A degree in physics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #68 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Physics Schools in Indiana ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 278 degrees in physics to qualified students.
Your choice of physics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Physics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The physics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Physics Schools in Indiana.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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The schools below may not offer all types of physics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in physics needs to check out University of Notre Dame. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.
There were roughly 71 physics students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent year we have data available.
Purdue University - Main Campus is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in physics. Purdue is a very large public university located in the city of West Lafayette. This university ranks 3rd out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were roughly 73 physics students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the physics program make about $30,203 in the first couple years of their career.
Indiana University - Bloomington is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in physics. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Bloomington. This university ranks 2nd out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were roughly 50 physics students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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Your choice of physics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Physics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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