Colleges

The 136 US colleges offering physical sciences, general — filter by admissions, cost, outcomes, campus climate and distance to the beach.

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Public

Tempe, Arizona · Midsize city · 8 mi to Phoenix

Admission
90%
SAT
—
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
68%
Students
64,674
To beach
166 mi
Grads in major
47

Michigan State University

Public

East Lansing, Michigan · Small city · 4 mi to Lansing

Admission
85%
SAT
1269
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$67k
Grad rate
81%
Students
40,922
To beach
71 mi
Grads in major
1

San Diego State University

Public

San Diego, California · Large city · 7 mi to San Diego

Admission
36%
SAT
—
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$65k
Grad rate
76%
Students
35,377
To beach
7 mi
Grads in major
3

Utah Valley University

Public

Orem, Utah · Small city · 34 mi to Salt Lake City

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$55k
Grad rate
45%
Students
28,453
To beach
544 mi
Grads in major
3

American River College

Public

Sacramento, California · Large suburb · 9 mi to Sacramento

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
37%
Students
25,621
To beach
39 mi
Grads in major
119

San Jacinto Community College

Public

Pasadena, Texas · Midsize city · 17 mi to Houston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
30%
Students
22,969
To beach
5 mi
Grads in major
13

Long Beach City College

Public

Long Beach, California · Large city · 16 mi to Los Angeles

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
30%
Students
22,427
To beach
5 mi
Grads in major
39

California State University-Fresno

Public

Fresno, California · Large city · 6 mi to Fresno

Admission
95%
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$61k
Grad rate
57%
Students
21,605
To beach
112 mi
Grads in major
13

Washington State University

Public

Pullman, Washington · Distant town · 65 mi to Spokane

Admission
87%
SAT
—
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$69k
Grad rate
61%
Students
21,099
To beach
247 mi
Grads in major
9

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Public

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Large city · 2 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
58%
SAT
1370
Net price
$30k
Earnings
$66k
Grad rate
86%
Students
20,370
To beach
110 mi
Grads in major
9

El Camino Community College District

Public

Torrance, California · Large suburb · 13 mi to Los Angeles

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
42%
Students
19,210
To beach
5 mi
Grads in major
64

CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College

Public

New York, New York · Large city · 1 mi to New York

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
25%
Students
18,623
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
63

Boston University

Private

Boston, Massachusetts · Large city · 3 mi to Boston

Admission
11%
SAT
1480
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$83k
Grad rate
89%
Students
18,248
To beach
3 mi
Grads in major
1

Chaffey College

Public

Rancho Cucamonga, California · Large suburb · 16 mi to Riverside

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
36%
Students
18,132
To beach
41 mi
Grads in major
11

University of California-Santa Cruz

Public

Santa Cruz, California · Small city · 26 mi to San Jose

Admission
66%
SAT
—
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$68k
Grad rate
75%
Students
17,940
To beach
3 mi
Grads in major
58

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

Public

Albuquerque, New Mexico · Large city · 2 mi to Albuquerque

Admission
95%
SAT
1038
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$45k
Grad rate
55%
Students
17,244
To beach
460 mi
Grads in major
—

Weber State University

Public

Ogden, Utah · Small city · 30 mi to Salt Lake City

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$56k
Grad rate
46%
Students
16,360
To beach
551 mi
Grads in major
1

San Diego Mesa College

Public

San Diego, California · Large city · 6 mi to San Diego

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$45k
Grad rate
35%
Students
16,098
To beach
5 mi
Grads in major
2

Kansas State University

Public

Manhattan, Kansas · Small city · 107 mi to Kansas City

Admission
82%
SAT
1151
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$57k
Grad rate
71%
Students
15,142
To beach
505 mi
Grads in major
7

Mesa Community College

Public

Mesa, Arizona · Large city · 12 mi to Phoenix

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
16%
Students
14,460
To beach
166 mi
Grads in major
60

CUNY New York City College of Technology

Public

Brooklyn, New York · Large city · 2 mi to New York

Admission
80%
SAT
1010
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$49k
Grad rate
21%
Students
13,580
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
35

Rochester Institute of Technology

Private

Rochester, New York · Large suburb · 6 mi to Rochester

Admission
67%
SAT
1383
Net price
$35k
Earnings
$77k
Grad rate
70%
Students
13,215
To beach
13 mi
Grads in major
14

