Top PhD Programs for Chemistry

California Institute of Technology

• The California Institute of Technology, in Pasadena, has a student body of 23,000 and a faculty that includes 31 Nobel laureates. In 2101, "U.S. News & World Report" ranked Caltech No. 1 in the nation in a three-way tie for the best graduate- level chemistry program. The most famous alumnus of the chemistry department is Linus Pauling, known for his study on the nature of the chemical bond. Other notable alumni include Edwin Macmillan, discoverer of the element Neptunium, and Gordon Moore, founder of Intel and creator of Moore's Law.

  California Institute of Technology
  Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
  1200 E. California Blvd.
  Pasadena, CA 91125
  626-395-6110
  caltech.edu

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is located on a 168 acres in Cambridge, Massachusetts. William Barton Rogers, a natural scientist who wanted a new type of educational institute suited for an industrializing nation, was instrumental in MIT's founding in 1865. Today, MIT's focus is on education and research with an emphasis on practical knowledge for the real world. In 2010, "U.S. News and World Report" ranked MIT No. 1 in a three-way tie for the nation's best graduate-level chemistry department.

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  Department of Chemistry
  77 Massachusetts Ave.
  Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
  617-253-1845
  mit.edu

University of California, Berkeley

• The University of California, Berkeley campus is located in Berkeley, a city on San Francisco Bay. In 2010, "U.S. News & World Report" ranked it No. 1 in a three-way tie for best graduate-level chemistry department. As of 2010, Berkeley faculty have been awarded 20 Nobel Prizes. In its 2010 report on higher education in the United States, the National Research Council ranked Berkeley No. 1 for schools with the most graduate departments ranked in the top 10 in their respective fields. According to Berkeley's website, it educates more low-income Pell grant recipients than all eight Ivy League schools combined.

  University of California, Berkeley
  College of Chemistry
  Room 419 Latimer Hall
  Berkeley, CA 94720-1460
  510-642-5882
  berkeley.edu