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Physics & astronomy at Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt graduates about 16 physics & astronomy majors a year. That puts it 29th of 525 schools we score for physics & astronomy, a standout program at 89 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $18 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

89/100Standout#29 of 525 for physics & astronomy →
Graduates a year16under 1% of the class
Research in the field$18Ma year, NSF
Admit rate6%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1570whole school

Around Vanderbilt

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Where physics & astronomy happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Science and Engineering Building, Biological Sciences Building/Medical Research Building III, Benson Science Hall.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 83 · Dorm 40 · Student housing 10 · Athletics 7 · Arts 6 · Library 4.

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Nearby in the physics & astronomy ranking

  1. United States Naval Academy 89
  2. Tufts University 89
  3. Bowdoin College 89
  4. Washington University in St. Louis 89
  5. Duke University 89
  6. University of California, Los Angeles 88
  7. Swarthmore College 88
  8. University of Washington 87

Other strong majors at Vanderbilt

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Vanderbilt 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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