Tulsa Community College

Public

Tulsa, Oklahoma · Large city · 1 mi to Tulsa

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
28%
Students
12,228
To beach
443 mi
Grads in major
116

Western Kentucky University

Public

Bowling Green, Kentucky · Small city · 60 mi to Nashville

Admission
94%
SAT
971
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
56%
Students
12,155
To beach
324 mi
Grads in major
2

Glendale Community College

Public

Glendale, Arizona · Large suburb · 11 mi to Phoenix

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
16%
Students
11,975
To beach
166 mi
Grads in major
45

Community College of Philadelphia

Public

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Large city · 1 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
24%
Students
11,948
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
0

Rio Salado College

Public

Tempe, Arizona · Midsize city · 6 mi to Phoenix

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
9%
Students
11,668
To beach
164 mi
Grads in major
29

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Public

New York, New York · Large city · 4 mi to New York

Admission
57%
SAT
1080
Net price
$3k
Earnings
$56k
Grad rate
56%
Students
11,590
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
—

College of the Sequoias

Public

Visalia, California · Midsize city · 39 mi to Fresno

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$480
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
39%
Students
11,562
To beach
107 mi
Grads in major
1

CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Public

Long Island City, New York · Large city · 4 mi to New York

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
24%
Students
11,254
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
104

Glendale Community College

Public

Glendale, California · Midsize city · 8 mi to Los Angeles

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
37%
Students
10,509
To beach
19 mi
Grads in major
5

College of Staten Island CUNY

Public

Staten Island, New York · Large city · 11 mi to New York

Admission
92%
SAT
1040
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$54k
Grad rate
34%
Students
9,657
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
59

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Public

Mayaguez, Puerto Rico · Small city · 70 mi to San Juan

Admission
57%
SAT
—
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$49k
Grad rate
49%
Students
9,539
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
3

Harrisburg Area Community College

Public

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania · Small city · 2 mi to Harrisburg

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
21%
Students
9,533
To beach
66 mi
Grads in major
3

CUNY Queensborough Community College

Public

Bayside, New York · Large city · 13 mi to New York

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$4k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
24%
Students
8,940
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
30

Butte College

Public

Oroville, California · Distant rural · 74 mi to Sacramento

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
45%
Students
8,890
To beach
104 mi
Grads in major
1

Phoenix College

Public

Phoenix, Arizona · Large city · 2 mi to Phoenix

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
14%
Students
8,555
To beach
165 mi
Grads in major
30

Middlesex College

Public

Edison, New Jersey · Large suburb · 24 mi to New York

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$2k
Earnings
$47k
Grad rate
33%
Students
8,469
To beach
4 mi
Grads in major
180

California State University-Stanislaus

Public

Turlock, California · Small suburb · 38 mi to Stockton

Admission
98%
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
53%
Students
8,385
To beach
46 mi
Grads in major
3

Citrus College

Public

Glendora, California · Large suburb · 21 mi to Los Angeles

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$4k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
41%
Students
8,286
To beach
30 mi
Grads in major
6

Clovis Community College

Public

Fresno, California · Large city · 11 mi to Fresno

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
—
Grad rate
45%
Students
7,956
To beach
113 mi
Grads in major
12

University of Dayton

Private

Dayton, Ohio · Midsize city · 2 mi to Dayton

Admission
65%
SAT
1335
Net price
$30k
Earnings
$76k
Grad rate
80%
Students
7,682
To beach
133 mi
Grads in major
1

Bellevue College

Public

Bellevue, Washington · Midsize city · 9 mi to Seattle

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$56k
Grad rate
36%
Students
7,364
To beach
9 mi
Grads in major
27

Montgomery County Community College

Public

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 16 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
28%
Students
7,301
To beach
16 mi
Grads in major
8

Emory University

Private

Atlanta, Georgia · Large city · 5 mi to Atlanta

Admission
11%
SAT
1520
Net price
$23k
Earnings
$80k
Grad rate
91%
Students
7,298
To beach
219 mi
Grads in major
11

Villanova University

Private

Villanova, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 11 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
27%
SAT
1460
Net price
$44k
Earnings
$100k
Grad rate
92%
Students
6,938
To beach
12 mi
Grads in major
37

Hudson Valley Community College

Public

Troy, New York · Small city · 5 mi to Albany

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$45k
Grad rate
35%
Students
6,499
To beach
97 mi
Grads in major
4

