Top Ranked Science Colleges

Stanford University: School of Humanities and Sciences

• Stanford University is a private school in Stanford, California. The School of Humanities and Sciences offers competitive, top-ranked science departments. In 2010, the school ranked first in the nation for biology, tied for first in computer science, tied for second in mathematics, tied for first in chemistry, tied for second in Earth sciences and tied for first in physics, according to U.S. News and World Report.

  The Natural Science department is divided into physics, chemistry, biology, applied physics, mathematics and statistics. Within each department, students can pursue undergraduate majors or minors, or master's and doctorate degrees. Students can further specify their studies with a concentration, such as plant biology or genetics.

  Stanford University
  450 Serra Mall
  Stanford, CA 94305
  650-723-2300
  stanford.edu/dept/humsci

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: School of Science

• Located across the Charles River Basin from Boston in Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers a consistently top-tier science program. In 2010, the School of Science tied for first in the nation for physics, tied for second in earth sciences, tied for first in chemistry, tied for second in mathematics, tied for first in computer science and tied for second in biology, according to U.S. News and World Report. Undergraduates can work toward Bachelor's of Science degrees in biology, brain and cognitive sciences, chemistry, earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences, mathematics and physics. Graduate students can pursue a Ph.D. within any of the six science departments.

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  77 Massachusetts Ave.
  Cambridge, MA 02139
  617-258-9344
  web.mit.edu/science

California Institute of Technology

• California Institute of Technology, located in Pasadena near Los Angeles, offers top-ranked science programs. The school is divided into six academic programs, five of which are science-based. In 2010, the division of biology tied for fourth best in the nation, chemistry tied for first, physics tied for third and the geological and planetary sciences division ranked first, according to U.S. News and World Report. Bachelor's of Science, Master's of Science and Ph.D. degrees are available. Within each program, students can further specialize their degrees and study subjects such as chemical engineering, biochemistry or geochemistry.

  California Institute of Technology
  1200 E. California Blvd.
  Pasadena, CA 91125-0001
  (626) 395-6811
  caltech.edu