May 3, 2023
U.S. News & World Report released the 2023 rankings for the top science schools for graduate education in the United States. The Physical Sciences Division at the University of Chicago was well-represented in top rankings for graduate programs and specialties.
Since ranked in 2018, PSD's chemistry program moved up several places; our computer science moved up four places to 24th since last year; and our statistics remained 3rd. Our physics program remains at 7th, and several specialties are also highly ranked, with theoretical chemistry ranking 2nd, quantum physics ranking 4th, and topology ranking 2nd.
Chemistry
- 9 (tie)
- 16 organic
- 6 physical
- 2 theoretical
Computer Science
- 24 overall (tie)
- 21 in systems
- 18 in theory
Earth Sciences
- 20 in Earth Sciences
- 1 in paleontology
Math
- 6 overall
- 8 in Algebra/Number Theory/Algebraic Geometry
- 3 in Analysis
- 6 in Geometry
- 2 in topology (tie)
Physics
- 7 overall (tie)
- 9 in atomic/molecular/optical (tie)
- 10 in condensed matter
- 6 in cosmology/relativity/gravity
- 7 in elementary particles/field/string theory
- 4 in physics of living systems
- 4 in quantum
Statistics
- 3 overall (tie)