Physics & astronomy at Georgia
Georgia graduates about 16 physics & astronomy majors a year. That puts it 64th of 612 schools we score for physics & astronomy, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $6 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Georgia
Where physics & astronomy happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Life Sciences Fermentation Lab, Family Science Center 2, Family Science Center 1, Physics Building, Environmental Health Sciences, Food Science Building, Marine Science Building, Physical Education Building, Shirley Mathis McBay Science Library, Poultry Science Building, Fred C. Davison Life Sciences Complex.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 119 · Dorm 24 · Student housing 6 · Dining 5 · Library 5 · Chapel 4.
Nearby in the physics & astronomy ranking
Other strong majors at Georgia
- Languages 92 · #37
- Art, music & theater 90 · #35
- Communications & media 89 · #30
- Political science & IR 88 · #57
- Business & finance 87 · #40
- Health & pre-med fields 87 · #36
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Georgia with every school we score in physics & astronomy. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (35%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (15%) and the size of the program (10%, capped so size alone can't win). 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.