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Physics and Astronomy Departments in USA
USA
680
Departments
Listed
University/College
Department
Number of Faculty
1.
University of Maryland
Physics
74
2.
Rutgers University
Physics & Astronomy
65
3.
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Physics
64
4.
University of California, UCI
Physics & Astronomy
61
5.
University of Notre Dame
Department of Physics
60
6.
SUNY - University at Stony Brook
Physics & Astronomy
59
7.
University of Texas, Physics
Physics
56
8.
Ohio State University
Physics
54
9.
University of Rochester
Physics & Astronomy
51
10.
University of Arizona
Physics
50
11.
Carnegie Mellon University
Physics
50
12.
University of California
Physics Department
47
13.
Arizona State University
Physics & Astronomy
46
14.
Florida State University
Physics
44
15.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Physics, Applied Physics & Astronomy
44
16.
Cornell University, Physics
Physics
43
17.
Purdue University
Department of Physics
41
18.
Stanford University
Physics
39
19.
Indiana University
Physics
38
20.
University of Pennsylvania
Physics & Astronomy
37
21.
University of Tennessee
Physics & Astronomy
36
22.
Pennsylvania State University
Physics
35
23.
University of Utah
Physics Department
35
24.
North Carolina State University
Physics
35
25.
U.S. Naval Academy
Physics Department
35
26.
University of New Mexico
Physics & Astronomy
35
27.
University of New Hampshire
Physics
34
28.
University of Southern California, USC
Physics and Astronomy
34
29.
University of Pittsburgh
Physics & Astronomy
33
30.
University of Massachusetts, Physics
Physics
32
31.
New York University
Physics Department
31
32.
University of Michigan - Dearborn
Natural Sciences
30
33.
University of Kentucky
Physics and Energy Scinece
30
34.
The University of Iowa
Physics & Astronomy
30
35.
Wayne State University
Physics and Astronomy Department
30
36.
University of Oklahoma
Physics & Astronomy
29
37.
Northeastern University
Physics Department
29
38.
Vanderbilt University
Physics & Astronomy
28
39.
University of Houston
Physics
28
40.
Montana State University
Physics
28
41.
University of Nebraska
Physics & Astronomy
27
42.
Kansas State University
Physics Department
26
43.
University of Cincinnati
Physics
26
44.
University of South Carolina
Physics & Astronomy
26
45.
University of Toledo
Physics & Astronomy
25
46.
University of Central Florida
Physics Department
25
47.
Auburn University
Physics
25
48.
University of Alabama
Physics & Astronomy
23
49.
Northern Arizona University
Physics & Astronomy
23
50.
San Jose State University
Physics
23
51.
University of Kansas
Physics & Astronomy
23
52.
University of Missouri
Physics & Astronomy
23
53.
Kent State University
Physics
22
54.
Case Western Reserve University
Physics
22
55.
New Mexico State University
Physics
22
56.
University of Massachusetts
The Department of Physics and Applied Physics
21
57.
Old Dominion University
Department of Physics
21
58.
Western Michigan University
Physics
20
59.
Dartmouth College
Physics & Astronomy
20
60.
Colorado State University
Physics
20
61.
University of California, UCSC
Physics Department
20
62.
University of Delaware
Physics & Astronomy
20
63.
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Physics
20
64.
Texas Tech University
Physics
20
65.
Tufts University
Physics & Astronomy
20
66.
Brandeis University
Physics Department
19
67.
West Virginia University
Physics
19
68.
Michigan Technological University
Physics
19
69.
University of Massachusetts, Astronomy
Astronomy
18
70.
California State University
Physics
18
71.
Washington State University
Physics
18
72.
Towson University
Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences
17
73.
East Carolina University
Physics
17
74.
Christopher Newport University
Physics, Computer Science & Engineering
17
75.
Mississippi State University
Physics & Astronomy
17
76.
University of Miami
Physics
17
77.
University of Maryland - UMBC
Physics Department
17
78.
University of Nevada, Reno
Physics
17
79.
University of Maine
Physics & Astronomy
16
80.
Valdosta State University
Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences
16
81.
College of Charleston
Physics & Astronomy
15
82.
Miami University
Physics
15
83.
Wright State University
Physics
15
84.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Physics and Optical Science
15
85.
Colorado School of Mines
Physics Department
15
86.
Utah State University
Physics
15
87.
Wake Forest University
Physics
15
88.
University of Texas at Dallas
Physics
14
89.
San Francisco State University
Physics & Astronomy
14
90.
California State Polytechnic University
Physics
14
91.
