University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ranked first in the Best Condensed Matter Colleges rankings, followed by Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The average tuition & fees of Best Condensed Matter Colleges is $14,845 for in-state and $54,156 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2023-2024.
Cornell University has the highest tuition & fees of $66,014 and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has the lowest tuition & fees of $39,192 among Best Condensed Matter Colleges. For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $16,599 for in-state and $46,528 for out-of-state students.
The average acceptance rate is 15.60% and the SAT score is 1511 for the Best Condensed Matter Colleges. Their acceptance rate is low, making it difficult to get into the schools, and the SAT score is very high.
| Rank | School Name | Undergraduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Acceptance Rate | SAT/ACT Scores | Student Population | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | $39,192 ($18,060) | $33,640 ($18,837) | 44.00% | 1,410 SAT 32 ACT | 56,916 | 84% |
| 2 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | $62,484 | $59,499 | 4.00% | 1,550 SAT 35 ACT | 18,283 | 95% |
| 3 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | $60,156 | $63,393 | 5.00% | 1,550 SAT 35 ACT | 11,858 | 94% |
| 4 | University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | $45,627 ($14,850) | $30,363 ($15,261) | 12.00% | - | 45,307 | 94% |
| 5 | University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA | $45,742 ($14,965) | $29,555 ($14,453) | 28.00% | - | 26,420 | 85% |
| 6 | Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY | $66,014 | $30,085 | 8.00% | 1,520 SAT 34 ACT | 25,898 | 95% |
| 7 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | $59,076 | $55,440 | 3.00% | 1,550 SAT 35 ACT | 30,631 | 97% |
| 8 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ | $59,710 | $62,860 | 4.00% | 1,540 SAT 34 ACT | 8,842 | 97% |
| 9 | California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA | $63,255 | $63,063 | 3.00% | - | 2,401 | 94% |
| 10 | University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD | $40,306 ($11,505) | $37,383 ($17,843) | 45.00% | 1,460 SAT 33 ACT | 40,792 | 89% |
| Average | $54,156 ($14,845) | $46,528 ($16,599) | 16% | 1,511 | 26,735 | 92% |