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Physics & astronomy at Emory

Emory graduates about 15 physics & astronomy majors a year. That puts it 53rd of 525 schools we score for physics & astronomy, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $17 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

85/100Standout#53 of 525 for physics & astronomy →
Graduates a year15under 1% of the class
Research in the field$17Ma year, NSF
Admit rate10%whole school
SAT middle 50%1430–1550whole school

Around Emory

Calloway Building, formerly the Physics Building, on the Emory University Quadra
Calloway Building on the Emory University QuadranglePhoto: Marc Merlin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Local call number: PT00214 Title: Spessard Holland, student and football player
Spessard Holland, student and football player at Emory University- Atlanta, GeorPhoto: Florida Memory · Public domain · source
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Where physics & astronomy happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: EPS Neuroscience Building, Woodruff Physical Education Center, Woodruff Health Sciences Administration Building, Mathematics and Science Center, Psychology and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Physician's Parking Deck, Health Sciences Research Building I, Health Sciences Research Building II.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 95 · Dorm 10 · Chapel 3 · Athletics 2 · Library 2 · Arts 2.

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Nearby in the physics & astronomy ranking

  1. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 85
  2. University of Southern California 85
  3. Grinnell College 85
  4. Smith College 85
  5. The University of Texas–Austin 84
  6. The Ohio State University 84
  7. Oberlin College 84
  8. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 83

Other strong majors at Emory

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Emory 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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