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Where can your student actually get into engineering physics?

In 2022-23, 94 colleges awarded a bachelor's degree in engineering physics, 9 of them in California. The biggest program that year was University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, with 96 graduates. We build this page from federal data for every college that awards the degree, so it is the whole field rather than a shortlist.

This page is assembled from federal data for every college that awards the degree. There is no hand-written analysis on it.

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94 colleges nationwide offer a bachelor's engineering physics program; every one of them awarded the degree in 2022-23 (federal IPEDS completions).
Largest programs by graduates in 2022-23: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (96), Colorado School of Mines (53), Murray State University (38).
9 of them are in California, the one state whose public systems (the University of California and the CSU) publish an admit rate into the major.
Hardest reported gate into the program (only the UC and the CSU publish one): University of California-Berkeley — Engineering Physics, Fall 2025: 384 applied, 29 admitted (8%).
Highest reported admit rate into the program: University of California-San Diego — 21% (229 applied, 48 admitted, Fall 2025).
Lowest average net price with aid: CUNY New York City College of Technology, $5,127 per year.

Only the University of California and the CSU publish an admit rate into a major, so most colleges here show no program admit rate. A blank rate is not an open door. It means the college does not report one, and your student is applying against the campus admit rate instead. Admits are not enrollees. At most UC programs students are admitted to the campus, not the major. This page as JSON → · California only (9 colleges, with the UC and CSU gates) →

Hardest reported gate

University of California-Berkeley
Engineering Physics, Fall 2025: 384 applied, 29 admitted

Highest reported admit rate

21%

University of California-San Diego
Engineering Physics, Fall 2025: 229 applied, 48 admitted

Lowest net price with aid

$5,127

CUNY New York City College of Technology
average for aid recipients, per year

Every college, one row each

Colleges with a reported gate into the program come first, hardest first; the rest are sorted by earnings, then by graduates. Degree awarded is the program the college conferred bachelor's degrees in during 2022-23, with the number of graduates (federal IPEDS completions). Program admit rate is the college system's own number for this major (UC Information Center, CSU Chancellor's Office). Net price is the average paid by aid recipients; full price is the cost of attendance. Earnings are federal College Scorecard medians four years after the degree.

