PhD in Chemistry: 134 US programs compared

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1
Harvard University
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Physics
Application deadline
Dec 1
Annual tuition
$59,048
Program duration
72 months
2
Stanford University
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
Application deadline
Dec 2
Annual tuition
$63,540
Program duration
72 months
3
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
Application deadline
Dec 1
Annual tuition
$64,310
Program duration
60 months
4
Princeton University
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
Application deadline
Dec 1
Annual tuition
$65,210
Program duration
60 months
5
University of California, Berkeley
PhD in Chemistry
Application deadline
Dec 21 +2
Program duration
60 months
6
Yale University
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
Application deadline
Dec 1
Annual tuition
$50,900
Program duration
72 months
7
California Institute of Technology
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
Application deadline
Dec 1
Annual tuition
$68,574
Program duration
66 months
8
University of Pennsylvania
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
Application deadline
Dec 1
Annual tuition
$46,540
Program duration
66 months
9
University of Chicago
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
Application deadline
Dec 1
Annual tuition
$61,725
Program duration
60 months
10
Columbia University
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
Application deadline
Dec 4
Annual tuition
$56,840
Program duration
60 months

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First programs in this cohort
Rank	University	Program	Duration
#1	Harvard University	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Physics	72 months
#1	Harvard University	PhD in Chemistry	72 months
#2	Stanford University	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	72 months
#3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	60 months
#4	Princeton University	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	60 months
#6	University of California, Berkeley	PhD in Chemistry	60 months
#8	Yale University	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	72 months
#9	California Institute of Technology	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	66 months
#10	University of Pennsylvania	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	66 months
#11	University of Chicago	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	60 months
#12	Columbia University	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	60 months
#13	Cornell University	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry and Chemical Biology	60 months
#13	Cornell University	PhD in Chemistry	60 months
#16	Johns Hopkins University	PhD in Chemistry	60 months
#17	University of California, Los Angeles	PhD in Chemistry	60 months
#19	University of Michigan--Ann Arbor	Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Chemistry	72 months
#19	University of Michigan--Ann Arbor	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	61 months
#19	University of Michigan--Ann Arbor	Doctor of Philosophy in Medicinal Chemistry	64 months
#21	Carnegie Mellon University	PhD in Chemistry	66 months
#22	Duke University	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	60 months
#23	Northwestern University	PhD in Chemistry	60 months
#24	New York University	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
#25	University of Washington	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	60 months
#26	University of California San Diego	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	60 months
#26	University of California San Diego	PhD in Chemistry and Biochemistry	60 months
#30	Brown University	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	60 months
#31	The University of Texas at Austin	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	60 months
#33	Georgia Institute of Technology	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry and Biochemistry	72 months
#34	Rice University	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	72 months
#35	University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
#36	Washington University in St. Louis	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	60 months
#38	University of Wisconsin--Madison	PhD in Chemistry	72 months
#39	Purdue University--West Lafayette	Doctor of Philosophy in Analytical Chemistry
#39	Purdue University--West Lafayette	Doctor of Philosophy in Inorganic Chemistry
#39	Purdue University--West Lafayette	Doctor of Philosophy in Organic Chemistry
#39	Purdue University--West Lafayette	Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Chemistry
#39	Purdue University--West Lafayette	PhD in Chemistry	84 months
#40	Pennsylvania State University--University Park	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
#41	University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign	PhD in Chemistry	60 months
#42	University of Southern California	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	72 months
#43	Emory University	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	59 months
#47	Dartmouth College	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	60 months
#52	Vanderbilt University	PhD in Chemistry	48 months
#52	Vanderbilt University	Quantitative and Chemical Biology program	68 months
#55	University of Virginia	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	60 months
#59	University of California--Santa Barbara	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	72 months
#61	University of Rochester	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	60 months
#62	University of California, Davis	PhD in Chemistry & Chemical Biology	72 months
#64	University of Maryland, College Park	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	60 months
#65	University of California--Irvine	Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Chemistry
#65	University of California--Irvine	PhD in Chemistry	60 months
#72	University of Minnesota--Twin Cities	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Physics
#72	University of Minnesota--Twin Cities	PhD in Chemistry
#75	University of Pittsburgh	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	60 months
#77	University of Notre Dame	Doctor of Philosophy in chemistry or biochemistry	24 months
#78	Tufts University	Doctor of Philosophy Chemistry in Chemical Physics
#78	Tufts University	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
#78	Tufts University	PhD in Chemistry/Biotechnology
#81	Rutgers University--New Brunswick	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry & Chemical Biology	36 months
#81	Rutgers University--New Brunswick	PhD in Chemistry
#84	University of Massachusetts--Amherst	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	72 months
#85	Boston University	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	84 months
#91	Michigan State University	PhD in Chemistry
#92	Georgetown University	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	60 months
#93	Texas A&M University--College Station	PhD in Chemistry
#95	Ohio State University--Columbus	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	60 months
#95	Ohio State University--Columbus	PhD in Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry	60 months
#96	University of Florida	PhD in Chemistry
#98	Virginia Tech	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	60 months
#99	University of Georgia	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	60 months
#114	North Carolina State University	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
#119	University of California, Santa Cruz	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	72 months
#124	University of Arizona	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	66 months
#126	Indiana University--Bloomington	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Physics
#126	Indiana University--Bloomington	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (Medical Doctor)
#134	University of Colorado Boulder	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	67 months
#175	Arizona State University--Tempe	PhD in Chemistry	72 months
#191	University of Connecticut	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
#201–250	Case Western Reserve University	PhD in Chemistry	84 months
#201–250	Northeastern University	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	60 months
#251–300	Stony Brook University--SUNY	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
#251–300	University of Miami	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	60 months
#301–400	University of Utah	PhD in Chemistry
#301–400	George Washington University	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	60 months
#301–400	Colorado State University	PhD in Chemistry
#301–400	Tulane University	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	60 months
#301–400	University of California, Riverside	PhD in Chemistry
#301–400	Boston College	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	60 months
#301–400	University at Buffalo--SUNY	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	60 months
#301–400	Iowa State University	The PhD in Chemistry	66 months
#301–400	University of Iowa	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
#401–500	Florida State University	Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Chemistry & Biochemistry	62 months
#401–500	Washington State University	PhD in Chemistry
#401–500	University of Delaware	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry\|Biochemistry
	Auburn University	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry and Biochemistry
	Baylor University	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry and Biochemistry	96 months
	Binghamton University--SUNY	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
	Brandeis University	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	36 months
	Brigham Young University--Provo	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	96 months
	Clark University	Doctor of Philosophy Program in Chemistry	60 months