Boston College
Physics
14
92.
Georgetown University
Physics
14
93.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Physics
14
94.
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science
14
95.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Physics
14
96.
Swarthmore College
Physics & Astronomy
13
97.
University of Dayton
Physics
13
98.
Grand Valley State University
Physics
13
99.
University of New Orleans
Physics
13
100.
Florida Institute of Technology
Physics and Space Sciences
13
101.
University of Texas at Al Paso
Physics
12
102.
Stephen F. Austin State University
Physics & Astronomy
12
103.
St. Cloud State University
Physics, Astronomy & Engineering Science
12
104.
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Physics and Applied Optics
12
105.
University of Louisville
Physics
12
106.
Weber State University
Physics
12
107.
Louisiana Tech University
Physics & Astronomy
12
108.
Eastern Illinois University
Physics
11
109.
Portland State University
Physics
11
110.
University of Rhode Island
Physics
11
111.
Georgia Southern University
Physics
11
112.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Physics
11
113.
University of Missouri - KC
Physics
11
114.
University of Tennessee at Martin
Geology, Geography & Physics
11
115.
University of Texas
Physics and Geology
10
116.
Central Missouri State University
Chemistry & Physics
10
117.
University of Central Arkansas
Physics & Astronomy
10
118.
California State University
Physics
10
119.
Union College
Physics
10
120.
University of Massachusetts
Physics
10
121.
North Carolina A&T State University
Physics
10
122.
Oakland University
Physics
10
123.
Western Washington University
Physics & Astronomy
10
124.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Physics
10
125.
University of Vermont
Physics
10
126.
University of Minnesota Duluth
Physics
9
127.
Washington & Lee University
Physics and Engineering
9
128.
The University of Akron
Physics
9
129.
Wellesley College
Physics Department
9
130.
City University of New York - Queens College
Physics
9
131.
Frostburg State University
Physics and Engineering
9
132.
University of Central Oklahoma
Physics and Engineering
9
133.
Cleveland State University
Physics
9
134.
University of Denver
Physics & Astronomy
9
135.
University of Nothern Iowa
Physics
9
136.
Southeast Missouri State University
Physics
8
137.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Physics
8
138.
Wichita State University
Physics
8
139.
University of Colorado
Physics and Energy Scinece
8
140.
Boise State University
Physics
8
141.
Bryn Mawr College
Physics
8
142.
Duquesne University
Physics
8
143.
Franklin & Marshall College
Physics and Astronomy
8
144.
SUNY - College at Geneseo
Physics & Astronomy
8
145.
Farmingdale State
Physics Department
8
146.
Vassar College
Physics & Astronomy
8
147.
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Physics, Geology and Astronomy
8
148.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Physics and Physical Oceanography
8
149.
Wesleyan University
Physics
8
150.
Penn State Erie - The Behrend College
Physics and Astronomy
8
151.
Texas A&M University Commerce
Physics & Astronomy
8
152.
Southern Methodist University
Physics
8
153.
Texas Christian University
Department of Physics & Astronomy
8
154.
Sonoma State University
Physics & Astronomy
7
155.
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Physics Department
7
156.
Jackson State University
Physics, Atmospheric Sciences, & Geoscience
7
157.
Eastern Kentucky University
Physics & Astronomy
7
158.
University of Montana
Physics & Astronomy
7
159.
Dickson College
Physics & Astronomy
7
160.
Mesa State College
Physical and Environmental Sc.
7
161.
Creighton University
Physics
7
162.
Humbolt State University
Physics and Physical Science
7
163.
Augsburg College
Physics
7
164.
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Physics & Astronomy
7
165.
Tennessee Technological University
Physics
7
166.
Winona State University
Physics
6
167.
Pittsburg State University
Physics Department
6
168.
Tarleton State University
Math, Physics and Engineering
6
169.
University of Colorado
Physics Department
6
170.
Lafayette College
Physics Department
6
171.
Slippery Rock University
Physics
6
172.
Seton Hall University
Physics Department
6
173.
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Physics
6
174.
Bates College
Physics & Astronomy
6
175.
Ithaca College
Physics
6
176.
Kenyon College
Department of Physics
6
177.
North Carolina Central University
Physics Department
6
178.
Davidson College
Physics
6
179.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Physics & Astronomy
6
180.
Bob Jones University
Physics and Engineering
6
181.
Seattle University
Department of Physics
6
182.
Bemidji State University
Physics
5
183.
Snow College
Physics
5
184.
Furman University
Physics
5
185.
