Physics & astronomy at Penn
Penn graduates about 55 physics & astronomy majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 8th of 525 schools we score for physics & astronomy, a standout program at 96 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $58 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Penn
Where physics & astronomy happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Perelman Center for Political Science & Economics, Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building, Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology, Drexel Life Sciences Building.
Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 109 · Academic 88 · Dining 16 · Arts 13 · Athletics 10 · Student housing 7.
Nearby in the physics & astronomy ranking
Other strong majors at Penn
- Philosophy & religion 98 · #1
- Economics 96 · #7
- Neuroscience 96 · #4
- Political science & IR 96 · #5
- Languages 95 · #9
- Computer science 94 · #19
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Penn 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.