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Physics Programs  Ranked in 2010

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California Institute of Technology

Division of Physics, Mathematics & Astronomy 103-33 Pasadena, CA, 91125
SCORE: 4.9
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Harvard University

Department of Physics 17 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA, 02138
SCORE: 4.9
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Department of Physics 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA, 02139-4307
SCORE: 4.9
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Stanford University

Department of Physics Varian Physics Room 108 Stanford, CA, 94305-4060
SCORE: 4.9
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Princeton University

Department of Physics 210 Jadwin Hall Princeton, NJ, 08544
SCORE: 4.8
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University of California--Berkeley

Department of Physics 366 LeConte Hall Berkeley, CA, 94720-7300
SCORE: 4.8
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Cornell University

Department of Physics 109 Clark Hall Ithaca, NY, 14853-2501
SCORE: 4.6
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University of Chicago

Department of Physics 5720 S. Ellis Avenue Chicago, IL, 60637-1434
SCORE: 4.6
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University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign

Department of Physics 1110 W. Green Street Urbana, IL, 61801-3080
SCORE: 4.5
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University of California--Santa Barbara

Physics Department Broida Hall, Mail Code 9530 Santa Barbara, CA, 93106-9530
SCORE: 4.4