Georgia Southwestern State University
Geology & Physics
5
186.
North Georgia College & State University
Physics
5
187.
State University of West Georgia
Physics
5
188.
Ferris State University
Physical Sciences
5
189.
Morehead State University
Physical Sciences
5
190.
Andrews University
Physics
5
191.
Rhode Island College
Physical Sciences
5
192.
Skidmore College
Physics
5
193.
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Physics and Engineering
5
194.
Shippensburg University
Physics
5
195.
Rutgers University at Camden
Physics
5
196.
New Mexico Highlands University
Physics
5
197.
Central Washington University
Physics
5
198.
Arkansas State University
Chemistry & Physics
5
199.
University of St. Thomas
Physics
5
200.
Gustavus Adolphus College
Physics
5
201.
Rhodes College
Physics
5
202.
University of Minnesota, Morris
Physics
5
203.
Samford University
Department of Physics
4
204.
Southern Adventist University
Physics
4
205.
Christian Brothers University
Physics
4
206.
Union University
Chemistry & Physics
4
207.
Bethel College
Physics
4
208.
Loras College
Physics and Engineering
4
209.
Drake University
Physics & Astronomy
4
210.
University of Dallas
Physics
4
211.
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Chemistry & Physics
4
212.
Drew University
Physics
4
213.
Emporia State University
Physics Department
4
214.
Allegheny College
Physics Department
4
215.
Saint Joseph's University
Physics
4
216.
Bridgewater State College
Physics
4
217.
Wheaton College
Physics & Astronomy
4
218.
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Physics
4
219.
Saint Michael's College
Physics
4
220.
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Physics
4
221.
St. Bonaventure University
Physics
4
222.
Washington & Jefferson College
Physics
4
223.
SUNY - College at New Paltz
Physics Department
4
224.
SUNY - College at Oneonta
Physics & Astronomy
4
225.
The College of Wooster
Physics
4
226.
Ohio Northern University
Physics
4
227.
Ohio Wesleyan University
Physics & Astronomy
4
228.
Coastal Carolina University
Physics Program
4
229.
Texas A & M University-Kingsville
Physics
4
230.
University of North Carolina Pembroke
Chemistry & Physics
3
231.
Randolph-Macon College
Physics
3
232.
Randolph College
Physics (incl. engineering and geophysics)
3
233.
Sweet Briar College
Physics
3
234.
Agnes Scott College
Physics & Astronomy
3
235.
Armstrong Atlantic State University
Chemistry & Physics
3
236.
La Sierra University
Physics
3
237.
Berea College
Physics
3
238.
Juniata College
Physics & Engineering
3
239.
Muhlenberg College
Physics
3
240.
Western Maryland College
Physics Department
3
241.
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Physics
3
242.
Los Angeles City College
Physics Department
3
243.
Glendalle College
Physics Department
3
244.
Whitworth College
Physics
3
245.
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Physics
3
246.
Point Loma Nazarene University
Physics and Engineering
3
247.
Benedictine College
Physics & Astronomy
3
248.
Southwestern University
Physics
3
249.
Coe College
Physics
3
250.
St. Ambrose University
Physics, Engineering and Astronomy
3
251.
Buena Vista University
Physics
2
252.
Southwest State University
Science
2
253.
Athens State University
Physics and Instrumentation
2
254.
Birmingham-Southern College
Physics Department
2
255.
Gadsden State Community College
Physics Department
2
256.
Western State College
Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics
2
257.
Southwestern College
Physics Department
2
258.
Texas Lutheran University
Physics
2
259.
Arkansas State University-Beebe
Physical Science
2
260.
Nicholls State University
Physical Sciences
2
261.
Augustana College
Physics
2
262.
Eastern New Mexico University
Physics
2
263.
Eastern Oregon University
Physics and Engineering
2
264.
Cypress College
Physics
2
265.
Thiel College
Physics
2
266.
Long Island University - C.W. Post Campus
Physics
2
267.
Houghton College
Physics & Earth Science
2
268.
Gordon College
Physics
2
269.
Anderson University
Physics
2
270.
Covenant College
Department of Physics
2
271.
Oglethorpe University
Physics and Astronomy
2
272.
Wingate University
Chemistry & Physics
1
273.
Union College
Natural Sciences
1
274.
Huntington University
Physics Department
1
275.
Indiana University Southeast
Physics
1
276.
Spring Arbor University
Physics Department
1
277.
Marlboro College
Physics & Astronomy
1
278.
Chatham College
Physics
1
279.
Mississippi College
Physics
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