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Physics & astronomy at Dartmouth

Dartmouth graduates about 24 physics & astronomy majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 10th of 525 schools we score for physics & astronomy, a standout program at 95 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $10 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

95/100Standout#10 of 525 for physics & astronomy →
Graduates a year242% of the class
Research in the field$10Ma year, NSF
Admit rate6%whole school
SAT middle 50%1500–1580whole school

Around Dartmouth

astronomical observatory
Shattuck Observatory Dartmouth College Hanover NH May 2021Photo: Artaxerxes · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Rivian R1S parked on Dartmouth College campus, College Street in Hanover, New Ha
Rivian R1S Dartmouth College College Street Hanover NH March 2024 02Photo: Artaxerxes · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Baker-Berry Library at Dartmouth College, 6025 North Main Street in Hanover, New
Baker-Berry Library 6025 N Main Street Hanover NH July 2023 01Photo: Artaxerxes · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Sanborn Library (Dartmouth College)
Sanborn Library (Dartmouth College)Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where physics & astronomy happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Class of 1982 Engineering and Computer Science Center, MacLean Engineering Sciences Center, Remsen Medical Sciences Building, Vail Medical Sciences Building, Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center, Shattuck Observatory, Fairchild Physical Sciences Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 114 · Dorm 72 · Athletics 10 · Chapel 5 · Fraternity or sorority house 3 · Arts 3.

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Nearby in the physics & astronomy ranking

  1. University of Pennsylvania 96
  2. Columbia University 96
  3. Cornell University 95
  4. University of Notre Dame 95
  5. Johns Hopkins University 95
  6. Carnegie Mellon University 94
  7. Brown University 94
  8. Northwestern University 94

Other strong majors at Dartmouth

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Dartmouth 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.

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