Once again, the University of Colorado Department of Physics earned top rankings from the U.S. News & World Report. The rankings were announced in early March 2015.
CU Boulder's Department of Physics was declared the top school in the nation for Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics for a second year in a row. This ranking rates our program above M.I.T., Harvard and Stanford Universities. Quantum Physics at CU Boulder was ranked number 8 in the nation and overall, we were ranked in the top 20 schools for our exemplary physics program.
The report gathered statistical information on more than 1,900 programs nationwide to compile rankings in five of the largest professional graduate school disciplines -- business, law, education, engineering and medicine -- as well as some part-time programs. The rankings are based on expert opinions and statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school's faculty, research and students.