Physics & astronomy at Stanford
Stanford graduates about 33 physics & astronomy majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 6th of 525 schools we score for physics & astronomy, a standout program at 97 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $80 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Stanford
Where physics & astronomy happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Stanford Neuroscience Health Center, Green Earth Sciences Building, Mitchell Earth Sciences Building, Stanford Neurosciences Building, Physics and Astrophysics, Varian Physics Laboratory, Sapp Center for Science Teaching and Learning, Keck Science, Center for Clinical Sciences Research, Spilker Engineering and Applied Sciences, Computing & Data Science, Gates Computer Science.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 127 · Dorm 58 · Athletics 26 · Dining 11 · Arts 7 · Library 5.
Nearby in the physics & astronomy ranking
Other strong majors at Stanford
- Computer science 98 · #2
- Neuroscience 97 · #1
- Engineering (all) 97 · #2
- Math & statistics 96 · #8
- Economics 95 · #12
- English & writing 95 · #3
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Stanford 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.