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Public

Perkinston, Mississippi · Distant rural · 66 mi to Mobile

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$33k
Grad rate
48%
Students
6,353
To beach
26 mi
Grads in major
21

CUNY Bronx Community College

Public

Bronx, New York · Large city · 11 mi to New York

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$4k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
16%
Students
5,964
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
28

Purdue University Northwest

Public

Hammond, Indiana · Large suburb · 22 mi to Chicago

Admission
72%
SAT
1024
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
43%
Students
5,671
To beach
5 mi
Grads in major
5

California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt

Public

Arcata, California · Remote town · 210 mi to Sacramento

Admission
98%
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
49%
Students
5,612
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
1

Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Public

Natchitoches, Louisiana · Remote town · 66 mi to Shreveport

Admission
93%
SAT
1088
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$47k
Grad rate
43%
Students
5,519
To beach
129 mi
Grads in major
5

Reedley College

Public

Reedley, California · Distant town · 20 mi to Fresno

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$38k
Grad rate
42%
Students
5,504
To beach
114 mi
Grads in major
2

Middlesex Community College

Public

Bedford, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 16 mi to Boston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$3k
Earnings
$51k
Grad rate
23%
Students
5,412
To beach
16 mi
Grads in major
2

Scottsdale Community College

Public

Scottsdale, Arizona · Fringe rural · 12 mi to Phoenix

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
17%
Students
5,377
To beach
173 mi
Grads in major
23

Pierce College District

Public

Lakewood, Washington · Small city · 32 mi to Seattle

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
31%
Students
5,313
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
41

Sonoma State University

Public

Rohnert Park, California · Large suburb · 42 mi to San Francisco

Admission
93%
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$66k
Grad rate
58%
Students
5,166
To beach
16 mi
Grads in major
1

Paradise Valley Community College

Public

Phoenix, Arizona · Large city · 15 mi to Phoenix

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$47k
Grad rate
19%
Students
5,117
To beach
177 mi
Grads in major
21

Butler Community College

Public

El Dorado, Kansas · Distant town · 26 mi to Wichita

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
32%
Students
5,104
To beach
565 mi
Grads in major
5

Chandler-Gilbert Community College

Public

Chandler, Arizona · Large city · 19 mi to Phoenix

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$51k
Grad rate
30%
Students
5,051
To beach
162 mi
Grads in major
36

Green River College

Public

Auburn, Washington · Small city · 21 mi to Seattle

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$51k
Grad rate
39%
Students
4,965
To beach
8 mi
Grads in major
38

Clark College

Public

Vancouver, Washington · Midsize city · 8 mi to Portland

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
39%
Students
4,945
To beach
45 mi
Grads in major
19

CUNY Hostos Community College

Public

Bronx, New York · Large city · 8 mi to New York

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
16%
Students
4,900
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
9

Everett Community College

Public

Everett, Washington · Midsize city · 28 mi to Seattle

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$45k
Grad rate
37%
Students
4,709
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
5

Tacoma Community College

Public

Tacoma, Washington · Midsize city · 27 mi to Seattle

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$47k
Grad rate
32%
Students
4,668
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
6

Columbia Basin College

Public

Pasco, Washington · Large suburb · 126 mi to Spokane

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$47k
Grad rate
33%
Students
4,640
To beach
170 mi
Grads in major
11

GateWay Community College

Public

Phoenix, Arizona · Large city · 4 mi to Phoenix

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
29%
Students
4,538
To beach
166 mi
Grads in major
7

Spokane Community College

Public

Spokane, Washington · Midsize city · 3 mi to Spokane

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
33%
Students
4,533
To beach
225 mi
Grads in major
7

Estrella Mountain Community College

Public

Avondale, Arizona · Large suburb · 16 mi to Phoenix

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
32%
Students
4,512
To beach
157 mi
Grads in major
36

United States Naval Academy

Public

Annapolis, Maryland · Large suburb · 23 mi to Baltimore

Admission
9%
SAT
1307
Net price
—
Earnings
—
Grad rate
93%
Students
4,474
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
20

San Juan College

Public

Farmington, New Mexico · Fringe rural · 144 mi to Albuquerque

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
37%
Students
4,304
To beach
477 mi
Grads in major
1

University of Southern Maine

Public

Portland, Maine · Small city · 1 mi to Portland

Admission
79%
SAT
1116
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$50k
Grad rate
40%
Students
4,222
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
1

