Physics & astronomy at Iowa
Iowa graduates about 23 physics & astronomy majors a year. That puts it 74th of 525 schools we score for physics & astronomy, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $55 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: Dental Science Building, Bowen Science Building, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, Health Science Academic Building, Iowa Bioscience Innovation Facility.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 64 · Athletics 12 · Student housing 10 · Dorm 5 · Arts 2 · Offices 1.
Nearby in the physics & astronomy ranking
Other strong majors at Iowa
- Business & finance 87 · #25
- Communications & media 83 · #58
- Education 83 · #15
- Math & statistics 82 · #76
- Health & pre-med fields 81 · #54
- Languages 80 · #102
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Iowa 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.