 6 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $11,421 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#61 #61 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell, PA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 6 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $7,621 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#62 #62 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Clovis Community College Fresno, CA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 6 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $5,005 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#63 #63 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Reedley College Reedley, CA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 5 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $5,545 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#64 #64 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Spokane Falls Community College Spokane, WA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 5 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $7,117 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#65 #65 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Tacoma Community College Tacoma, WA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 5 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $7,789 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#66 #66 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Everett Community College Everett, WA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 5 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $11,271 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#67 #67 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla, WA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 4 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $8,971 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#68 #68 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga, CA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 6 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $14,778 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#69 #69 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. San Juan College Farmington, NM Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 4 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $4,378 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#70 #70 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Olympic College Bremerton, WA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 5 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $11,629 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#71 #71 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Lower Columbia College Longview, WA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 3 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $8,570 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#72 #72 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Hudson Valley Community College Troy, NY Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 4 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $7,815 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#73 #73 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Citrus College Glendora, CA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 4 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $5,493 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#74 #74 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 4 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $6,940 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#75 #75 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Big Bend Community College Moses Lake, WA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 2 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $10,184 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#76 #76 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Carroll Community College Westminster, MD Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 2 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $6,019 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#77 #77 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Feather River Community College District Quincy, CA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $10,853 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#78 #78 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Yakima Valley College Yakima, WA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 2 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $10,036 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#79 #79 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Dodge City Community College Dodge City, KS Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $4,498 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#80 #80 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Middlesex Community College Bedford, MA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 2 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $3,265 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#81 #81 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Eastern Oklahoma State College Wilburton, OK Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $7,323 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#82 #82 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville, PA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 2 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $10,559 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#83 #83 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Santa Fe Community College Santa Fe, NM Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $8,151 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#84 #84 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Glendale Community College Glendale, CA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 2 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $8,849 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#85 #85 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Centralia College Centralia, WA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $11,889 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#86 #86 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Butler County Community College Butler, PA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $5,328 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#87 #87 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Paris Junior College Paris, TX Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $6,669 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#88 #88 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Taft College Taft, CA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $7,991 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#89 #89 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson, MS Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $4,879 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#90 #90 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Alvin Community College Alvin, TX Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $7,354 Median Starting Salary $54,382
#91 #91 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S. Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA Acceptance Rate -- Annual Degrees Awarded 1 SAT Score -- Est. Net Price * $9,584 Median Starting Salary $54,382
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About Physical Sciences

A program that focuses on the major topics, concepts, processes, and interrelationships of physical phenomena as studied in any combination of physical science disciplines.

While Physical Sciences offers degrees up to the Masters degree, most students earn a Associates degree. Students major in Physical Sciences all around the US, though the major at the Associates degree level sees the most graduates in New York. The average starting salary for an undergraduate degree in Physical Sciences is $51,867.

Popularity of Physical Sciences Degrees in the U.S.

This heat map represents the states that have the highest percent of Physical Sciences degrees compared to all other degrees awarded in that state.

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Student Demographics

Total Students

2,755

Female Students

1,377 (49%)

Male Students

1,378 (50%)

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Physical Sciences

#1 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S.

99%

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910–1,100

$7,217

$51,157

#2 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S.

88%

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750–930

$8,250

$50,704

#3 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S.

82%

59

850–1,030

$6,406

$54,382

#4 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S.

52%

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930–1,110

$27,590

$56,346

#5 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S.

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$52,941

#6 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S.

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$54,382

#7 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S.

79%

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$12,268

$54,382

#8 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S.

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$16,259

$54,382

#9 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S.

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$6,358

$54,382

#10 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S.

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$13,111

$54,382

#11 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S.

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168

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$8,753

$54,382

#12 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S.

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$12,360

$54,382

#13 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S.

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$11,359

$54,382

#14 Best College for Physical Sciences in the U.S.