A new Academic Ranking of World Universities report issued from Shanghai Ranking has listed the Physics program at the University of Colorado, Boulder as the 13th best university globally for physics. The ranking was issued in August 2019. According to the list, CU Boulder's Physics program ranks as the 3rd amongst state university in the U.S.
According to their website, the ARWU report ranks institutions on 54 subjects, across Natural Sciences, Engineering, Life Sciences, Medical Sciences and Social Sciences.