Physics & astronomy at Brown
Brown graduates about 26 physics & astronomy majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 14th of 525 schools we score for physics & astronomy, a standout program at 94 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $12 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Where physics & astronomy happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Sciences Library.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 65 · Dorm 46 · Offices 6 · Dining 5 · Library 4 · Athletics 4.
Nearby in the physics & astronomy ranking
Other strong majors at Brown
- Math & statistics 99 · #2
- Computer science 98 · #2
- English & writing 98 · #1
- Political science & IR 98 · #2
- Economics 97 · #4
- History 97 · #4
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Brown with every school we score in physics & astronomy. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.