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Remaining programs in this cohort
University	Program	Duration
Clemson University	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	24 months
Colorado School of Mines	Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Chemistry
Colorado School of Mines	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
Drexel University	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	60 months
Georgia State University	Chemistry, PhD
Illinois Institute of Technology	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
Kent State University	PhD in Chemical Physics
Lehigh University	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	48 months
Marquette University	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
Miami University--Oxford	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	60 months
Miami University--Oxford	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry and Biochemistry	60 months
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
Saint Louis University	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	60 months
Scripps Research Institute	PhD in Chemical and Biological Sciences
Scripps Research Institute	PhD in Chemistry	64 months
Southern Methodist University	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
Stevens Institute of Technology	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry	Doctor of Philosophy in Organic Chemistry of Natural Products
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry	Doctor of Philosophy in Polymer Chemistry
Syracuse University	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
Temple University	PhD in Chemistry	84 months
University of California--San Francisco	PhD in Chemistry and Chemical Biology (CCB)	72 months
University of Denver	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	60 months
University of New Hampshire	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
University of Oregon	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry and Biochemistry	60 months
University of South Carolina	PhD in Chemistry	60 months
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center--Dallas	Organic Chemistry PhD Program
University of Tulsa	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
University of Vermont	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
University of Wyoming	PhD in Chemistry	60 months
Wake Forest University	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	60 months
Wayne State University	PhD in Chemistry
William & Mary	Combined Chemistry MS\|Applied Science Doctor of Philosophy
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry

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