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Public

Schnecksville, Pennsylvania · Fringe rural · 7 mi to Allentown

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
30%
Students
4,148
To beach
54 mi
Grads in major
1

United States Air Force Academy

Public

USAF Academy, Colorado · Fringe rural · 13 mi to Colorado Springs

Admission
14%
SAT
1350
Net price
—
Earnings
—
Grad rate
88%
Students
4,114
To beach
711 mi
Grads in major
2

Seattle Central College

Public

Seattle, Washington · Large city · 1 mi to Seattle

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
32%
Students
3,953
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
66

Highline College

Public

Des Moines, Washington · Large suburb · 15 mi to Seattle

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
35%
Students
3,838
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
33

Rockland Community College

Public

Suffern, New York · Large suburb · 29 mi to New York

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$50k
Grad rate
29%
Students
3,834
To beach
8 mi
Grads in major
—

Olympic College

Public

Bremerton, Washington · Small city · 14 mi to Seattle

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
31%
Students
3,826
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
5

Reading Area Community College

Public

Reading, Pennsylvania · Small city · 28 mi to Lancaster

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
34%
Students
3,703
To beach
45 mi
Grads in major
18

Edmonds College

Public

Lynnwood, Washington · Large suburb · 15 mi to Seattle

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
29%
Students
3,656
To beach
3 mi
Grads in major
18

South Mountain Community College

Public

Phoenix, Arizona · Large city · 5 mi to Phoenix

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
16%
Students
3,645
To beach
161 mi
Grads in major
16

Westfield State University

Public

Westfield, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 11 mi to Springfield

Admission
81%
SAT
—
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$57k
Grad rate
54%
Students
3,615
To beach
57 mi
Grads in major
2

Taft College

Public

Taft, California · Distant town · 29 mi to Bakersfield

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$3k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
28%
Students
3,556
To beach
51 mi
Grads in major
10

Biola University

Private

La Mirada, California · Large suburb · 17 mi to Los Angeles

Admission
74%
SAT
1261
Net price
$31k
Earnings
$57k
Grad rate
68%
Students
3,474
To beach
13 mi
Grads in major
2

Jackson College

Public

Jackson, Michigan · Fringe rural · 40 mi to Lansing

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
16%
Students
3,422
To beach
56 mi
Grads in major
48

Alvin Community College

Public

Alvin, Texas · Large suburb · 26 mi to Houston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
24%
Students
3,342
To beach
14 mi
Grads in major
1

CUNY Graduate School and University Center

Public

New York, New York · Large city · 3 mi to New York

Admission
68%
SAT
—
Net price
—
Earnings
$66k
Grad rate
—
Students
3,254
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
43

CUNY Medgar Evers College

Public

Brooklyn, New York · Large city · 4 mi to New York

Admission
86%
SAT
920
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
20%
Students
3,233
To beach
3 mi
Grads in major
114

Spokane Falls Community College

Public

Spokane, Washington · Midsize city · 2 mi to Spokane

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
32%
Students
3,199
To beach
221 mi
Grads in major
7

Colgate University

Private

Hamilton, New York · Distant rural · 35 mi to Syracuse

Admission
14%
SAT
1508
Net price
$29k
Earnings
$85k
Grad rate
91%
Students
3,180
To beach
61 mi
Grads in major
2

Compton College

Public

Compton, California · Large suburb · 12 mi to Los Angeles

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$34k
Grad rate
27%
Students
3,142
To beach
7 mi
Grads in major
5

South Puget Sound Community College

Public

Olympia, Washington · Small city · 49 mi to Seattle

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$45k
Grad rate
44%
Students
3,075
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
27

North Seattle College

Public

Seattle, Washington · Large city · 6 mi to Seattle

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
33%
Students
3,074
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
20

Wesleyan University

Private

Middletown, Connecticut · Small city · 15 mi to Hartford

Admission
16%
SAT
1501
Net price
$30k
Earnings
$74k
Grad rate
93%
Students
3,067
To beach
19 mi
Grads in major
17

Mount Wachusett Community College

Public

Gardner, Massachusetts · Midsize suburb · 25 mi to Worcester

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
24%
Students
3,059
To beach
50 mi
Grads in major
5

Shoreline College

Public

Shoreline, Washington · Large suburb · 10 mi to Seattle

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$52k
Grad rate
29%
Students
3,046
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
19