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Physics & astronomy at Princeton

Princeton graduates about 47 physics & astronomy majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 2nd of 525 schools we score for physics & astronomy, a standout program at 99 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $65 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

99/100Standout#2 of 525 for physics & astronomy →
Graduates a year474% of the class
Research in the field$65Ma year, NSF
Admit rate4%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1580whole school

Around Princeton

A fossil display in Guyot Hall, home to the Geosciences Department of Princeton
Fossil Display, Guyot Hall, Princeton UniversityPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Class of 1952 Stadium, home to the Princeton Tigers lacrosse and field hockey te
Class of 1952 StadiumPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Roberts Stadium, home to the Princeton Tigers soccer teams of Princeton Universi
Roberts StadiumPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Lenz Tennis Center, home to the Princeton Tigers tennis teams of Princeton U
Lenz Tennis CenterPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where physics & astronomy happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 27 · Dorm 11 · Athletics 7 · Library 3 · Student housing 2 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the physics & astronomy ranking

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 100
  2. Harvard University 99
  3. California Institute of Technology 99
  4. University of Chicago 98
  5. Yale University 97
  6. Stanford University 97

Other strong majors at Princeton

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Princeton 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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