Astrophysics

STEM • Physical Sciences

What is it about?

A program that focuses on the theoretical and observational study of the structure, properties, and behavior of stars, star systems and clusters, stellar life cycles, and related phenomena. Includes instruction in cosmology, plasma kinetics, stellar physics, convolution and non-equilibrium radiation transfer theory, non-Euclidean geometries, mathematical modeling, galactic structure theory, and relativistic astronomy.

Numbers at a glance

422nd
Popular nationwide
95
Search Rank on O's List
32
Colleges offer it
211
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
133
Women
78

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
University of California-Santa Cruz27
University of California-Berkeley22
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities18
Rutgers University-New Brunswick15
Michigan State University14
University of California-Los Angeles12
University of Wisconsin-Madison11
United States Military Academy8
University of New Mexico-Main Campus7
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus3
Average public university graduating class: 12 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Columbia University in the City of New York10
Colgate University8
California Institute of Technology6
Lehigh University5
Franklin and Marshall College5
Princeton University4
Agnes Scott College4
Whitman College3
Lycoming College3
Illinois Institute of Technology3
Average private university graduating class: 3 students.

O's Insights on Astrophysics

  • Major has been increasing in popularity over the last 5 years after being stable prior to that.
  • 67% of graduates come from public universities.

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