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Physics & astronomy at Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke College graduates about 20 physics & astronomy majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 274th of 612 schools we score for physics & astronomy, a solid program at 53 out of 100.

53/100Solid#274 of 612 for physics & astronomy →
Graduates a year203% of the class
Research in the field$348Ka year, NSF
Admit rate36%whole school
SAT middle 50%1365–1485whole school

Around Mount Holyoke College

Pump House at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley Massachusetts
Pump House at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley MAPhoto: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0 · source
A remaining pier of a former footbridge on the Mount Holyoke College campus, see
Former bridge pier on Mount Holyoke campus, April 2019Photo: Charles Fulton · CC BY 2.0 · source
Mount Holyoke College Upper Dam, South Hadley Massachusetts
Mount Holyoke College Upper Dam, South Hadley MAPhoto: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0 · source
Isabelia pulchella
Isabelia pulchella (6408060743)Photo: chipmunk_1 from Boston, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where physics & astronomy happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Williston Observatory.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 16 · Academic 11 · Arts 4 · Offices 2 · Library 2 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the physics & astronomy ranking

  1. Montana State University 54
  2. Virginia Commonwealth University 54
  3. Bethel University 54
  4. University of Hawaii at Manoa 54
  5. Pitzer College 53
  6. Old Dominion University 53
  7. Wofford College 53
  8. Central Michigan University 53

Other strong majors at Mount Holyoke College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Mount Holyoke College 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.

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