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Physics & astronomy at Johns Hopkins

Johns Hopkins graduates about 23 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 $340 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 year232% of the class
Research in the field$340Ma year, NSF
Admit rate8%whole school
SAT middle 50%1520–1570whole school

Where physics & astronomy happens

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Nearby in the physics & astronomy ranking

  1. Columbia University 96
  2. Cornell University 95
  3. University of Notre Dame 95
  4. Dartmouth College 95
  5. Carnegie Mellon University 94
  6. Brown University 94
  7. Northwestern University 94
  8. University of Rochester 93

Other strong majors at Johns Hopkins

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Johns Hopkins 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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