college search help- physics, astrophysics

College Search & Selection
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<p>hey,
im going to start visiting colleges, but i seem to be hitting a bump in the road. </p>

<p>i will be majoring in physics, with a focus on astrophysics, so any college has to have both those majors.</p>

<p>so when i put those parameters into the collegeboard search, i only get about half the colleges that i know are out there, some of them are well known too, like penn state, rutgers, and swarthmore. </p>

<p>so is there a better college search tool out there, or what are some good schools that have a very good physics/astrophysics program. </p>

<p>my tops right now are lehigh and colgate</p>

<p>thanks</p>

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<p>If I recall, UCSB has an Ivy League caliber physics program.</p>

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<p>how about anything on the east coast, primarily new england, mid Atlantic coast</p>

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<p>University of Rochester has a large astro group, and a great physics reputation. Also beautiful campus.</p>

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<p>Knowing stats would make it a little easier. Cornell has a great astronomy program but I don’t know if that’s the same as physics. It’s a large, science-oriented research university in the northeast so it seems like it would work.</p>