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Largest biological and physical sciences programs in the United States
U.S. biological and physical sciences programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pasadena City College | Pasadena | Public, 2-year | 1,021 |
| 2 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin | Public, 4-year | 924 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Pierce College | Woodland Hills | Public, 2-year | 837 |
| 4 | Mt San Jacinto Community College District | San Jacinto | Public, 2-year | 652 |
| 5 | Victor Valley College | Victorville | Public, 2-year | 552 |
| 6 | Shasta College | Redding | Public, 4-year | 510 |
| 7 | Allan Hancock College | Santa Maria | Public, 2-year | 457 |
| 8 | Sierra College | Rocklin | Public, 2-year | 456 |
| 9 | Contra Costa College | San Pablo | Public, 2-year | 418 |
| 10 | San Joaquin Delta College | Stockton | Public, 2-year | 414 |
| 11 | Los Angeles Valley College | Valley Glen | Public, 4-year | 402 |
| 12 | William Rainey Harper College | Palatine | Public, 2-year | 401 |
| 13 | Solano Community College | Fairfield | Public, 4-year | 384 |
| 14 | Oxnard College | Oxnard | Public, 2-year | 384 |
| 15 | Santa Monica College | Santa Monica | Public, 4-year | 374 |
| 16 | Golden West College | Huntington Beach | Public, 2-year | 374 |
| 17 | Los Medanos College | Pittsburg | Public, 2-year | 365 |
| 18 | Riverside City College | Riverside | Public, 2-year | 359 |
| 19 | Moorpark College | Moorpark | Public, 4-year | 349 |
| 20 | American River College | Sacramento | Public, 2-year | 317 |
| 21 | Modesto Junior College | Modesto | Public, 4-year | 311 |
| 22 | Santa Rosa Junior College | Santa Rosa | Public, 2-year | 306 |
| 23 | El Camino Community College District | Torrance | Public, 2-year | 303 |
| 24 | East Los Angeles College | Monterey Park | Public, 2-year | 301 |
| 25 | Palomar College | San Marcos | Public, 2-year | 290 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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