College	Gate into the program	Degree awarded · graduates 2022-23	Program admit rate	Campus admit rate	Net price with aid	Full price	Earnings 4 yrs out
University of California-Berkeley CA · Public · Test-blind	Engineering Physics Fall 2025: 384 applied, 29 admitted · admit GPA 4.21–4.28	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 11 graduates	8%	10%	$13,481	$45,619	—
University of California-San Diego CA · Public · Test-blind	Engineering Physics Fall 2025: 229 applied, 48 admitted · admit GPA 4.21–4.29	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 3 graduates	21%	27%	$12,470	$38,701	—
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 96 graduates	—	44%	$14,355	$33,642	—
Colorado School of Mines CO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 53 graduates	—	60%	$28,690	$40,560	—
Murray State University KY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 38 graduates	—	86%	$9,096	$23,485	—
University of Colorado Boulder CO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 29 graduates	—	83%	$25,346	$37,684	—
University of Wisconsin-Platteville WI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 23 graduates	—	87%	$16,032	$21,266	—
Stephen F Austin State University TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 22 graduates	—	88%	$14,260	$25,791	—
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 20 graduates	—	18%	$13,138	$34,654	—
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 19 graduates	—	51%	$17,339	$30,305	—
Cornell University NY · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 18 graduates	—	8%	$28,690	$88,140	—
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach FL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 18 graduates	—	66%	$41,272	$64,632	—
Tulane University of Louisiana LA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 18 graduates	—	15%	$39,949	$87,004	—
Delaware State University DE · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 14 graduates	—	62%	$13,910	$27,939	—
Fordham University NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 13 graduates	—	56%	$44,338	$82,762	—
Biola University CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 12 graduates	—	60%	$31,495	$62,757	—
Columbia University in the City of New York NY · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 9 graduates	—	4%	$21,590	$89,472	—
University of Connecticut CT · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 9 graduates	—	54%	$25,097	$39,426	—
University of Maine ME · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 9 graduates	—	96%	$17,510	$27,328	—
University of Tulsa OK · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 8 graduates	—	58%	$15,000	$64,459	—
University of Illinois Chicago IL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 7 graduates	—	78%	$10,974	$27,521	—
University of Kansas KS · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 7 graduates	—	88%	$18,059	$26,751	—
Carroll University WI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 6 graduates	—	58%	$15,193	$52,639	—
Juniata College PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 6 graduates	—	72%	$23,988	$71,850	—
Kettering University MI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 6 graduates	—	79%	$34,660	$61,250	—
Marian University IN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 6 graduates	—	95%	$24,018	$56,258	—
Ouachita Baptist University AR · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 6 graduates	—	68%	$22,409	$47,321	—
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 6 graduates	—	87%	$23,805	$35,537	—
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 6 graduates	—	76%	$15,300	$28,872	—
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 6 graduates	—	43%	$17,354	$28,679	—
Whittier College CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 6 graduates	—	85%	$25,757	$63,664	—
Case Western Reserve University OH · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 5 graduates	—	29%	$41,190	$85,851	—
Loyola Marymount University CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 5 graduates	—	40%	$48,381	$83,943	—
Miami University-Oxford OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 5 graduates	—	82%	$28,384	$38,757	—
New Mexico State University-Main Campus NM · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 5 graduates	—	76%	$8,889	$23,274	—
Oglethorpe University GA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 5 graduates	—	60%	$19,509	$60,581	—
Tufts University MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 5 graduates	—	10%	$39,998	$88,300	—
University of Central Arkansas AR · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 5 graduates	—	90%	$16,511	$25,029	—
University of Minnesota-Duluth MN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 5 graduates	—	82%	$18,743	$27,680	—
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 4 graduates	—	90%	$14,967	$30,111	—
Augustana College IL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 4 graduates	—	68%	$22,736	$63,553	—
Austin Peay State University TN · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 4 graduates	—	96%	$9,735	$22,233	—
CUNY New York City College of Technology NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 4 graduates	—	81%	$5,127	$14,110	—
John Carroll University OH · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 4 graduates	—	81%	$28,746	$65,827	—
Saint Louis University MO · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 4 graduates	—	82%	$24,398	$71,932	—
Southeast Missouri State University MO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 4 graduates	—	78%	$15,882	$25,177	—
Spring Arbor University MI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 4 graduates	—	37%	$19,353	$44,703	—
Texas Lutheran University TX · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 4 graduates	—	95%	$24,654	$50,002	—
Trinity University TX · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 4 graduates	—	28%	$23,464	$68,224	—
University of Central Oklahoma OK · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 4 graduates	—	82%	$18,309	$26,392	—
Yale University CT · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 4 graduates	—	4%	$23,777	$88,300	—
Boston University MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 3 graduates	—	11%	$24,402	$86,285	—
Eastern Michigan University MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 3 graduates	—	81%	$15,407	$29,640	—
Hamline University MN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 3 graduates	—	90%	$20,744	$58,110	—
Hampden-Sydney College VA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 3 graduates	—	50%	$22,400	$70,325	—
Minnesota State University Moorhead MN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 3 graduates	—	53%	$17,997	$25,197	—
Morehouse College GA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 3 graduates	—	51%	$39,013	$51,433	—
Randolph College VA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 3 graduates	—	95%	$15,921	$45,040	—
Randolph-Macon College VA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 3 graduates	—	83%	$27,866	$63,985	—
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology IN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 3 graduates	—	73%	$42,513	$77,890	—
Samford University AL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 3 graduates	—	82%	$32,622	$57,456	—
Southwestern Oklahoma State University OK · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 3 graduates	—	100%	$14,459	$23,334	—
University of Arizona AZ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 3 graduates	—	86%	$16,674	$29,423	—
University of Massachusetts-Boston MA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 3 graduates	—	83%	$17,707	$30,544	—
University of St Thomas TX · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 3 graduates	—	93%	$19,359	$45,672	—
Xavier University OH · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 3 graduates	—	88%	$32,997	$65,476	—
Albion College MI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 2 graduates	—	83%	$14,301	$69,986	—
Goshen College IN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 2 graduates	—	89%	$14,493	$48,449	—
Linfield University OR · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 2 graduates	—	88%	$26,536	$65,935	—
Morgan State University MD · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 2 graduates	—	83%	$14,985	$25,413	—
New York University NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 2 graduates	—	9%	$37,050	$84,374	—
Point Loma Nazarene University CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 2 graduates	—	82%	$38,729	$60,488	—
Santa Clara University CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 2 graduates	—	44%	$50,062	$82,026	—
Siena College NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 2 graduates	—	71%	$33,733	$64,870	—
University of Nevada-Reno NV · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 2 graduates	—	85%	$15,927	$25,786	—
University of the Pacific CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 2 graduates	—	95%	$25,447	$71,515	—
Westmont College CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 2 graduates	—	80%	$29,053	$71,150	—
Worcester Polytechnic Institute MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 2 graduates	—	58%	$43,071	$78,679	—
Anderson University IN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 1 graduate	—	53%	$25,021	$51,585	—
Arkansas Tech University AR · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 1 graduate	—	96%	—	$22,808	—
Augustana University SD · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 1 graduate	—	59%	$23,894	$55,159	—
Belmont University TN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 1 graduate	—	96%	$33,147	$62,570	—
Dartmouth College NH · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 1 graduate	—	6%	$29,519	$87,793	—
Drew University NJ · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 1 graduate	—	69%	$24,280	$65,301	—
Elon University NC · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 1 graduate	—	67%	$41,555	$62,266	—
Ithaca College NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 1 graduate	—	70%	$33,926	$68,699	—
LeTourneau University TX · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 1 graduate	—	41%	$28,185	$51,124	—
Marquette University WI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 1 graduate	—	87%	$31,487	$66,768	—
Michigan Technological University MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 1 graduate	—	88%	$14,182	$34,152	—
Oral Roberts University OK · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 1 graduate	—	99%	$25,365	$50,004	—
Providence College RI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 1 graduate	—	49%	$48,523	$80,466	—
Stevens Institute of Technology NJ · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 1 graduate	—	43%	$41,346	$79,790	—
University at Buffalo NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 1 graduate	—	69%	$20,995	$30,785	—
Westminster College PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 1 graduate	—	86%	$19,859	$53,003	—

Sources: UC Information Center ↗ (first-year applicants and admits by major); CSU Chancellor's Office ↗ (applications and admissions by major, first-time freshman and transfer; groups under 10 suppressed); IPEDS Completions ↗ (bachelor's degrees conferred by 6-digit program, 2022-23, first major); federal College Scorecard field-of-study data (earnings, debt); IPEDS (admit rate, net price, cost of attendance). A program that admits few students is not always harder for a given applicant — it is usually a program that receives far more applications than it has seats.

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